B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 5 Legal Language Feb 2019 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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SECTION I - Q.1 Answer each of the following in one or two sentences (all 10) 20 Marks

1. Q1 I know her. (Change the voice)
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2. Q2 Mayor's speech was loudly cheered. (Convert into active voice)
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3. Q3 Alfred was the best king that ever reigned in England. (Change into Negative Sentence)
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4. Q4 India is the largest democracy in the world. (Change the degree of comparison)
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5. Q5 We must eat, or we cannot live. (Change into a Simple Sentence)
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6. Q6 If only I were young again! (Convert into assertive sentence)
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7. Q7 the shepherd finding his flock destroyed exclaimed I have been rightly served why did I trust my sheep to a wolf (Punctuate the sentence)
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8. Q8 State any two features of the magazine "One India One People".
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9. Q9 Give the full forms of the following. (1) I.T.R. (2) S.C.C.
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10. Q10 Explain the Citation: Pravin Solanki v/s. Narendra Shah AIR 2014 S.C. 183
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SECTION II - Q.2 Write short notes on any four of the following (any 4 of 6) 20 Marks

1. Q11 Nemo Debet Esse Judex In Propria Sua Causa.
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2. Q12 Ubi jus Ibi Remedium
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3. Q13 Explain the meaning of (1) Law (2) Justice
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4. Q14 State the difference between (1) Civil Wrong (2) Criminal Wrong.
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5. Q15 State and explain any two kinds of Writs.
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6. Q16 Describe the search of a case law in whether minor's contract is void-ab-initio.
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SECTION III - Q.3 Answer any two of the following, with reference to the Legislative Extract given below (any 2 of 3) 12 Marks

1. Q17 (A) THE MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT, 1971 (ACT NO. 34 of 1971) [10th August, 1971]. The extract prints the long title ("An Act to provide for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto."), the enacting formula ("BE it enacted by the Parliament in the Twenty-Second Year of the Republic of India as follows"), and Section 1 "Short Title, Extent and Commencement.": (1) "This Act may be called The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971."; (2) "It extends to the whole of India except to the State of Jammu and Kashmir."; (3) "It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint." Identify: (i) Short Title (ii) Official Citation (iii) Long Title (iv) Date of Commencement
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2. Q18 (B) THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961 (ACT NO. 53 of 1961) [12th December, 1961]. The extract prints the long title ("An Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before and after child-birth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain other benefits."), the enacting formula ("BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows"), and Section 1 "Short Title, Extent and Commencement.": (1) "This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961."; (2) "It extends to the whole of India."; (3) commencement on dates notified by the Central Government for mines and establishments exhibiting equestrian, acrobatic and other performances, and by the State Government for other establishments in a State. Identify the following: (i) Enacting Formula (ii) Marginal Notes (iii) Date of Assent (iv) Extent
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3. Q19 (C) THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, 1993 (ACT NO. 10 of 1994) [08th January, 1994]. The extract prints the long title ("An Act to provide for the Constitution of a National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commission in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of Human Rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto."), the enacting formula ("BE it enacted by the Parliament in the Forty-Fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows"), and Section 1 "Short Title, Extent and Commencement.": (1) "This Act may be called The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993."; (2) extent to the whole of India with the proviso for Jammu and Kashmir; (3) "It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 28th day of September, 1993." Identify the following: (i) Preamble (ii) Date of Assent (iii) Short Title (iv) Date of Commencement
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SECTION IV-A - Q.4 (A) Write an Essay on any one of the following (any 1 of 2) 12 Marks

1. Q20 Reservation for the Economically Backward General Category
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2. Q21 The Sabrimala Issue
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SECTION IV-B - Q.4 (B) Answer one of the following (any 1 of 2) 12 Marks

1. Q22 Briefly outline the facts, issues and guidelines given by the Supreme Court in M.C. Mehta v/s U.O.I.
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2. Q23 How do the guidelines given by the Supreme Court in Vishakha v/s State of Rajasthan ensure a safe and healthy environment for women at workplace?
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SECTION IV-C - Q.4 (C) Law reports (all 1) 12 Marks

1. Q24 Define a Law Report. Write briefly on any two of the following: Criminal Law Journal; Supreme Court Cases; All India Reporter
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SECTION IV-D - Q.4 (D) Comprehension (all 1) 12 Marks

1. Q25 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. The paper prints a passage of about 400 words in five paragraphs, with no title or source given, on vehicular air pollution in Indian cities and a report of the Central Pollution Control Board, beginning "India's growing obsession with vehicles and failure to develop roads has increased air pollution in most cities" and ending "Therefore, standards can make a significant difference in India." The passage is not reproduced here. Questions: (a) What is the major cause of air pollution in India? (b) What has increased more than the carrying capacity of the roads? (c) What causes lung cancer and asthma? (d) Why do Indians favour small cars and two-wheelers? (e) Which word in the passage means 'mixing with inferior material'? (f) What is the statute related to air pollution?
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