Sathi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24539 of 2019 ====================================================== Sathi Devi Wife of Late Fudi Das, Resident of Village- Khabra, Police Station- Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Bihar.

2.

The Collector and District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 3.

The Chief General Manager, Electricity Board, Vidhuyt Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

4.

The Executive Engineer, Electricity Dept., Power House, Khabra, Sadar, Muzaffarpur.

5.

The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Power House, Khabra, Sadar, Muzaffarpur.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar @ Vijay Kr. Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Abbas Haider, SC 6 Fro the NBPDCL :

Mr. Prakash Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 03-07-2026

1. The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following reliefs:

"For issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions to the respondent authorities towards payment of compensation amount of Rs.

10,00,000/- (Ten lacs) to the petitioner as the petitioner's son namely Anil Das,

2/4 the only earning member by cultivation has died by electrocution due to carelessness of the Electricity Department of whose electric wire was hanging in the field situated in the west to Power house for long time in which current was flowing and due to wind blow touched and entangled the petitioner's son and one another boy Dasrath Ram and due to high voltage current they died by burnt (Electrocution) immediately on the spot.

Further for relief/reliefs for which the petitioner is entitle under the facts and circumstances of the case."

2. 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

3/4 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. Sukmani Das & Anr reported in (1999)-7 SCC 298 this writ petition may also be disposed of on the same terms and conditions.

3. After perusal of the aforesaid judgment, the Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to make appropriate application for compensation before the appropriate authority.

4. 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 (supra) and also with liberty to the 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 learned court below.

5. With the aforesaid direction the writ

4/4 petition stands disposed of.

6. Interlocutory Application, if any, shall stands disposed of.

(G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J) Spd/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 03.07.2026 Transmission Date