VOHRA SADIKBHAI RAJAKBHAI vs STATE OF GUJARAT .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the flooding caused by the release of water from a dam, which resulted in damage to the appellants' agricultural land, constituted an 'Act of God' or was due to gross negligence by the respondents. The Court held that the respondents' failure to maintain appropriate water levels in the dam, despite knowledge of impending rains, amounted to negligence, thus establishing tortious liability. The Court ruled in favor of the appellants, emphasizing that the damage was not solely attributable to natural causes under the circumstances.