MOST. JANWA DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE petitioner has approached this court for directing the respondents to make payment of compensation for the death of her husband during Vidhan Sabha Election in 1995.

(3.) RESPONDENTS were earlier allowed time to file counter affidavit, but no counter affidavit appears to have been filed on behalf of the respondents, even though it was stated by the counsel for the respondents that the counter affidavit had earlier been filed, but on verification by the office, it has been detected that no counter affidavit has yet been filed. In these circumstances, facts which have been brought on record by the petitioner appear to be glaring when the petitioner's husband has said to have died during the course of election duty in Vidhan Sabha Election, 1995 and the respondents have not taken steps to provide due compensation and other benefits to the dependent of the deceased.