B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 9 Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Legislation 2013 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) "Statute must be read as a whole" - discuss with cases.
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2. Q1 OR Explain the internal aids to construction of statutes.
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3. Q1 (b) Literal construction.
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4. Q1 OR Mischief rule.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) How far earlier and later statutes are significant in interpreting a statute ?
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2. Q2 OR Explain the role of legislative history in interpretation of statutes.
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3. Q2 (b) Codifying statutes.
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4. Q2 OR Statutes in parimateria
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) Explain the rules of interpretation regarding retrospective operation of statutes.
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2. Q3 OR Explain mandatory and directory provisions.
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3. Q3 (b) Legal fiction.
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4. Q3 OR Noscitur A Sociis.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Explain the rules relating to strict construction of penal statutes.
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2. Q4 OR Explain the rules relating to strict construction of taxing statutes.
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3. Q4 (b) Mensrea in statutory offences.
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4. Q4 OR Offences by companies.
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) Explain the principle of sympathy and antipathy.
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2. Q5 OR Explain different kinds of pains and pleasures.
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3. Q5 (b) Fiction.
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4. Q5 OR Ascetic principle.
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