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

Remedies and death in relation to tort

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
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855	1A	Suit for compensation

[1961] AC 388 · Privy Council

Remoteness is tested by reasonable foreseeability.

AIR 1997 Del 201 · Supreme Court of India

Damages for personal injury must restore the claimant so far as money can.