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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court observe : "However it cannot be understood as…

In Tamil Nadu Electricity Board v. Sumathi (2000) 4 SCC 543, while clarifying Chairman, Grid Corporation of Orissa v. Sukamani Das (1999), the Supreme Court held that not…

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court observe :
"However it cannot be understood as laying a law that in every case of tortious liability recourse must be had to a suit. When there is negligence on the face of it and infringement of Article 21 is there, it cannot be said that there will be any bar to proceed under Article 226 of the Constitution" ?

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In Tamil Nadu Electricity Board v. Sumathi (2000) 4 SCC 543, while clarifying Chairman, Grid Corporation of Orissa v. Sukamani Das (1999), the Supreme Court held that not every case of tortious liability requires relegating the claimant to a civil suit: where negligence is evident on the face of the record and Article 21 is infringed, there is no bar to granting public-law relief under Article 226 of the Constitution.

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