S/O. I.Kasi Viswanathan vs The Union Of India on 17 August, 2021
25.As rightly pointed out by Mr.R.Alagumani, learned counsel appearing
on behalf of the petitioner, the recommendations were made by the first Law
Commission as early as in 1956. The bill viz., Government liability in tort was
introduced in 1965, reintroduced in 1969, got lapsed and thereafter, the said
issue was forgotten for years together. The Hon’ble Supreme Court on
13.10.2011 in the case of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Vs. Uphaar
Tragedy Victims Association and others reported in 2011 (14) SCC 481 and
during 2014, in the case of Vadodara Municipal Corporation V. Purshottam
v. Murjani and others reported in 2014 (16) SCC 14 also reiterated and
recommended to the Parliament to enact a comprehensive legislation. The
above dates and events would indicate the then Government acted very
seriously by introducing the bill in 1965 & 1967. For more than half a century,
the issue is successfully kept in cold storage by the policy makers.