CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

JURISPRUDENCE

ROUGH DRAFT

VICARIOUS LIABILITY IN CIVIL LAW

SUBMITTED TO
DR. MANORANJAN KUMAR
FACULTY OF JURISPRUDENCE
SUBMITTED BY
NAGENDRA KUMAR RAM
3RD YEAR, 6TH SEMESTER , 945

INTRODUCTION
The doctrine of vicarious liability generally operates within the law of torts. It has become
well-established in English law and historically has been called Master and Servant

liability. Vicarious liability means liability which is incurred for or instead of another. A
person is responsible for his own acts. But there are circumstances where liability attaches to
him for the wrongs committed by others. Ordinarily, only that person is liable for a wrong
which he has committed himself. However, there are certain cases where one person is made
liable for the wrongs committed by another. Such cases are examples of vicarious liability.
Criminal liability is never vicarious except in very special circumstances. However, civil law
recognises vicarious liability in two classes of cases. A master is responsible for the acts of
his servants done in the course of their employment. Likewise, legal representatives are liable
for the acts of dead men whom they represent.

OBJECT OF STUDY
The researchers object through this project will be to know and understand the concept of
vicarious liability and the circumstance when its applicable. The researchers object is a deep
study and analysis of the topic.

HYPOTHESIS
Vicarious liability does not exist in criminal law except in very special circumstances but it is
common in civil cases.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
For doing the project, the researcher will be dependent upon various books, articles, websites,
law journals, Acts etc. the sources of material will be collected both from the primary and as
well as the secondary sources. The researcher will be depended upon the doctrinal method
and the citation used will be Universal Citation Style.

CHAPTERISATION
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Introduction
Types of liability
Case of master & servant
Owner & independent contractor

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Vicarious liability of state

Case laws
Latin Maxim
Conclusion
9. Bibliography