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Identify the situations where slander is actionable per se under the English law of Tort:
1. Imputation of criminal offence to the plaintiff
2. Imputation of belonging to the lower caste
3. Imputation of a contagious or infectious disease
4. Imputation of unchastity or adultery to any woman
Select the correct answer using the given below:
Principle: A defamatory statement is one which has a tendency to injure the reputation of the person to whom it refers to. Defamation is of two kinds-
(1) Libel, when the defamatory statement is in some permanent and visible form and
(2) Slander, when it is in some trasitefy form, visible or audible. Libel is actionable per se, but slander is actionable only on proof of actual damage.
Factual Situation: A person accused of a crime is arrested by the police. The police give an open statement that the suspect had an extra-marital affair. It is subsequently proved in court that the suspect was innocent of the crime. Will the accused succeed if he files a civil suit for defamation, claiming compensation against the police?
In which one of the following situations is slander actionable perse?
In which of following cases originator of defamatory statement will be liable for the damage resulting from repetitive publication by third persons? Answer by using below:
(1) He himself authorized repetition
(2) Repetition was the natural and probable consequences of his act
(3) There was immoral obligation on the person in whose presence the slander was made to repeat it
(4) There was moral obligation on the person in whose absence the slander was made to repeat it
S1: Work with retarded children, in particular, involves superhuman patience and long-delayed rewards.
P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bed-ridden retarded girl.
Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper.
R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognised anyone.
S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors.
S6: After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room.

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Arrange the following Acts enacted by Indian government as per TRIPS agreement.
1. Patent Act, 1999, 2002 and 2005.
2. Protection of Traditional Knowledge under Patent Amendmerit Act, 2002.
3. The Design Act, 1999.
4. A new Trademarks Act, 1999 has been enacted.
5. The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958.
Libel is addressed to the eye; slander to the ear.
State which of the following statements are slander
A prosecutes B for adultery with C, A's wife. B denies that C is A's wife, but the Court convicts B of adultery. Afterwards, C is prosecuted for bigamy in marrying B during 'A's lifetime. C says that she never was A's wife. Which statement is correct as per Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
In a petition for divorce on the ground of adultery filed under Section 13(1)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 by wife against husband, the person with whom the adultery was committed by husband is
In which of the following situations previous judgment is relevant . . . . . . . .
1. A prosecutes B for adultery with C, A's wife. B denies that C is A's wife but the court convicts B of adultery. Afterwards, C is prosecuted for bigamy in marrying B during A's lifetime.
C says that she never was A's wife. Whether the judgment against B is relevant as against C.
2. A prosecutes B for stealing a cow from him. B is convicted. A, afterwards, sues C for the cow, which B had sold to him before his conviction.
As between A and C whether the judgment against B is relevant?
Choose the correct answer: