M.Y.KAWOOSA, BHAWANI SINGH
Haneefa Bano – Appellant
Versus
State Of J. &K. – Respondent
1. This letters patent Appeal is directed against the judgment of learned single judge passed on July 21st, 1995 in writ petition No.2488/94.The petitioner, who is an illiterate girl of 16 years of age, filed the writ petition against the respondents seeking the indulgence of the writ-court under Article 226 of the constitution of India for the direction to the respondents by way of writ of Mandamus to pay compensation of Rs.4.50.lacs to the petitioner for committing negligence in maintaining the electric high tension line passing through the fields, including the small piece of Rice growing land belonging to the father of the petitioner. It is alleged that in the month of September, alleged that in the month of September, 1992, While the petitioner along with her father and some others were harvesting Rice crop in their field, petitioner suddenly came in contact with a high tension live electric wire which had fallen down from the poles. This gave a severe, shock in her arm causing serious burns. Petitioner fell unconscious in the field. She was rushed to Bone and joint Hospital, Barzulla in the state of unconsciousness, where she was hospitalised for two months. H
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