law: National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995
  3.  Liability to pay compensation in
  
  certain cases on principle of no fault
  (1) Where death of, or injury to, any person
  
  (other than a workman) or damage to any property or environment has resulted
  
  from an accident, the owner shall be liable to pay compensation for such death,
  
  injury or damage under all or any of the heads specified in the Schedule.
  (2) In any claim for compensation under
  
  sub-section (1), the claimant shall not be required to plead and establish that
  
  the death, injury or damage in respect of which the claim has been made was due
  
  to any wrongful act, neglect or default of any person.
  Explanation- For the purposes of
  
  this section,-
  ( i ) " workman " has the meaning assigned to it in the
  
  Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923;
  (ii) " injury "
  
  includes permanent total or permanent partial disability or sickness resulting
  
  out of an accident.
  (3) If the death, injury or damage caused by
  
  an accident cannot be attributed to any individual activity but is the combined
  
  or resultant effect of several such activities, operation and processes, the
  
  Tribunal may apportion the liability for compensation amongst those responsible
  
  for such activities, operations and processes on an equitable basis.