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M. A. CHOWDHARY
Gulshan Ara, Wd/o. Late Liaqat Ali – Appellant
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State of J&K through Chief Secretary, J&K Govt. Civil Secretariat, Jammu – Respondent
Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points summarized:
The case involves a claim for compensation due to the death of Liaqat Ali, who was electrocuted when coming into contact with a live wire, allegedly due to negligence in maintaining electric lines by the respondents (!) (!) .
The petitioners, being the wife and son of the deceased, seek a substantial compensation amount, asserting that the death was caused by official negligence and that the deceased was a responsible and serviceable individual with future earning potential (!) (!) .
The respondents argue that the death resulted from the deceased’s own negligence, as he entered a prohibited area where electric wires were present, and thus, the claim for compensation is not maintainable (!) (!) .
The court found that the officials of the Power Development Department were negligent in their duty to maintain electric lines safely, which contributed directly to the accident and death (!) .
The court held that the respondents are legally liable to compensate the petitioners for the death caused by their negligence (!) .
The court adopted principles for calculating compensation based on the deceased’s income, age, and future prospects, considering guidelines for determining loss of dependency, funeral expenses, loss of estate, and consortium (!) (!) (!) (!) .
The deceased was 29 years old at the time of death, with a monthly salary of Rs. 7763, and the court applied a 50% addition for future prospects, resulting in a monthly loss of Rs. 11,644 (!) (!) .
After accounting for personal expenses and the number of dependents, the court calculated the annual dependency loss at Rs. 93,156 (!) .
The total compensation awarded to the petitioners is Rs. 16,53,652, including amounts for dependency, funeral expenses, loss of estate, and loss of consortium, with an interest rate of 6% per annum from the date of filing (!) (!) .
The court directed that the amount be paid equally to the petitioners by the respondents and disposed of the case accordingly (!) .
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JUDGMENT :
1. This writ petition was filed by the petitioner Gulshan Ara, on her own and on behalf of her minor son Kashif Ali petitioner No.2, seeking a writ of mandamus directing Respondents to pay a compensation of Rs.25.35 lacs along with interest @ 12% per annum to the petitioner, on account of death of her husband-Liaqat Ali (hereinafter "deceased" for short), due to electrocution, when he came in contact with live fallen down electric wire, near TCP Nagrota on 03.12.2003 at about 5:00 AM, and met the fatal electrical accident.
2. It is being asserted that deceased Liaqat Ali was serving in J&K Police as Selection Grade Constable and was posted on National Highway in Traffic Police; that on 03.12.2003 at about 5.00 AM, when husband of petitioner No.1 and father of petitioner no.2, namely, Liaqat Ali, while going to answer the call of nature towards field got electrocuted with a live wire of electricity, which was lying on a public way and received injuries/burns on the spot; that he was immediately rushed to Govt. Medical College Hospital Jammu, by the police and the people of the vicinity, where he was declared as dead, his post-mortem was conducted there and the case of death
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