Principle of res ipsa loquitur

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..... bable that such an accident would have happened without the negligence of the defendant that a reasonable jury could find without further evidence that it was so caused. In Halsbury's Laws of England, 3rd Ed., Vol. 28, at p. 77 , the position is stated thus: An exception to the general rule that the burden of proof of the alleged negligence is in the first instance on the plaintiff occurs wher .....

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..... pabai Purshottam Udeshi and Ors. v. M/s. Ranjit Ginning Pressing Co. (P) Ltd. and Anr.- 1977 (3) TMI 165 - SUPREME COURT) JACOB MATHEW VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ANR.- [ 2005 (8) TMI 621 - SUPREME COURT] .......Res ipsa loquitur is only a rule of evidence and operates in the domain of civil law specially in cases of torts and helps in determining the onus of proof in actions relating to negligence. It .....

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