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ABDUL QUDDHOSE
Dhanam – Appellant
Versus
Chairman, TANGEDCO, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pay compensation to the extent of R.15 lakhs to the petitioner for the death of the son of the petitioner consequent to electrocution within a time fixed by this Court.)
1. This writ petition has been filed for a mandamus seeking for a direction to the respondents to pay compensation to the petitioner to the extent of Rs.15,00,000/- for the death of petitioner's son Prabu on 07.05.2010 on account of electrocution.
2. The petitioner's son Prabu, aged 18 years was an agricultural labourer. On 07.05.2010 while he was working in the lands of one Dhandapani Chettiar at about 11.30 a.m, he came in contact with a snapped electric line in the field. As a result of the same, he was electrocuted and he succumbed to massive electric shock on the spot.
3. First Information Report was registered in Cr.No.230 of 2010 by the Valavanur Police Station. The petitioner claims that only due to the gross negligence of the respondents and their staff, her son Prabu got electrocuted with the live electric wire and died on the spot. The petitioner has sought for a comp
The court has the authority to direct the payment of compensation for death due to electrocution and grant liberty to file a civil suit for the balance amount claimed.
The court emphasized the principle that the TANGEDCO cannot deny compensation to the deceased victim, even if the negligence was on the part of a private contractor, and applied the principles of equ....
Liability for compensation due to negligence leading to death by electrocution based on police investigation report and relevant board decision.
Entitlement to compensation for death due to electrocution and the requirement to establish other heads for seeking further compensation before the Civil Court.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that while fixed compensation may be prescribed, it does not preclude the claimant from seeking further compensation by establishing negligence of ....
Court awards statutory Rs.5 lakhs electrocution compensation, permits enhancement claim before Legal Services Authority.
The Court cannot adjudicate on compensation claims without established negligence through competent Court proceedings.
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