case, it is important to elucidate on the concept of causation in the law of
11
torts. In Reeves v Commissioner of Police11, Lord Hobhouse ... opined thus:
“My Lords, causation as discussed in the authorities has been
complicated both by conflicting statements about whether
causation is a question of fact
deceased received such serious injuries in the
said accident, which are the causative factor of his death. In this regard, it is
relevant to refer ... mean that the
injuries suffered by the deceased were not the causative factor of the death
or that he was not in comma
left thigh. PW5
is of the opinion that the above injuries are causative of internal
bleeding and would lead to death of the victim because ... wound supervened, namely, blood poisoning, and the
deceased died. The chain of causation is in my view
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direct
particular loss was
within the reasonable contemplation of the
parties, but causation must also be proved: there
must be a causal connection between the
defendant ... loss. The courts have avoided laying down any
formal tests for causation: they have relied on
common sense to guide decisions as to whether
record to come
to a conclusive finding on a chain of causation. A court assessing a plea of bail is
required to find a prima
specific evidence on record to indicate
that triple riding was a causative factor of the accident, there was contributory
negligence on the part
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excess number of passengers had
contributed to the causation of the accident. Therefore, merely because
there were such additional number of passengers, it would
this case for the prosecution is
that the entire chain of causation has been established beyond all
reasonable doubts. It is submitted that the evidence
Pancham, he has improvised his
statement so to frame Ramlakhan alleging causation of injury by
Ramlakhan with a ballam on his left cheek
