LAW OF TORTS

PRESENTED BY:
AJAY KUMAR
AYUSH JAIN
CHANDER PRAKASH
PRATIK RAJ
PRAVIN SINGH
SIDDHARTHA RAGHUWANSI
 Definition Of Tort 

Tort may be defined as a civil wrong

which is redressible by an action for
unliquidated damages and which is other
than a mere breach of contract or breach
of trust. Torts are civil wrongs resulting
in personal injury or harm that
constitutes grounds for a lawsuit.
What Is Tort Law?

Tort law addresses conflicts between private individuals

or entities (e.g. pharmaceutical company) and ultimately
serves a two fold purpose:
1. To ensure that the injured or aggrieved party receives
compensation for their damages, and, 
2. To deter(prevent or discourages) others from
committing the same or similar harms.
Who is Plaintiff and defendant? Complaining one and
defending one……
Define NEGLIGENCE: breach of duty to be
careful…
Things to be proved in negligence:
 There was some duty .
 Defendant doesn’t perform that duty.
 Plaintiff got some harm due to that
Rule of Last Opportunity: when it is said that
defendant had a chance ……
Defamation: injury to reputation of a person…
Essentials:
- whatever has been spoken is defamtory.
- whatever has been spoken is for the person himself .
-defamation exists when information came to
knowledge of third person.
A. Tort And Crime

 A tort is a civil wrongdoing for which the person

committing the tort may have to pay compensatory or
punitive damages to the party who suffered some type of
injury as a result of the tort. Torts are brought to court by
the injured party.
A crime is a criminal wrongdoing prohibited
by the government for which the person committing the
crime may be sentenced to jail or be fined. The government
initiates the prosecution for a crime.
A person who punches another another person
commits both a tort and a crime. The puncher will be
liable to the punchee for compensatory damages for
pain and suffering and possibly for punitive damages
as well. The puncher will also be subject to arrest and
conviction for the crime of assult and may be
sentenced to jail or have to pay a fine. All for the same
punch.
Tort vs Contract
Contract law is based on an enforceable agreement.
Breaches of the agreement cause the damage. eg.
Selling a faulty car
Tort law is usually focused on for seeable negligence
causing damages. Eg. driving while drunk and hitting
someone.
(i) ‘Injuria Sine Damno’
injuria-Legal injury
sine -without
damnum – damages
Means “injury without damages”.
‘Damnum sine injuria’
 Means Damages without violation of any right
Case – Gloucester Grammer School
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