Which of the following cases decided by the Supreme Court of India deals with the concept of 'public…
In "Sebastian M. Hongray V/s Union of India" (1984), when two men taken into army custody were not produced in habeas corpus proceedings, the Supreme Court awarded exemplary…
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Which of the following cases decided by the Supreme Court of India deals with the concept of 'public wrong' under tort?
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In "Sebastian M. Hongray V/s Union of India" (1984), when two men taken into army custody were not produced in habeas corpus proceedings, the Supreme Court awarded exemplary costs to their wives, treating the wrong by State agents as a public wrong, whereas "Kasturi Lal V/s State of UP" upheld sovereign immunity for police negligence.
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