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R. VIJAYAKUMAR
Ayyappan – Appellant
Versus
Chairman Cum Managing Director Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited(TANGEDCO) Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: This Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakhs only) towards compensation for the death of the petitioner's daughter aged about 12 years who met with an accident due to electricity shock on 13.02.2008 at Kanjiravilai, Rajakkamangalam and Post, Kanyakumari District due to the negligence on the part of the respondents to the petitioner and his family.)
1. The writ petition has been filed seeking compensation of a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- towards death of the petitioner's daughter due to electrocution.
2. According to the petitioner, his minor daughter aged 12 years on her way to tuition at about 6.00 a.m while she was walking, the overhead electric live wire had fallen down and she got in contact with the live electric wire and thrown away. Though she was admitted to a private hospital immediately, the doctor examined and found that she had already died due to electrocution.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner had contended that the petitioner had
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 ....
Entitlement to compensation for death due to electrocution and the requirement to establish other heads for seeking further compensation before the Civil Court.
Liability for compensation due to negligence leading to death by electrocution based on police investigation report and relevant board decision.
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 ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the liability of the respondents to pay compensation for death due to electrocution, based on their negligence in maintaining the electric wires, a....
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.
Electricity authorities liable for death from snapped wire due to negligent maintenance, despite contributory factors.
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