'Celibacy' Or 'Matrimony' Is One's Choice; Madras HC Directs Chennai Corporation To Compensate Man Forced To Remain Unmarried Due To An Accident[Read Judgment]

In a sharp blow to the Corporation of Chennai, the Madras High Court directed it to pay compensation worth Rs. 63,26,000 with interest to a 26 yrs old man, for depriving him of marital pleasure, in addition to other grievances, by rendering him physically disabled in an accident. The court recognized that accidents were a source of human rights and fundamental rights violations and...