The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the Rs 40,000 damages decree against the State and constable-driver [name withheld] in favour of lawyer a Rajpura man, a Save Hindi agitation volunteer arrested at Chandigarh station on 15 July 1957, detained at Chandimandar and then conveyed at night in police van PNE 4615. The court held the arrest without warrant, non-production before a Magistrate and conveyance for dispersal were without statutory authority and not a sovereign function. It found the exhausted driver, whose plea for relief was refused, dozed off near Rajpura and struck a tree, crushing the plaintiff's left arm — negligence, not an act of God. The suit against AIG A.[name withheld] was dismissed and nothing was awarded for the detention itself; all then in undivided Punjab. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 10 February 1975, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: Bal Raj Tuli, J.) returned findings adverse to the Constable (driver), Punjab Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 40,000.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment dated 10 February 1975 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“That the driver was at fault and negligent in the performance of his duties, is abundantly clear on the record.” (para 8)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 40,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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