Delhi high court awards ₹20 lakh to man rendered 100% disabled after falling from power pole

The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted ₹20 lakh as compensation to a 28-year-old man, who was rendered fully disabled after falling off an electricity pole while fixing a fault in Bijwasan area in 2014. The court said even though “he is living, he is barely alive” and directed BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and the contractor, Bryn Construction Company, to pay the compensation within three weeks of Wednesday’s judgment.

On April 25, 2014, Bharat, then 21 years, while working as an electrician with Bryn, was tasked with rectifying a fault in an electricity pole that was causing fluctuations in the supply to a farmhouse in Bijwasan. He fell while performing the task as the pole he was on snapped.