Law of Torts

By- Divesh Gupta, BBA.LLB Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Table of Contents1 INTRODUCTION2 Liability arising between relationships are as follows:3 APPLICABILITY OF VICARIOUS LIABILITY?4 RELATED SECTIONS5 CASE LAWS6 State Bank …

When a person checks someone’s free movement that is movement on one’s own will then it is called as false imprisonment. It can be in open ground, house or in …

The word ‘nuisance’ has originated from the Latin word ‘nocere’ or ‘nocumentum’ and French word ‘nuire’ which in the legal sense means ‘annoyance’ or ‘harm’. The element of illegal ‘annoyance’ …

  Earlier in tort law reimbursement was awarded for suffering from some physical injury only. Nervous shock is that branch of law that is nascent and still evolving. If a …

  In general usage, the word ‘negligence’ denotes mere carelessness. In a legal sense, it signifies a failure to exercise the standard of care which the doer as a reasonable …

There are some general Defences that nullify the tortious liability of a person. As we have already discussed in the previous chapter that action may fail if the plaintiff fails …

A tort is a civil wrong that causes the injured party to suffer loss and damages and create legal liability for the person who has committed the tortious act. In …

Development of Torts It came to India through England. In 1065 England was ruled by Normans who were the French speaking people of Normandy, a place in France. After Norman …