Electricity -- Electrocution - Plaintiff sustained severe injuries and became physically handicapped - Compensation - Civil Court has jurisdiction to determine and grant compensation as there is no provision in Electricity Act providing for grant of compensation. (Electricity Act, 1910, S.33)...........
Electrocution -- Damages - Injury suffered on coming into contact with live electric wire hanging at low altitude - 25 years pregnant lady - Hands amputated and she gave birth prematurely to still-born child - Injury caused permanent disablement - Trial Court, after coming to conclusion that Rs.3 lakhs was fair, just and reasonable compensation, restricting amount to Rs.1,..........
Electrocution -- Death - Compensation - Deceased who was passing over street came in contact with live electrical wire lying on ground - He was electrocuted and died on the spot - Respondents claimed compensation due to negligence of officers of Electricity Board - Sarpanch of village informed about broken wire but defendants did not take any action on his complaint -..........
Electricity -- Electrocution - Death - Compensation - Cause of death in report of Sub Divisional Officer showing that wires got charged because of illegal and unauthorised use of jumpers at Sub-station and theft of conductors - Such unauthorised use was within knowledge of persons stationed at Sub-Station - Death was due to negligence of Electricity authorities - Claimant..........
Electricity -- Electrocution - Death - Compensation - Deceased aged about 50 years and working as daily wager - Compensation granted by applying multiplier as prescribed for motor vehicle accident cases...........
Electrocution -- Snapping of live wire in heavy rain and cyclone - Death due to contact with a live wire - Negligence - Damages - The deceased was an able-bodied person and was of 25 years at the time of death - His daily income at present would have been Rs.30/-, i.e. the minimum wages of an unskilled labour and his contribution for maintenance of the plaintiffs per month..........
Electricity -- Snapping of live wire - Death due to coming into contact with such live wire - Compensation - A statutory body like the Corporation should not stand on technicalities, when the poor dependants of an electrocution victim are the claimants...........
Electrocution -- Deceased young man of about 17 years received a fatal current from stay wire of transformer of Electricity Board a statutory authority - There is presumption of negligence on part of Electricity Board - Burden is on statutory authority to show that accident had occurred inspite of due care which the Board failed to show - Compensation of Rs.80, 475 granted..........
Electricity -- Electrocution of a village woman of 47 years, while going to fetch water from village well due to snapping of live wire - Compensation - Entitled to compensation of Rs.45, 000/- - Direction of Court on the mode of payment of compensation, indicated...........
Electricity -- Electrocution - Death - Compensation - Deceased aged 21 years and maintaining livelihood of his family by cultivation - Non-payment of even any ex gratia amount by authorities to his parents - Compensation of Rs.1, 00, 000/- would be proper...........
