Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Torts · September 2021
September 2021 · 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, September 2021
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAW OF TORTS INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
Code: 710 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (4 x 10 = 40 Marks) — Answer any four of the following.
1. Trespass.
2. Act of state.
3. Mistake.
4. Scope of employment.
5. Assault.
6. Duty of care.
7. Third party insurance.
8. Definition of Consumer.
PART - B (1 x 20 = 20 Marks) — Answer any one of the following.
9. "Tort is a civil wrong, all civil wrongs are not torts". Explain?
10. Discuss the various General Defenses available under Law of Torts?
11. Explain the privileges available for the tort of Defamation.
12. Write a brief note on Redressal Mechanism under Consumer Protection Law.
PART - C (1 x 20 = 20 Marks) — Answer any one of the following.
13. 'X' a banker refuses to honour customer's cheque having sufficient funds in his hands belonging
to the customer. Customer intends to file a suit against the banker, will he succeed?
14. The plaintiff's and the defendant's dogs were fighting. The defendant was beating them in order
to separate them. The defendant accidentally hit the plaintiff's dog causing the death of the dog.
The plaintiff brings an action against the defendant, can he succeed?
15. The plaintiff, who was in advanced state of pregnancy was standing behind her husband's public
bar. The defendant's servant negligently drove a horse ran into the bar with the result that she got a
severe shock and delivered a child which became dull headed. Advise her.
16. X a driver of the police patrol Jeep. While reporting for duty in the morning and while driving to
the police station he negligently crushed a school going boy under his jeep. The father of the boy
brought an action for damages against the state. Decide.