Guwahati Court September 2007 Judgments

Fazar Ali and anr. Vs. M.S.E.B. and ors.

Court: Guwahati

B.K. Sharma, J.1. The matter relates to payment of compensation on account of death due to electrocution. Both the writ petition being on the set of facts and the relief prayed for also being the same, they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.2. The petitioners are the father and wife respectively, of the deceased persons, on whose death, the claim has been made for payment of compensation. While in the first writ petition, the petitioner is the father of the deceased, in the second writ petition, the petitioner is the wife of the deceased.3. As per the story narrated in the writ petitions, the deceased namely Shirajul Ali and Asgar Ali @ Askar Ali, were the temporary employees of the organization called Meghalya Ispat Limited in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. On 25.4.2003, the Meghalaya State Electricity Board (MSEB) personnel were engaged in connecting a high tension electric wire to a post in front of Meghalaya Ispat Limited. See...