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Attorney General v PYA Quarries [1957] 2 QB 169

AREA: Nuisance FACTS: The defendants ran a quarry and employed a blasting method that produced a lot of dust, noise, and vibrations that...

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Jan 302 min read

Ramchandraram Nagaram Rice & Oil Ltd. v. Municipal Commissioners of Purulia Municipality AIR 1943 Pat. 408 (SA)

An act is not wrongful, if it is authorized by the legislature.

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Manindra Nath Mukherjee v. Mathuradas Chatturbhuj AIR 1946 Cal. 175 (AOG)

AREA: Act of God FACTS: The defendant was the proprietor of the motion picture establishment. On the roof was a structure of steel frame...

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Jan 302 min read

Haynes v. Harwood (1935) 1 KB 146

AREA: Volenti non-fit Injuria FACTS: The defendants were the owners of a two-horse van which was being driven by their servant. In the...

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Rural Transportation Service vs. Bezlum Bibi and Ors., AIR 1980 Cal 165, 84 CWN 616

Area: Contributory Negligence Judges: A K Sen, B K Chakrabarti Facts: - On October 28, 1969, Taher Seikh boarded a bus operated by the...

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The State of Rajasthan vs Mst. Vidhyawati And Another (1962)

AREA: VICARIOUS LIABILITY OF STATE FACTS: The incident occurred in 1955 when a government jeep, driven by an official, hit a young boy...

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