A' is in dire need of Rs. 100000/- but was unable to get any loan from banks as he had no security to offer. 'A' approached his friend 'B' who knowing the helpless position of 'A' lent money at a very high rate of interest, saying that he had himself borrowed money from 'C'
The contract between 'A' and 'B' was:
Consider the following statements:
In tort of defamation, the words must be defamatory. For this purpose,
1. The statement should be read as a whole
2. The words must be given their natural and ordinary meaning.
3. The impression should be gathered from first reading.
4. The impression should be gathered on reading the statement not on later analysis.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A tractor with trolley carrying several persons collides with a train on an unmanned railway crossing in which many people are killed and injured in a suit for compensation:
In India under section . . . . . . . . of the Civil Procedure Code, in the case of a public nuisance, the Advocate-General, or two or more persons having obtained the consent in writing of the Advocate-General, may institute a suit though no special damage has been caused, for a declaration and injunction or for such other relief as may be appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
In order to discharge the burden of proof placed upon him, it is usually necessary for the plaintiff to prove specific acts or omissions on the part of the defendant which will qualify as negligent conduct. Some times, however, the circumstances are such that the court will be prepared to draw an inference of negligence against the defendant without having detailed evidence of what he did or did not do. This is known as:
X, a driver who is in the permanent employment of Y, is temporarily lent to Z. While driving Z's car, X decides to smoke a cigarette and while lighting the cigarette, he takes his eye away from the road and knocks down and injures, M a pedestrian. What will be the judgement of the court?
X, an industry engaged in manufacturing of chemicals, stored toxic gas in tanks. Due to heavy and extraordinary rains, the tank collapsed and the gas leaked. A, who was within the industry and B, who was away from the industry sustained injuries. They sued X for damages.
