TAMIL NADU ELECT. BOARD vs SUMATHI — C.A. No. 2981 - 2982/2000

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010087801997

Filing Date

15-May-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 2981 - 2982/2000

Diary Number

8780/1997

Order Date

27-Apr-2000

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.TAMIL NADU ELECT. BOARD

    Adv. M. A. KRISHNA MOORTHY (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SUMATHI

    Adv. V. G. PRAGASAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Apr-2000

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 15-May-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 2981 - 2982/2000

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Case Summary: Tamil Nadu Electricity Board v. Sumathi (C.A. 002981-002982/2000) The Supreme Court held that while High Courts can award compensation for deaths caused by electrocution under Article 226 when fundamental rights are violated, the High Court erred in referring these negligence cases to arbitration without a valid arbitration agreement under the 1996 Act. The Court allowed the appeals and dismissed the writ petitions, but restrained the Board from recovering compensation already paid, applying equitable considerations given the passage of time since the deaths occurred. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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