SMT. NIRMALA AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE AND ORS

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on:23.05.2025 + W.P.(C) 7582/2023 SMT. NIRMALA AND ANOTHER .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jitender Kumar, Advocate. versus THE STATE AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hetu Arora Sethi, ASC (GNCTD) along with Ms. Avni Singh, PC, Mr. Prakhar Mani Tripathi and Mr. Arjun Basra, for GNCTD. Mr. Vinay Rathi and Mr. Vikrant Dhama, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners being aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded to them vide impugned order dated 30.06.2021 passed by the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (Central), Member/Convenor, District Victim Compensation Committee (DVCC) [respondent no.2] under the District Victim Compensation Scheme, 2018 (hereinafter ‘the DVC Scheme’). 2. The background to the present petition is that one Shri Hari Chand, who worked as a security guard, lost his life on 26.10.2018 after being involved in an accident on 15.08.2018 where he was hit by an unknown vehicle on the Gopalpur Red Light towards Wazirabad to Majnu ka Tila, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ROHIT W.P.(C) 7582/2023 Page 1 of 12 KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:23.05.2025 14:27:32 Delhi. Shri Hari Chand (deceased) is survived by his wife (petitioner no.1), two daughters (petitioner nos. 2 and 3) and two sons (not party/ies to the present proceedings). 3. In connection with the said accident, an FIR bearing no. 170/2018 was lodged on 15.08.2018 under Section 279 read with Section 304A of IPC at Police Station Timarpur. It is submitted that since the offending vehicle / person who caused the accident of Shri Hari Chand (decd.) could not be traced, a ‘Detailed Accident Report / Untraced Report’ was filed befor