KULDEEP TIWARI, J.

1. Since the petitioner No. 1 is a minor, the Registry of this Court is hereby directed to mask her identity on the official website of this Court.

2. At the onset of the monsoon season, on 08.07.2022, the students of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh, having commenced their day as early as 5:30 a.m., attended their classes which commenced at 7:30 a.m. During the lunch recess, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the students were taking their meals under a large Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa). They were constrained to do so due to the absence of a designated dining hall or any safe facility provided by the school for the consumption of meals. The students might have looked for a shed to take shelter from the scorching sun, but none was there. While the students were dining, a large branch of the tree suddenly broke and fell upon them. This unfortunate incident resulted in the untimely death of a girl student, whose father is petitioner No. 2 before this Court, and caused grievous crush injuries to another girl student, petitioner No. 1 herein, culminating in the amputation of her left arm. Several other students, as well as some staff members, sustained injurie