Annual Report 2009-2010 a�er 63 years of independence. The resultant effect of this was that they all lived a primitive life and the education of their children had been affected severely. Their representations to the Government, local Member of Parliament and MLA have yielded no results and hence requested intervention of the Commission for providing electricity and other civic amenities in their village. 4.302 Pursuant to directions given by the Commission, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi informed that Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has conveyed its approval in-principle to the BSES Yamuna Power Limited for electrification of Badarpur Khadar village. The compliance report in the ma�er however is awaited in the case. 49. Death of Two Students and Injury to 26 Others due to Collapse of a Railing of a College in Ranga Reddy District of Andhra Pradesh (Case No. 506/1/18/08-09) 4.303 The case relates to a complaint about an incident of death of one student and injury to 27 others when the railing of Narayana Junior College at Chengicherla, Ghatkeshar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District of Andhra Pradesh collapsed in the a�ernoon of 20 September 2008. The incident occurred due to the poor-maintenance of the building by the college administration. 4.304 The Commission on 20 October 2008 took cognizance of the ma�er and in response to the notice issued to the Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, a report was received from the Principal Secretary of the State vide communication dated 20 May 2009 which confirmed the occurrence of the incident. The report further stated a case Crime No.793/2008 was registered against the management of Narayana College for their criminal negligence in the ma�er. The report revealed that the District Collector of Ranga Reddy District had been requested to direct the management of Narayana Junior College in Chengicherla for payment of Rs.5.00 lakhs to the parents of the deceased student, Lokesh Reddy who was a first year student, and to pay Rs.10,000/- each to the other 27 injured students as ex-gratia amount as the incident occurred due to the negligence of the college management. 4.305 Pursuant to further directions of the Commission, the Principal Secretary of the Secondary Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, vide communication dated 10 February 2010 submi�ed that the District Collector of Ranga Reddy and Secretary of the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad have informed that Narayana Junior College had made ex-gratia payment to the accident victims at Chengicherla Village, Ghatakesar Mandal on 20 September 2008 as under: • • 66 A sum of Rs.14,00,000/- (Rupees fourteen lakhs only) had been paid to the father of Lokesh Reddy, namely, Sri B. Janaki Reddy on 20 September 2008 and an ex-gratia of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) was paid towards his cremation and other expenses. Sri A. Sriniwas Reddy, father of another deceased student, Saketh Reddy, who expired a�er 20 days of the accident was paid Rs.15,00,000/- (Rupees fi�een lakhs only) vide two cheques No.1430521 and No.1430522, and the same were duly acknowledged by him on 27 November 2008. NHRC