( 1 ) PETITIONER father of a young boy namely Vinod, aged about 6 years at the relevant time when he died because of an accident arising out of electrocution has filed this petition claiming compensation from the respondents for death of his son.

( 2 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that respondents Nos. 4 and 5 who are resident of the same village illegally put electric wire from the electric pole for the purpose of running a Tube well in their house.

( 3 ) ON 23-3-98 petitioner's son Vinod came in contact with the live electric wire which was hanging from the pole as a result of which he suffered electric shock and died on the spot. FIR (Annexure P-1) was lodged and a case under Section 304-A of i. P. C. has been registered against respondents nos. 4 and 5. Copy of the challan and connected papers are filed as Annexure P-1.

( 4 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that the aforesaid accident occurred because of the negligence on the part of respondents Nos. 1 to 3/board, in not conducting periodical inspection and maintaining electric lines properly. The case of the petitioner is that in view of the alleged act of respondents 4 and 5 coupled with the negligence