Srinagar, Feb. 8 -- In a significant decision, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld the single-bench judgement awarding Rs 10 lakh compensation to a former Forest Department employee Jehangir Ahmad Khan, who lost his right arm in a crossfire between security forces and militants in 2000. The court dismissed the government's appeal and ruled that the loss had permanently altered Khan's life and ability to earn a livelihood.The High Court's division bench comprising justices Sanjeev Kumar and Puneet Gupta stated that the awarded compensation was neither "exorbitant nor irrational."The bench pointed out the gravity of Khan's suffering, both physically and emotionally, in their judgement."The respondent (Khan), who was made to l...