IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10049 of 2005 Mina Kumari @ Meena Kumari, wife of late Sanjay Kumar, resident of village – Bhadsara, P.S. Pali, District Jehanabad ……. Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, through its Chairman 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Executive Engineer, District Electricity Office, Jehanabad, District Jehanabad 4. The Junior Engineer, District Electricity Office, Jehanabad, District Jehanabad …. Respondents For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocate 3 02.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Respondents. Petitioner seeks direction to the respondents for making payment of compensation to the petitioner, whose husband has lost life due to negligence and carelessness of the Respondent - Bihar State Electricity Board as while coming from Kako to his home, a high tension electric wire, after snapping, had fallen on the back of the husband of the petitioner immediately electrocuting him causing death. However, it is submitted on behalf of the 2 respondents that the petitioner has approached this Court without approaching the concerned authority. Though a statement has been made in paragraph no. 9 that the petitioner has approached the respondents for grant of rupees ten lacs by way of compensation, however, it has neither been stated as to whom she had approached nor is any copy of such representation or application has been appended with this application. In the absence of the above, it would be very difficult for this Court to give a positive direction in this matter. Accordingly, this application is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 2, Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, by filing a representation giving all the details therein as, according to learned counsel appearing for the respondents, he would be competent authority to decide the matter. Before parting with the matter, it would be necessary to mention that the guidelines issued by the Board as contained in memo no. 891 dated 12.11.2005, a copy of which was produced by the 3 petitioner at the time of hearing of this case, disclose that a sum of Rs. 25,000/-, which was later on enhanced to Rs. 50,000/- by subsequent guideline dated 1.10.2007, is to be paid immediately as ex gratia. Thus, it would be open for the respondents to act in accordance with the guidelines as aforesaid. If such application is made by the petitioner within three weeks along with a certified copy of this order then the same should be disposed of by the concerned respondent within three months thereafter. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)