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Tort – A Private Offence

INTRODUCTION In India, the right to privacy is a fundamental right and also a customary right. In the field of torts, in certain cases a breach of individual privacy can be considered as an offence. Tort is a civil wrong. An invasion of privacy, in tort Law allows the aggrieved to file a suit against […]

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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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