IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4388 of 2006 Gyanti Devi W/O Late Sanjay Tiwari R/O East Gola Road, Anand Vihar Colony, P.O. & P.S. Danapur, Distt. Patna ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Bihar State Electricity Board, Through its Chairman Vidyut Bhawan, Patna 3. Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna 4. Electrical Inspector, Department of Energy, 3rd Secretariat, Patna 5. Executive Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Unit (PESU) Khajpura, Patna 6. Assistant Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Unit, Anand Bazar, Danapur Cantt. 7. Junior Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Unit Anand Bazar, Danapur Cantt……… ……………….. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Sujeet Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the BSEB :M/s. Vinay Kirti Singh & Akhileshwar Singh, Advocates 03/ 11.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna (hereinafter referred to as the Board). 2. Husband of the petitioner while returning from his place of work on 14.8.2005, came in contact with a live wire, which was lying on the road and suffered electrocution and left for heavenly abode. Information about the death of the husband of the petitioner was reported to the concerned police station giving rise to Danapur P.S. Case No. 466 of 2006 dated 15.8.2005 alleging offence under Sections 285/304(A) of the Indian Penal Code against unknown. The dead body of the 2 husband of the petitioner was also subjected to post- mortem. The post-mortem report is dated 15.8.2005 and confirms the fact that husband of the petitioner died on account of electric shock. Relying on the assertions made in the First Information Report and the post-mortem report as also other evidence available on the site, police submitted final form dated 7.12.2005 confirming the fact that husband of the petitioner died on account of negligence of the authorities of the board, who allowed the live wire to remain on the road. Highlighting the negligence on the part of the authorities of the Board, petitioner filed petition dated 7.12.2005 through registered post requesting the Electrical Inspector, Government of Bihar, Patna to enquire into the cause of death of the husband of the petitioner and if satisfied that he died on account of negligence of the Board then to pass orders for payment of compensation of ` 10 lacs as her husband was the only bread winner of the family. Request of the petitioner was not considered by the Electrical Inspector, whereafter the present petition was filed on 3.4.2006. 3. In response to the prayer made in the writ petition neither the authorities of the Board nor the 3 Electrical Inspector has filed counter affidavit in the matter. 4. Having heard counsel for the parties, I dispose of the writ petition directing the Electrical Inspector, Government of Bihar, Patna to consider the petition of the petitioner dated 7.12.2005 for payment of compensation, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 5. Petitioner is directed to furnish a copy of the petition dated 7.12.2005 along with First Information Report, post-mortem report, charge-sheet and a copy of this order before the Electrical Inspector. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)