The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.34281 of 2011 Date: 27-12-2011 Between: Porla Venkatadri ..... Petitioner AND 1.The Chief General Manager (HRD) APSPDCL, Renigunta Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District. And 3 others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.Syed Khader Mastan Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4: Mr.O.Manohar Reddy, SC for APCPDCL The Court made the following : Order: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a writ or order or orders one more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in not maintaining electric wires at proper height, consequent to which petitioner's son died as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to pay Rs.1,00,000/- to petitioner towards compensation for death of petitioner's son.” At the hearing, Sri Syed Khader Mastan, learned Counsel for the petitioner, fairly conceded that, his client has to file a regular suit or approach the consumer forum for payment of compensation. He has, however, requested that the respondents may be directed to pay ex-gratia. Sri O.Manoher Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (for short ‘APSPDCL’), submitted that payment of ex-gratia depends upon the cause of the accident and nature of death and that the respondents will consider the petitioner’s request for payment of ex-gratia and take appropriate decision . In view of the aforesaid submission of the learned Standing Counsel for APSPDCL, the Writ Petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent forum for claiming compensation and with the direction to respondent No.1 to consider payment of ex- gratia to the petitioner, take a decision and communicate the same to him within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel, WPMP.No.42659 of 2011, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 27th December, 2011 LUR