Ratanlal and Dhirajlal The Law of Torts

The present new edition contains all notable decisions of the Supreme Court and various High Courts added in the body of the book with exhaustive notes, comments and more than 9000 case-law references, etc., RATANLAL AND DHIRAJLAL’S books are legal classics on their respective subjects. They are the most original, authentic, dependable and brilliant works having a profound impact on their vast readership that covers judges, lawyers, police officers, administrators, law teachers and academicians, students, research scholars and in fact every one who is in any way concerned with the administration of Criminal Law and Justice in this country. In preparing the 26th edition, the book has been thoroughly revised and at places rewritten in the light of new cases both Indian and foreign. Appendices containing Chapters VII-A and VIII of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, Chapters X, XI and XII of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 have been brought statutorily upto date with updated notes and case-law references.

RATANLAL & DHIRAJLAL
THE LAW OF TORTS
26TH EDITION 2010

CHAPTER PAGE
I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
II. SOME GENERAL ELEMENTS IN TORTS
III. PERSONAL CAPACITY
IV. FOREIGN TORTS
V. JUSTIFICATION OF TORTS
VI. DEATH IN RELATION TO TORTS
VII. DISCHARGE OF TORTS
VIII. LIABILITY FOR WRONGS COMMITTED BY OTHERS
IX. REMEDIES
X. CLASSIFICATION OF TORTS
xxvi GENERAL CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
XI. TRESPASS TO PERSON
XII. DEFAMATION
XIII. MALICIOUS PROCEEDINGS
XIV. WRONGS RELATING TO DOMESTIC AND OTHER MISCELANEOUS RIGHTS
XV. TORT TO REALITY OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
XVI. TORTS TO PERSONALITY OR MOVABLE PROPERTY
XVII. TORTS AFFECTING IMMOVABLE AS WELL AS MOVABLE PROPERTY
XVIII. TORTS TO INCORPOREAL PERSONAL PROPERTY
XIX. NEGLIGENCE AND ALLIED TOPICS
XX. NUISANCE
XXI. FRAUD AND NEGLIGENT MISSTATEMENT
APPENDICES
APPENDIX PAGE
APPENDIX I : THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1939
(CHAPTERS VIIA AND VIII)
APPENDIX II : THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988
(CHAPTERS X, XI AND XII)
APPENDIX III : THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986
SUMMARY