VADODARA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION vs PURSHOTTAM V.MURJANI .

The Supreme Court upheld the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's award of compensation for the drowning deaths of 22 persons due to negligence in plying an overloaded boat at Sursagar Lake, managed by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. The Court found that the Corporation had a duty under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 to ensure passenger safety and was liable for the tortious acts of the contractor, Ripple Aqua Sports. The Court emphasized the need for adequate safety measures, ruling that both the contractor and the Corporation were negligent, thus affirming the compensation awarded under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.