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As per the Supreme Court of India in the Oleum Gas Leak Case, the nature of duty owed by an enterprise…

In the Oleum Gas Leak case (M.C. Mehta v. Union of India) the Supreme Court held that an enterprise carrying on a hazardous or inherently dangerous activity owes an absolute…

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As per the Supreme Court of India in the Oleum Gas Leak Case, the nature of duty owed by an enterprise engaged in a hazardous industry posing a potential threat to health and safety of persons residing in the surrounding area is:
(A) Inherent duty
(B) Imperative and non-derogable duty
(C) Absolute and delegable duty
(D) Resolute duty
(E) Absolute and non-delegable duty

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Correct answer C

In the Oleum Gas Leak case (M.C. Mehta v. Union of India) the Supreme Court held that an enterprise carrying on a hazardous or inherently dangerous activity owes an absolute and non-delegable duty to the community, unqualified by the exceptions in Rylands v. Fletcher. Hence the answer is "(E) Only".

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