HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No.989/2025 Tinku Kumar & Anr. ….Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) Through :- Mr. Azmat Ullah Aprihar, Advocate. V/s Union of India & Ors. ….Respondent(s) Through :- Ms. Nazia Fazal, Advocate vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr.AAG. Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE ORDER (25.04.2025) The petitioners have sought a direction upon the respondents commanding them to pay compensation to the petitioners in terms of announcement made by Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of UT of J&K on 31.05.2024. The case of the petitioners is that their father Sh. Raj Kumar Singh had died in a bus accident which took place on 30.05.2024 near Tung Morh Chowki Choura Akhnoor. It is being claimed that deceased father of the petitioners was travelling in a bus bearing Registration No. UP81CT-4058 which suffered an accident, as a result whereof, it rolled down in trench/ditch and the father of the petitioners died after remaining in hospital for some time. The deceased is stated to have died in a Hospital at Delhi on 24.06.2024. The petitioners claim that they have received a compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- as was announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for the victims of the accident but the ex-gratia compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- as Sr.No. 143 2 announced by Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of UT of J&K has not been released in favour of the petitioners so far. Hence the present writ petition. Issue notice to the respondents. Ms. Nazia Fazal, Advocate appearing vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, learned Sr.AAG accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Having regard to the nature of relief that is being sought by the petitioners in the present writ petition, the same can be disposed of at the threshold itself by extending appropriate directions to respondent No. 3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the claim of the petitioners and take a decision thereon in accordance with the policy and guidelines holding the field. The decision shall be taken by the said respondent most expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date a copy of this order is made available to the said respondent. (SANJAY DHAR) JUDGE Jammu 25.04.2025 Eva