MUKESH DEVI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *** 156 CWP-16667-2026 Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 MUKESH DEVI …Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Sunil Kumar Tandon, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Akshit Pathania, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana Mr. Akshay Kumar Dahiya, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3 *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to pay her compensation on account of death of her husband by electrocution. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s application has been rejected on the ground that alleged place of incident does not fall within jurisdiction of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (for short ‘Nigam’). There is no other ground to reject her claim and she is entitled to compensation as per policy dated 15.07.2019. 3. The petitioner is wife of deceased who on 12.06.2021 received an electric shock due to high voltage current wire and died on the spot. A complaint in this regard was lodged with Police Station. As per