Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 95 · Decided 13 February 1998
P.A. Naryanan v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 95 · [1998] 1 S.C.R. 899
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 824/1998
- Decided
- 13 February 1998
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S. RAJENDRA BABU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 136, 142
Headnote
B Tort-Negligence-Res ipsa loquitur-Robbery and murder in running train-A lady was criminally assaulted and robbed of her ornaments and wrist watch while returning home by a local train-She pulled the alarm chain but the train did not stop-She succumbed to the injuries-Evidence C of the guard and was not made to sto~Held, Railways liable for complete dereliction of duty of its staff-Liability fault based­ Standard of care high and strict-Appellant, deceased's husband, entitled to compensation-Instead of relegating the appellant to go to Railways Claims D Tribunal or Civil Court, a
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