Fire not an ‘act of God’ if no external natural force involved: Supreme Court

When nothing of any external natural force had been in operation in violent or sudden manner, the event of the fire in question could be referable to anything but to an act of God in legal parlance, the bench also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari said.The top court also said the fire in question had not taken place due to any mischief by any person.Noticeably, the fire that started around 12:55 pm on April 10, 2003 could be brought under control by the firefighters only by 5 am the next day.When all the relevant factors are cumulatively taken into account, we find it difficult to accept that the fire and the resultant loss had been beyond the control of human agency so as to be termed as inevitable accident, the bench said.



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