Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Torts · March/April 2012
March/April 2012 · Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Laws · Semester 1
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) I Year I Semester Examination, March / April 2012
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAW OF TORTS INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW
Code: 1004 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Elements of a Tort.
2. False Imprisonment.
3. Act of State.
4. Tort of Passing off.
5. Hit and Run Cases.
6. Rule of Strict Liability.
7. Unfair Trade Practices.
8. Definition of "Consumer".
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. "A tort is a civil wrong but all civil wrongs are not torts". Explain.
10. Explain the liability of Joint Tort Feasors. What is the rule of Contribution between them?
11. Trace the development of the Tort of Nervous Shock.
12. Explain the salient features of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A's cow strays into the B's garden and breaks the flower pots. What is the remedy available to
B?
14. A, a bus conductor, drives the bus and it collides with a van. Is the owner of the bus vicariously
liable for the accident?
15. A, a patient, buys wrong pills as the handwriting of the doctor B was not clear . Is B liable to A?
16. A pays all the installments for the flat to be constructed by B, a builder. The builder is unable to
complete the work due to some agitation. Is B liable to A under the consumer laws?