Unit IV · Jurisprudence

Sources of obligation and vicarious liability

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrument	Section	Name
Indian Contract Act, 1872	37	Obligation of parties to contracts

(1868) LR 3 HL 330 · House of Lords

Strict liability can arise without fault.

AIR 1962 SC 933 · Supreme Court of India

The State may be vicariously liable for employees’ torts.