1. The defendants-APSEB authorities who have been aggrieved by the common judgment in O.S.Nos.696 and 1381 of 1993 on the file of V Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad whereby and whereunder compensation of Rs.80,000/- in O.S.No.696 of 1993 and Rs.1,24,000/- in O.S.No.1381 of 1993 was granted for the death of one J.Ramesh due to electrocution by a live electric wire, filed the instant appeal.

2. The deceased was aged 27 years and working as a Class IV employee in Postal Department at Narayanaguda. On 11.05.1992 at about 5 PM while the deceased and some others were waiting at bus stand Nampally near Telugu University, suddenly one electrical wire was snapped from electric pole and fell on the iron railing of Telugu University. The deceased and four other persons came in contact with the iron railing and were thus electrocuted and died instantaneously.

(a) The plaintiffs in O.S.No.696 of 1993 who are parents and plaintiff in O.S.No.1381 of 1993 who is the wife of deceased filed separate suits claiming damages of Rs.1 lakh and 3 lakhs respectively attributing negligence to electricity authorities which resulted in death of deceased. The fact of death of deceased du