The judgment of the Kerala High Court records the following account. On 9 January 1985, the plaintiff, then a 10th-standard student, suffered serious head injuries inside his school campus at Vellimadukunnu, was hospitalised for nearly a month, and underwent emergency burr-hole surgery for extradural haemorrhage. He alleged police entered the campus and lathi-charged students, supported by a fellow student and hospital records, while the State claimed he fell while fleeing but led no evidence. The Division Bench reversed the trial court's dismissal, held on preponderance of probability that the injuries were attributable to police action, rejected the Police Act limitation bar since the assault was no part of official duty, and decreed Rs.80,000 with 6% interest with costs. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 31 August 2010 in A.S. No. 79 of 1997, the Kerala High Court (Coram: Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, P. Bhavadasan, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 80,000.
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“We, on the totality of the materials on record, hold that on a preponderance of probability, the plaintiff has established that the injuries sustained by him were attributable to the actions of police Officials.” (para 15 (quote closes para 15, which begins '15. The version of PW2...'))
The Kerala High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 80,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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