Nisha, widow of Vijay Kumar, appealed to the Supreme Court after the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a Single Judge's award of Rs. 29,32,000/- (with 6% interest) as compensation for injuries Vijay sustained when he was attacked by a stray bull in 2007, on the ground that disputed questions of fact could not be adjudicated under Article 226 writ jurisdiction. The Supreme Court held that, given the extraordinary lapse of time since the incident (2007) and the writ petition (2010), remitting the matter to a Civil Court would leave the claimant effectively remediless, warranting interference in the interest of justice. The Court also noted that the underlying facts were never disputed by the authorities, and took the opportunity to highlight the broader national problem of stray bovine-related injuries and deaths, referencing constitutional provisions (Articles 48, 51-A(g)), legislative entries in the Seventh Schedule, and the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871. The Supreme Court accordingly set aside the Division Bench's judgment and restored adjudication on merits.