Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 616 · Decided 10 September 2014
Vadodara Municipal Corporation v. Purshottam V. Murjani and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 616 · [2014] 7 S.C.R. 810
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3594/2010
- Decided
- 10 September 2014
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Deficiency in service - C Compensation - Boat carrying 38 passengers as against the capacity of 22 passengers, capsized resulting in death of 22 passengers - Municipal Corporation supervised boating activities - Contractor took contract for plying insurance policy - Claim for compensation - Corporation and D contractor held jointly and severally liable by forums below - Insurance Company to pay Rs.20 lakhs for each accident­ death but aggregate sum limited to Rs. 80 lakhs - Interference with - Held: Not called for - Victims were
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