ORDER

R. Lakshminarasimha Rao, Member (Oral)- Unsuccessful complainant is the appellant. He is a businessman engaged in the business of air-compressor vulcanizing at petrol Pump on National High Way No. 7 and he is having electricity connection to his shop vide S.C. No. 12069 and he used to keep tyres, tubes and other parts of vehicles in the shop for sale. On 25.4.2009 the appellant was informed by his friend that his shop caught fire and he rushed to the spot by which time fire staff arrived there and they did put off the flames at the petrol pump and later at the appellant's shop and due to the delay caused, the property in the shop was damaged and the appellant sustained loss to the extent of Rs. 1,59,000. The police station , Adilabad registered a case in Crime No. 77 of 2009 and filed final report. The shop is the sole source of the appellant and he claimed from the respondents on 15.12.2010 an amount of Rs. 1,50,000 towards loss sustained and as they failed to pay the amount to him, the appellant filed the complaint.

2. The respondents resisted the claim on the premise that the appellant's shop was located exactly below 11 KV line and he raised his shop encroaching the Municip