ORDER

This appeal has been filed by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and Others challenging the order dated 11th September 2012 passed by the Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Hyderabad (in short “the State Commission”) in consumer complaint No. 20 of 2011.

2. Brief facts of the case are that Sri T.Gopala Krishna, husband of the complainant No.1, father of the complainant Nos.2 & 3 and son of the complainant Nos.4 & 5 was an agriculturist and was having electricity service connection to his bore well with 5 HP connection vide service No.29656001287. On 02.06.2010, the said T. Gopala Krishna while operating the bore well in his agricultural field came into contact with a 11 KV main electrical wire which caught fire and fell down on him as a result of which he died on the spot. An FIR was registered with the police on the same day. The post mortem was conducted in the Government General Hospital and the cause of death was established as electrocution. According to the complainants, the deceased was 44 years old and was earning Rs.2,00,000/- p.a. by leasing his bullock cart, mulching cow, sheep rearin