HC condemns officials for not filing counter affidavits
The Hindu
‘Pay ₹5 lakh as compensation to family of boy who was electrocuted’
Condemning the attitude of TNEB and TANGEDCO officials for failing to file a counter affidavit before the court on a petition that sought compensation, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the authorities to pay ₹5 lakh as compensation to the family of a boy who was electrocuted.
The court was hearing the petition filed by T. Muthu of Madurai. In 2017, the petitioner’s 13-year-old son, M.S. Manoj Kumar, had gone out of his house looking for his grandmother. It was raining at that time.While crossing a lane he touched an electric pole and was electrocuted. The family sought compensation from the authorities, claiming that the death was due to negligence. The authorities submitted that it was due to rain and that the boy died due to the Act of God.
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