https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310260 A school was held vicariously liable where teachers, deputed to escort and supervise children on a picnic, acted negligently in the course of that assigned duty; the risk arose while they were performing school functions, and the duty of care owed to minor children was treated as especially strict. Compensation for the drowning deaths was upheld because fatal claims must be assessed on pecuniary loss through a realistic, multiplier-based approach rather than as mere solatium, and the award was not found excessive. The award of interest was, however, modified by directing 6% simple interest from the High Court judgment date until payment and instalment-wise disbursement. en-us Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:05:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310260 A school was held vicariously liable where teachers, deputed to escort and supervise children on a picnic, acted negligently in the course of that assigned duty; the risk arose while they were performing school functions, and the duty of care owed to minor children was treated as especially strict. Compensation for the drowning deaths was upheld because fatal claims must be assessed on pecuniary loss through a realistic, multiplier-based approach rather than as mere solatium, and the award was not found excessive. The award of interest was, however, modified by directing 6% simple interest from the High Court judgment date until payment and instalment-wise disbursement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310260