Supreme Court of India

N. Nagendra Rao and Co. v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [1994] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 144

Bench R.M. Sahai J.

Decided 6 September 1994

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What the Court ordered

Before parting with this case, the Court shall be failing in its duty if H 186 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1994) SUPP. 3 S.C.R. A it is not brought to the attention of the appropriate authority that for in.ore than hundred years, the law of vicarious liability of the State for negligence of its officers has been swinging from one direction to other.

Judgment, page 42

Authorities it was built on

1962 The State of Rajasthan v. Mst. Vidhyawati and Another cited by 5

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