BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.01.2024 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.A.(MD)No.887 of 2016

1.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Ltd., NPKKR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2.The Superintending Engineer, The Executive Engineer Distribution / TANGEDCO, Thiruppathur Taluk, Sivagangai District.

3.The Executive Engineer, Distribution / TANGEDCO, Thiruppathur Taluk, Sivagangai District. ...Appellants /Vs./

L.Malathi ...Respondent PRAYER:- Writ Appeal - filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent Act, to set aside the order dated 30.04.2013 made in W.P.(MD)No.2355 of 2013 on the file of this Court.

For Appellants : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan For Respondent : Mr.M.Kaliraj

JUDGMENT

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

This writ appeal is preferred by TANGEDCO being aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Single Judge awarding compensation to the respondent herein for the electrocution death of her husband.

2. The allegation by the respondent is that due to ill maintenance of the service line, the husband of the respondent herein got electrocuted, while saving a goat