This writ petition has been preferred for issue of a writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to pay a sum of Rs.5 lakhs as compensation to the petitioner on account of the unfortunate death of his son by way of electrocution and to take both departmental and criminal action against respondents 2 to 6 for their negligence.

2. The factual matrix necessary for the disposal of the writ petition are as under:-

Petitioners case:-

The petitioner is a tea shop owner and his shop is located at No.79, Azad Road, Thorappadi, Vellore about 100 metres away from his house. The petitioner had one son and two daughters and he was maintaining the family with the meagre income derived from the tea shop. While so, the Tamil Nadu Noon Meals Employees State Conference was organised in Vellore under the leadership of Tmt.Indira Kumari, the then Minister for Social Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu. All the preparatory and decorative works were started and carried out even ten days before the date of the convention. Since the Chief Minister was to be the Chief Guest of the said conference, organisers had arranged massive and festive decorations to felicitate her visit. They have put cas