IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WP.No. 14057 of 2015 Dt.30.04.2026 Between:

R.Jaya Laxmi and two others.

…. Petitioners and The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary for Municipality, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others.

…Respondents

O R D E R:

1. The instant Writ Petition has been filed to declare the action of respondents No.2 to 4 in not paying compensation amount of Rs.50,00,000/- to the petitioners for their negligent and tortious acts who dug the ditch of water pipeline and left negligently without taking any precaution, which caused the death of the 1^st petitioner’s husband as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of and consequently direct the 1^st respondent to take action against respondents No.2 to 3, for their dereliction of duty, failure, negligent and tortuous acts, who dug the ditch of water pipe, without taking any safety measures, which caused the death of the 1^st petitioner’s husband namely Mr.R.Lakshman, and to pass such other order or orders as deem fit in the circumstances of the case.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the deceased, Mr.R.Laxm