Constitutional Law – II · Semester 2

Constitutional Law – II · December 2020

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Constitutional Law – II · December 2020

December 2020 · Constitutional Law – II · Semester 2

Code No. 5113
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hons.) (3 YDC) I - Year II - Semester Examination, December 2020
Subject : LAW
PAPER - III : CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - II

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 80

PART - A (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following:
1. Composition of Electoral College.
2. Election of President.
3. Meaning of prorogation and Dissolution.
4. Court of Record.
5. Appointment of State Executive.
6. Money Bills.
7. Doctrine of occupied field.
8. Concurrent list.

PART - B (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
Answer any ONE of the following questions:
9. Explain the powers and functions of the President of India under the Indian Constitution.
10. Explain the different types of Jurisdictions exercised by Supreme Court of India.
11. What is State Emergency? Explain how the power to impose state emergency in India
has been misused.
12. Explain the scope of relationship between the Union and States.

PART - C (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
Answer any ONE of the following questions:

13. A lady of ST category gets married to a person belonging to upper caste and she wants
her children to claim S.T. reservation - whether her children have a right to claim the
same or not - Advise.
14. The state legislature had enacted the Transport Service Act, 1955 by which Act, the state
government had been authorized to frame schemes of rationalization of motor
Transport. The Union Parliament amended in 1956 the Motor Vehicle Act, 1939 by
adding a new scheme of nationalization of Motor Transport. The two laws occupied the
same field. Which law is to the extent of Repugnancy be void? Give reasonable Answer.
15. A was a temporary Government Servant. He was given a memorandum containing two
charges against him. He asked to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken
against him. His services were terminated without assigning any reasons - decide its
validity with reason.
16. A law was passed by a State prohibiting the sale and possession of liquor in the state. It
was challenged on the ground that it incidentally encroached upon import and export of
liquor across custom frontier, a central subject - Decide.

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Composition of Electoral College.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Election of President.
    Topics: Services under the Union and the States; Election Commission
    Year and frequency →
  3. Meaning of prorogation and Dissolution.
    Year and frequency →
  4. Court of Record.
    3× in bank Topics: Supreme Court of India
    Year and frequency →
  5. Appointment of State Executive.
    Topics: Liability of the State and freedom of trade: Articles 298–307; Union and State executive and legislatures; Administrative relations, inter-State cooperation and the 73rd/74th Amendments
    Year and frequency →
  6. Money Bills.
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  7. Doctrine of occupied field.
    Year and frequency →
  8. Concurrent list.
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. Explain the powers and functions of the President of India under the Indian Constitution.
    2× in bank Topics: Supreme Court of India; Amendment of the Constitution and the basic structure
    Year and frequency →
  2. Explain the different types of Jurisdictions exercised by Supreme Court of India.
    Topics: Supreme Court of India
    Year and frequency →
  3. What is State Emergency? Explain how the power to impose state emergency in India has been misused.
    Topics: Supreme Court of India; Liability of the State and freedom of trade: Articles 298–307; Union and State executive and legislatures
    Year and frequency →
  4. Explain the scope of relationship between the Union and States.
    Topics: Union and State executive and legislatures; Services under the Union and the States; Election Commission
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. A lady of ST category gets married to a person belonging to upper caste and she wants her children to claim S.T. reservation - whether her children have a right to claim the same or not - Advise.
    Year and frequency →
  2. The state legislature had enacted the Transport Service Act, 1955 by which Act, the state government had been authorized to frame schemes of rationalization of motor Transport. The Union Parliament amended in 1956 the Motor Vehicle Act, 1939 by adding a new scheme of nationalization of Motor Transport. The two laws occupied the same field. Which law is to the extent of Repugnancy be void? Give reasonable Answer.
    Topics: Liability of the State and freedom of trade: Articles 298–307; Union and State executive and legislatures; Administrative relations, inter-State cooperation and the 73rd/74th Amendments
    Year and frequency →
  3. A was a temporary Government Servant. He was given a memorandum containing two charges against him. He asked to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him. His services were terminated without assigning any reasons - decide its validity with reason.
    Topics: Services under the Union and the States; Election Commission
    Year and frequency →
  4. A law was passed by a State prohibiting the sale and possession of liquor in the state. It was challenged on the ground that it incidentally encroached upon import and export of liquor across custom frontier, a central subject - Decide.
    Topics: Union and State executive and legislatures; Liability of the State and freedom of trade: Articles 298–307; Administrative relations, inter-State cooperation and the 73rd/74th Amendments
    Year and frequency →