Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 289 · Decided 20 February 1996
Achutrao Haribhau Khodwa and ORS. v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 289 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 881
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3318/1979
- Decided
- 20 February 1996
- Bench
- S.P. BHARUCHA, B.N. KIRPAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
KHODWA AND ORS. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. FEBRUARY 20, 1996 [S.P. BHARUCHA AND B.N. KIRPAL, JJ.) Tort-Vicarious Liability of State-G-ovemment hospitals-Negligence of its doctors-Death by negligence established-State would be vicariously liable for damages-Running of hospital-Not a held negligent. The wife of the appellant No. 1 was admitted in the Civil Hospital A B c for delivery of a child and also to undergo a sterlisation operation after D the delivery. She delivered a male and after the delivery, a sterlisation operation was performed by respondent No. 2.
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