B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 7 Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System 2012 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) What are the reasons and objects of passing of Advocates Act 1961 ?
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2. Q1 OR What are the equipments of an advocate to become a successful advocate ?
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3. Q1 (b) Write a note on : Development of legal profession during British period.
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4. Q1 OR What are the conditions enumerated under Section 24(1) of Advocates Act.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) What are the duties of an advocate towards the court ?
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2. Q2 OR Describe the duties of which an advocate owes towards the witnesses.
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3. Q2 (b) Write a note on : Procedure to be followed by the Disciplinary Committee of State Bar Council after receiving the complaint.
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4. Q2 OR When an advocate may refuse to accept a brief ?
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) Enumerate the essentials of civil and criminal contempt.
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2. Q3 OR What is the Constitutional validity of Contempt of Court Act 1971 ?
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3. Q3 (b) Answer the following problem : 'A' a junior advocate took money from his client to pay bribe to a doctor to obtain a medical certificate. The complainant filed a complaint against the advocate to the State Bar Council. Whether this amounts to professional misconduct. Explain with reference to Chandra Shekar Soni V/s Bar Council of Rajasthan and others AIR 1983 SC 1012.
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4. Q3 OR Mr. X handedover two promissory notes to V.C. Ranga Dorai to file suits and paid fees. The advocate filed a suits on one of the promissory note only and he did not represent it in the courts. He told lies that the suits had been filed. The complainant came to know the facts. They made a complaint to State Bar Council. Decide the case in the light of V.C. Ranga Dorai V/s D. Gopalan and others AIR 1979 SC 201.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Mr. R intended to purchase a plot in a housing society. He paid 20,000 as application money. Thereafter he heard nothing from the society. It was found that he was duped by the housing society. So he engaged Mr. Y as advocate and paid 3,000 Rs. as fees to file a suit against the housing society and issued a notice. Thereafter nothing had happened and the suit also was not filed. In the meantime Mr. R filed a complaint before the police against the society and got it settled. So he requested Mr. Y to furnish account of the case and return balance amount. However the advocate failed to repay inspite of many remainders, advice Mr. X in the light of D.C. Appeal No. 8/1994.
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2. Q4 OR Mr. Kumar made a complaint against Mr. Ravi an advocate, alleging that he had engaged him to vacate a house from the tenant and paid the fees, to file a suit and to inform him the progress of his proceeding. However inspite of several remainders to the advocate, failed to inform the progress of the case. Whether this amount to professional misconduct. Decide in the light of D.C. Appeal No. 33/1996.
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3. Q4 (b) Answer the following : 'A' a Chief Minister of a State at a press conference charged the Judiciary with serious remarks. He asserted that law grinds the poor and richman rule the law. He further said that the Judiciary works against workers, peasants and other section of this working classes. Whether this amounts to contempt of court ?
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4. Q4 OR District Munsiff has made certain remarks in his Judgement against a advocate who appeared for the defendant in the case. The advocate took serious note of the same, issued a notice under Section 80 to the Munsiff demanding the damages to the tune of Rs. 25,000 in making such remarks in his Judgement. Does this amount to professional misconduct ?
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) What are the advantages of lawyer for maintaining account book ?
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2. Q5 OR Which are the accounts involved in maintaining book of account ?
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3. Q5 (b) Write a note on : Ledger
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4. Q5 OR Write a note on : Balance Sheet
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