'State Not Responsible For Every Fatal Accident Caused By Stray Animals': P&H HC Denies Compensation To Family Of Deceased [Read Order]
5 years ago

'State Not Responsible For Every Fatal Accident Caused By Stray Animals': P&H HC Denies Compensation To Family Of Deceased [Read Order]

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While clarifying that state cannot be held responsible for every accident caused by a stray animal, the Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to direct the state to grant compensation in one such case. The single-Judge bench of Justice Rajeev Narain Raina said, "If stray bulls roam the village, then the villagers owe a duty to keep themselves safe against any injuries that may be caused by the stray animals coming in the way of commuters all of a sudden and especially in the dark hours. The State is also not responsible for every fatal accident caused by a stray animal…" The Petitioner, Krishna Devi, was the wife of deceased who fell to death after being hit by a bull, which suddenly came out of the fields along the village road. It distinguished from the ruling in Sushma Rani v. State of Punjab & Ors., 2016 RCR 289, where compensation was granted in an accident caused by collision with a stray bull on a road.

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The Hindu  

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4 years ago

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