Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 7 · Decided 21 January 1976
Krishna Bus Service LTD. v. SMT. Mangli & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 7 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 178
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 971/1968
- Decided
- 21 January 1976
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Negligence-Vicarious responsibility of the manage111ent in fatal u11ury cases-Presu1nption when arises-Liability is on both the rash and _negligent driver and the 1nanagen1ent since the driver acted "in the course of its e1n~ ployn1ent". Duty to care-Absence of explanation by the ipsa loquitur-Applies to fatal accident cases 011 road. D E F G H Second appeal-Reappraisal of evidence on record by Supre111c Coun only in exceptional cases lvhere injustice would result. One of the buses belonging to the appellant, DLB 5749, driven by "HS" enroute to Hissar, while
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