W.P.(MD)No.2309 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.01.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.(MD)No.2309 of 2022 1.Lakshmi 2.Jeyaraman 3.Maheswari 4.Rajiv Gandhi ... Petitioners /Vs./ 1. The Chairman and Managing Director, TANGEDCO, Chennai. 2. The Chief Engineer, TANGEDCO, Race Course Road, K.Pudur, Madurai. 3. The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO, Master Plan Complex, Maruthupandiar Nagar, Sivagangai. 4. The Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Sivagangai. 5. The Assistant Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Manamadurai. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.2309 of 2022 6. The Assistant Engineer, TANGEDCO, Ilayangudi, Sivagangai. ... Respondents P RAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to pay compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- to the petitioners bereaved family members living in indigent circumstances due to the death of his father late malairaj died on electrocution on 02.05.2008 and to provide employment to the 3rd petitioner Maheswari, M.Com., studied as per the representation of the petitioner dated 30.12.2021. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Srinivasa Raghavan For Respondents : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents herein to pay compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- to the petitioners' family members living in indigent circumstances, due to the death of his father, late malairaj, who died due to electrocution on 02.05.2008 and to provide employment to the 3rd petitioner Maheswari, M.Com., as per the representation of the petitioners dated 30.12.2021. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.2309 of 2022 2. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court. 3. The claim of compensation as against the respondents is not maintainable, since there is no negligence on the part of the respondents 1 to 6. Therefore, the petitioner seeks liberty to withdraw this writ petition to file a suit as against the person, who had tapped the electricity line and who was the reason for the demise of the petitioners' father. 4. In view of the above, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a suit as against the person, who was the reason for the demise of the petitioners' father, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in order to save limitation. No costs. 22.01.2025 Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No Sm 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.2309 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J. Sm Order made in W.P.(MD)No.2309 of 2022 Dated: 22.01.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis