B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 9 Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Legislation 2019 Jun Question Paper - KSLU

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 'Statute must be read as a whole in its context'. Elucidate.
   Read the model answer
2. Q2 Explain the purpose of codifying and consolidating statute.
   Read the model answer
3. Q3 'Mandatory or directory provision does not depend upon language used in the statute'. Discuss.
   Read the model answer
4. Q4 Why should penal statutes be construed in a strict sense ? Examine.
   Read the model answer
5. Q5 What are the general principles governing the retrospective operation of a statute ?
   Read the model answer
6. Q6 What are the effects of expiry of temporary statute ?
   Read the model answer
7. Q7 Explain the various kinds of pleasures and pains.
   Read the model answer

Write a short note on any two :

1. Q8 (a) Rule of ejusdem generis.
   Read the model answer
2. Q8 (b) Legal fiction.
   Read the model answer
3. Q8 (c) Foreign decision.
   Read the model answer

Solve any two problems :

1. Q9 (a) There exists an agreement between two parties to resolve the dispute by arbitration. But the parties invoke the jurisdiction of the consumer forum to resolve their dispute. Can consumer forum be mandated to refer the dispute u/s 8(1) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act ? Decide.
   Read the model answer
2. Q9 (b) An appraiser whose service is often sought by the Bank to weigh and test gold ornaments brought as security for bank loan claims himself as workman u/s 2(S) of Industrial Dispute Act, 1947. Decide.
   Read the model answer
3. Q9 (c) 'A' obtains insurance policy against the theft of his car from insurance company. His car was stolen by the passengers he gave a free lift while returning to his home. When 'A' claimed insurance the insurance company denies the compensation. Decide.
   Read the model answer

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.