Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal
Fixed Medical Allowance Does Not Bar Reimbursement for Life-Threatening Treatment Under CS(MA) Rules : CAT Kolkata
CAT Kolkata rules that pensioners receiving Fixed Medical Allowance remain entitled to reimbursement for specialized or life-threatening treatments under the CS(MA) Rules. The judgment clarifies that the allowance is supplementary, not substitutive, ensuring pensioners' right to health is protected without opting for CGHS or PMJAY.