Law of Torts, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Relevant Provisions) & The Consumer Protection Laws (Notes / Guide Books)

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Description
Description
* Answer to Important Question & Short Notes.
* Solutions to Important Problems &
* Fill up the Blanks, Mini Short Questions, Etc for Internal Exams
"According to the New Syllabus & New Examination Pattern"
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Contents
Unit I : Nature Of Law Of Torts;
Unit II : Parties To The Proceedings;
Unit- III : Specific Torts;
Unit IV: Defamation, Negligence, Etc., And Extinction Of Liability;
Unit-V-A : Motor Accidents, Motor Accidents Tribunals Under The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (Relevant Provisions)
Unit-V-B : The Consumer Protection Act, 1986;
Unit - VII : The Consumer Protection
Unit VI : Mechanism
[For Ll.B. (General), Ll.B (Honours), B.A. Ll.B., B.B.A. Ll.B., B.Com. Ll.B., B.Sc. Ll.B. Etc.]
UNIT -1:
Nature of Law of Torts - Definition of Torts - Elements of Torts - Development of Law of Torts in England and India - Wrongful Act and Legal Damage - Damnum Sine Injuria and Injuria Sine Damnum - Tort distinguished from Crime and Breach of Contract. General Principles of Liability of Torts - Fault - Wrongful Intent -Malice - Negligence. Liability without fault - Statutory Liability - Parties to Proceedings.
UNIT -II:
General Defences to an action in Torts - Vicarious Liability - Liability of the State for Torts - Defence of Sovereign Immunity - Joint Liability - Liability of Joint Tort feasors. Rule of Strict Liability (Rylands vs. Fletcher) - Rule of Absolute Liability (M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India) - Occupier's Liability - Extinction of Liability - Waiver and Acquiescence - Release - Accord and Satisfaction.
UNIT -III:
Specific Torts - Torts affecting the persons - Assault - Battery - False Imprisonment- Malicious Prosecution - Nervous Shock - Torts affecting immovable Property-Trespass to land - Nuisance - Public Nuisance and Private Nuisance - Torts relating to movable
property - Liability arising out of accidents (Relevant Provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act).
UNIT-IV:
Defamation - Negligence - Torts against Business Relations - Injurious falsehood. Negligent Misstatement Passing off of damages, assessment of damages remoteness of damages - Injunction - Distinction - Conspiracy - Torts affecting family relations - Remedies - Different kinds between Judicial and Extra-Judicial Remedies - Death - Action personals north cum persona.
UNIT-V:
Consumer Laws: Common Law and the Consumer - duty to take care and liability for negligence - Product Liability - Consumerism - Consumer Protection Act, 1986-Salient features of the Act - Rights of Consumers - Defects in goods and deficiency in services - Redressal Machinery under the Consumer Protection Act - Liability of the Service Providers of Service - Manufacturers and traders under the Act.
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Author Details
Gade Veera Reddy, B.Sc., LL.B., M.A., (M.B.A)
(Recipient of 5 Medals in Law) (K.U)
Advocate High Court, Kothi, Hyderabad - 500095, T.S.