An accident took place on 27 September 2014 at Village Sonaideeh, Rasra, District Ballia. It has been stated that an oil tanker which had been engaged by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited1 on a contract basis turned turtle as a result of which thirteen persons died and six were injured. The petition was filed in the public interest for a mandamus to the authorities of the State and to IOCL to make an inquiry so that adequate compensation is paid to the heirs of the deceased as well as to those who are injured.

2. In pursuance of an order which was passed on 31 March 2015, a counter affidavit was filed by the District Magistrate. While taking note of the affidavit of the District Magistrate, this Court in its order dated 19 May 2015 took cognizance of the admission that as many as thirteen people had died due to burn injuries and six persons were injured in the accident which took place in the night of 27 and 28 September 2014 when the front tyre of a petrol tanker had burst in front of the residential house of one Tej Bahadur Singh of Village Sonaideeh, Rasra, District Ballia. The counter stated that an amount of rupees one lac was paid as ex gratia to the heirs of the dece