LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 10 Law Relating to Women and Children Nov 2014 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

SECTION I - Q.1: Attempt the following in not more than two sentences each (20 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. Q1 Define Natural Guardian.
2. Q2 Define Talaq Ahasan.
3. Q3 Define Dower or Mehr.
4. Q4 What does Article 23 and Article 24 of the Indian Constitution provide for?
5. Q5 Why was Family Court enacted?
6. Q6 Name any two functions of the National Commission for Women.
7. Q7 What is the difference between Dowry and Streedhan?
8. Q8 Define Observation Home.
9. Q9 Define Zihar.
10. Q10 What is Domestic Violence?

SECTION II - Q.2: Write short notes on any four of the following (20 Marks - 5 marks each)

1. Q11 State of Children in India.
2. Q12 Regulations and Pre-conditions to use and conduct Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques.
3. Q13 Distinction between Adultery and Rape.
4. Q14 Tortious liability against unborn child.
5. Q15 Kinds of Guardianship under Mohammedan Law.
6. Q16 Sexual harassment of Women at work place.

SECTION III - Q.3: Solve any two of the following problems (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q17 Answer the following problems with reasons: (i) Kavita, a pregnant woman working in a factory for the past one year, loses her child due to an accident at home. What is the Maternity Benefit that Kavita is entitled to under the Maternity Benefit Act? (ii) Rachana had made three complaints to the police that her husband and mother-in-law were demanding money from her father. Rachana died due to severe burns within a year of her marriage. State the offence committed and what kind of action can be taken against Rachana's mother-in-law.
2. Q18 A Muslim married woman falls in love with another Muslim male and wants to marry him. (i) Can the Muslim woman marry the other Muslim male during the subsistence of her earlier marriage? Yes or no, state the reason for the same. (ii) Can the Muslim married woman marry the other Muslim male after taking divorce from her first Muslim husband? If yes, then when?
3. Q19 Preeti, a girl aged 18, is abducted by a 26 year old man with the intention of getting married. (i) What is the nature of the offence committed? State the punishment for the same. (ii) Under which section of the IPC is the offence and the punishment prescribed? (iii) Define the crime applicable under the IPC in the above matter.

SECTION IV - Q.4: Attempt any four essay type questions from the following (48 Marks - 12 marks each)

1. Q20 How does the Constitution of India safeguard the interest and rights of women? Discuss the provisions with case laws under the following headings: (i) Under the Preamble. (ii) Right to equality. (iii) Special provisions. (iv) Under Directive principles.
2. Q21 Discuss the right to Payment of Maternity Benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
3. Q22 Discuss in detail the Functions of Family Court.
4. Q23 Discuss in detail the welfare and safety of women in the Factories Act, 1948.
5. Q24 Discuss in detail the important provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
6. Q25 Discuss in detail the provisions of Maintenance of wife and children under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.

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