JUDGMENT :

PANKAJ BHATIA, J.

1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Indrajeet Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and Sri Vasudeo Mishra, who appears on behalf of the respondents no.3 and 4.

2. The facts that emerged from Writ-C No.1002174 of 2015 are that one Sri Amit Kumar Pandey died on account of coming into contact with live wire on 12.10.2011 at 08:45 AM due to electric shock. It is also on record that with regard to the incident, an FIR was registered as Case Crime No.358 of 2011, under Section 304A of the IPC against the officers of the electricity department on account of the death of Sri Amit Kumar Pandey. The petitioners made several applications for grant of compensation but the same was not done. It is specifically pleaded in para 8 of the writ petition that with regard to the live wires, a complaint was also made to the electricity department and apprehension was also expressed that the improper laying of electricity lines and that too fraudulently can lead to an accident anytime which can result in loss of