(1.) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment and decree of a learned Single Judge (Jaswant Singh C.J. as his Lordship then was) of this court dated 10 -9 -1975.
(2.) NUMBER of defences were raised by the appellants as a consequence of which fifteen issues in the first instance and subsequently two additional issues were raised. The suit amount was claimed as compensation for the tortuous act of the appellants. Union of India being owner of the railways, therefore it was made a party.
(3.) BEFORE us Mr. Avtar Singh argued only issue Nos. 3, 5, 8 9, 10, 13, 14, and the two additional issues framed subsequently.