LAWS(MAD)-2017-7-241

K JAYARAMAN Vs. DISTRICT COLLECTOR

Decided On July 28, 2017
K JAYARAMAN Appellant
V/S
DISTRICT COLLECTOR Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these writ petitions in this batch of cases have been laid, seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay a lumpsum compensation of Rs.25,00,000/- to each of the petitioners.

(2.) It was a terrific and tragic evening. On the fateful day of 16.10.2009, on the eve of Deepavali festival, there were festive activities in the town of Pallipat, Thiruvallur District in TamilNadu. More than 30 people had been in busy commercial activity of purchasing crackers from the crackers shop located at Door No. 94, Sholinghur Road, Pallipat, where, a retail / wholesale crackers shop had been located, by the third respondent.

(3.) At about 6.30 p.m, on the said fateful day, there was a huge explosion followed by heavy fire broken in the entire crackers shop, with the result 32 innocent lives were gutted to flames.