Legal Exam Questions on Indian Constitution and Law, Exams of Law

Download Legal Exam Questions on Indian Constitution and Law and more Exams Law in PDF only on Docsity! 1/2009/GCL (NS) P. T. O. : 1 : 261 Roll No.......................... Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 100 Total number of questions : 8 Total number of printed pages : 5 NOTE : Answer SIX questions including Question No.1 which is compulsory. 1. (a) “A declaration of fundamental rights is meaningless unless there is an effective judicial remedy for their enforcement.” Comment on this statement explaining the judicial remedies which the Constitution of India provides. (8 marks) (b) When and under what circumstances can the Parliament legislate on matters enumerated in the State List ? Discuss. (6 marks) (c) Briefly mention internal and external aids to interpretation of statute. (6 marks) 2. Write short notes on any four of the following : (i) Expert opinion (ii) Doctrine of feeding the grant by estoppel (iii) Doctrine of lis pendens (iv) E-governance (v) Adjudicating officer. (4 marks each) 3. Distinguish between any four of the following : (i) ‘Public key’ and ‘private key’. (ii) ‘Vested interest’ and ‘contingent interest’. (iii) ‘Complaint’ and ‘FIR’. (iv) ‘Res judicata’ and ‘stay of suits’. (v) ‘Computer’ and ‘computer network’. (4 marks each) 4. Attempt any four of the following : (i) State the modes of cancellation of adhesive stamps. (ii) State the documents of which registration is optional. (iii) Specify the categories of information that have been exempted from disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005. : 2 : 1/2009/GCL (NS) Contd... 261 (iv) What are the cyber offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 ? (v) “Where once time has begun to run, no subsequent disability or inability to institute a suit or make an application can stop it.” Discuss. (vi) Explain the maxim damnum sine injuria under the law of torts. (4 marks each) 5. State, with reasons in brief, whether the following statements are correct or incorrect: (i) In computing the period of limitation for an application to set aside an award, the time required for obtaining a copy of the award shall not be excluded. (ii) A document executed by several persons at different times may be presented for registration and re-registration within six months from the date of each execution. (iii) Anubhav sells a property to Balwant for Rs.5 lakh which is subject to a mortgage to Charu for Rs.10 lakh and unpaid interest of Rs.2 lakh. Stamp duty is payable on Rs.17 lakh. (iv) Suits for compensation for false imprisonment can be filed within two years from the date when the imprisonment ends. (v) Article 53 of the Constitution of India lays down that the executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the President of India. (vi) The rule of ‘harmonious construction’ is the best rule of interpretation of any provision of any statute. (vii) Under certain circumstances, the court may award damages in addition to specific enforcement of the contract. (viii) Generally orders passed by the court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 are not appealable but there are certain exceptions to it. (2 marks each) 6. (a) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given options in respect of the following : (i) The Constitution of India came into force on — (a) 26th November, 1949 (b) 15th August, 1947 (c) 26th January, 1947 (d) 26th January, 1950. (ii) The right to alienate the mortgaged property without intervention of the court is available to the mortgagee in the case — (a) Where the mortgagee is government (b) Where there is English mortgage (c) Where there is mortgage by conditional sale (d) Under both (a) and (b).