IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.23323 of 2011 Jugo Devi, W/o Late Tuntun Sah, R/o Village & P.O. – Ulav (Near Panch Mandir), P.S. – Singhaul, District – Begusarai ……………… Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through the Chairman 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Electric Supply Area Board, Begusarai 4. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Begusarai 5. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Begusarai 6. The Electrical Assistant Engineer, Electric Sub-Station, Balia, Begusarai ……………… Respondents ---------------------------------- 02. 23.12.2011 Petitioner, who happens to be the widow of a former employee, Late Tuntun Sah, is obviously knocking at the wrong doors demanding compensation for death of her husband due to electrocution on duty. Since the husband of the petitioner was an employee of the Bihar State Electricity Board, there are provisions for payment of compensation and other entitlements under the notification issued by the Electricity Board including the standing orders etc., in addition to compensation under the Workmen Compensation Act provided by the statute as well as compensation proceeding under section 161 of the Electricity Act, 2000. Let the petitioner be given proper legal advice on this count. The writ is disposed of with a direction upon the 2 respondent-authorities that on filing of proper application before the forums they shall decide the issues within a limited time-frame. It is also clarified that the other settlements of dues should be taken up by the respondents-Electricity Board on due priority to the ex-employees legal heirs, due to death in such circumstances. Writ is disposed of with above direction. SKM (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)