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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ
Meera – Appellant
Versus
SDO/XEN Dhbvn Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J. (Oral)
The present petition challenges the Award dated 30.05.2014 passed by Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Rewari in case No.450 dated 30.09.2013 to the extent whereby inadequate compensation has been awarded on account of electrocution death of Satish Kumar - husband of petitioner No.1 and father of remaining petitioners.
2. Briefly summarized, the facts of the case are that Satish Kumar - since deceased, who was husband of petitioner No.1 and father of petitioners No.2 to 4, was employed with P.S. Logistics on a monthly salary of Rs.10,000/-. On the date of incident i.e. 21.07.2013, he had visited the shop of Dr. Ashok at Bus Stand Chilhad, Tehsil and District Rewari. An electric transmission line was passing by at a height of 3-4 feet from the roof of the shop and was dangerously sagging. The deceased Satish Kumar was accidently electrocuted on account of coming in contact with the aforesaid electric transmission line. He sustained fatal injuries and was referred to Birendera Hospital Rewari, wherefrom he was referred to H-way Hospital, Rewari and then to Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, where he died on 22.07.2013. The petitioners cl
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