Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 847 · Decided 12 August 2026
Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited v. Rekha & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 847 · [2026] 8 S.C.R. 489
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10659/2026
- Decided
- 12 August 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act; Electricity Act
Headnote
Maintainability of writ petition in cases of electrocution; the yardstick to be used in determining compensation in such cases. Electrocution - Writ petition u/Art.226 - Maintainability - High Court directed the appellant-Corporation holding the writ petitions to be maintainable and the disputed facts to not be of much relevance because, according to it, it is the standard of absolute liability that is applicable and not strict liability - Interference with: Held: If questions of fact are disputed, then Art.226
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