Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 346 · Decided 12 November 1990
Basthi Kasim Saheb (Dead) BY L.RS. v. Mysore State Road Transport Corporation and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 346 · [1990] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 658
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2097/1974
- Decided
- 12 November 1990
- Bench
- M.H. KANIA, L.M. SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
F G BASTHI KASIM SAHEB (DEAD) BY L.RS. v. MYSORE STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ORS. NOVEMBER 12, 1990 [M.H. KANIA AND LAUT MOHAN SHARMA, JJ.) Motor Vehicles Act: Section JJOA-Resipsa loquitur-App/i- cability of-Whether driver of vehicle acts with due care-To be ascertained from facts of appellant. The appellant claimes Rs. 75,000 as compensation. The respon- dents resisted the claim inter alia on the ground that the accident did uot happen as a result of rash and negligent driving, but was just a case of an unfortunate accident in which no responsibility could be fastened on
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