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N. ANAND VENKATESH
Vasugi – Appellant
Versus
Chairman cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution, Corporation Ltd. , (TANGEDCO) Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to pay a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- (Twenty Lakhs only) by way of compensation for the death of my mother (Late) Manikkam, aged 41 years caused due to electrocution.)
1. This writ petition has been filed for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay compensation of a sum of Rs.20,00,000 (Rupees Twenty Lakhs Only) to the petitioner on the ground that the mother of the petitioner died due to electrocution, which was caused due to the negligence of the Electricity Board.
2. The case of the petitioner is that her parents were agricultural coolies and her mother was cutting grass in a sugarcane field on 14.06.2014. She died due to electrocution and an FIR came to be registered in Crime No.204 of 2014, under Section 174 of Cr.PC., on the same date.
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that she was taken care by her mother and due to the sudden demise of her mother, she was not able to pursue with the education. That apart, the income earned by the mother also abruptly came to an end and the petitioner had to face financial har
Entitlement to compensation for death due to electrocution and the requirement to establish other heads for seeking further compensation before the Civil Court.
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....
The main legal point established is the liability of the Electricity Board for negligence resulting in the death of the petitioner's daughter and the application of compensation principles under the ....
The court cannot decide on compensation when a factual dispute exists.
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.
Liability for compensation due to negligence leading to death by electrocution based on police investigation report and relevant board decision.
Electricity authorities liable for death from snapped wire due to negligent maintenance, despite contributory factors.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the liability of the Electricity Board under the Electricity Act, 2003, Section 161 for negligence in maintaining the power supply, leading to comp....
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