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Negligence   is   the   breach   of   a   duty   caused   by   the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided   by   those   considerations   which   ordinarily Paged no. 14/19 09.01.2017 Smt. Kamlesh Pal Vs. Ajay Aggarwal & Anr.

CA No. 175/16 (440418/16) regulate the conduct of human affairs would do or doing   something   which   a   prudent   and   reasonable man would not do.   Actionable negligence consists in  the  neglect  of the use  of  ordinary care or   skill towards a person to whom the Defendant owes the duty of observing ordinary care and skill, by which neglect the Plaintiff has suffered injury to his person or property.  According to Winfield, "negligence as a tort is the breach of a legal duty to take care which results   in   damage,   undesired   by   the   Defendant   to the   Plaintiff".   The   definition   involves   three constituents   of   negligence:   (1)   A   legal   duty   to exercise     due   care   on   the   part   of   the   party complained   of   towards   the   party   complaining   the former's conduct within the scope of the duty; and (3)   consequential   damage.     Cause   of   action   for negligence   arises   only   when   damage   occurs   for damage is a necessary ingredient of this tort.  But as damage may occur before it is discovered; it I the occurrence of damage which is the starting point of the cause of action.