CONSUMER PROTECTION IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
Views : 32 Medical negligence gives rise to civil as well as criminal liability [1]. In civil wrongs, an aggrieved
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Law of Torts
LIABILITIES UNDER THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT
Views : 51 The Motor Vehicle Act (Amendment), 2019 gives detailed legislative provisions regarding licensing of vehicles, registration, control of
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All You Need To Know About Defamation
The term ‘Defamation’ can be well understood with a proverb ‘think before you speak’. Any statement made against the other party, which tends to lower his status among the right-minded people can get you two years of jail term! In the case of Nambi Narayan v. Silbi Mathews[1], the Supreme Court held that the reputation of an individual is an insegregable part of his right to live with dignity.
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Sovereign Immunity – The Indian Perspective
Sovereign Immunity justifies the wrongs committed by a State and its servants. That means even when the state or its representative has committed a wrong with all essentials of an actionable claim, it can steer clear of liability under this doctrine.
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