JUDGMENT :

CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH, J.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make following corrections in the description of Respondents No 1 and 2 by way of substituting the words and figure as under:-

“1. The South Bihar Power Distribution Co Ltd, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through its Managing Director;

2. The Deputy Secretary, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna.

2 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

3 It is an undisputed fact that the petitioner’s husband died of electrocution on 03.11.2019. An Unnatural Death Case was registered on the same day. The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission, Patna has framed Compensation to Victims of Electrical Accidents Regulations, 2018 (Regulations for short) in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 181 (1) and 181 (2) (za) read with Sections 57, 58 and 59 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and other powers enabling it in this behalf. Regulation 4 of the said Regulations reads as under:

“4. Liability for compensation:-

(1) The licensee failing to meet the standards of performance specified in Regulation 3 above shall be liable to pay compensation as specified in these Regulations