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Jurisprudence · April/May 2022
April/May 2022 · Jurisprudence · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hons.) (3 YDC) II Year III Semester Examination, April / May 2022
Subject: LAW
PAPER - I: JURISPRUDENCE
Code: D-12476 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Purpose of Legal Theory.
2. American Realism.
3. Natural Law.
4. Persuasive Precedent.
5. Supreme Legislation.
6. Legal status of unborn persons.
7. Jus necessitatis.
8. Solidary Obligations.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Explain Austin's imperative theory of law.
10. What are the requisites of a valid custom?
11. Enumerate and explain the requisites of a valid custom.
12. Distinguish between ownership and possession.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A customer found a bundle of currency notes on the floor of a shop. There was no claim from
the real owner who lost them. The shopkeeper claimed title over it. Can he succeed? Discuss.
14. A libel was published by an employee of a company. Is the company liable for the tort
committed by its employee?
15. A High Court decides a case, ignoring an earlier decision of the Supreme Court, stating that the
decision of the Supreme Court was obiter dicta without a binding force. As a result there is an
inconsistency between the decisions of the High Court and the Supreme Court. Is the decision of
the High Court correct, assuming that it was obiter dicta?
16. N. Shaw published a book containing photographs and addresses of prostitutes in the city. He
contended that he did not violate any statute. However, he was charged for conspiracy to corrupt
public morality. Identify the jurisprudential issues involved in this case and resolve them.
Part C questions for this paper were reused verbatim in the January/February 2019 paper in this same source book.