FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO.: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.751 OF 2007 ------------------------------------:----------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : Court’s or Judge’s orders. coram, appearances, Court’s orders : or directions and Registrar’s : orders. : ------------------------------------:------------------------------------ Mr.S.M.Sabrad for petitioner. Mr.V.P.Malwankar, AGP for respondents. ----- CORAM : H.L GOKHALE, ACTING C.J. & CORAM : H.L GOKHALE, ACTING C.J. & CORAM : H.L GOKHALE, ACTING C.J. & V.M. V.M. V.M. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. DATED DATED DATED : 6th February : 6th February : 6th February 2007 2007 2007 P.C. : 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner’s husband was working as the labourer on a Canal, Neera Right Division at Phaltan, District Satara. It is her case that her husband received an electric shock from a loose wire and that is how he died on 2nd May 1982. There has been some correspondence but the matter has not been followed diligently. She has made further representations and there is a letter dated 1st November 2006 from the Deputy Engineer of the Neera Right Canal Division, Phaltan wherein it is stated that there are many discrepancies in her demand. It is also stated that there is no question of giving any employment to any of the family members since the deceased was not in Government service. The only statement from which the petitioner can get some benefit is in the last paragraph of that letter which states that if any papers are found that the Irrigation Department is in any way responsible for this accident, compensation will have to be paid to the petitioner. 3. The Executive Engineer has forwarded a copy of that letter to the petitioner. What we expect is that he should inform the petitioner whether from the material on his record the Department is in any way responsible and if so, whether any compensation will be paid. If he is of the view that no compensation is payable, he should write to the petitioner saying that she will not get any compensation. 4. Petition disposed of with the above order. (ACTING C.J.) (ACTING C.J.) (ACTING C.J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)