In the leading case of Ashby v. White, which is illustrative of violation of an absolute right, the Court held that “Every injury imports a damage; though it...
In M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India , the Supreme Court observed that “ Where an enterprise is engaged in a hazardous or inherently dangerous activity and harm ...
A more stringent rule than the strict liability rule in Ryland v. Fletcher was laid down by the Supreme Court recently in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India. ...
– Strict liability has its origin in the Rylands v. Fletcher, where the facts were that the defendants who had a mill near Ainsworth in Lancashire wanted t...
In cases of injuria sine damno, i.e., the infringement of an absolute private right without any actual loss or damage, the person whose right is infringed has a...
In cases of damnum sine injuria, i.e., actual and substantial loss without infringement of any legal right, no action lies. Mere loss in money or money’s worth does...
– From the point of view of presumption of damage, rights are classified into (1) absolute and (2) qualified. When an absolute right is violated the law conclusively...
Rights available against the world at large are very numerous. They are sub-divided into private rights and public rights. Private rights include all rights which belong to a...
