Supreme Court of India

KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED versus REKHA & ORS

2026 INSC 847

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 10659/2026
Judgment date
2026-08-12
Petitioner / appellant
KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED
Respondent
REKHA & ORS
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 847
Other citation
[2026] 8 S.C.R. 489
CNR
ESCR010002742026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH
Author judge
SANJAY KAROL
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Maintainability of writ petition in cases of electrocution; the yardstick to be used in determining compensation in such cases.

Headnote excerpt

Electrocution – Writ petition u/Art.226 – Maintainability – High Court directed the appellant-Corporation holding the writ petitions to be maintainable and the disputed facts to not be of much relevance because, according to it, it is the standard of absolute liability that is applicable and not strict liability – Interference with: Held: If questions of fact are disputed, then Art.226

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