LAW OF TORTS

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Course content:
UNIT - I
Evolution of law of torts- Nature and scope of law of torts- Meaning-
Torts distinguished from Contract- Crime- Development of Ubi jus ibi
Remedium- Mental elements-Intention, Motive, Malice in Law and in Fact.
UNIT-II
General Defences, Vicarious Liability.
UNIT -III
Negligence; Nuisance; Absolute and Strict liability. Legal RemediesAwards-
Remoteness of damage.
UNIT -IV
Torts against person: Torts affecting body- Assault, Battery, Mayhem and
False Imprisonment; Torts affecting reputation-Libel and Slander, Torts
affecting freedom-Malicious Prosecution, Malicious Civil Action and
Abuse of Legal Process, Torts affecting domestic and other rights Marital
Rights, Parental Rights, Rights to Service, Contractual Rights, Intimidation
and Conspiracy. Torts against property.
UNIT - V
Consumer Protection Act, 1986
Prescribed Books:
Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, Law of Torts, Nagpur:Wadhwa and co.
Singh Gurubax, Law of Consumer Protection, Jaipur: Bharat Law
Publications
Reference Books:
Winfield and Jolowicz, Tort London: Sweet and Maxwell
Hepple and Mathews, Tort: Cases and Materials, London :Butterworths
Baxi Upendra and Danda Amita, Valiant victims and Lethal Litigation-The
Bhopal Case, 1990 Bombay M Tripathi Pvt., Ltd., 1990
Salmond, On Torts.
Avtar Singh - The law of torts
D. N. Saraf - Law of consumer protection in India