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27.07.2022 The petitioner, an acid attack victim, has approached this court with a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking a direction in the name of respondents to compensate her for the loss and detriment in the shape of injuries suffered by her on account of an acid attack.
This court on consideration of the matter, in terms of order dated 15 th September, 2021, while taking note of the ratio laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in case titled Parivartan Kendra v. Union of India and others reported as 2016 (3) SCC 571, observed that the State Government/ Union Territory is required to pay the minimum compensation of Rs. 3.00 lacs to the acid attack victim. The court was informed by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in compliance to the interim direction dated 14.09.2019, an amount of Rs. 1.50 lacs has already been released in favour of the petitioner by the J&K State Legal Services Authority. Accordingly, an interim mandamus was issued to the respondents to release the balance amount of Rs. 1.50 lacs in favour of the petitioner by or before the next date of hearing failing which the respondents had to show cause as to why the interim direction be not made absolute.