Sl. No. ID No Project Topic Comments Basically to explain the issue of mental element and 1. 1862 1863 Intention and tort liability then compare how relavent it is in civil and criminal liability (including tortious liability) 2. 1864 1865 Law of Tort or Law of Torts? Debate between authorities to be brought out to justify the stand the researchers would take 3. 1866 1867 Analysis of the term wrongful act as a constituent of a tort claim 4. 1868 1869 Damage as a constituent of Tort Law 5. 1870 1871 Mental Elements essentiality in Tort Need to explain legal right and violation thereof authorities like Austin and Salmond on Jurisprudence may be referred Concept of damage as an ingredient of a tort claim; concepts of injuria sine damno and damnum sine injuria researchers are expected to explain the relevant concepts along with case law illustration This topic may be divided into two separate topics for two different papers, viz., injuria sine damno and damnum sine injuria, should the scope be felt to be too broad Concepts of malice, intention, negligence and recklessness explained and distinguished with help of illustration can be found in Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, and Harry Street on Torts
6. 1872 1873 Malfeasance, Misfeasance and Nonfeasance in Tort Law Case law development in India can be looked at, if possible, to illustrate distinctions further 7. 1874 1875 Suits against Corporations Emphasis on case law development in UK and India 8. 1876 1877 Act of God as a defence 9. 1878 1879 Analysis of the eggshell skull theory Difference with inevitable accident; difference between Force Majeure and Vis Major; look at Continental law approach, if possible 10. 1880 1881 Novus actus interviens 11. 1882 1883 Case law jurisprudence on the concept of Sovereign Immunity in India 12. 1884 1885 Public Law Wrongs 13. 1886 1887 Volenti Non Fit Injuria as a justification 14. 1888 1889 Necessity as a defence under Tort law 15. 1890 1891 Accord and Satisfaction resulting in discharge of tort claim 16. 1892 1893 Whittling down of control test in relation to determining Master-servant relationship Intervening acts or events as a plea contending remoteness Discussion on Peninsular & Oriental Ship, Kasturilal Ralia Ram, State of Rajasthan v. Vidyawati, and other landmark cases; tracing whether there has been any recent development An analysis of landmark SC decisions (Nilabati Behara, DK Basu, Rudul Shah, Bhim Singh v. State of J&K, Chandrima Das (This last case said cases under A. 226 awarding compensation are in the realm of tort, hence) etc. Concentration to be on both UK and Indian cases Private v. Public necessity- case law in India; discussion of maxim Salus populi suprema lex while discussing public necessity Explaining the concept; concentration on later developments too
17. 1894 1895 An analysis of the constituents of false imprisonment Total restraint must be necessary Detention must be unlawful Cases like Bird v. Jones, Merring v. Graham White Aviation, Herring v. Boyle, and others also to look at case law development in India, if any 18. 1896 1897 Newspaper Libel Case law in India are there landmark SC decisions? 19. 1898 1899 Innuendo meaning and scope of 20. 1900 1901 Truth as a defence to an action of defamation Case law development in UK - Have UK decisions impacted Indian courts? 21. 1902 1903 Privilege as a defence to a defamation suit Student needs to narrow down the scope 22. 1904 1905 Malicious Prosecution Emphasis on how the student can achieve brevity in describing the scope 23. 1906 1907 The tort of Malicious Falsehood Case law approach 24. 1908 1909 The tort of Conspiracy 25. 1910 1911 Assault and Battery concept and distinction Discussion of Quinn v. Leatham, Mogul Steamship Co., Rohtas Industries etc., and looking at further development Emphasis of development of case law jurisprudence in India Refer R&D and P.S.A. Pillai 26. 1912 1913 Damages for Nervous Shock Case law development in India 27. 1914 1915 The tort of Intimidation as expressed in Rooks v. Barnard (1964) 1 All ER 367
28. 1916 1917 Tort of Detention 29. 1918 1919 R. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1995 SC 264 right to privacy explained Further development of the tort in Collector, Hyderabad v. Canara Bank, AIR 2005 SC 186 30. 1920 1921 Tort of continuing trespass To look at case law jurisprudence in India 31. 1922 1923 Tort of Dispossession 32. 1924 1925 Tort of Conversion of goods 33. 1926 1927 34. 1928 1929 Test of Foreseeability and Proximity with respect to the tort of negligence Caparo Industries v. Dickson, (1990) 1 All ER 568 an appraisal 35. 1930 1931 Contributory Negligence 36. 1932 1933 Principle of Res Ipsa Loquitor with respect to the tort of negligence 37. 1934 1935 Exceptions to the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher Every case of trespass does not amount to dispossession; Indian cases to be found where trespass has been held not amounting to dispossession Difference between conversion and trespass; elements of the tort; case law development etc. topic may be narrowed down As laid down in Donoghue v. Stevension and other cases; subsequent development Dealt with just and reasonable as a development from test of foreseeability; what has been case law development in India is a common question for both topics 33 and 34 Emphasis on what is the burden on the plaintiff, how much should he establish to contend prima facie case? Broad topic R&D on Torts lists 5 exceptions special emphasis on case law in India 38. 1936 1937 Occupier s Liability and Duty laid on him Discussion of relevant case law
39. 1938 1939 Concept of Absolute Liability as laid down in M.C. Brief background to the case, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Mehta v. Union of India AIR 1987 SC 1086 Oleum Gas leak, subsequent development 40. 1940 1941 Constituents of the tort of Nuisance What are the elements involved which need to be proved? 41. 1942 1943 Economic Torts An introduction 42. 1944 1945 Cyber Torts An Introduction 43. 1946 1947 Award of Damages Approach of Indian Courts Additional Topic 1. Tort Law and Statutes Understanding the interface (NANDIMATH OMPRAKASH V) Course Teacher