Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act
SNDT Women's University · LL.B. Semester 2 · 2002
Unit I — Module I (1 credit): Introduction to Law of Torts; Essentials of Tort
Definition, nature and scope of tort; development of tort; tort distinguished from contract, crime and breach of trust; cyber tort · Essentials: wrongful act, legal damage, damnum sine injuria, injuria sine damno, ubi jus ibi remedium, mental element, motive, intention, malice, malfeasance, misfeasance and non-feasance
Unit II — Module II (1 credit): Justification of Tort, Capacity and General Defences
Justification of tort: volenti non fit injuria, act of God, inevitable accident, plaintiff's default, private defence, judicial and quasi-judicial acts · Parental and quasi-parental authority; personal capacity; who cannot sue / be sued · General remedies: damages and its kinds, judicial and extra-judicial remedies · Remoteness of damage (Re Polemis, Wagon Mound); joint tortfeasors
Unit III — Module III (2 credits): Remedies and Damages; Specific Torts; Consumer Protection Act
Vicarious liability · Torts against persons: assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation · Torts affecting property: trespass to land, trespass ab initio, trespass to goods · Negligence; Nuisance; Absolute and strict liability · Consumer Protection Act, 1986
- Vicarious Liability: Basis, scope, Justification, Different types
- Trespass to Person: Assault, Battery, Mayhem, False imprisonment
- Torts related to Reputation (Defamation) & Personal Relations
- Torts affecting Property (Movable & Immovable): Trespass, Trespass ab initio etc
- Torts affecting person &Property: Nuisance, Negligence, Fraud
- Principle of Strict Liability: Ryland V. Fletcher case with exceptions
- Principle of Absolute Liability: Bhopal Gas Disaster case and Shree Ram Food
- Concept of Consumer & Consumer Protection Act 2019
- Services: Types of services, Deficiency-meaning, Denial of Services, Commercial & Professional Services, Medical Services
- Consumer Protection Councils
- Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies: District Commission, State