Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 389 · Decided 7 May 2015
Khenyei v. New India Assurance CO. LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 389 · [2015] 5 S.C.R. 158
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4244/2015
- Decided
- 7 May 2015
- Bench
- H.L. DATTU, S.A. BOBDE, ARUN MISHRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
5 S.C.R. 158 KHENYEI v. NEW INDIAASSURANCE CO. LTD. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4244of2015 etc.) MAYO?, 2015. [H.L.DATTU, CJI., S.A. BOBDE AND ARUN MISHRA,JJ.] ·Torts - Composite negligence - Injuries caused by combined wrongful act of joint tort-feasors - Liability to pay compensation between the tort-feasors by determining their extent of negligence vis-a-vis the claimant is not permissible - Determination of the extent of their negligence is only for the purpose of their inter-se liability. E F Negligence - Contn"butory negligence and composite negligence-
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