N. Nagendra Rao and Company Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh – Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India N.NAGENDRA RAO & CO. Vs. STATE OF A.P. DATE OF JUDGMENT -06/09/1994 BENCH: SAHAI, R.M. (J), HANSARIA B.L. (J) CITATION: 1994 AIR 2663,1994 SCC (6) 205, JT 1994 (5)572, 1994 SCALE (3)977 JUDGMENT: The Judgment of the Court was delivered by R.M. SAHAI, J.- Is the State vicariously liable for negligence of its officers in discharge of their statutory duties, was answered in the negative by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on the ratio laid down by this Court in Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain v. State of U.P1 while reversing the decree for payment of Rs ...