Unit IV · Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Laws

Negligence, defamation and remoteness

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
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023	356	Defamation (BNS; formerly IPC 499–500)

[1932] AC 562 · House of Lords

The neighbour principle founds the modern duty of care.

(2009) 8 SCC 106 · Supreme Court of India

Reputation and fair trial interests constrain reckless publication (illustrative of defamation values).