Anju Kumari v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-6043-2025; decided 05.03.2025 by Kuldeep Tiwari, J. (oral). Petitioner Anju Kumari sought Rs. 80 lakh compensation from PSPCL for electrocution causing permanent disability/amputation. Counsel for respondents disclosed PSPCL policy Office Order No.10, I.R.O. 676 dated 08.12.2023 constituting an authority/mechanism for compensating victims or heirs of fatal/non-fatal accidents. Court relegated petitioner to that authority; one-month window to file motion; three-month endeavour to decide. Disposed of. Keywords: electrocution compensation, PSPCL, relegation to compensation authority, writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
No compensation awarded by this Court; petitioner relegated to the authority constituted under the P.S.P.C.L. policy (Office Order No.10, I.R.O. 676, dated 08.12.2023) for redressal of her compensation grievance, with direction that if she approaches it within one month through an apt motion, the authority shall endeavour to decide the motion within three months.