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What issue did the Supreme Court decide in State of Rajasthan v. Mst. Vidhyawati?

In State of Rajasthan v. Mst. Vidhyawati, 1962 Supp (2) SCR 989, a government jeep driver returning the vehicle from a repair workshop negligently struck a pedestrian, who…

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What issue did the Supreme Court decide in State of Rajasthan v. Mst. Vidhyawati?

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In State of Rajasthan v. Mst. Vidhyawati, 1962 Supp (2) SCR 989, a government jeep driver returning the vehicle from a repair workshop negligently struck a pedestrian, who died. The Supreme Court held the State vicariously liable for the driver's negligence in the course of employment. The operation of the vehicle in those circumstances did not involve a sovereign function.

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The defendant employer was the State of Rajasthan.

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The case dealt with the State's liability for the negligence of a government employee.

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The decision concerns the State's vicarious liability in the circumstances of its driver's employment.

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The case is authority on vicarious liability of the State.

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