Archive · 26 May 2025
Commission Supports Man Denied COVID-19 Ex-Gratia
A man named Mr. Muthu lost his wife to COVID-19 and applied for financial help.
His request was rejected because she did not have a specific test.
He asked for information about others in the same situation, but officials said they couldn't share it.
Mr. Muthu appealed to a commission, which agreed the information couldn't be shared but ordered the hospital to provide his wife's medical records.
The commission warned that if the records weren't provided, officials could face consequences.
The goal is to help the man get what he deserves after his wife's passing.
A man's ex-gratia application, due to his wife's COVID-19 death, was rejected.
He requested details of similar rejected applications, but was denied due to privacy concerns.
The petitioner's wife had COVID-19 symptoms and passed away.
The Information Commission agreed details were private, but ordered hospital medical records.
The Commission set a deadline and warned of potential disciplinary actions if compliance wasn't met.
- Who
- A. Muthu, the petitioner, and the Tamil Nadu Information Commission, addressing issues with Chennai Corporation and Collectorate officials.
- What
- Tamil Nadu Information Commission intervened in a case where a man was denied ex-gratia after his wife's death.
- When
- The events unfolded around May 2020, with the Commission's intervention in May 2025.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Why
- The Commission aimed to address the denial of ex-gratia and ensure the man received due process regarding his wife's death.
- Petitioner's Location
- Chennai
- Cause of Death
- COVID-19
- Hospital
- Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital
- Wife's Admission
- May 18, 2020
- Duration of stay in hospital
- 10 days
- Right to Information Act
- 2005