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SRIRANGA RAO, R. S. RAJESHREE
Kummari Roddalla Rajavva – Appellant
Versus
Superintending Engineer (Operations) – Respondent
ORDER
Sriranga Rao, Member (M-J).—This appeal is filed by the Appellants/Complainants No. 1 to 4 U/s. 15 of C.P. Act, 1986, praying this Commission to allow this appeal by setting aside the impugned order dt.31.07.2018 passed in CC.No.29/2014 by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Nizamabad and consequently to allow the complaint as prayed for.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as arrayed in the complaint. The Appellants No.1 to 4 in this appeal were Complainants Nos.1 to 4 and the Respondents No.1 & 2 were Opposite Parties No.1 & 2 in CC No.29/2014 before the District Forum, Nizamabad.
3. The brief facts of the case of the Complainants No.1 to 4 as per the averments of the complaint are as follows:-
The complainants submit that their family is eking livelihood on agriculture by cultivating their small land holding. The husband of the first Complainant Kummari Roddalla Rajaiah, Aged 38 years met with fatal electrical accident due to loose and hung live electrical wire and died on the spot due to “Electrocution” on 24.09.2010 at his agricultural field. The victim is the consumer/customer of the Opposite Parties No.1 & 2 vide agricultural serv
Death – The very fact that the hands of the deceased contacted/touched the loose and hung live wire while he was carrying heap of paddy, supports the above version of Complainants as such, Commission....
As per Electricity Rules Electricity Department has to conduct periodical checkups on electrical installations & take adequate precautions to ensure that no live parts/wires are so exposed as to caus....
Compensation claims under Consumer Protection Act require jurisdictional considerations and proper appeal mechanisms; the High Court is not an appellate authority under the Act.
The duty of care owed by the Electricity Board in hazardous activities and the application of the multiplier method for determining the quantum of compensation.
The liability of the respondents under the Electricity Act for negligence in maintaining electric wires and the entitlement of the petitioners to compensation.
(1) Once a judicial forum comes to conclusion that it lacks jurisdiction in the matter, it must refrain from making any observations on merits of case.(2) Electricity – Being a customer/consumer with....
Electricity providers are strictly liable for accidents caused by negligence in maintaining infrastructure, with compensation calculated based on the deceased's earnings and family dependency.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the principle of res ipsa loquitur can be applied to establish negligence in cases of electrocution. The court also emphasized the liability o....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the principle of strict liability, holding the respondents absolutely liable to compensate for the death caused by their negligence in maintaining ....
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