The Ninth Edition of this book has been revised and brought up-to-date by incorporating all important recent decisions of the courts. Torts is a developing branch of law. The courts are attempting through a number of cases to compensate the violation of civil rights of individuals and laying down certain new principles of law applicable to the tort cases, particularly in the following areas: Vicarious Liability, liability under the Motor Vehicles Act, liability of medical practitioners and the Consumer Law.  Lucid and elegant exposition of law bearing on the topic of torts along with sound judgements, this book would prove highly useful to all who wish to acquire knowledge of this subject particularly to students and even to legal practitioners.

• Chapter I- Nature and Definition of Tort
• Chapter II- Foundation of Tortious Liability
• Chapter III- General Conditions of Liability in Tort
• Chapter IV- Mental Element in Torts
• Chapter V- General Defences or Justification of Tort
• Chapter VI- Personal Capacity
• Chapter VII- General Remedies in Torts
• Chapter VIII- Extinction of Liability in Tort
• Chapter IX- Foreign Torts
• Chapter X- Doctrine of Remoteness of Damage
• Chapter XI- Nervous Shock
• Chapter XII- Joint Tortfeasors
• Chapter XIII- Vicarious Liability
• Chapter XIV- Trespass to Person
• Chapter XV- Defamation
• Chapter XVI- Wrongs related to Domestic Relationship
• Chapter XVII- Malicious Prosecution
• Chapter XVIII- Trespass to Immovable Property
• Chapter XIX- Wrongs to Movable Property
• Chapter XX- Negligence
• Chapter XXI- Liability for Animals
• Chapter XXII- Liability for Dangerous Premises
• Chapter XXIII- No fault liability- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter XXIV- The Rule of Strict Liability
• Chapter XXV- Nuisance
• Chapter XXVI- Interference with Contractual Relations
• Chapter XXVII- Torts to Incorporeal Personal Property
• Chapter XXVIII- Consumer Protection Act, 1986