M A CHOWDHARY
Sonia Devi @ Sonia – Appellant
Versus
State of J&K through Commissioner/Secretary, Power Development Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. At this pre-admission stage, the instant petition is taken up for final disposal, in view of the consensus between the learned counsel for the parties.
2. The present writ petition filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 103 of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir, seeks indulgence of this Court for issuance of appropriate writ of mandamus thereby directing the respondents to pay compensation to the petitioner to the tune of Rs. 12.00 lakhs, on account of 40% permanent disability suffered by her due to the negligence of the respondents.
3. Petitioner pleaded that on 16.01.2011, while she was going to a shop and when she reached at Chatha Mill, Main Road, Jammu at about 7:00 pm, all of a sudden, live HT Voltage Electric Line broke and fell on her, thereby causing injuries on her body as well as on right hand and shoulder; that she was immediately rushed to the GMC Hospital, Jammu, where she remained admitted and was discharged on 11.02.2011 and during the treatment, the petitioner’s index finger chassed with amputation o
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