Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Torts · March/April 2018
March/April 2018 · 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 2018
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAW OF TORTS INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
Code: 9552 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
NOTE: Part C for this paper was on a page not photographed in this excerpt.
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Legal Damages.
2. Omission.
3. Necessity.
4. Lunatic.
5. Consumer.
6. Occupier.
7. Abatement.
8. District Forum.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following questions.
9. Explain the Conditions of Liability in Tort.
10. Explain the essentials for establishing the Tort of Negligence.
11. Discuss the Liability of State in Torts.
12. Explain the composition [remainder illegible - obscured by watermark / page not photographed]
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. The Telephone company disconnected the Telephone of Ram for non -payment of Telephone
bills. The District forum awarded Rs. 50,000/ - as compensation to Ram. Does the District Forum
have the Jurisdiction.
14. Some military personnel found firewood lying by the side of the river. They took away the wood
under the impression that it belonged to the Government and used it as fuel in the camp. The
plaintiff who is the real owner of the firewood brought a suit against the Government. Is the
Government liable, if so, under which tort?
15. Two strangers voluntarily took a lift in a Jeep and were injured and one of them subsequently
died due to accident caused because of right wheel which went off the Jeep all of a sudden. Is the
owner of the Jeep liable for the death and Injuries.
16. The defendant workers gathered around the plaintiff, rolling of their sleeves and threatening to
break his neck if he did not immediately leave the place. Is the defendant liable for a tort?