Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 485 · Decided 22 August 1995
State of Maharashtra and ORS. v. Kanchanmala Vijasing Shirke and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 485 · [1995] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7564/1995
- Decided
- 22 August 1995
- Bench
- N.P. SINGH, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 146, 94(1)
Headnote
MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. A v. KANCHANMALA VIJASING SHIRKE AND ORS. AUGUST 22, 1995 [N.P. SINGH AND B.L. HANSARIA, JJ.) B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-S.146. Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-S.94(1). Vicmious liability-Govt. vehicle dTiven by Govt. employee though not c the authorised d1ive1~Accident causing cannot escape liability on ground thar he had not authorised the particular manner in which act was done. D Vicarious liability of State-Circumstances under which State is liable. In course of employment-Situations justifYing use of the phrase. A jeep belonging to the State Govt. driven by
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