HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION NO.20530 OF 2025

ORDER:

Heard Sri Hari Kishan Kudikala, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. Perused the record.

2. The grievance of the petitioners is that their family members died due to lightning strike of ‘Thunderbolt’ during the period from 31.03.2016 to 06.06.2018. The concerned Station House Officers registered cases under Section 174 of Cr.P.C., and conducted inquest. The autopsy, conducted by the concerned Civil Assistant Surgeon, revealed that the victims died ‘due to Thunderbolt’. The final investigation reports revealed that the victims died ‘due to fall of Thunderbolt’. They have mentioned the details of the same in a tabulator form in paragraph-4 of the writ affidavit.

3. The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (Disaster Management Division), New Delhi in their letter No.32-

7/2014-NDM-I, dated 08.04.2015 issued the norms of assistance from SDRF and NDRF for the period from 2015-2020 and directed the States for sanction of ex-gratia relief of Rs.4.00 lakhs per deceased person for loss of human life, subject to certi