The writ petition is filed for direction against the respondents to pay an amount of Rs.3 lakhs by way of compensation to the petitioner for the death of her husband.

2. The petitioner 1st he wife of one Stanislaus, who was working in Sri Kutchi Milan (Madras) Charitable Trust, Purasawalkam and they have a married daughter apart from one un-married son Ruben and un-married daughter Jaculine. On 14.06.1996, in the early morning at 5.00 a.m. the petitioners husband went to procure milk from the nearby Aavin Milk Booth. On the night there was heavy rain and when her husband was passing in Anna Street, near the tea shop, he had to step on the live wire, snapped from electrical post No.146 and he was thrown down due to electrocution. One boy by name Nataraj, tried to pull him and he was also electrocuted and it was after two hours electric supply was disconnected and in the meantime, the petitioners husband died on the spot.

2(a). A complaint was lodged to the Sub-Inspector of Police, G-1, Madhavaram Police Station, Madhavaram and First Information Report was registered in Crime No.559/96 dated 17.06.1996. In the post-mortem conducted on 17.06.1996, it was found that the area