JUDGMENT

Rakesh Kumar Jain, J. (Oral) - Petitioner No. 1 is the widow of Jagdeep Singh and petitioners No. 2 and 3 are his minor children. They have prayed for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to award compensation for the death of Jagdeep Singh due to electrocution on account of negligence on the part of the respondents.

2. In brief, deceased Jagdeep Singh was going to the Dera of Bikramjit Singh of village Jagdev Kalan, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar with a tractor-trolley loaded with sand, which came into contact with the hanging electric wire, as a result whereof not only the tractor-trolley was totally damaged but Jagdeep Singh also died at the spot. He was cremated without post-mortem. The electric supply line of village Jagdev Kalan was installed from 11 KV line to release an AP connection to one Balbir Singh S/o Murad Singh and it was energized at the time of accident but the said electric line was sagging and had touched the body of the tractor-trolley, resulting into electrocution, which took not only the life of Jagdeep Singh but also destroyed the tractor-trolley both.

3. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that as per section 68 of the Electricit