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Principle: False Imprisonment is a Tort (Wrong) Which Means the Total Restraint of a Person'S Liberty Without Lawful Justification.

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Principle: False imprisonment is a tort (wrong) which means the total restraint of a person's liberty without lawful justification.

Facts: A part of a public road had been closed for spectators of a boat race. 'P' wanted to enter but he was prevented by 'D' and other policemen because he had not paid the admission fee. 'P' was able to enter the enclosure by other means but was unable to go where he wanted to go. The policemen refused access to where he wanted to go but allowed him to remain where he was or to go back. 'P' remained within the enclosure and refused to leave. Subsequently, 'P' sued 'D' for false imprisonment.

पर्याय

  • It was a case of false imprisonment, but 'D' could not be made liable for it.

  • 'D' could not be made liable for false imprisonment, as he did not totally restrict P's movements.

  • 'D' could be made liable for false imprisonment, as he did restrict P's movements.

  • 'D' could not be made liable for false imprisonment as he has not touched him.

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उत्तर

'D' could not be made liable for false imprisonment, as he did not totally restrict P's movements.

Explanation:

The tort of false imprisonment is constituted when there is a total restraint. It is no imprisonment if a  person prevented from going in a particular direction but he his free to go any other direction. If a man is prevented from going to a particular direction but is allowed to go back there is no false imprisonment.  The reasonable conclusion in the above-noted question is that there was no total restraint on the  P's liberty. The reasonable conclusion is drawn that D  could not be held liable for false imprisonment and he did not restrict P' s movement is the correct answer.   

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2015-2016 (May) Set 1

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B. An employer is required to provide compensation to his or her employees for any injury caused by an accident arising in the course of employment. The words ‘in the course of the employment’ mean in the course of the work which the employee is contracted to do and which is incidental to it.

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Messers. Zafar Abidi and Co. (Company) manufactures bidis with the help of persons known as ‘pattadrs’. The pattadars are supplied tobacco and leaves by the Company and are required to roll them into bidis and bring the bidis back to the Company. The pattadars are free to roll the bidis either in the factory or anywhere else they prefer. They are not bound to attend the factory for any fixed number of bidis. The Company verifies whether the bidis adhere to the specified instructions or not pays the pattadars on the basis of the number of bids that are found to be of right quality. Aashish Mathew is one of the pattadars of the Company. He was hit by a car just outside the precinct of the factory while he was heading to have lunch in a nearby food-stall. Aashish Mathew has applied for compensation from the Company.

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