Chandigarh, April 11 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II has instructed director prosecution and litigation, additional secretary,Punjab; district attorney, Sangrur and director of health and family welfare, Punjab to reimburse majority of medical expenses to a retired deputy district attorney incurred during his cancer treatment, holding that limiting the claim without informed consent amounted to deficiency in service.

The complaint was filed by Ajaib Singh, a resident of Sangrur, who underwent treatment for prostate cancer at Fortis Hospital in Mohali between October to December 2018. Singh had spent Rs.4,01,951 on the treatment but was reimbursed only Rs.1,11,750 by the authorities in January 2021.

Challenging ...