https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197586 Public law compensation against statutory authorities requires a close and direct causal nexus with the injury, or malice or conscious abuse of power; mere mechanical or imperfect discharge of statutory functions is insufficient. Applying that principle, the Municipal Corporation and the Licensing Authority were found too remote from the fire tragedy to bear monetary liability, while liability was confined to the theatre owner and the electricity board for their respective negligence. The compensatory award was rationalised for group claims, death compensation was revised by age category, injured claimants' awards were maintained, and punitive damages were reduced to reflect only disgorgement of unlawful gain. en-us Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197586 Public law compensation against statutory authorities requires a close and direct causal nexus with the injury, or malice or conscious abuse of power; mere mechanical or imperfect discharge of statutory functions is insufficient. Applying that principle, the Municipal Corporation and the Licensing Authority were found too remote from the fire tragedy to bear monetary liability, while liability was confined to the theatre owner and the electricity board for their respective negligence. The compensatory award was rationalised for group claims, death compensation was revised by age category, injured claimants' awards were maintained, and punitive damages were reduced to reflect only disgorgement of unlawful gain. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197586