Lectures Law of Torts – Edition 2025 by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar is an insightful and accessible guide that presents the subject of tort law in a systematic and analytical manner. Designed especially for law students and beginners, the book explains core principles, historical foundations, and modern developments in tort law with clarity and precision.

This latest edition incorporates significant judicial decisions from the Supreme Court and High Courts, along with contemporary perspectives on liability, negligence, consumer protection, medical negligence, defamation, and emerging areas like cyber torts and environmental torts. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar adopts a lecture-based format, making complex legal doctrines easy to understand and apply.

Key Highlights of This Edition:

• Fundamental Principles of Tort Law: Covers nature, scope, essentials, and the distinction between torts, crime, and contract.

• Detailed Explanation of Negligence: Includes duty of care, breach, causation, foreseeability, and defenses to negligence claims.

• Strict, Absolute & Vicarious Liability: Discusses important doctrines such as Rylands v. Fletcher, absolute liability, and employer liability cases.

• Torts Against Person & Property: Comprehensive coverage of assault, battery, nuisance, trespass, defamation, and related torts.

• Consumer Protection & Medical Negligence: Updated analysis of how tort principles apply in consumer disputes and healthcare settings.

• Landmark Case Law: Includes updated Indian and foreign judgments that form the backbone of modern tort jurisprudence.

• Emerging & Contemporary Torts: Covers cyber torts, environmental harm, data privacy torts, and other modern developments impacting civil liability.

• Helpful Pedagogical Structure: Lecture-style presentation, clear headings, illustrations, case summaries, and exam-oriented explanations.

The book provides both theoretical grounding and practical relevance, making it suitable for LLB students, law faculty, competitive exam aspirants (Judiciary, CLAT PG, UGC NET), and young advocates seeking a solid understanding of tort principles.