Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 50 · Decided 21 March 1980
N. K. V. Bros (P) LTD. v. M. Karumai Ammal and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 50 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 101
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 937/1980
- Decided
- 21 March 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304A; Constitution Article 41; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
K. V. BROS (P) LTD. v. M. KARUMAI AMMAL AND ORS. ETC. March 21, 1980 [V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND D. A. DESAI; JJ.] Mo1or Vehicles Act-Driver of bus acquitted for rash and negligent driv­ ing-Civil suit if must also be dismissed. Indian Penal Code-Section 304A-Requirement of culpable rashness more passengers and loss of limb to several othen. The driver was acquitted on the ground that the tragedy was an act of God. The Accidents Tribunal held that despite the screams of the passen­ gers about the doogerous over-hanging wire ahead tho rash driver sped towards the spot which resulted in
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