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WP(MD). No.1232 of 2024

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

Dated : 28/01/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY

WP(MD)No.1232 of 2024

and

WMP(MD)No.1262 of 2024

1. Thangam

2. T.Pandi

3. T.Pandi

4. T.Pal Pandi ... Petitioners

Vs.

1. Tamil Nadu General and Distribution Corporation Limited,

(TANGEDCO),

Rep. by its Chairman,

No. 144, Anna Salai,

Chennai 2.

2. The District Collector,

District Collectorate,

Madurai 20.

3. The Chief Engineer,

Tamil Nadu General and Distribution Corporation Limited,

(TANGEDCO),

Madurai Electricity Distribution Region,

Madurai District.

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4. The Superintending Engineer,

Tamil Nadu General and Distribution Corporation Limited,

(TANGEDCO), Race Course Road,

Madurai 7.

5. The Executive Engineer (Distribution),

Tamil Nadu General and Distribution Corporation Limited,

(TANGEDCO),

S.S. Complex, Usilampatti,

Madurai District.

6. The Assistant Executive Engineer (Distribution),

Tamil Nadu General and Distribution Corporation Limited,

(TANGEDCO),

S.S. Complex,

Elumalai,

Madurai District. ... Respondents

PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus,

directing the respondent Nos.1 and 3 to provide compensation to

the tune of Rs.15 Lakhs along with 7.5 percentage interest per

annum to the petitioners for the electrocution death of 1^st

petitioner's Wife and the mother of the other petitioners within a

time frame.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Stevensan for Mr.S.Rajasekar

For R1 & R3 to R6 : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan

For R2 : Mrs.K.Malathi

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Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

WMP(MD)No.1262 of 2024 filed to allow the

petitioners to join together and file a single writ petition, is

allowed.

2. The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a Writ of

Mandamus, directing the respondent Nos.1 and 3 to provide

compensation to the tune of Rs.15 Lakhs along with 7.5 percentage

interest per annum to the petitioners for the electrocution death of

the 1^st petitioner's wife and the mother of the other petitioners

within a time frame.

3. Learned standing counsel appearing for TANGEDCO

would submit that the 1^st petitioner's wife voluntarily snapped the

wire and therefore, the accident occurred. But however, as per the

Board Circular, if at all there is any compensation payable, Rs.5

Lakhs alone can be awarded.

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4. Heard both sides and perused the materials available

on record.

5. There is no dispute on the aspect of accident occurred

due to electrocution. Due to heavy rain, LT line was snapped and

fallen down in the agricultural land, in which the 1^st petitioner's

wife was found dead. Thus it is purely due to the poor

maintenance of the wire by the Electricity Board. Even in the

absence of establishing any negligence on the part of the Electricity

Board, the victim is entitled for compensation of Rs.5 Lakhs as per

the Board Circular. In this regard, it is relevant to extract below

paragraphs 3 and 5 of the Division Bench judgment in

W.A(MD)No.1978 of 2023, dated 16.11.2023 [The Chairman, Tamil

Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai and 3 others vs. C.Karna

Maharaja]

''3.The allegation of the writ petitioner was that the

Electricity Board Officials asked the son of the writ

petitioner to stand and help them. We are not inclined to

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go into the said allegation, since such allegations are to be

established only through evidences and by examining the

witnesses if required. As far as the compensation granted

by the learned Single Judge is concerned, even as per the

Electricity Board proceedings, the victim is entitled for a

compensation of Rs.5 Lakhs on account of death due to

electrocution. Even in the absence

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