1. This Writ Petition at the instance of the unfortunate parents seek a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay a sum of Rs.21,00,000/- as compensation on account of the death of their only son Irulaiya, who was killed in petrol bomb blast.

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2. The petitioners are residents of Manakudi Village, Paramakudi Taluk in the district of Ramanathapuram. Their only son Irulaiya studied upto 10th standard. Since the family has no independent source of income, Irulaiya discontinued his studies and he was doing mason work in and around Paramakudi and was earning a sum of Rs.500/-per day. He was the sole breadwinner of the family.

3. According to the petitioners, on the fateful day (20 May 2009), Irulaiya was proceeding to Madurai and he was travelling in a bus owned by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. When the bus reached Thiruppuvanam in Sivagangai District, at about 02.00 p.m., three individuals belonging to Viduthalai Siruthaigal Party, threw petrol bombs to the bus. The bomb blast caused multiple injuries on the body of Irulaiya and he was admitted in the Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Subsequently, on 23 May 2009, Irulaiya succumbed to