JAGBIRO vs STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER CUM PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ELECTRICITY AND POWER

CWP-14524-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 140 CWP-14524-2026 Date of Decision: 11.05.2026 Jagbiro and others …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Harish Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Svaneel Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana Mr. Ravish Kaushik, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 to 5 *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking direction to respondents to pay them compensation on account of death of their family member by electrocution. 2. As per petition, Sh. Mahabir Singh on 26.07.2022 while working on his agricultural land came in contact with electric wires and suffered electric shock. He was brought to the hospital where Doctors declared him dead. As per post-mortem report, he died due to electric shock. The petitioners are claiming compensation. The deceased was husband of petitioner No.1 and father of petitioner Nos.2 and 3. As per notification dated 08.07.2019, there is strict liability of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (for short ‘Nigam’) in