Court : Guwahati
Decided on : Oct-07-1988
A. Raghuvir, C.J. 1. Baghmara is the Head Quarter of a Revenue Sub-Division in West Garo Hills of Meghalaya State. This town is on the Bangladesh border and is situate between International border pillars 1143 and 1158. The town is divided by a P. W.D. Road Along the two sides of the highway there is a bazar. Near the bazar there is Police Station, a Primary School building and residential quarter of the Sub-Divisional Officer. The inhabitants of the town speak more than one language and follow different customs and celebrate festivals in their day to day life. 2. On April 14,1987 the Rishi Community of the town were celebrating Charak Puja in the Primary School building. The establishment apprehended disturbance to peace and tranquillity in the town therefore alerted the law enforcement agencies. The Sub-divisional Officer who is also an Executive Magistrate was present in the town. The incharge officer of the Police Station was at the Thana. The Deputy Superintendent of Police arri...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Guwahati
Decided on : Sep-29-1988
..... different damages to the same plaintiff. as an illustration of the first, reference has been made to the case of drinkwater v. kimber, (1952) 2 kb 281, where a passenger in a motor car was injured in a collision between that car and another. morris, lj. said that the two drivers both of whom were negligent were separate tortfeasors whose ..... shares in the commission of the tort are done in furtherance of a common design. reference was made to brooke v. bool (1928) 2 kb 578. but where two ships collided with each other because of the independent acts of negligence of each of them, which were the facts in kurask (1924), p. 140, and one of them then ..... without further negligence collided with a third. it was held that owner of the third ship had independent cause of action against the two negligent ships.19. the law relating to joint tortfeasors may thus be explained by stating that except in case of agency or vicarious liability or imposition of joint .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Guwahati
Decided on : Sep-29-1988
..... different damages to the same plaintiff. an illustration of the first, reference has been made to the case of drink water v. kimber (1952) 2 kb 281 where a passenger in a motorcar was injured in a collision between that car and another. morris, l.j said that the two drivers both of whom were negligent were separate tortfeasors whose ..... when their separate shares in the commission of the tort are done in furtherance of a common design. reference was made to brooke v. bool (supra). but where two ships collided with each other because of the independent acts of negligence of each of them, which were the facts in kurask (1924) p. 140, and one of them then ..... without further negligence collided with a third. it was held that owner of the third ship had independent cause of action against the two negligent ships.19. the law relating to joint tortfeasors may thus be explained by stating that except in case of agency, or vicarious liability or imposition of .....
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