KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a Rs 100-crore compensation claim against the Bengal government for vicarious liability, holding it responsible in a case of alleged defamation against a high court judge. “There is no master-servant relationship between the State and a High Court Judge, and accordingly, there is no question of any vicarious liability on the State for the judicial actions of the Judge,” the HC said.
Justice Shekhar B Saraf said in his order: “There was no legal obligation cast upon the State to proceed against the judge.”
