B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 2 Law of Torts 2015 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Bring out the importance of mental elements in tort.
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2. Q2 Explain the general defences available against tortious liability.
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3. Q3 Discuss the concepts of strict liability and absolute liability.
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4. Q4 Explain Trespass to person.
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5. Q5 Elaborate on Malicious Prosecution.
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6. Q6 What are the remedies available for a tort ?
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7. Q7 Explain the forums created under Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
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Write short notes on any two of the following :

1. Q8 (a) UBI JUS IBI REMEDIUM
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2. Q8 (b) Intimidation
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3. Q8 (c) Unfair Trade Practice.
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Solve any two of the following problems :

1. Q9 (a) 'A' fails to save a drowning child. Can he be held tortiously liable ?
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2. Q9 (b) The defendant told the plaintiff as a practical joke that her husband had met with an accident and was seriously injured and lying in the hospital. On hearing this, the plaintiff suffered a nervous shock and became ill. Can she claim damages ?
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3. Q9 (c) The defendant sent a defamatory letter written in Urdu to the plaintiff. The plaintiff did not know Urdu and therefore the same was read over to him by a third person. The defendant knew that the plaintiff did not know Urdu. Does it amount to defamation ?
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Typed from the KSLU paper above. The paper is the original. Long reading passages are shortened here to their first and last lines and a summary.