Supreme Court of India

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur v. Narain Shanker & Anr. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1980] 2 S.C.R. 866
Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer J.
Decided 30 January 1980

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Motor Vehiclts Act 1939, S. llOA and Constitution of India 1950, Article- 41-Accident claim-State Transport Corpor«tion-Duty of. 14 The respondents lost their limbs in a road accident while travelling in a bus belonging to the petitioner, a nationalised transport system. The plea by the operator to escape the liability for compensation '\\'as that the lights of the­ bus accidemtl.lly f«iled, which resulted in tlae accide11.t. The Accidents Claims Tribunal ne.catived the plea and awarded compensation in sums far lower­ than were claiBled by the respondents. In the special leave petitions to

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