JUDGMENT :

Mr. Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J. (Oral): Challenge in the present writ petition is to the impugned order dated 06.01.2023 passed by the respondent No.3-Chief Engineer/Operation, DHBVNL, Delhi whereby the claim of the petitioner to grant compensation on account of death of their son namely Arav Sharma has been rejected and a further prayer to direct the respondents to pay the compensation to the tune of Rs. 25 lacs to the petitioner alongwith 18% per annum w.e.f. 30.01.2020.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners contends that on 30.01.2020, Arav Sharma aged 03 years, the son of the petitioners was playing on the terrace and all of a sudden, the heavy electricity line of 11000 KV passing abutting the roof of the petitioner struck the child leading to an immediate death. The matter was reported to the District Administration immediately and a postmortem was conducted on 31.01.2020. A FIR No. 0017 dated 01.02.2020 was also registered qua the incident for commission of offence under Section 304/34 of the Indian Penal Code. He points out that a representation had been submitted by the petitioners on 06.02.2020 to the Executive Engineer-City, OP-Division, DHBVN, Mehr