Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 322 · Decided 28 July 2005
S.D.O. Grid Corporation of Orissa LTD. and ORS. v. Timudu Oram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 322 · [2005] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 891
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1726/1999
- Decided
- 28 July 2005
- Bench
- ASHOK BHAN, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
OF ORISSA LTD. AND ORS. A v. TIMUDUORAM JULY 28, 2005 [ASHOKBHAN AND S.B. SINHA, JJ.) B Constitution of India, 1950-Article 226-Writ Jurisdiction-Exercise of-Scope-Death due to electrocution from livewire belonging to the appellant-Corporation--Writ petition filed for compensation-Held: first instance which they failed to do-Mere ownership of electric transmission line by appellant was not sufficient to award compensation. The question which arose for consideration in these appeals is whether High Court was justified in exercising power under Article 226 in fastening the
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