https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280008 A writ petition under Article 226 was held maintainable for public law compensation where a public tragedy caused deaths and injuries through breaches of clear safety duties. The Court distinguished constitutional compensation from private law damages and held that disputed facts did not bar relief when core violations were evident from the record. Applying strict or absolute liability for hazardous activity, it found failures in electrical safety, structural compliance, evacuation arrangements, and municipal and licensing oversight contributed to the disaster. The cinema owners and public authorities were held jointly and severally liable, with additional punitive recovery directed against the cinema owners and broader safety measures recommended to prevent recurrence. en-us Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:09:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280008 A writ petition under Article 226 was held maintainable for public law compensation where a public tragedy caused deaths and injuries through breaches of clear safety duties. The Court distinguished constitutional compensation from private law damages and held that disputed facts did not bar relief when core violations were evident from the record. Applying strict or absolute liability for hazardous activity, it found failures in electrical safety, structural compliance, evacuation arrangements, and municipal and licensing oversight contributed to the disaster. The cinema owners and public authorities were held jointly and severally liable, with additional punitive recovery directed against the cinema owners and broader safety measures recommended to prevent recurrence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280008