Ascent's Chapterwise Solved Papers – Law of Torts (First Semester) by Dr. Ashok K. Jain

Ascent Publications' Q&A revision series for LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. students, written by Dr. Ashok K. Jain. This volume covers Law of Torts as taught in the First Semester, and sets out previous years' university examination questions arranged chapter by chapter, each with a model answer written to examination length.

How the book is built

• Chapterwise arrangement — questions sit under the syllabus topic they belong to, so you revise one chapter at a time instead of working through year-wise papers.
• Previous years' university questions with model answers.
• Q&A format throughout — each answer shows what the examiner wants, how much to write, and which cases and illustrations to cite.
• Short notes and repeat questions flagged by topic, which is where a large share of the marks in a Torts paper sits.

Topics covered in Law of Torts

• Nature and definition of tort, its distinction from crime and breach of contract, and the maxims damnum sine injuria and injuria sine damno.
• General conditions of liability — act and omission, intention, motive, malice and negligence.
• General defences — volenti non fit injuria, act of God, inevitable accident, necessity, private defence, statutory authority.
• Vicarious liability, including master and servant, and the liability of the State.
• Strict and absolute liability — Rylands v. Fletcher and the Indian development in M.C. Mehta.
• Specific torts — negligence, nuisance, trespass to person and property, assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, malicious prosecution, deceit and conspiracy.
• Remedies and damages, remoteness of damage, and death in relation to tort.
• Consumer protection and the statutory remedies that now sit alongside tort.

Why students pick this series

• Revision-first. Written for the weeks before the semester examination, not as a first textbook.
• Answers in the examiner's own vocabulary — the structure, phrasing and length a university answer-sheet rewards.
• Pattern recognition. Reading the questions chapter by chapter shows at once which topics return every year.
• Compact and inexpensive, designed to sit beside Dr. Ashok K. Jain's main Law of Torts textbook rather than replace it.

Who should buy this book

• LL.B. (3-year) and B.A. LL.B. / B.B.A. LL.B. (5-year) First Semester students preparing for the Law of Torts paper.
• Students of Delhi University, GGSIPU, CCS, MDU, Lucknow, Rajasthan and other Indian universities following a comparable Torts syllabus.
• Judicial service and APO aspirants revising the law of torts.
• Anyone sitting a supplementary or improvement paper who needs examination-ready answers quickly.

About the author

Dr. Ashok K. Jain writes the Ascent Publications series of law guides and examination books, used by LL.B. students and judicial service aspirants across India.