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W.P.(MD)No.35397 of 2025

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 30.01.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

W.P.(MD)No.35397 of 2025

1.Ramanathan

2.Annadurai

3.Murugan

4.Selvi

5.Angalaeshwari ...Petitioners

Vs

1.The Chairman,

Tamil Nadu Generation and

Distribution Corporation Limited (Formerly TNEB)

6th Floor, TANTRANSCO Building

No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai.

2.The Superintendent Engineer,

Tamil Nadu Generation and

Distribution Corporation Limited (Formerly TNEB)

Sivagangai Region, Collectorate, Sivagangai.

3.The Executive Engineer,

Tamil Nadu Generation and

Distribution Corporation Limited (Formerly TNEB)

Manamadurai Division, Sivagangai Road,

Manamadurai, Sivagangai District.

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4.The Assistant Engineer,

Tamil Nadu Generation and

Distribution Corporation Limited (Formerly TNEB)

Main Road, Thiruppachetti, Sivagangai District.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay a sum of

Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs only) by way of compensation to

the petitioners for the death of the petitioners' father Mr.Pandivalli on account

of electrocution.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Venkatachalam

For Respondents : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan,

Standing Counsel

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a Mandamus as against

the official respondents, directing them to pay a compensation of Rs.25,00,000/-

for the death of the writ petitioners' father, who died on account of

electrocution.

2. According to the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners, the

writ petitioners' father was an agriculturist, who is aged about 77 years. While

he was working in his agricultural field, a live electric wire got snapped and

fallen on his land. The writ petitioners' father had stepped upon the live wire,

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and he was electrocuted and died on the spot.

3. According to the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners, the

writ petitioners' father was hale and healthy and was earning a sum of

Rs.25,000/- per month. It is submitted that if the writ petitioners' father had not

died due to electrocution, he would have lived for another 25 years, during

which, the writ petitioners' would have benefited from his earnings. Hence, the

writ petitioners have prayed for a compensation of Rs.25,00,000/-.

4. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents, by

relying upon the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.2419

of 2021, dated 24.06.2024 in the case of the Chairman, TANGEDCO, Tamil

Nadu Electricity Board No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002 and Others

Vs. Sarawati and others, would submit that the Division Bench has not

accepted the method of granting compensation by adopting the principles under

the Motor Vehicles Act in electrocution cases. Hence, he submitted that the writ

petitioners may be directed to approach the competent Civil Court.

5. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials

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available on record.

6. The writ petitioners have prayed for a compensation of Rs.25,00,000/-

for the death of their father due to electrocution. According to the learned

counsel for the writ petitioners, their father's monthly earning was Rs.25,000/-

and if the writ petitioners had not died due to electrocution, he would have lived

for another 25 years. The Division Bench of this Court in W.A..No.2419 of

2021, dated 24.06.2024, in Paragraph No.8 reads as follows:

“8. However, we are not inclined to agree with

the said submission in view of the fact that granting

compensation by adopting the Motor Vehicles Act,

1988, table would set a wrong precedent, since for

arriving quantum of compensation, adjudication must

be conducted ba