What is Tort Law?

The loss or damage resulting from such a reckless act shall be deemed to be a tort. Tort claims occur when someone commits a wrong against another person either by any default, negligence or recklessness.

Tort law makes civil wrongdoers liable/payable for causing loss or harm to body, life or property by their negligent activities. Simply, it’s a civil law that aims to return damage or loss or provide compensation to the victim for his/her loss by the offender.

1. Wrongful act or omission results to legal damages to another,
2. Negligence or Recklessness act which aftermath give rise to a legal remedy.

Legal Provisions for Tort law practice in Nepal:

Muluki Civil Code, 2074 chapter-17 has addressed about the torts related disputes in Nepal.

Who are liable for tortious liabilities?

Legal remedy on tort-related offence in Nepal: Civil Remedy from Tort Lawyers in Nepal 

The legal remedy of civil wrongs (tortious act) is normally regarded as compensation during tort law practice in Nepal.

1. First victim or aggrieved party claims the concerned authorities or to an individual for his/her loss, if such claims is not addressed reasonably, lawsuit is filed in the court.
2. If victims claim in court, then the court shall fine the perpetrator with reasonable compensation as per the valuation of damage. The compensation may be of any type, in the form of either cash or kind or service.

Time Limitation for filing a lawsuit (case) on damages by negligence of recklessness acts in Nepal:

The victim shall make a lawsuit on tort related disputes in Nepal within six months since the date on which such an act happened.

Tort law practice in Nepal is considered a new approach for the courts in tortious activities. This law is not much applied in tortious disputes. Legal process for failing the lawsuit of torts is as per the civil legal proceedings. However, tort law in Nepal does not distinguish kinds of liabilities for intentional, negligent or strict liability. Tort law do not mention what kind of elements and with which standards of evidence tort disputes can be proved, thus anybody can file false allegations of tort with the assistance of tort lawyers in Nepal. Now how the tort law will be practiced in court, how those provisions will be interpreted and enforced, is still a matter of test. Reasonable compensation as per the nature of the loss to the victim, must be given.

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