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Match List-I with List-II List-I - Legal MaximList-II - Case Law (A). Injuria sine Damno (I).…

Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu & Kashmir (1985), where an MLA wrongfully detained was awarded compensation though he suffered no tangible loss, illustrates injuria sine damno…

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List-I - Legal MaximList-II - Case Law
(A). Injuria sine Damno(I). Gloucester Grammar School case
(B). Damnum sine Injuria(II). Nichols v. Marsland
(C). Volenti non fit injuria(III). Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
(D). Force majeure(IV). Padmavati v. Dugganaika
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Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu & Kashmir (1985), where an MLA wrongfully detained was awarded compensation though he suffered no tangible loss, illustrates injuria sine damno (A-III); the Gloucester Grammar School case (1410), where a rival school's lower fees caused loss without legal injury, illustrates damnum sine injuria (B-I); Padmavati v. Dugganaika (1975), where passengers who voluntarily took a lift in a jeep could not recover, illustrates volenti non fit injuria (C-IV); and Nichols v. Marsland (1876), where extraordinary rainfall burst artificial lakes, illustrates act of God or force majeure (D-II). The matching is "(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)".

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