Category: Case Analysis

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. Case Number [1953] 1 All E.R. 617. Equivalent CitationRead More

This case analysis is written by Akshaya V, a student at CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bangalore. INTRODUCTION A person committing a tort (civil wrong) is held liable for damages. However, when the person to whom the harm is caused consents to the infliction of such harm, he is not liable for damages. WhereRead More

This case analysis is written by Akshaya V, a student at CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bangalore. INTRODUCTION Negligence is one of the civil wrongs covered under the tort law. In a general sense, the extent of liability in tort is determined by the number of damages a party has incurred. In the instantRead More

In this article, Sagnik Chatterjee, who is currently in IInd Year pursuing BA.LL.B, from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, analyzes the case Hambrook v. Stokes Bros. Equivalent Citation  [1925] 1 KB 141, 94 LJKB 435, 132 LT 707 Bench Atkin, Bankes, Sargant LJJ Decided on 1925 Relevant Act/ Section The Fatal Accidents Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c.93), commonlyRead More

This article is written by Akshaya V, CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bangalore. INTRODUCTION Negligence is one of the civil wrongs covered under the tort law. In a general sense, the extent of liability in tort is determined by the number of damages a party has incurred.  To be liable for negligence, the requisitesRead More

This article is written by Sagnik Chatterjee, a student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune  Case Number CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 1191-1194 OF 2005 Equivalent Citation  AIR 2010 SC 1162 Bench S.B. Sinha, Deepak Verma Decided on 7 August, 2009 Relevant Act/ Section This case deals with the act of negligence or medical negligence to be specific performedRead More

The case analysis is written by Preeti Bafna, a second-year student of Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. In this case, the author briefly explained the case of Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab. INTRODUCTION In a landmark judgment, the supreme court of India laid down guidelines in cases of alleged negligence against medical practitionersRead More

This case analysis is written by Gaurav Lall pursuing BBA LL.B. (Hons.) at United World School of Law. INTRODUCTION Collapse of Clock Tower abutting highway-Clock Tower owned by Municipal Corporation, where Municipal Corporation is responsible for damages for loss of life caused whether by patent or latent defects. Applicability of the doctrine of res ipsaRead More

This case analysis is written by Sagnik Chatterjee, a student of Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Case Number O. S. No.34 of 1969 Equivalent Citation  I (1990) ACC 468, 1990 ACJ 350, AIR 1990 AP 207 Bench M Rao Decided on 01 February 1989 Relevant Act/ Section This case deals with the act of negligence or medicalRead More

The case analysis is written by Preeti Bafna, a second-year student of Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. In this case, the author briefly explained the case of T.C. Balakrishnan v. T.R. Subramanian. INTRODUCTION In this case, an explosive made out of a coconut shell filled with an explosive substance, instead of rising in theRead More