Supreme Court of India
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Subhagwanti & Others
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What the Court ordered
We hold that there is no merit in these appeals which are accordingly dismissed with costs.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Negligence—Clock tower belonging to Municipal Committee falling—Causing death of persons by—Whether doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies—Fatal Accidents Act, 1855, s. 1—Damages—Quantum—Principles for determining. Three suits for damages were filed by the respondents as heirs of three persons who died as a result of the collapse of the Clock Tower in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, belonging to the appellant-Corporation, formerly the Municipal Committee of Delhi.…
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- 1999 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Smt. Sushila Devi and Ors.
- 1996 U.P. State Road Transport Corporation and Ors. v. Trilok Chandra and Ors.
Of those, 11 mentioned
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