Bhopal Gas Tragedy is one of the biggest industrial disasters in the world. The Supreme Court delivered justice to the victims in Union Carbide v. Union of India case. The names of the judges are
(1) Every wrongful act for which there is no justification or excuse be treated as tort
(2) Only a number of specific wrongs beyond which the liability under this branch of law cannot arise
In India an action of slander may be maintained without proof of special damage in some cases. Identify in which of the following cases proof of damage is necessary?
Principle: A defamatory statement is one which has a tendency to injure the reputation of the person to whom it refers to. Defamation is of two kinds-
(1) Libel, when the defamatory statement is in some permanent and visible form and
(2) Slander, when it is in some trasitefy form, visible or audible. Libel is actionable per se, but slander is actionable only on proof of actual damage. Factual Situation: A person accused of a crime is arrested by the police. The police give an open statement that the suspect had an extra-marital affair. It is subsequently proved in court that the suspect was innocent of the crime. Will the accused succeed if he files a civil suit for defamation, claiming compensation against the police?
The Supreme Court allowed compensation of Rs. 23.84 lakhs and later allowed additional compensation of Rs. 47 lakhs to the farmers whose crops got damaged, being irrigated by subsoil water drawn from a stream which was polluted from untreated effluents of 22 industries. It was decided in the case of:
In order to ward off the flow of water into his land from a stream, A dug a trench and put up a bund on his land. As a result, the rainwater now flowed to B's land and caused damage. B claimed damages from A.
Which of the following remedies are available in an action in the tort of nuisance?
1. Abatement
2. Injunction
3. Specific restitution
4. Action for damages
Select the correct answer using the given below: