Court seals UP power corporation’s office as relief not paid to man

BAREILLY: The UP Power Corporation’s electricity distribution department office in Rampur was on Wednesday sealed and marked for auction after it allegedly failed to comply with an unprecedented order by Rampur district court, which had directed the department in 2014 to pay compensation within 30 days to a man whose left leg was amputated after he came in contact with a low hanging electricity cable.
While the principal amount of the compensation is Rs 3 lakh, the total, including accumulated interest due to delay in payment, has mounted to Rs 4. 2 lakh now. The payment is to be made from the proceeds of the auction, the court directed.
The incident took place in February 1998 when Basheer Ahmed, a resident of Bareilly, was on his way to attend a wedding ceremony. He ended up with a paralysed hand and an amputated leg and became completely dependent on his wife and children. Ahmed then approached UPPCL for compensation, and when it refused to provide damages, he approached court in 2004.