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The rule of 'absolute liability' was laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the following case:

The principle of absolute liability was laid down by the Supreme Court in "M.C. Mehta (Sriram Food and Fertilizer Co.) vs. Union of India", the oleum gas leak case,…

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The rule of 'absolute liability' was laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the following case:

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The principle of absolute liability was laid down by the Supreme Court in "M.C. Mehta (Sriram Food and Fertilizer Co.) vs. Union of India", the oleum gas leak case, dispensing with the exceptions allowed in "Rylands vs. Fletcher", which is an English decision on strict liability.

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