Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Jurisprudence · January/February 2014
January/February 2014 · Jurisprudence · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II Year III Semester Examination, January / February 2014
Subject: LAW
PAPER - I: JURISPRUDENCE
Code: 621 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Write short notes on any five of the following.
1. Inter-disciplinary nature of jurisprudence.
2. Positivism.
3. Normative system.
4. Volksgeist.
5. Bad man's theory of law.
6. Command.
7. Binding nature of precedent.
8. Golden rule of interpretation.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Discuss the relationship between law and morality. Is law devoid of morality?
10. Examine the different kinds of ownership and differentiate the relationship between ownership
and possession.
11. Define a right and explain various kinds of rights.
12. Critically examine Austin's theory of law. Will you accept that international law is not law?
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A wrongfully takes possession of a house belonging to B. C, having no title to the house, evicts
A. What are the respective rights of A and B?
14. There was a large scale leakage of deadly gas from a private industry located in the heart of the
city. As a consequence of this leakage, a number of people died and several others were affected.
An action was brought before the Supreme Court through a writ petition seeking compensation for
the victims. Discuss the nature, scope and extent of the liability of the private industry.
15. The Legislature of the State of A.P ., by a law, delegated power to the executive to modify the
provisions of the law and also to repeal a corresponding law in force. Discuss the validity of the law.
16. X killed Y under sudden and grave provocation. X was prosecuted for the offence of murder.
Decide the criminal liability of X.