HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA APPEAL SUIT No.14 OF 2003

JUDGMENT:

The present Appeal Suit is filed challenging the order dated 19.04.2002 made in O.S.No.284 of 2000 on the file of the II Additional Senior Civil Judge, at Warangal.

2. The appellants herein are defendants, and respondents herein are plaintiffs. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to as arrayed in O.S.No.284 of 2000.

3. The brief facts of the case are that plaintiff No.1 is the wife, plaintiff Nos.2 to 6 are children, of one Jannu Kattamallu (hereinafter referred to as ‘deceased’), who died on 16.09.1999 at about 07:15 A.M., due to electrocution. He was aged about 45 years by the date of his death. Deceased used to work as Mason in and around Warangal city and ear minimum of Rs.8,000/- per month. Being sole bread winner of the family, he used to maintain the whole family with his earnings till his death. At about 07:15 A.M., on 16.09.1999, the deceased lost his life while cleaning the drainage in front of his residence.

He came into contact with a stay wire connected to electricity pole No. DPM 20/1 situated directly outside his house, which, due to stray current, resulted in his instant elect