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Consumer Protection Act

Need for Consumer Protection

A Consumer a King or a Victim: A Consumer is a person who purchases a product or avails a service for a consideration, either for his personal use or to earn his livelihood by means of self-employment. The consideration may be: Paid, Promised, Partly paid and partly promised. Consumers play a vital role in the economic system of any nation. Consumers […]

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Tort Law

Distinguishing Tort From Other Wrongs

Distinguishing Between a Tort and a Crime: Torts Crime A tort is a species of a civil wrong; In tort private legal rights are violated; it gives rise to civil proceedings. Crimes are those which result into punishment of the criminal. It gives rise to criminal proceedings. In tort, the plaintiff is the injured party. […]