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Showing contexts for: actionable wrong in Prataprai Arjandas Dhameja And Anr. vs Bhupatsing Gagji (By Lrs.) And Ors. on 20 April, 1981Matching Fragments
18. The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 was enacted to provide compensation to families for loss occasioned by the death of a person caused by actionable wrong. Sections 1A and 2 which are relevant for our purpose may be extracted at this stage:-
"1A, Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if death had not ensued ) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, the party who would have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action or suit for damages, notwithstanding the death of person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony or other crime.