( 1 ) JUDGMENT :the District Manager food Corporation of India, Kancharapalem of Visakhapatnam preferred this appeal challenging the order of the Commissioner, workmen s Compensation in W. C. No. 11 of 1996 dated 5-2-1997. ALD District Manager, FCU, Kancharapalem v. G. V. Ratnam (Dr. G. Yethirajulu, J.) 147

( 2 ) THE brief averments of the claim The petition is therefore liable to be dismissed petition are as follows: with costs. The petitioner is the wife of the deceased by name G. Rama Rao. The deceased was employed by the Food Corporation of India ( the Corporation for brevity) as an electrician and was undertaking the job of electrical work in FCI Godowns, kancharapalem. The deceased worked as an electrician under the respondent since 1986 and was paid wages at Rs. 50/- per day. On 15-7-1994 at about 10-30 a. m. , while the deceased was working on the electric poles of the Corporation Godown, he was electrocuted and due to that he fell down from the pole, received injuries and died while undergoing treatment in the hospital. He was aged about 31 years by the date of accident and was expecting regularisation of his service with the Corporation.

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