From the Judgment and Order dated 1 8 1979 of the Madras High Court in A.A.O. Nos.
937 939 of 1980.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Special Leave Petition Nos.
A. Ramachandran and K. Ramkumar for the Petitioner.
A criminal case ensued but the accused driver was acquitted on the score that the tragedy that happened was an act of God The Accidents Claims Tribunal, which tried the claims for companypensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, came to the companyclusion, affirmed by the High Court, that, despite the screams of the passengers about the dangerous over hanging wire ahead, the rash driver sped towards the lethal spot.
The Order of the Court was delivered by KRISHNA IYER, J. Sri Ramachandran, ably assisted by Sri Ram Kumar, presented the case of the petitioner for special leave, as persuasively as the facts permit but while we were impressed with the industry and advocacy of companynsel, we heartily dismiss this petition.
Some lost their lives instantly several lost their limbs likewise.
815 817 of 1977.
