https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341565 Under the Mines Act and mine safety regulations, the prosecution must first establish foundational facts showing non-compliance before the statutory reverse burden shifts to the accused. On the evidence of inadequate roof support and breach of the Systematic Support Rules, liability was sustained against the Manager and Agent because their supervisory roles and failure to ensure compliance were proved; their sentence was reduced to fine only in view of mitigating circumstances. By contrast, the conviction of the General Manager and Additional General Manager was not supported by specific evidence showing a statutory basis for fastening criminal liability, so the findings against them were set aside. en-us Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 May 2017 18:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341565 Under the Mines Act and mine safety regulations, the prosecution must first establish foundational facts showing non-compliance before the statutory reverse burden shifts to the accused. On the evidence of inadequate roof support and breach of the Systematic Support Rules, liability was sustained against the Manager and Agent because their supervisory roles and failure to ensure compliance were proved; their sentence was reduced to fine only in view of mitigating circumstances. By contrast, the conviction of the General Manager and Additional General Manager was not supported by specific evidence showing a statutory basis for fastening criminal liability, so the findings against them were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=341565