Law of Torts
Principles of tortious liability, negligence, defences, specific torts, motor vehicle accidents, and consumer protection.
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Law of Torts
Principles of tortious liability, negligence, defences, specific torts, motor vehicle accidents, and consumer protection.
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Notes
88
Case laws
41
MCQs
5
Important questions
Bare Acts
1. Nature of Tort, Definition & Elements
Unit 1 · 10 min read
2. Development of Law of Torts in England and India
Unit 1 · 11 min read
3. Wrongful Act and Legal Damage — Damnum Sine Injuria and Injuria Sine Damno
Unit 1 · 12 min read
4. Tort Distinguished from Crime and Breach of Contract
Unit 1 · 11 min read
5. General Principles of Liability — Fault, Wrongful Intent, and Malice
Unit 1 · 11 min read
6. Negligence, Liability Without Fault, Statutory Liability, and Parties to Proceedings
Unit 1 · 13 min read
1. General Defences to Tortious Liability
Unit 2 · 12 min read
2. Vicarious Liability
Unit 2 · 12 min read
3. Liability of the State and Sovereign Immunity
Unit 2 · 12 min read
4. Joint Liability and Joint Tortfeasors
Unit 2 · 11 min read
5. Strict Liability and Absolute Liability
Unit 2 · 13 min read
6. Occupier's Liability and Extinction of Liability
Unit 2 · 13 min read
1. Assault and Battery
Unit 3 · 13 min read
2. False Imprisonment
Unit 3 · 13 min read
3. Malicious Prosecution
Unit 3 · 13 min read
4. Nervous Shock
Unit 3 · 13 min read
5. Trespass to Land
Unit 3 · 13 min read
6. Nuisance — Public and Private
Unit 3 · 13 min read
7. Torts Relating to Movable Property
Unit 3 · 13 min read
8. Liability for Motor Vehicle Accidents
Unit 3 · 13 min read
1. Defamation
Unit 4 · 13 min read
2. Negligence
Unit 4 · 13 min read
3. Injurious Falsehood and Negligent Misstatement
Unit 4 · 13 min read
4. Passing Off
Unit 4 · 13 min read
5. Conspiracy
Unit 4 · 13 min read
6. Torts Affecting Family Relations
Unit 4 · 13 min read
7. Judicial and Extra-Judicial Remedies
Unit 4 · 13 min read
8. Damages, Assessment of Damages and Remoteness of Damage
Unit 4 · 13 min read
9. Injunctions
Unit 4 · 13 min read
10. Death in Relation to Tort
Unit 4 · 13 min read
1. Common Law and the Consumer — Duty of Care and Liability for Negligence
Unit 5 · 11 min read
2. Consumerism
Unit 5 · 10 min read
3. Salient Features of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Unit 5 · 11 min read
4. Consumer and Their Rights
Unit 5 · 12 min read
5. Defects in Goods and Deficiency in Service
Unit 5 · 12 min read
6. Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices
Unit 5 · 11 min read
7. Framework and Working of Consumer Protection Councils
Unit 5 · 10 min read
8. Establishment, Powers and Functions of the CCPA
Unit 5 · 11 min read
9. Three-Tier Redressal Mechanism, E-Filing, and Continuous Cause of Action
Unit 5 · 12 min read
10. Civil and Criminal Liability and Penalties for Misleading Advertisements
Unit 5 · 11 min read
11. Mediation Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Unit 5 · 10 min read
Ashby v. WhiteLandmark
Unit 1 · 1703 (King's Bench); 1704 (House of Lords)
Ashby v. White (యాష్బీ v. వైట్)Landmark
Unit 1 · 1703 (King's Bench); 1704 (House of Lords)
Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu & KashmirLandmark
Unit 1 · 1986 (decided 22 November 1985)
Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu & Kashmir (భీమ్ సింగ్ v. జమ్మూ & కాశ్మీర్ రాష్ట్రం)Landmark
Unit 1 · 1986 (తీర్పు 1985 నవంబర్ 22న)
Bradford Corporation v. PicklesLandmark
Unit 1 · 1895 (decided 29 July 1895)
Bradford Corporation v. Pickles (బ్రాడ్ఫర్డ్ కార్పొరేషన్ v. పిక్లెస్)Landmark
Unit 1 · 1895 (తీర్పు 1895 జూలై 29న)
Gloucester Grammar School CaseLandmark
Unit 1 · 1410
Gloucester Grammar School Case (గ్లాస్టర్ గ్రామర్ స్కూల్ కేసు)Landmark
Unit 1 · 1410
Mogul Steamship Co. Ltd. v. McGregor, Gow & Co.Landmark
Unit 1 · 1892 (House of Lords)
Mogul Steamship Co. Ltd. v. McGregor, Gow & Co. (మొగల్ స్టీమ్షిప్ v. మెక్గ్రెగర్, గో & కో)Landmark
Unit 1 · 1892 (House of Lords)
P. Seetharamayya v. G. Mahalakshmamma
Unit 1 · 1958
P. Seetharamayya v. G. Mahalakshmamma (P. సీతారామయ్య v. G. మహాలక్ష్మమ్మ)
Unit 1 · 1958
Town Area Committee v. Prabhu Dayal
Unit 1 · 1975 (decided 12 July 1974)
Town Area Committee v. Prabhu Dayal (టౌన్ ఏరియా కమిటీ v. ప్రభు దయాల్)
Unit 1 · 1975 (తీర్పు 1974 జూలై 12న)
White v. John Warwick & Co. Ltd.
Unit 1 · 1953 (decided 24 June 1953)
White v. John Warwick & Co. Ltd. (వైట్ v. జాన్ వార్విక్ & కో)
Unit 1 · 1953 (తీర్పు 1953 జూన్ 24న)
Rylands v. FletcherLandmark
Unit 2 · 1868
Rylands v. Fletcher (రైలాండ్స్ v. ఫ్లెచర్)Landmark
Unit 2 · 1868
Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain v. State of Uttar PradeshLandmark
Unit 2 · 1965 (decided 29 September 1964)
Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain v. State of Uttar Pradesh (కస్తూరి లాల్ v. ఉత్తర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రం)Landmark
Unit 2 · 1965 (తీర్పు 1964 సెప్టెంబర్ 29న)
Padmavati v. Dugganaika
Unit 2 · 1975 (decided 9 August 1974)
Padmavati v. Dugganaika (పద్మావతి v. దుగ్గనాయక)
Unit 2 · 1975 (తీర్పు 1974 ఆగస్టు 9న)
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. SubhagwantiLandmark
Unit 2 · 1966 (decided 24 February 1966)
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Subhagwanti (ఢిల్లీ మున్సిపల్ కార్పొరేషన్ v. సుభగవంతి)Landmark
Unit 2 · 1966 (తీర్పు 1966 ఫిబ్రవరి 24న)
Pushpabai Purshottam Udeshi v. Ranjit Ginning & Pressing Co. (P) Ltd.
Unit 2 · 1977 (decided 25 March 1977)
Pushpabai Purshottam Udeshi v. Ranjit Ginning & Pressing Co. (P) Ltd. (పుష్పాబాయి v. రంజిత్ జిన్నింగ్)
Unit 2 · 1977 (తీర్పు 1977 మార్చి 25న)
Hall v. Brooklands Auto Racing Club
Unit 2 · 1933
Hall v. Brooklands Auto Racing Club (హాల్ v. బ్రూక్ల్యాండ్స్ ఆటో రేసింగ్ క్లబ్)
Unit 2 · 1933
State of Rajasthan v. VidyawatiLandmark
Unit 2 · 1962 (decided 2 February 1962)
State of Rajasthan v. Vidyawati (రాజస్థాన్ రాష్ట్రం v. విద్యావతి)Landmark
Unit 2 · 1962 (తీర్పు 1962 ఫిబ్రవరి 2న)
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak Case)Landmark
Unit 2 · 1987 (decided 20 December 1986)
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak Case) (ఎం.సి. మెహతా v. యూనియన్ ఆఫ్ ఇండియా)Landmark
Unit 2 · 1987 (తీర్పు 1986 డిసెంబర్ 20న)
Rudul Sah v. State of BiharLandmark
Unit 3 · 1983 (decided 1 August 1983)
Rudul Sah v. State of Bihar (రుదుల్ సాహ్ v. బిహార్ రాష్ట్రం)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1983 (తీర్పు 1983 ఆగస్టు 1న)
Entick v. CarringtonLandmark
Unit 3 · 1765 (decided 2 November 1765)
Entick v. Carrington (ఎంటిక్ v. కారింగ్టన్)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1765 (తీర్పు 1765 నవంబర్ 2న)
Bird v. JonesLandmark
Unit 3 · 1845
Bird v. Jones (బర్డ్ v. జోన్స్)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1845
Gaya Prasad v. Bhagat SinghLandmark
Unit 3 · 1908
Gaya Prasad v. Bhagat Singh (గయా ప్రసాద్ v. భగత్ సింగ్)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1908
Stephens v. Myers
Unit 3 · 1830 (decided 17 July 1830)
Stephens v. Myers (స్టీఫెన్స్ v. మయర్స్)
Unit 3 · 1830 (తీర్పు 1830 జూలై 17న)
Wilkinson v. DowntonLandmark
Unit 3 · 1897
Wilkinson v. Downton (విల్కిన్సన్ v. డౌంటన్)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1897
National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay SethiLandmark
Unit 3 · 2017 (decided 31 October 2017)
National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi (నేషనల్ ఇన్సూరెన్స్ v. ప్రణయ్ సేథి)Landmark
Unit 3 · 2017 (తీర్పు 2017 అక్టోబర్ 31న)
St Helen's Smelting Co. v. Tipping
Unit 3 · 1865 (decided 5 July 1865)
St Helen's Smelting Co. v. Tipping (సెంట్ హెలెన్స్ స్మెల్టింగ్ v. టిప్పింగ్)
Unit 3 · 1865 (తీర్పు 1865 జూలై 5న)
Cole v. TurnerLandmark
Unit 3 · 1704
Cole v. Turner (కోల్ v. టర్నర్)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1704
Attorney-General v. PYA Quarries Ltd.Landmark
Unit 3 · 1957 (decided 15 March 1958)
Attorney-General v. PYA Quarries Ltd. (అటార్నీ-జనరల్ v. PYA క్వారీస్)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1957 (తీర్పు 1958 మార్చి 15న)
Armory v. DelamirieLandmark
Unit 3 · 1722 (decided 31 July 1722)
Armory v. Delamirie (ఆర్మరీ v. డెలామిరీ)Landmark
Unit 3 · 1722 (తీర్పు 1722 జూలై 31న)
Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v. Heller & Partners LtdLandmark
Unit 4 · 1964 (decided 28 May 1963)
Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v. Heller & Partners Ltd (హెడ్లీ బైర్న్ v. హెల్లర్)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1964 (తీర్పు 1963 మే 28న)
Barnett v. Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee
Unit 4 · 1969
Barnett v. Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee (బార్నెట్ v. చెల్సియా & కెన్సింగ్టన్ హాస్పిటల్)
Unit 4 · 1969
Ratcliffe v. Evans
Unit 4 · 1892 (decided 28 May 1892)
Ratcliffe v. Evans (రాట్క్లిఫ్ v. ఎవాన్స్)
Unit 4 · 1892 (తీర్పు 1892 మే 28న)
Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v. Morts Dock & Engineering Co. (The Wagon Mound No. 1)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1961 (decided 18 January 1961)
Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v. Morts Dock & Engineering Co. (The Wagon Mound No. 1) (వాగన్ మౌండ్ నెం. 1)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1961 (తీర్పు 1961 జనవరి 18న)
Erven Warnink BV v. J. Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd (The Advocaat Case)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1979
Erven Warnink BV v. J. Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd (Advocaat కేసు)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1979
American Cyanamid Co. v. Ethicon LtdLandmark
Unit 4 · 1975 (decided 5 February 1975)
American Cyanamid Co. v. Ethicon Ltd (అమెరికన్ సైనమిడ్ v. ఎతికాన్)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1975 (తీర్పు 1975 ఫిబ్రవరి 5న)
Sim v. Stretch
Unit 4 · 1936
Sim v. Stretch (సిమ్ v. స్ట్రెచ్)
Unit 4 · 1936
Quinn v. LeathemLandmark
Unit 4 · 1901 (decided 5 August 1901)
Quinn v. Leathem (క్విన్ v. లీతమ్)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1901 (తీర్పు 1901 ఆగస్టు 5న)
Baker v. BoltonLandmark
Unit 4 · 1808 (decided 8 December 1808)
Baker v. Bolton (బేకర్ v. బోల్టన్)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1808 (తీర్పు 1808 డిసెంబర్ 8న)
Donoghue v. StevensonLandmark
Unit 4 · 1932 (decided 26 May 1932)
Donoghue v. Stevenson (డోనహ్యూ v. స్టీవెన్సన్)Landmark
Unit 4 · 1932 (తీర్పు 1932 మే 26న)
Spring Meadows Hospital v. Harjot AhluwaliaLandmark
Unit 5 · 1998 (decided 25 March 1998)
Spring Meadows Hospital v. Harjot Ahluwalia (స్ప్రింగ్ మెడోస్ హాస్పిటల్ v. హర్జోత్ అహ్లువాలియా)Landmark
Unit 5 · 1998 (తీర్పు 1998 మార్చి 25న)
Indian Medical Association v. V.P. ShanthaLandmark
Unit 5 · 1995 (decided 13 November 1995)
Indian Medical Association v. V.P. Shantha (ఇండియన్ మెడికల్ అసోసియేషన్ v. V.P. శాంత)Landmark
Unit 5 · 1995 (తీర్పు 1995 నవంబర్ 13న)
SpiceJet Ltd. v. Ranju Aery
Unit 5 · 2017
SpiceJet Ltd. v. Ranju Aery (స్పైస్జెట్ v. రంజు ఏరీ)
Unit 5 · 2017
Lucknow Development Authority v. M.K. GuptaLandmark
Unit 5 · 1994 (decided 5 November 1993)
Lucknow Development Authority v. M.K. Gupta (లక్నో డెవలప్మెంట్ అథారిటీ v. M.K. గుప్తా)Landmark
Unit 5 · 1994 (తీర్పు 1993 నవంబర్ 5న)
Cassidy v. Ministry of HealthLandmark
Unit 5 · 1951
Cassidy v. Ministry of Health (కాసిడీ v. మినిస్ట్రీ ఆఫ్ హెల్త్)Landmark
Unit 5 · 1951
Om Prakash v. Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Unit 5 · 2017 (decided 4 October 2017)
Om Prakash v. Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. (ఓం ప్రకాష్ v. రిలయన్స్ జనరల్ ఇన్సూరెన్స్)
Unit 5 · 2017 (తీర్పు 2017 అక్టోబర్ 4న)
Bar of Indian Lawyers v. D.K. GandhiLandmark
Unit 5 · 2024 (decided 14 May 2024)
Bar of Indian Lawyers v. D.K. Gandhi (బార్ ఆఫ్ ఇండియన్ లాయర్స్ v. D.K. గాంధీ)Landmark
Unit 5 · 2024 (తీర్పు 2024 మే 14న)
1. Nature of Tort, Definition & Elements — MCQs
Unit 1 · 8 questions
2. Development of Law of Torts in England and India — MCQs
Unit 1 · 8 questions
3. Wrongful Act and Legal Damage — Damnum Sine Injuria and Injuria Sine Damno — MCQs
Unit 1 · 8 questions
4. Tort Distinguished from Crime and Breach of Contract — MCQs
Unit 1 · 8 questions
5. General Principles of Liability — Fault, Wrongful Intent, and Malice — MCQs
Unit 1 · 8 questions
6. Negligence, Liability Without Fault, Statutory Liability, and Parties to Proceedings — MCQs
Unit 1 · 8 questions
1. General Defences to Tortious Liability — MCQs
Unit 2 · 10 questions
2. Vicarious Liability — MCQs
Unit 2 · 10 questions
3. Liability of the State and Sovereign Immunity — MCQs
Unit 2 · 10 questions
4. Joint Liability and Joint Tortfeasors — MCQs
Unit 2 · 10 questions
5. Strict Liability and Absolute Liability — MCQs
Unit 2 · 10 questions
6. Occupier's Liability and Extinction of Liability — MCQs
Unit 2 · 10 questions
1. Assault and Battery — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
2. False Imprisonment — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
3. Malicious Prosecution — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
4. Nervous Shock — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
5. Trespass to Land — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
6. Nuisance — Public and Private — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
7. Torts Relating to Movable Property — MCQs
Unit 3 · 5 questions
8. Liability for Motor Vehicle Accidents — MCQs
Unit 3 · 10 questions
1. Defamation — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
2. Negligence — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
3. Injurious Falsehood and Negligent Misstatement — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
4. Passing Off — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
5. Conspiracy — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
6. Torts Affecting Family Relations — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
7. Judicial and Extra-Judicial Remedies — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
8. Damages, Assessment of Damages and Remoteness of Damage — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
9. Injunctions — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
10. Death in Relation to Tort — MCQs
Unit 4 · 10 questions
1. Common Law and the Consumer — Duty of Care and Liability for Negligence — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
2. Consumerism — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
3. Salient Features of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
4. Consumer and Their Rights — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
5. Defects in Goods and Deficiency in Service — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
6. Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
7. Framework and Working of Consumer Protection Councils — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
8. Establishment, Powers and Functions of the CCPA — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
9. Three-Tier Redressal Mechanism, E-Filing, and Continuous Cause of Action — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
10. Civil and Criminal Liability and Penalties for Misleading Advertisements — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
11. Mediation Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — MCQs
Unit 5 · 10 questions
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Unit 1 · Act No. 5 of 1908
The Limitation Act, 1963
Unit 1 · Act No. 36 of 1963
No bare acts referenced for this unit.
No bare acts referenced for this unit.
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