JUDGMENT

Arun Bhansali, J. - This appeal is directed against the judgment & decree dated 22/8/2019 passed by Addl. District Judge No.2, Rajgarh, District Churu, whereby, the suit for compensation filed by the plaintiffs under Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 has been decreed and a sum of Rs.10,26,000/- has been awarded as compensation along with interest @ of 6% p.a. from the date of filing of the suit.

2. The suit was filed by the plaintiffs, wife & children of deceased Rajesh Kumar, inter alia with the submissions that on 14/7/2016 at about 7 pm when deceased Rajesh Kumar, aged 32 years, was returning back to home from the workshop of his uncle Mani Ram, he came in contact with stay wire of electricity pole on the southern side of the workshop in which current was flowing, to which he succumbed. It was indicated that around the stay wire, rain water had accumulated and the land around it was wet and electric current was flowing therein. As Rajesh Kumar was passing nearby the stay wire, on account of electric current in the wet land, he fell on the stay wire and died on the spot. He was taken to the Government Hospital, where he was declared dead. FIR was lodged and Postmortem was conducte