Dt: .04.2024 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Raghunandan Rao) Heard Sri V.R. Reddy Kovvuri, and Sri Metta Chandra Sekhara Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in all the writ petitions and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for respondents in all the writ petitions.

2. All these cases are being disposed of by way of a common order as they all raise the same question of law.

3. The petitioners in all these writ petitions are the distribution companies supplying electrical power to their consumers. These distribution companies have an established network of wires and cables for distributing and supplying electrical power to its consumers.

There have been various incidents/accidents where the persons purchasing power from these distribution companies or other persons have come in contact with live wires due to which they have lost their lives or have suffered injuries. Similarly, persons purchasing electrical power from these distribution companies have suffered losses on account of voltage fluctuations etc., damaging their equipment and other gadgets.

3. The dependents and family members of the persons who have lost their lives, persons who h