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[2026:RJ-JP:16374]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4959/2026

1. Assistant Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Bari, Dholpur, Rajasthan.

2. Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), District Dholpur

----Petitioners Versus

1. Hakim Singh Son Of Faddiram, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Bhadoriya Pada Kasba Bari, Police Station

Bari, District Dholpur, Rajasthan.

2. Superintending Engineer, Jvvnl, Dholpur

3. Executive Engineer, Jvvnl, Bari, District Dholpur. 4. Assistant Engineer, Jvvnl, Bari, District Dholpur.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Neeraj Batra, GC with Ms. Sneha Kaushal

For Respondent(s) :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

18/04/2026

1. The present petition has been filed assailing the impugned order dated 06.11.2025 passed by the learned Permanent Lok Adalat, Ajmer, whereby the petitioners are directed to pay a sum of Rs. 65,000/- to respondent No. 1 as compensation for the

alleged death of buffalo due to electric shock.

2. Having heard the contentions put forth by the learned counsel, and upon scanning the material available on record, this Court is not inclined to interfere in the instant matter, for the

reasons noted hereinbelow:

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[2026:RJ-JP:16374] (2 of 4) [CW-4959/2026] 2.1 That the scope of interference of this Court is minuscule and need to invoke the writ or extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court is limited. It is opined that invoking such jurisdiction under constitutional provisions, warrants apparent malafides,

arbitrariness and illegality.

2.2 That in the matter at hand there is no apparent illegality and that the learned Permanent Lok Adalat upon assiduous scanning of the vital aspects of the matter at hand has given its conscience opinion. The relevant upheld opinion of the

order dated 06.11.2025 is reproduced herein under:

"उपरो्ሹ सम्ቜ वि(cid:10)(cid:10)ेचन से हम सभी का एकमत से यह विन्ቌ्ቧ(cid:24) है विक ्ቚाቕኍ(cid:28) की मृतक भैंस की कीमत 45,000/- रूपए लगाकर ्ቌवितपूवित(cid:24) वि$लाया जाना ्቗ायोविचत होगा। हम सभी का यह भी मत है विक ्ቚाቕኍ(cid:28) का अपनी भैंस से मानविसक लगा(cid:10) रहा होगा। यह मनु्ቦ की ्ቭाभावि(cid:10)क ्ቚ(cid:10)ृवि, है विक मनु्ቦ के साቕኍ यवि$ जान(cid:10)र भी रहते हैं, तो उनके साቕኍ गानविसक लगा(cid:10) हो जाता है। यवि$ उस जान(cid:10)र की आकቦኌ/क $ु्ቈ(cid:24)टना से मृ्ቓु होती है तो उसको क्ቖ होना ्ቭाभावि(cid:10)क है। ्ቚाቕኍ(cid:28) की भैंस की वि4जली के करंट से लगने से आकቦኌ/क रूप से मृ्ቓु हुई है, विजससे ्ቚाቕኍ(cid:28) को पहुंचने (cid:10)ाली क्ቖ ए(cid:10)ं (cid:10)े$ना के विलए 5,000/- रूपए तቕኍा (cid:10)ा$ ्ቤय के विलए 5,000/- रूपए वि$लाया जाना ्቗ायोविचत ्ቚतीत होता है। इस ्ቚकार कु ल 55,000/- रू० जल$ाय वि(cid:10)भाग को वि$लाया जाना

्቗ायोविचत ्ቚतीत होता है"

2.3 That the amount as awarded by the learned Permanent Lok Adalat is justified vis-a-vis the facts and circumstances of the matter at hand and the same ought not to be interfered by the High Court, under its supervisory or writ jurisdiction, as this Court is of a considered opinion that for redressal and awarding such amount, minute disputed question of facts are need to be examined and the High Court is not an appropriate forum to carry

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[2026:RJ-JP:16374] (3 of 4) [CW-4959/2026] out the said exercise. It is also noteworthy that the orders passed by the learned Permanent Lok Adalat are binding, conclusive, and final in nature, as per the scheme and objective of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, more specifically Section 22E,

which is reproduced as under:

"22E. Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final.—(1) Every award of the Permanent Lok Adalat under this Act made either on merit or in terms of a settlement agreement shall be final and binding on all the parties thereto and on persons

claiming under them.

(2) Every award of the Permanent Lok Adalat under this Act shall