The Bombay High Court has held that denying full reimbursement for a retired government employee’s heart surgery amounts to a violation of his human rights. The court observed that once a government servant retires, the obligation of the State to ensure medical care does not cease. It emphasized that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to health and medical care, and that financial constraints cannot be a ground to deprive a person of life-saving treatment. The court directed the State to fully reimburse the expenses incurred by the retired employee for his heart surgery.