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2025 DAILYLAW 8343 (UTT)

RAAJ KAUR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPMS/1892/2025 · 2025-07-29

Ravindra Maithani

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Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS D/57 WPMS No.1892 of 2025 Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. Mr. S.K. Mandal and Mr. Deepak Singh Bisht, Advocates for the petitioner. Mr. Mohit Maulekhi, Brief Holder for the State/respondent nos.1 to 3. Heard. The husband of the petitioner was attacked by an elephant on 23.05.2024. He died on the same day. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking directions to the respondents to grant compensation and appropriate relief to the petitioner for attack of an animal. Learned State Counsel was required to get instructions. Learned State Counsel, under instructions, would submit that as per applicable Rules, Rs.6 Lakhs as compensation has been paid to the petitioner and that has been deposited in her account. He has tendered for perusal of the Court the instructions, which he received. Let it be taken on record. The petitioner has claimed compensation on the death of her husband, which is caused by an elephant. As per instructions, Rs.6 Lakhs has been paid as compensation to the petitioner. In view of it, nothing survives in this petition. It stands disposed of accordingly. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 29.07.2025 Sanjay SANJAY KANOJIA Digitally signed by SANJAY KANOJIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=e50e50b49596520698eff87e0a08bbd504686df4 d1afc60f54a287831dec46fe, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=26EEB7122ED0DD23233A255DD8EC450A8 4B515A087CAEFD1B3179A7DEAE40699, cn=SANJAY KANOJIA Date: 2025.08.01 10:25:58 +05'30'