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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Sri Justice T Mallikarjuna Rao, J
Vidhyut Soudha Apseb Hyd – Appellant
Versus
Gandreti Ramandora – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J.
1. The Appellants/Appellants/Defendants filed this Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short, 'C.P.C.') against the judgment and decree, dated 06.11.2002 passed in A.S.No.16 of 2000 on the file of learned Additional District Judge’s Court, Vizianagaram (for short, 'the 1st Appellate Court'), partly reversing the judgment and decree, dated 30.10.1999 passed in O.S. No.9 of 1992 on the file of learned Senior Civil Judge’s Court, Bobbili (for short ‘the Trial Court’).
2. The parties to the Appeal are referred to as they are arrayed in O.S.No.9 of 1992.
3. Respondents are the Plaintiffs, who have filed the suit in O.S.No.9 of 1992, seeking a decree directing the Defendants to pay Rs.1,00,000/- along with interest at 12% per annum, as damages for the death of Gandreti Poleesu, caused by an electrical shock resulting from rash and negligent actions of the Defendants.
4. The factual matrix, necessary and germane for adjudicating the contentious issues between the parties inter se, may be delineated as follows:
The Plaintiffs, poor residents of Golladi village, lost their son, Gandreti Poleesu, due to the Defendants' neglig
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