Category: Case Analysis

This case analysis is written by Siddhi P. Nagwekar, a student of Karnataka State Law University’s Law School Case Number Civil Appeal No. 3302 of 2005 Equivalent Citation 1994 1 CPJ 160; 1995 2 CPJ 275; 1994 1 SCC 243 Bench Justices R.V. Raveendran and Lokeshwar Singh Panta Decided on 10.07.2008 Relevant Act/Section Consumer ProtectionRead More

This Case Analysis is written by Siddhi P. Nagwekar, a student of Karnataka State Law University’s Law School. Case Number I.A.- 10367/2007 Equivalent Citation (2009) 109 DRJ 357 Bench Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra Decided on 02.03.2009 Relevant Act/Section Sections 406, 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Brief Facts Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad isRead More

This case is critically analyzed by Akshat Mehta, a student of Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In this case, he analyzed how the need for ‘Absolute Liability’ emerged despite having the 18th century doctrine of ‘Strict Liability’. INTRODUCTION This case serves the basic foundation for the emergence of ‘Absolute Liability Rule’ in India after theRead More

Case number  105 of 1963  Citation  AIR 1965 SC 1039 Bench Gajendragadkar, P.B. (CJ) Wanchoo, K.N. Hidayatullah, M. Dayal Raghubar Mudholkar, J.K. Decided on 29th September, 1964 Relevant section 300(1) of the Constitution of India  Brief facts  Ralia Ram was one of the partners of a firm that deals in bullion and other goods atRead More

This article is written by Anushka Singh, a second-year student, pursuing BBA-LLB at Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. This article analyses the case of Ryland v. Fletcher which established the rule of strict liability under tort law. INTRODUCTION The principle of strict liability was first established in this case. Rylands v. Fletcher is anRead More

This article has been written by Tanya Gupta, a student pursuing BA LLB from Ideal Institute of Management and Technology and School of Law, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.  This article focuses on the brief explanation of the case N. Nagendra Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1994 SC 2663. INTRODUCTIONRead More

This article has been written by Tanya Gupta, a student pursuing BA LLB from Ideal Institute of Management and Technology and School of Law, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.  This article focuses on the brief explanation of the case Smith v. Leech Brain & Co. (1961) 3 AII ER 1159. INTRODUCTION ThisRead More

This article is authored by Kirti Bhushan, a student of Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. The author seeks to explain briefly the role of the present case in the growth of the concept of nervous shock in one branch of Law i.e. Law of Torts. Equivalent Citation (1901) 2 KB 669 Bench Justice Kennedy JusticeRead More

This article is authored by Kirti Bhushan, a student of Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. The author seeks to explain briefly the role of the present case in the growth of the concepts of primary and secondary victim in the case of tort of negligence under the Law of Torts. Case Number HL/PO/JU/18/255 EquivalentRead More