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In M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC1086 (Sri Ram Fertilizers case) the court held that

In M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, (1987) (the Oleum gas leak case), the Supreme Court laid down absolute liability for enterprises engaged in hazardous or inherently…

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In M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC1086 (Sri Ram Fertilizers case) the court held that

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In M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, (1987) (the Oleum gas leak case), the Supreme Court laid down absolute liability for enterprises engaged in hazardous or inherently dangerous activities, holding that "In escape of toxic gas, the enterprise is strictly and absolutely liable to compensate all those who are affected by the accident and such liability is not subject to any of the exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the tortious principle of strict liability." Unlike "In escape of toxic gas, the enterprise is strictly liable to compensate all those who are affected by the accident and such liability is subject to any of the exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the tortious principle of strict liability", this liability admits none of the exceptions to the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher.

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