Important Question Law of Torts

Very Short Question

1. How is torts different form Breach of contract?
2. What is different between “Damage and Injury”?
3. Torts Against child in womb.
4. Parent’s liability for torts of minor.
5. State the definition of torts as propounded by Salmond.
6. Distinguish between torts and crime.
7. Explain ‘Act of God’ with the help of illustrations.
8. Explain the maxim ‘Volenti non fit injuria’.
9. What do you mean by vicarious liability?
10. Malicious prosecution.
11. Ubi jus ibi remedium.
12. Whether there is a Defamation of dead person?
13.Res ipsa loquitor.
14. What are the effective defence available to the defendant in a suit for
nuisance?
15. Explain and illustrate the maxim ‘Damnum sine injuria’.

Short Question
1. Define, what is torts’. What are the legal remedies which are available in
torts.? Explain.
2. Define Negligence. what are the essential elements of the torts of
negligence? Explain with help of appropriate examples.
3. What do you mean by ‘contributory negligence’? Explain this principle
with the help of relevant cases.
4. Distinguish between the following with the help of case law. False
imprisonment &Malicious prosecution.
5. Explain the following:
i. Assault
ii. Battery
6. Describe the function and procedure of District forum under the CPA
1986.
7. Discuss the rule of absolute liability as laid down in M.C Mehta vs. union
of India 1987 S.C.C.
8. “All person have the capacity to sue and sued in torts.” Discuss. also
discuss the exception to this general rule.
9. Define torts and explain its nature.
10. Distinguish between libel and slander.

Long Question
1. What do you understand by Nuisance? Explain its elements. Describe the
different kind of nuisance along with their remedies available.
2. What is meant trespass? What are various kinds? what defences are
available to a defendant in a case of trespass?
3. Explain the terms ‘Consumer and services ‘as used in the consumer
protection Act,1986. Are you in favour of enlarging the scope of these
terms?
4. Define Defamation. What are its main kinds? Make a distinction between
libel and slander in detail. Also clarify the position of these of defamation
in Indian law.
5. Discuss the scope of the rule in ‘Ryland’s vs. fethcher. refer to Bhopal gas
leak tragedy.
6. Discuss the liability of State for the torts committed by Servants. Whether
the state will get sovereign immunity today? Discuss with supreme court
cases.
7. A, an Ayurvedic doctor prescribed the medicines of allopathic which
caused the death of patient. Decide the liability of the Ayurvedic doctor
under the consumer protection act.
8. There is relation between Magnitude of risk & standard of care to be
Taken in the torts of negligence. Discuss it with case law.
9. “Harm suffered voluntarily is not actionable but more knowledge of risk is
not enough for the application of the rule. “Discuss with the help of
decided cases.
10. Explain nuisance and trespass. Also bring out their deference.
11. What do you mean by remoteness of damages? Explain with the help of
decided cases.
12. With the help of decided cases discuss “injuria sine damno”and “
Dammum sine injuria”.
13. What do you mean by Assault and battery? Explain with the help of
decided cases. Bring their difference too.
14.Discuss the various kinds of damages available against a tortious act.
Refer to decided cases.
15.Discuss the essentials of ‘trespass to land’ and explain the principle
‘trespass ab initio.