Karnataka High Court orders GBA to pay ₹2.77 crore to man paralysed due to falling of tree branch
The Karnataka High Court ruled that the Greater Bangalore Authority must pay 2.77 crore rupees to a man who became paralysed when a tree branch fell on him. The court dismissed the authority’s claim that the incident was an ‘act of God’ and that compensation could only be pursued through a civil suit, stating it has jurisdiction to award damages under public law.