Introduction to the Law of Torts and Consumer Protection

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Description
Introduction to the Law of Torts and Consumer Protection provides an in-depth exploration of two critical areas of law. This book offers a comprehensive overview of tort law principles, including the definition, development, and various types of torts such as negligence, nuisance, and defamation. It also examines the legal remedies available to victims. Additionally, the text delves into consumer rights and duties, along with the mechanisms for consumer protection, offering valuable insights into both theoretical and practical aspects.
Key Features:
● Enhanced scope and coverage of the content to align with the latest course curriculum
● Includes the amendments made to the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 by the Mediation Act, 2023, the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 and, the case law     decided in the different consumer fora as well as the Supreme Court since last edition
● Highlights the distinctions between the erstwhile Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 at relevant places
● An essential resource for law students, competitive examination aspirants, academicians, and research scholars
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Contents
Part I : Law of Torts
1.    Nature and Scope of Law of Torts
2.    Personal Capacity
3.    Foreign Torts
4.    Justification of Torts - General Defences
5.    Death in Relation to Torts
6.    Discharge of Torts
7.    Liability for Wrongs Committed by Other-Vicarious Liability
8.    Remedies
9.    Classification of Torts
10.  Trespass to Person
11.   Defamation
12.  Malicious Proceedings
13.  Wrongs Relating to Domestic and other Miscellaneous Rights
14.  Torts to Realty or Immovable Property
15.  Torts to Personality or Movable Property
16.  Torts Affecting Movable as well as Immovable Property
17.  Torts Relating to Incorporeal Personal Property
18.  Negligence and Allied Torts
19.  Nuisance
20.  Fraud and Negligent Misstatement
Part II : Consumer Protection
1.   General
2.   Consumer Protection Councils and Central Consumer Protection Authority
3.   Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions
4.   Mediation
5.    Product Liability
6.    Offences and Miscellaneous
Subject Index
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Author Details
Avtar Singh, former Reader in Law at Lucknow University, is a world-renowned authority in commercial laws. He taught at Lucknow University for nearly 40 years and authored several important books, many of which are regarded as leading law books in the country. His exceptional writing style in law earned him numerous awards including the Saraswati Samman and Vidya Bhushan awards from the Uttar Pradesh goverriment.
Harpreet Kaur is the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Jodhpur. She was a Professor of Law at National Law University, Delhi and is presently on deputation. Previously, she taught Business Law and Labour Law courses to postgraduate students in business schools. She had been a Fulbright Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Scholar at Emory Law School, Atlanta in 2021 and Fulbright Scholar in Residence at Miami Dade College, Miami in 2016. She has teaching and research experience across India, Germany, Norway and USA.
Together, the two authors have several textbooks to their credit including The Textbook on Transfer of Property Act, LexisNexis, 2024 (sixth edition), interpretation of Statutes, LexisNexis, 2020 (fifth edition) and Introduction to Jurisprudence, LexisNexis, 2020 (fourth edition), All the books are regularly updated and edited by Harpreet Kaur.