Patna High Court
Lalbabu Kumar vs The Bihar State Power Holding Company … on 19 June, 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18981 of 2017
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Lalbabu Kumar Son of Late Lorik Yadav, Resident of Village-Ahmedpur
Harna Mishari P.S. Kurtha, District-Arwal.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna
2. The Managing Director, Power Holding Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan,
Patna.
3. The Executive Engineer, Arwal, Power Holding/Distribution Company Ltd,
Bihar, Patna.
4. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Home Department,
BIhar, Patna.
5. The Superintendent of Policed, Arwal.
6. The Dy S.P. Arwal.
7. The Officer in Charge P.S. Kurtha, District Arwal.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : M/s Rajesh Kumar Sinha,
Upendra Prasad Singh, Advocates
For the Respondent/s : Prakash Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 19-06-2025
1. Heard Learned counsel for the parties.
2. The writ petition has been filed for
issuance of Writ in the nature of mandamus for
directing the Respondent authorities to pay
compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs for the death of the
father of the petitioner due to the fault of the
South Bihar Power Holding Electricity Company.
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3. At the very outset, Learned counsel
for the respondents contended that since this
matter is squarely covered under the order dated
19.03.2024
passed in CWJC No. 8470 of 2022
(Nizamuddin Ansari Vs. The Bihar State
Power Holding Company Limited & Ors.) by
this Court in which this Court has passed the order
in light of a judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex
Court in the case of Chairman Grid Corporation
of Orrisa Ltd. & Ors. Vs. Sukamani Das (Smt)
& Anr reported in (1999) 7 SCC 298 this writ
petition may also be disposed of on the same
terms and conditions.
4. After perusal of the aforesaid
judgment, the Learned counsel for the petitioner
seeks liberty to make appropriate application for
compensation before the appropriate forum.
5. Having regard to the submissions
made by the Learned counsel for the petitioner,
the present writ petition stands disposed of in
terms of the aforesaid judgment passed in CWJC
No. 8470 of 2022 and also with liberty to the
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petitioner to seek necessary compensation by
approaching the concerned Civil Court and in case,
any such petition is filed, the same is expected to
be disposed of expeditiously by the concerned Civil
Court.
6. With the aforesaid direction the writ
petition stands disposed of.
7. Interlocutory Application, if any, shall
stands disposed of.
(G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J)
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