Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Jurisprudence · January 2020
January 2020 · Jurisprudence · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hon.) (3 YDC) II Year III Semester Examination, January 2020
Subject: LAW
PAPER - I: JURISPRUDENCE
Code: 5117 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Classification of Law.
2. Codification.
3. Positive and Negative Rights.
4. Legal Status of Unborn Child.
5. Equity.
6. Administration of Civil Justice.
7. Vicarious liability.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Explain theories of Natural Law.
10. What are the essentials of a valid custom?
11. Discuss 'mens rea' as an essential condition of penal liability.
12. Distinguish between ownership and possession.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. Suppose a case is decided by the High Court on ground 'A', and then goes on appeal to the
Supreme Court, which decides it on ground 'B', nothing being said upon ground 'A'. In such
circumstances, what is the precedent value of the decision on ground 'A' by the High Court?
14. The parents allowed their minor children to ride a motorcycle without a driving license. They
drove the vehicle negligently and caused injuries to a pedestrian. Are the parents liable for the
wrong committed by their children? If yes, which kind of liability is it? Explain the rationale of such a
liability.
15. Mr. X found a bundle of currency notes on the floor of a shop. The party who lost them could
not be found. In a case between the shopkeeper and the finder, who has a better claim over the
currency notes? Discuss.
16. Mr. X has dug deep tube wells, maliciously, on his own land, intercepting the flow of ground
water. As a result, his neighbour's well became dry. Is X liable for it? Discuss in the light of a decided
case and the general law of civil liability.
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