Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010239402025 2026:GAU-AS:15324 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6530/2025 SMTI JAYMATI RABHA AND ANR W/O LATE BHARAT RABHA, VILL- NO. 3 PANERI, P.O.- PANERIHAT, P.S.- PANERI, DIST- UDALGURI (BTR), ASSAM, PIN-784523 2: MISS FAGUNI RABHA D/O LATE BHARAT RABHA VILL- NO. 3 PANERI P.O.- PANERIHAT P.S.- PANERI DIST- UDALGURI (BTR) ASSAM PIN-78452 VERSUS THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APDCL) AND 4 ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PALTANBAZAR, BIJULI BHAWAN, GUWAHATI-781008 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY POWER DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR ASSAM NEAR COMMERCE COLLEGE GUWAHATI-781003 4:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APDCL) UDALGURI ELECTRICAL DIVN. Page No.# 2/3 UDALGURI DIST- UDALGURI (BTR) ASSAM PIN-784509 5:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL ENGINEER ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED TANGLA ELECTRICAL SUB-DIVN. TANGLA DIST- DARRANG ASSAM PIN-78452 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A MANNAF, MD A S ALI Advocate for the Respondent : SC, APDCL, GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 12.10.2026 1. Heard Mr. A. Mannaf, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Das, learned Standing Counsel for the APDCL. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners seeks direction to the respondent APDCL for awarding them compensation for the death of their husband/father, namely, Bharat Rabha aged about 50 years who died on 21.03.2025 due to electrocution under Tangla ESD, APDCL, allegedly, for the fault and negligence of the respondent APDCL. 3. Mr. B. Das, learned Standing Counsel for the APDCL has produced a communication dated 24.09.2026 issued by the Deputy General Manager (Law), APDCL, Bijulee Bhawan, Guwahati to the Chief Executive Officer, Mangaldoi Electrical Circle, APDCL, LAR, Mangaldoi intimating that the Page No.# 3/3 Managing Director, APDCL has already approved for payment of compensation amounting to Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs) only to the wife (petitioner No. 1) of Late Bharat Rabha who died due to electrocution on 21.03.2025 under Tangla ESD, APDCL. 4. Accordingly, request was made to the Chief Executive Officer, to make necessary arrangement for payment of the aforesaid amount of compensation to the petitioner No. 1, after proper verification of identity of the claimant and obtaining a legally valid receipt from the claimant as full and final settlement of the claim. 5. In view of the aforesaid, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that nothing survives to the adjudicated in the present writ petition. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of. 7. The communication dated 24.09.2026 issued by the Deputy General Manager (Law), APDCL, Bijulee Bhawan, Guwahati to the Chief Executive Officer, Mangaldoi Electrical Circle, APDCL, LAR, Mangaldoi is kept on record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant