Quantification of Damages in Tort cases in Pakistan
Keywords:
Quantification, Damages, Tort, Defamation, Court Cases, Calculation of DamagesAbstract
The Damages can be demarcated as a disadvantage endures by a person in resulting the act or default of the other.[i] It is an award of money to injured party by the defaulter as compensation in case of loss or injury caused on act of tort or breach of contract. Damages can be defined as the right to claim compensation for loss suffered. Penalty in shape of money awarded to the party whose right violated is damages. Punishment is not considered as damages. A tort is an unjust act other than breaching of contract that harms others and consequently imposes civil liability by law. Tort in common law and most of the other legal systems that result from it are defined as any example of a malicious act, such as a physical assault on a person, encroachment on someone’s property, or the use and exploitation of one’s own land, economic interests, honor, reputation, and privacy. Initially, the tort involved only serious mistakes, bodily harm, damage to property, and instability on the ground. It is about individuals and the injured party can take action by initiating civil action. Remedy is compensation and tort is a private wrong.