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Sitaram Motilal Kalal v Santanuprasad

AIR 1966 SC 1697

AIR 1966 SC 1697 · Supreme Court of India

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Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1966
Subjects
Jurisprudence, Law of Torts
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Master is vicariously liable even when servant commits an expressly prohibited act — if the prohibited act is merely an unauthorised MODE of doing authorised work

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1966 SC 1697

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