“While there is no information from the Collector, Viskhapatnam, the Chairman & Managing Director of APEPDCL, Visakhapatnam has sent the report dt.29.3.2014, stating that Mr.Goru Yerraiah died because of the electrocution due to inferior quality of electric wire run from the meter board to the next room through GI pipe in house while trying to place the wet clothes on the GI wire and as such the department is not having any liability. But the aforesaid public servant has not adverted to the fact that what is announced by the Government is ex gratia and not the compensation and for ex gratia, question of fault of the department or otherwise does not arise and suffice it to prove that person died due to electrocution and in this case there is no dispute with regard to the death of Mr.Goru Yerraiah because of electrocution and does not matter whether the electrocution has occurred in the house or outside the same. In similar matters, when such a plea was taken, this Institution had already disposed of several matters basing upon the judgment of the A.P. High Court dt.29.7.2010 in W.P.No.511/2006, stating that payment of ex gratia amount is no way concerned with the responsibility or otherwise of the Power Distribution Companies and the very fact that the death is due to electrocution is sufficient to claim the ex gratia amount of
