Bansi Lal Bhat, J.

1. Respondents in CIMA No. 377/2009 are appellants in CIMA No. 192/2004 Both the appeals, formerly preferred by the State and its functionaries arrayed as defendants in File No. 9/COA/83/COS titled Smt. Parkasho Devi and Ors. v. State of J & K and Ors. decided by learned District Judge, Jammu vide his judgment and decree dated 15.11.2002 and the later by the defendants-Parkasho Devi and Ors. in the afore titled suit, arise out of the same judgment and decree. In CIMA No. 377/2009 preferred by the State-defendants prayer made is to set aside the impugned judgment and decree whereas in the CIMA No. 192/2004 plaintiffs in the suit pray for enhancement of compensation which has been quantified at Rs. 3,96,000/- with interest @ 6% p.a. by the learned trial Court. Facts giving rise to filling of the aforesaid appeals are required to be noticed.

2. Parkasho Devi and others (hereinafter referred to as 'plaintiffs') instituted a suit for recovery of Rs. 8.00 lacs as compensation for the death of Faqir Chand and Rashpal Singh due to negligence of the State and public officers (herein after referred to as defendants) of Electric Maintenance and Rural Electrification