Rajasthan Judiciary Pre 2014

A sues B for negligence in providing him with a carriage for hire not reasonably fit for use. Whereby A was injured. The fact that B was habitually negligent about the carriages which he let to hire is:

Verified Answer
A. relevant
B. irrelevant
C. neither relevant nor irrelevant
D. relevant as well as irrelevant

Explanation:

As per Section 14 of the Indian Evidence Act, a person's general character or habit of negligence is usually irrelevant to prove a specific act of negligence on a particular occasion.