Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Labour Law – I · January 2020
January 2020 · Labour Law – I · Semester 3
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (3 YDC) (Hons.) II - Year - III - Semester Examination, January 2020
Subject: Law
PAPER - I: LABOUR LAW - I
Code: 5117 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
Note: Answer all questions, each question carries equal marks. [NOTE: this paper is headed "PAPER - I:
LABOUR LAW - I" in the source Question Bank, but the questions below are Jurisprudence questions, not
Labour Law questions - this mismatch exists in the original printed source and has been preserved as
printed.]
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any FIVE of the following:
1. General and Particular Jurisprudence.
2. Classification of Law.
3. Equity.
4. Codification.
5. Positive and Negative Rights.
6. Legal Status of unborn Child.
7. Vicarious Liability.
8. Administration of Civil Justice.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following questions:
9. Explain theories of Natural Law.
10. What are the essentials of a Valid Custom?
11. Enumerate different kinds of ownership.
12. Discuss 'mens rea' as an essential of a crime.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following questions:
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, which is the precedent value of the decision on ground 'A' by the High Court?
14. The parents allowed their minor children to ride on 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 notes had been accidentally
dropped there by a stranger. 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, in his own land, intercepting the flow of ground
water. As a result, the neighbour's well became dry. Is 'X' liable for it? Discuss in the light of a
decided case and a general principle of civil liability.