IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 16.03.2026 Anshu ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 2 4 .02.2026 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 16.03.2026 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded on the 16.03.2026 website

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full Not Applicable judgment, and reasons thereof CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Aman Mittal, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Deepak Balyan, Advocate with Mr. Vicky Chauhan, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 to 5.

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VIKAS SURI, J.

1. The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner - Anshu, who is stated to have suffered permanent disability, at the tender age of about 6 years, as a result of coming in contact with a 11 kV Nawadi DS line, operated and maintained by respondent No.3-distribution licensee, namely Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. (hereinafte