Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 232 · Decided 7 May 1999
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. SMT. Sushila Devi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 232 · [1999] 2 S.C.R. 1198
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 687/1986
- Decided
- 7 May 1999
- Bench
- AJAY PRAKASH MISRA, R.C. LAHOTI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Limitation Act Section 82
Headnote
Torts-Negligence-Fall of a branch of a dead and dried tree on the deceased while he was riding a scooter, crushing his head and resulting in his death the next day-Horticulture department of the Corporation failing C to carry out periodical inspections of the trees or taking safety precaution t~ in performing its duty under the common law and therefore liable in damages to the plaintifft for the injury caused to the deceased by fall of the branch of tree. D Tortous Liability-Claim by Legal heirs of the deceased-Deceased aged 30 years and having net income of Rs. 1000 per month from
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