Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 38 · Decided 28 January 2000
The Chairman, Railway Board and ORS. v. MRS. Chandrima Das and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 38 · [2000] 1 S.C.R. 480
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 639/2000
- Decided
- 28 January 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
RAILWAY BOARD AND ORS. v. MRS. CHANDRIMA DAS AND ORS. JA,~UARY 28, 2CGO B [S. SAGHIR AH.\IAD AND R.P. SETHI, JJ.J Constitution of India, 195(}-Articles 32, 226--Public Law Remedies-Availability oj:._claim of compensation in a writ petition under Article 226 from the Railways for the offence notwith.~tanding that a suit could be filed for damages under Private Law, where public functionaries are involved and the matter relates to the violation of Fundamental Rights or the enforcement of public D duties--<.irant of compensation of R1. JO lacs to the victim by the High Court,
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