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K. SURENDER
Siripuram Srilatha – Appellant
Versus
Chairman and Managing Director, APTRANSCO – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Second Appeal is filed questioning the judgment and decree dated 15.07.2011 passed in A.S.No.33 of 2009 on the file of II Additional District Judge at Warangal whereby the judgment of the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Warangal vide judgment in O.S.No.324 of 2006, dated 23.06.2008 was set aside.
2. The plaintiffs were successful before the trial Court in the suit instituted for compensation. The trial Judge awarded compensation of Rs.4.00 lakhs. However, the said judgment and decree was set aside by the District Judge in first appeal, preferred by the defendants herein.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein after will be referred as arrayed in the trial Court in the Suit.
4. The plaintiffs filed suit seeking compensation from the defendants on the ground that the first plaintiff’s husband namely Mahender died due to electrocution on account of the negligence and carelessness of the defendants/electricity department in operating their activities and management of power supply. The said Mahender died due to electric shock when the electrical wire on the pole got snapped and fell on the pandal in front of the house. Deceased was adjusting the pandal (pand
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