Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Jurisprudence · March/April 2018
March/April 2018 · Jurisprudence · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II Year III Semester Examination, March / April 2018
Subject: LAW
PAPER - I: JURISPRUDENCE
Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Analytical School.
2. Social engineering.
3. Doctrine of precedent.
4. Positive and Negative rights.
5. Legal status of dead persons.
6. Vicarious liability.
7. Definition of property.
8. Retributive theory.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Discuss theories of natural law.
10. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of codification.
11. Write a critical note on Hohfeld's analysis of legal conceptions.
12. Distinguish between ownership and possession.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A question arose as to the nature and extent of the power of Parliament to amend the
provisions of the Constitution. Is it limited or unlimited? Decide by applying the Grundnorm Theory.
14. A boy was employed by a company to clean out a pool on land owned and occupied by the
company. During the cleaning operations, the boy found certain gold rings in the mud at the bottom
of the pool. In a dispute between the boy and the company, who was in first possession?
15. An old gentleman executed a will in favour of his grandson. The grandson killed him in order to
inherit the property under the will immediately. Is the grandson entitled to inherit the property?
16. An incorporated company carries on an industrial activity which is hazardous in nature. Due to
leakage of poisonous gas from it, the people residing in that locality were affected and some of
them died. Discuss the criminal liability of the company. Is the managing director punishable with
imprisonment? How is the punishment to be executed against the company?
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