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ABBREVI
ATI
ONS

S.
NO ABBREVI
ATI
ONS FULLFORMS

1. Anr Anot
her

2. Ar
. Ar
ti
cl
e

3. CPC Codeofci
vi
l
pr
ocedur
e

4. Gov
t. Gov
ernment

5. Hon’
ble Honour
abl
e

6. i
.e. Thati
s

7. I
PC I
ndi
anPenal
Code

8. I
VF I
nVet
roFer
ti
li
sat
ion

9. J Just
ice

10. Mar
. Mar
ch

11. M.
P Madhy
apr
adesh

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12. Or
s. Ot
her
s

13. S. Sect
ion

14. SC Supr
emeCour
t

15. SOPs St
andar
doper
ati
ngpr
ocedur
es

16. UOI Uni

onOfI
ndi
a

17. v
. Ver
sus

:
S.
NO. NAMEOFTHECASEANDCI
TATI
ON PAGENO.

1 Gaj
raj
singhv
.St
ateofM.
P,746of2012. 15

2 Muni
cipal
Cor
por
ati
onGr
eat
erBombayv
.LaxmanI
yer 13

3 Nat
ional
Coal
Boar
dv.Engl
and,
(1954)1AI
IER546. 12

4 Ol
gat
ell
i
sv.BombayMuni
cipal
Cor
por
ati
on,
1985SCC 11
(
3)345.

5 Pi
tt
sv.Hunt
,(1990)3AI
IER546. 12

6 Sav
eli
fef
oundat
ionv
.Uni
onOfI
ndi
a. 12

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7 S.Ganesanv
.secr
etar
ytoGov
t.andOr
s,2016. 11

8 Vi
dyaDev
iv.Madhy
apr
adeshSt
ateRoadTr
anspor
t 13
Cor
por
ati
on,
AIR1975MP89.

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I
NDEXOFAUTHORI
TIES

LI
STOFCASESCI
TED

STATUTES

1. CodeofCi
vi
lPr
ocedur
e,1908,
No.5,
Act
sofPar
li
ament
,1908(
Indi
a).

BOOKSREFERRED
1. Rat
anl
al&Dhi
raj
l
al’
s,TheI
ndi
anPenalCode,
(35thEdi
ti
on,
2017)
.
2. Rat
anl
al&Dhi
raj
l
als.TheLawofTor
’ ts,
(25th Edi
ti
on,
2010)
.

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NERESOURCES

1.Hei
nOnl
i
ne,
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ps:
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hei
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ne.
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lastseenonSept
ember26,
2019)
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ra,
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p:/
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raf
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ember26,
2019)
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ember26,
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STATEMENTOFJURI
SDI
CTI
ON

Sect
ion9ofCodeofCi
vi
lPr
ocedur
e(CPC)r
eadasf
oll
owsCour
tst
otr
yal
lci
vi
lsui
ts
unl
essbar
red:-TheCour
tsshal
l(subj
ectt
othepr
ovi
sionsher
eincont
ained)hav
e
j
uri
sdi
cti
ont
otr
yal
lsui
tsofaci
vi
lnat
ureexcept
ingsui
tsofwhi
cht
hei
rcogni
zancei
s
ei
therexpr
essl
yori
mpl
i
edl
ybar
red.
[
Expl
anat
ionI
].-
Asui
tinwhi
cht
her
ightt
opr
oper
tyort
oanof
fi
cei
scont
est
edi
s
asui
tofaci
vi
lnat
ure,not
wit
hst
andi
ngt
hatsuchr
ightmaydependent
ir
elyont
he
deci
si
onofquest
ionsast
orel
i
giousr
it
esorcer
emoni
es.
[
Expl
anat
ionI
I.
-Fort
hepur
posesoft
hissect
ion,i
tisi
mmat
eri
alwhet
herornot
anyf
eesar
eat
tachedt
otheof
fi
cer
efer
redt
oinExpl
anat
ionIorwhet
herornotsuch
of
fi
cei
sat
tachedt
oapar
ti
cul
arpl
ace.
]
Thepr
esentmemor
andum set
sfor
tht
hef
act
s,cont
ent
ionsandar
gument
sint
he
pr
esentcase.

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STATEMENTOFFACTS

BACKGROUND

Johni
sapr
ofessi
onalphot
ogr
apherwor
kingi
nal
eadi
ngcompanywhi
chsel
l
sappar
el
f
orexpect
ingmot
her
s.Hehast
hreesi
ster
s.Thesecondsi
steri
sadoct
orandhast
wo
ki
ds.
Bei
ngadev
otedbr
otherhef
requent
lyv
isi
tst
hehospi
talwher
ehi
ssi
sterwor
ks.
Thehospi
tali
soneoft
hel
eadi
nghospi
tal
swhi
chi
sfarawayf
rom hi
spl
ace.Hei
sa
v
erydev
oteduncl
e.Her
ecei
vesar
aisef
orhi
sper
for
manceatt
hecompany
.Hehad
pur
chasedabr
andnew carcal
l
ed‘
venue’whi
chwasbr
ightbl
uei
ncol
ourandl
ooked
at
tr
act
ive.

Hehadf
ourt
raf
fi
csi
gnal
sonhi
scommut
etoof
fi
ceev
ery
day
.Hepassesbya
pet
rolbunkatt
hef
ir
stsi
gnal
.Onhi
ssecondsi
gnal,hepassesbyagov
ernment
hospi
talont
heopposi
tesi
deoft
her
oad.Thet
hir
dsi
gnali
sanext
remel
ybusysi
gnalas
t
her
eisaschoolandcol
l
egeneart
hesame.Neart
hef
our
thsi
gnal,t
her
eisasuper
speci
ali
tyhospi
tal
ont
hesamesi
deoft
her
oad.

Johnwant
edt
otakehi
scart
otheof
fi
cet
oshow of
ftohi
scol
l
eagues.He
cr
ossedt
hef
ir
stsi
gnalandi
mmedi
atel
yinf
rontofhi
m,hesaw anacci
dent
,wher
ein
t
he l
ady passengerofan aut
o was t
hrown outon t
he r
oad.The aut
othough
moment
ari
l
yst
opped,f
ledassoonascr
owdst
art
edt
ogat
her
.Iti
sJohnwhor
ender
ed
hel
ptoherasagoodSamar
it
an.Bydoi
ngsohepr
ovedhowhumanehei
s.

Johnpar
kedt
hecart
othesi
deoft
her
oadandgotoutt
oseei
fthel
adywas
i
njur
ed.Whenhewentt
oseet
hel
ady
,her
eal
i
zedt
hatt
hel
adywaspr
egnantandwas
al
sohi
ssi
ster
’spat
ient
.Her
ecogni
zedherf
rom oneofhi
svi
sit
s.Hei
mmedi
atel
y
r
ushedt
ohersi
de,
pickedherupandt
ookheri
nhi
scart
otakehert
othehospi
tal
taki
ng
nor
egar
dtot
hef
actt
hathi
swasanewl
yboughtcar
.Hehadt
ri
edcal
l
inghi
ssi
sterbut
herphonewasunav
ail
abl
e.So,
itcanbesai
dthathet
ri
edhi
slev
elbestt
odoev
ery
thi
ng

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t
hathecoul
ddo.Thel
adywasconsci
ousatt
hatt
ime.

Thel
adywasVi
nay
awhosecasewasf
requent
lydi
scussedathome.Shehad
beenchi
l
dlessf
orabout7 y
ear
sand f
inal
l
yaf
terJohn’
ssi
sterper
for
med anI
VF
t
reat
ment
,shewasabl
etoconcei
ve.Vi
nay
awasal
soadv
isedt
otakebedr
esti
nthe
l
aterst
agesofherpr
egnancyasshewasaged43andt
hepr
egnancywasgoi
ngt
obea
t
oughone.Despi
teknowi
ngal
lthi
s,shei
nst
eadoft
aki
ngbedr
esti
nherl
aterst
age
cameoutwi
thoutpr
ecaut
ions.Johnknew herf
rom oneofhi
svi
sit
stohersi
ster
’s
hospi
tal
.

DI
SPUTEDPART

Johni
nar
ushofpani
c,i
mmedi
atel
ypr
oceededt
owar
dst
hesuperspeci
ali
ty
hospi
tal.Att
hesecond si
gnal,her
eal
i
zed t
hatVi
nay
ahad l
ostconsci
ousness.
Howev
er,hest
oppedatt
hesi
gnalast
hesi
gnalwasr
ed.Her
ushedt
hrought
het
hir
d
si
gnalast
hel
i
ghtwasy
ell
ow.Anot
hercarwi
tht
hesamei
ntent
ionofski
ppi
ngt
her
ed
l
i
ght
,rushedt
hroughandj
ammedi
ntot
her
earofJohn’
scar.Her
ecov
eredsoon and
t
ookt
hel
adyt
othehospi
tal.Att
hehospi
tal
,itwaspr
onouncedt
hatv
inay
ahadgi
ven
bi
rt
htoast
il
lbor
nchi
l
d.

SUI
T

Af
tercomi
nghome,hecal
l
edhi
ssi
sterandnar
rat
edt
hei
nci
dentt
oher.Despi
te
notbei
ngpr
esentt
her
e,asasi
ster,shemer
elycomf
ort
edherbr
othersay
ingt
hathe
haddoneal
lhecoul
ddo.Sheal
sost
atedt
hatt
hatshewoul
dinf
orm hi
mifVi
nay
acame
backt
oherf
orf
urt
hert
reat
ment.
Aft
eraf
ew day
s,her
ecei
vest
wonot
icest
hatt
wo
sui
tshav
ebeenf
il
edagai
nsthi
m,onebyt
hel
adyandt
heot
herbyt
heot
hercarowner
f
orpay
mentofdamages.

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STATEMENTOFI
SSUES

1.

ONOFTHERESPONDENTAMOUNTSTONE
WHETHERTHEACTI GLI
GENCE?

2.

WHETHERTHERESPONDENTI ABLETOPAYDAMAGESTOTHECAROWNER?
SLI

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SUMMARYOFPLEADI
NGS

1.ACTI
ONS OFTHERESPONDENTDOESNOTAMOUNTTONEGLI
GENCEI
NNOTTAKI
NGVI
NAYATO
THEGOVERNMENTHOSPI
TAL

Thecounself
orr
espondenthumbl
yar
guesbef
oret
hisHon’
blecour
tthatt
he
act
ionsofdef
endantdoesnotamountt
o‘Negl
i
gence’i
nnott
aki
ngVi
nay
atot
hegov
t.
hospi
talbecauseheact
edi
ngoodf
ait
hwhi
l
epr
oceedi
ngt
owar
dst
hesuperspeci
ali
ty
hospi
tal
.Undernecessi
tyt
opr
otectt
hepr
egnantl
adyhedi
dthatactwhennobodyel
se
i
nthecr
owdcamef
orwar
dtor
enderhel
p.AsagoodSamar
it
anhehast
obepr
otect
ed.

2.THERESPONDENTI
SNOTLI
ABLETOPAYDAMAGESTOTHECAROWNER

Thecounself
orr
espondenthumbl
yar
guest
hatt
her
eisnol
i
abi
l
ity
t
opaydamagest
othecarownerast
hedef
endanthasaj
ustandr
easonabl
ecause
t
oski
pther
edl
i
ght.
(i
.e.
tosav
ethepr
icel
essl
i
feofVi
nay
a).Thepl
aint
if
fhi
msel
fis
awr
ongdoeri
nthi
scaseashebr
oket
het
raf
fi
crul
eswi
thoutj
ustcause.

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ARGUMENTSADVANCED
1.
ACTI GENCE:
ONSOFTHERESPONDENTDOESNOTAMOUNTTONEGLI

1.
1Thecounself
ordef
endanthumbl
yar
guesbef
oret
hishon’
blecour
tthatt
heact
ions
ofJohndoesnotamountt
onegl
i
gencei
nnott
aki
ngVi
nay
atot
henear
bygov
ernment
hospi
tal
.Thet
erm‘
Negl
i
gence’i
sdef
inedas,“t
hebr
eachofadut
ycausedbyt
he
omi
ssi
ont
odosomet
hingwhi
char
easonabl
eman,gui
dedbyt
hoseconsi
der
ati
ons
whi
chor
dinar
il
yregul
atet
heconductofhumanaf
fai
rswoul
ddo,ordoi
ngsomet
hing
1
whi
chapr
udentandr
easonabl
emanwoul
ddo”
. Accor
dingt
oWi
nfi
eld,“
negl
i
genceas
at
orti
sthebr
eachofal
egaldut
ytot
akecar
ewhi
chr
esul
tsi
ndamage,undesi
redby
2
t
hedef
endantt
othepl
aint
if
f”.

1.
2Thecounselsubmi
tst
hatt
her
ear
ethr
eeel
ement
stoconst
it
utet
ortofnegl
i
gence.
Toputi
tinanut
shel
ltheneededel
ement
sar
e:

A.Dut
ytocar
eforsomeone

B.Br
eachoft
hatpar
ti
cul
ardut
y

C.Damager
esul
ti
ngf
rom suchbr
eachofdut
y.

1.
3Int
hepr
esentcaset
het
hreecondi
ti
onswer
enotf
ulf
il
ledt
oconsi
deri
tasat
ortof
negl
i
gence.Thecounselwi
l
lsubst
ant
iat
eel
ement
swi
thf
act
sandexpl
ainst
hecur
rent
caseast
ohowt
heel
ement
swer
enotf
ulf
il
led. John,despi
tehav
ingnol
egaldut
yto
r
enderhel
ptot
hepr
egnantl
ady
,nev
ert
urnedbl
i
ndey
etot
hehel
plessposi
ti
onofher.
I
nst
eadunl
i
keal
lot
hermember
sint
hecr
owdhet
ookuponhi
msel
fthemor
alobl
i
gat
ion
t
orescueher
.Af
tert
aki
nguponhi
msel
ftheonusofr
esponsi
bil
i
tyont
ohi
sshoul
der
s,he
t
ookduecar
etonotl
ett
hesi
tuat
ionoutofhands.Thi
sisev
identwhenhemadeef
for
ts
t
ocont
acthersecondsi
ster
,whoi
sadoct
or.I
tisanundeni
abl
efactt
hathedi
d

1
Rat
anl
alanddhi
raj
l
al,
thel
awoftor
ts474(
26ed.2010)
.
2
Rat
anl
alanddhi
raj
l
al,
Supr
a,1.

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ev
ery
thi
ngi
ngoodf
ait
hwi
thnoi
ntent
iont
ocausehar
mtoher
.Andt
het
hir
del
ementof
negl
i
gencei
.e.damaget
othepl
aint
if
fresul
ti
ngf
rom br
eachofdut
ybyt
hedef
endanti
s
al
sonotf
ulf
il
led.Thebi
rt
hofast
il
lbor
nchi
l
dtoVi
nay
aisnev
erbecauseoft
hebr
each
ofdut
yofdef
endant
.

1.
4Ther
espondenti
nthegi
vencasewaswel
lawar
eoft
het
oughnessoft
hedel
i
ver
yof
Vi
nay
a.I
tisev
identi
nst
atement“Johnknewt
hatVi
nay
a’scasewasat
oughone”
.In
hi
srushofpani
c,Johnhadnot
hingi
nhi
smi
ndacceptt
osav
eVi
nay
afr
om t
her
iskof
deat
h.So wi
tht
hati
n mi
nd,he pr
oceeded t
owar
ds t
he mul
ti
speci
alt
y hospi
tal
i
nvol
unt
ari
l
ynoti
nat
ypi
calsenseoft
hedef
ini
ti
on.Butt
het
erm“
inv
olunt
ary
”asusedi
n
Ol
ga Tel
l
isv
.Bombay Muni
cipalCor
por
aton3i
i s an actcompel
l
ed by i
nev
itabl
e
4
ci
rcumst
ances.I
nthecaseofS.
Ganesanv
.secr
etar
ytogov
t.andor
s. t
hegov
t.
hospi
talnegl
i
gent
lyadmi
nist
ered ni
tr
ous oxi
de i
nst
ead ofoxy
gen when she was
admi
tt
edf
orv
asect
omy
.

1.
5S.
304A.ofI
ndi
anPenalCoder
eadsas:whoev
ercausest
hedeat
hofanyper
sonby
doi
nganyashornegl
i
gentactnotamount
ingt
ocul
pabl
ehomi
cide,shal
lbepuni
shed
wi
thi
mpr
isonmentofei
therdescr
ipt
ionf
orat
erm whi
chmayext
endt
otwoy
ear
s,or
5
wi
thf
ine,
orwi
thbot
h.

Essent
ial
element
sofS.
304Aar
ethef
oll
owi
ng

A.Deat
hofaper
son

B.Deat
hwascausedbyaccuseddur
inganyr
ashornegl
i
gentact

C.Actdoesnotamountt
ocul
pabl
ehomi
cide.

Theessent
ialel
ement
sint
hiscasear
enotf
ulf
il
ledt
omaket
hedef
endantl
i
abl
efort
he
bi
rt
hofst
il
lbor
nchi
l
d.Thedeat
hhappenednotbecauseoft
hedef
endant
.Asper
STRAI
GHT J t
he cr
imi
nal
i
tyl
i
es i
nrunni
ng t
he r
isk ofdoi
ng such an actwi
th

3
Olgatel
l
isv.Bombaymuni cipalcor
porati
on,1985SCC(3)545.
4
Ganesanv.Secr
etar
ytoGov t.andOrs,(2016)
.
5
Rathanl
alanddhir
ajl
al,
theIndianpenalcode672(35ed.2010).

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r
eckl
essness ori
ndi
ff
erence as t
othe consequences. Ther
eis no r
eckl
ess or
i
ndi
ff
erentactofdef
endanti
nthegi
vencase.I
nfactt
hedef
endantwasconcer
ned
aboutt
hel
i
vesofmot
herandchi
l
d.

1.
6 GOODSAMARI
TANLAW:
Ini
tsgui
del
i
nest
othehospi
tal
sandpol
i
ceaut
hor
it
iesf
or
t
hepr
otect
ionofgoodSamar
it
ans,t
heSupr
emeCour
tofI
ndi
aon30Mar
.2016hel
d
t
hatt
heby
standerorgoodSamar
it
anshal
lnotbel
i
abl
eforanyci
vi
lorcr
imi
nall
i
abi
l
ity
.
7
Thesegui
del
i
neswer
elai
ddowni
nSav
eLi
feFoundat
ionV.Uni
onofI
ndi
a. I
tishel
d
t
hatRi
ghtt
oli
feunderAr
.21i
ncl
udesr
ightt
osaf
etyofper
sonst
rav
ell
i
ngonr
oadand
i
mmedi
atemedi
calassi
stanceasanecessar
ycor
oll
aryi
srequi
redt
obepr
ovi
dedand
8
al
soadequat
elegalpr
otect
ionandpr
event
ionf
rom har
assmentt
ogoodSamar
it
ans.
Topr
otectt
her
oadacci
dentv
ict
imsi
n“Gol
denHour“
theapexcour
tbyi
nvoki
ngAr
.141
and Ar
.142 of t
he const
it
uti
on made gui
del
i
nes and st
andar
d oper
ati
ng
pr
ocedur
es(
SOPs)bi
ndi
ngt
hroughoutt
heI
ndi
ant
err
it
ory.
Fol
l
owi
ngt
his,t
hedef
endantbei
ngagoodSamar
it
anshal
lnotbemadel
i
abl
ein
t
hiscasebr
oughtaboutbyt
hepl
aint
if
f,Vi
nay
acl
aimi
ngf
ordamages.

2.THERESPONDENTI
SNOTLI
ABLETOPAYDAMAGESTOTHECAROWNER:

2.
1Thecounselhumbl
ysubmi
tst
hatt
heper
sonmustappr
oachcour
tofl
awwi
thcl
ean
handsasnol
egalact
ionar
isesoutofawr
ongf
ulact
.Her
eiti
snotf
oll
owedwher
ethe
pl
aint
if
fhi
msel
fbei
ngt
hewr
ongdoerappr
oachedt
hecour
t.Apl
aint
if
fisnotdi
sabl
ed
f
rom r
ecov
eri
ngbyr
easonofbei
nghi
msel
fawr
ongdoer
,unl
esssomeunl
awf
ulactor
conductonhi
sownpar
tisconnect
edwi
tht
hehar
m suf
fer
edbyhi
m aspar
toft
hesame
9
t
ransact
ion. Thecounselsubst
ant
iat
est
hef
act
swi
tht
hecase.Theunl
awf
ulactwas
commi
tt
edbybr
eaki
ngt
het
raf
fi
crul
eswi
thoutj
ustcausewhi
chi
sconnect
edwi
tht
he
har
m.Sot
hepl
aint
if
fisdi
sent
it
ledf
rom cl
aimi
ngf
orcompensat
ion.

6
Rathanlal
anddhiraj
lal
,theI
ndianpenalcode674(35ed.2010).
7
Saveli
fefoundat
ionandAnr.V.UnionofIndi
aandAnr,W.P.(ci
vil
)No.235of2012.
8
Savelif
efoundati
onandAnr .V.Uni
onofI ndi
aandAnr,W.P.(
civi
l)No.235of2012.
9
Rat
hanl
alanddhi
raj
l
al,
thel
awoft
ort
s105(
26ed.2010)
.

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10
2.
2InNat
ionalCoalBoar
dv.Engl
and, Lor
dAsqui
thgav
eil
l
ust
rat
ionsast
owhena
def
enceofext
urpicausamaysucceedormaynotsucceed.Hesai
d:“
Possi
blyapar
ty
t
oani
l
legalpr
izef
ightwhoi
sinj
uredi
ntheconf
li
ctcannotsuef
orassaul
t.I
ftwo
bur
glar
s,AandB,agr
eet
oopenasaf
ebymeansofexpl
osi
ves,andAsonegl
i
gent
ly
handl
est
heexpl
osi
vechar
geast
oinj
ureB,Bmi
ghtf
indsomedi
ff
icul
tyi
nmai
ntai
ning
anact
ionf
ornegl
i
genceagai
nstA.Buti
fAandBar
epr
oceedi
ngt
othepr
emi
seswhi
ch
t
heyi
ntendbur
glar
iousl
ytoent
erandbef
oret
heyent
ert
hem Bpi
cksA’
spocketand
st
eal
shi
swat
ch,Icannotpr
evai
lonmy
sel
ftobel
i
evet
hatAcoul
dnotsuei
ntor
t.The
11 12
t
hef
tist
otal
l
y unconnect
ed wi
th bur
glar
y.” I
n Pi
tt
sv.Hunt
, t
he cl
aim f
or
compensat
ionwasnegat
edbyt
hecour
tonaccountofhebei
ngt
hewr
ongdoer
.

2.
3CONTRI
BUTORYNEGLI
GENCE:TheSupr
emeCour
thel
dint
hecaseofMuni
cipal
13
Cor
por
ati
onGr
eat
erBombayv
.LaxmanI
yer that“
iti
snowwel
lset
tl
edt
hati
nthecase
ofcont
ri
but
orynegl
i
gence,cour
tshav
ethepowert
oappor
ti
ont
hel
ossbet
weent
he
par
ti
es as seems j
ustand equi
tabl
e.”Vi
dya Dev
iv.Madhy
a Pr
adesh St
ate Road
Tr
anspor
tat
ion Cor
por
aton14 i
i s anot
her i
mpor
tant j
udgement i
nthe mat
ter of
cont
ri
but
orynegl
i
gence.Themat
teroff
act
sint
hiscasear
ethatt
her
ewasanacci
dent
i
nJabal
puratt
hecr
ossi
ngoft
wor
oadsbet
weenabusandmot
orcy
cle.Asar
esul
tof
t
hecol
l
ison t
hemot
orcy
cli
stsust
ainedsev
ereskul
linj
uri
esanddi
edt
her
eaf
ter
.Ina
sui
tfi
l
edbyhi
srepr
esent
ati
ves,t
hecl
aimst
ri
bunalhel
dthatt
hecl
aimant
sfai
l
edt
o
pr
ove negl
i
gence on t
he par
toft
he busdr
iverand t
he f
act
sand ci
rcumst
ances
est
abl
i
shedt
hatt
hedeceasedhi
msel
fwasnegl
i
gent
.

2.
4DOCTRI
NEOFLASTOPPORTUNI
TY:I
nthedoct
ri
neofl
astoppor
tuni
tyt
heper
son
whohast
hel
astoppor
tuni
tyt
opr
eventahar
m wi
l
lbehel
dmor
eli
abl
e.Thecasel
awof
Gaj
raj
singhv
.St
at P15ser
eOfM. vesagoodpur
posei
nunder
standi
ngt
hisdoct
ri
ne.

10
Nat
ional coalboardv.England,(1954)1AIIER546.
11
Rat
hanlal anddhiraj
l
al,supra,9.
12
Pi
tt
sv .hunt ,(
1990)3AI IER546.
13
Rat
hanlal anddhiraj
l
al,thelawoft or
ts589(26ed.2010).
14
Vi
dyadev iv.MadhyaPr adeshstateroadt
ranspor
tcorpor
ati
on,
AIR1975MP89.
15
Gaj
rajsinghv .thest
ateofM. P,746of2012.

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PRAYER

I
tis,t
her
efor
e,mosthumbl
ypr
ayedbef
oret
hisHon’
bleDi
str
ictCour
ttoki
ndl
yal
l
ow
t
hesui
tandmaybepl
easedt
oadj
udgeanddecl
aret
hat
:

1.Theactofr
espondentdoesnotamountt
onegl
i
gence.
2.Ther
espondenti
snotl
i
abl
etopayt
hedamages.

And/
orpasssuchot
heror
deri
nlghtofj
i ust
ice,equi
tyandgoodConsci
encewhi
cht
his
Hon’
blecour
tmayf
eel
fitandpr
operi
ntheci
rcumst
ancesoft
hecase.

Andf
ort
hisactofki
ndness,
ther
espondentdut
yboundshal
lfor
everpr
ay.

S/
d-
Counsel
sforr
espondent
.

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