Legal Remedies For Trespass

One day, Dev is driving his car, a * Mercedes, to a business meeting, where he is prepared to deliver a presentation outlining a new product and collaboration that will finalize his self-owned business signing a contract that could be worth up to one crore rupees. In the front seat, he has two bags, one with his laptop, and the other with a prototype of the product that he will be demonstrating. However, the previous evening, there was a heavy monsoon, so many of the roads that Dev would normally take are flooded, and the remaining direct roads are all choked with traffic due to the closures. Dev checks his GPS and sees that he can cut through some neighboring small villages to get to his destination on time. He begins driving on these small roads, but gets frustrated that they meander around, when he sees a dirt road that is not flooded that appears to go directly toward his destination. As Dev is driving down the dirt road, he has to stop for a herd of passing Haryanvi cattle. Before he knows it, his car is completely surrounded by the cattle. Suddenly he sees two men approaching his car, both bearing sticks. One of them starts tapping at the car and the tires, and when Dev starts to ask what he is doing, the man, Akshay, tells him that he is trespassing on his land, and that if he does not turn around and reverse his car, he will start hitting his car even harder. Dev starts to plead with Akshay, saying that he is very late for a meeting and going through his land is the only way he can still meet with the investors. Dev offers to pay Akshay some money to allow him to pass, but Akshay does not appear interested in cash. As Dev starts rifling through his car for other things to offer, he feels his car start to tilt and shake, and notices several of the Haryanvi bulls pushing up against the car. The bag containing the prototype rolls of the seat and he hears something break. At this point, Dev yells to Akshay to get them to stop and ask them what he requires to let him pass, and that he is really sorry for trespassing but did not know he was driving on someone else land. Dev looks at the clock on the car showing the meeting is supposed to start and then looks down at the bag with the prototype and can see some damage, and then he starts crying. Upon seeing him start to cry, Akshay motions to the herder to move the cattle, and opens up the road for Dev to pass. Akshay apologizes for the damage but says he hopes Dev learned his lesson. Dev races to the meeting and arrives just as the investors are leaving, and he is able to apologize to them and set up another meeting, which will not happen for several months. Dev then comes to your office asking what his remedies would be in Tort against Akshay, what damages Dev would and would not be entitled to, with a specific eye to the economic loss, and any defenses that would be available to Akshay.