1. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not paying compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- for the death of petitioners' son Abhijit due to electrocution on account of its negligence, as illegal and arbitrary.

2. The petitioners, who are the unfortunate parents of Abhijit, who died due to electrocution on 10.12.2010 in a playground nearby his school, have lodged a complaint before the Makthal Police Station, Mahaboobnagar District, which in turn registered a criminal case as Crime No.164 of 2010 under S.174 Cr.P.C. The petitioners made representation, dated 01.02.2011, to the respondent for payment of compensation of Rs.5,00,000/-.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as the boy died on account of the negligence in maintaining transformer wires, which fell on the earth causing his death, the respondent is liable to pay compensation. The learned counsel placed reliance on a Division Bench judgment of this Court in P. Ramudu v. Superintendent Engineer, APSEB , AIR 2009 (NOC) 568 (AP) in support of his submission.

4. I have carefully considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.

5. I