B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 3 Constitutional Law I 2026 Jan (100 marks) Question Paper - KSLU

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1. Q1 Examine the salient features of the Indian Constitution.
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2. Q2 Discuss the various methods of acquisition and termination of citizenship.
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3. Q3 Define the 'State'. Explain it with the help of decided cases.
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4. Q4 Explain the Provisions of social justice in order to protect women, children and backward classes under Article 15 of the Indian Constitution.
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5. Q5 Explain the reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and expression.
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6. Q6 Explain the constitutional safeguards infavour of an accused person.
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7. Q7 Explain the relationship between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy.
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1. Q8 (a) Freedom of Association.
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2. Q8 (b) Write a note on doctrine of severability.
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3. Q8 (c) Fundamental duties.
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1. Q9 (a) After due consideration and in order to provide employment opportunities to younger sections of the society the Government by Passing Public Employment (Regulations of Conditions Service) Act reduced the age of retirement of all government employees from 60 to 58 years. This was challenged as voilative of Article, 14 of the Constitution. Decide.
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2. Q9 (b) The State of Kerala imposed taxes on cooked food sold in the luxury hotels, but exempted from tax on food sold in modest eating houses. The object of imposing tax was to raise revenue by taxing on sale of cost in food in luxury hotels. This was challenged by the hotel and restaurant association as discriminatory and arbitrary. Will they succeed ?
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3. Q9 (c) 'A' the petitioner was detained under Preventive Detention Act and was supplied with 2 grounds of his detention. But later the detaining authority revoked one of the grounds communicated to him earlier. The detenue challenged the detention as illegal though the State contended that the remaining ground was enough to sustain the detention. 'A' challenged the action. Decide.
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