Law of Torts-I and Consumer Protection Act

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University · LL.B. Semester 3 · LB-302

Unit I — Principles, General Defences and Capacity

Principles of Tort · i. Definition of Tort · ii. Development of Tort actions in England & India · iii. Tort distinguished from Contract & Crime · iv. Constituents of Tort- wrongful act (malfeasance, misfeasance, non-feasance), Damage (damnum sine injuria &injuria sine damnum), Remedy (ubi jus ibiremedium) · v. Mental element in Tort-Malice in Law & Malice in Fact

Unit II

1. General Defences of Tort · i. volenti-non-fit-injuria · ii. Necessity · iii. Plaintiff’s default · iv. Act of God · v. Inevitable Accident · vi. Private Defense · vii. Mistake · viii. Statutory Authority · ix. Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity · 2. Capacity – To sue & to be sued: Minor, Judicial and Quasi Judicial acts, Parental & Quasi Parental Authority, Independent & Joint Tort Feasors.

Unit III — Consumer Protection

1. Introduction · i. Concept of Consumer Sovereignty · ii. Need of Consumer Protection and Consumerism · iii. Doctrine of Caveat Emptor · iv. Consumer Protection & Doctrine of Negligence · 2. Salient Features and the Relationship of the Act with Other Consumer Protection Legislations. · C. Important Definitions under Consumer Protection Act, 2019 · i. Consumer · ii. Consumer Dispute · iii. Complaint · iv. Complainant · v. Trader · vi. Manufacturer · vii. Service · viii. Unfair Trade Practice · ix. Defect and Deficiency · x. Restricted Trade Practices

Unit IV — Consumer Protection Act

i. Consumer's Rights and Consumer Protection Councils: Objective, Composition and Procedures. · ii. Consumer Dispute & Redressal Agencies - Their Constitution, Jurisdiction and Procedure. · iii. Enforcement of Decrees and Order: Dismissal of Frivolous or Vexatious Complaints, Limitation.