JUDGMENT :

Manish Choudhury, J.

1. The subject-matter in this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is a claim for compensation lodged for the death of one Monirul Hoque [hereinafter also referred to as 'the deceased', at places, for easy reference] on the ground that his death had occurred in an electrical accident which took place on 16.07.2015 and due to non-disbursal of such compensation, a direction has been sought for to the respondent authorities which includes erstwhile Assam State Electricity Board, which entity after re-construction became known as Assam Power Distribution Company Limited [APDCL] to grant adequate compensation.

2. The relevant background facts, in brief, leading to the institution of the writ petition, as found averred in the writ petition, are as follows:-

2.1. The petitioner is the father of one Monirul Hoque. The family of the petitioner resides in Village-Rajaghat, Mouza-Bhawanipur, Police Station & District-Barpeta. It is projected that at around 9-00 a.m. on 16.07.2015, his son viz. Monirul Hoque, aged about 11 [eleven] years, got electrocuted when he came in contact with a live electrical wire which was lying in front of th