Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Torts · May/June 2022
May/June 2022 · 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, May / June 2022
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAW OF TORTS INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
Code: D-12467 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any five of the following.
1. Elements of Torts.
2. Legal Damage.
3. Joint Liability.
4. Release.
5. Assault.
6. Malicious Prosecution.
7. Injurious falsehood.
8. [illegible - obscured by watermark]
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Define tort and distinguish tort from crime and breach of contract.
10. Discuss, how far the Government of India is liable for the torts committed by its servants, with
the help of case laws.
11. Elucidate the essentials of negligence under the law of torts.
12. Explain the jurisdiction and powers of District Forum and State Commission under the
Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. M, suffered nervous shock, when her friend N told her, for fun's sake, that her child met with an
accident. Is N liable? If so, on what principle?
14. In a speech at a public meeting X, a member of the Lok Sabha, makes a defamatory statement
about Y who is also a member of the Lok Sabha. Can Y sue X? Decide.
15. A lends his crane driver X to B. In the course of his employment X committed a tort against C.
Who is liable to C? Whether A or B or X? Decide.
16. Y was admitted in a hospital for treatment/surgery of the eye. Due to the negligence of the
ophthalmologist surgeon, Y lost his eyesight. Discuss the liability of the hospital authorities.