Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Electricity Act 2003 Section 68 of Indian Evidence Act Electrocution Compensation |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Electricity Act, 2003 - s. 68 - Electrocution - Compensation - Four year old boy suffered 100% permanent disability in electrocution accident - Boy lost all the amenities and became a deadwood throughout his fife - Award of Rs. 60 Lakhs compensation by Single Judge of the High Court - Rs. 30 lakhs to be deposited in a fixed deposit account jointly in the name of the claimant in a nationalized Bank, which would be available to the claimant on attaining age of majority, and in case he does not survive, deposit amount would be revert back to the respondents- Remaining amount of Rs. 30 lakhs to be deposited in a fixed deposit account of corpus fund, out of which an interest of Rs. 20,000/- p.m. to be paid to the claimant towards the expenses - Division Bench on concession by the counsel reduced the monthly amount to Rs. 10,000/- - On appeal, held: Compensation awarded by the Single Judge restored - However, the direction by Single Judge that if the claimant is not alive at the time of attaining the age of majority, the amount deposited would be reverted to the respondent is set aside since the same is not legal and valid - Once compensation amount is awarded by the Court, it should go to the claimant/appellant and after his demise, to his legal heirs or representative - Directions issued as regards the mode of payment of amount to the appellant. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice V. Gopala Gowda |
Neutral Citation | 2014 INSC 885 |
Petitioner | Raman |
Respondent | Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. |
SCR | [2014] 13 S.C.R. 842 |
Judgement Date | 2014-12-17 |
Case Number | 11466 |
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