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Time: 2 hours Marks: 60
i) Kindly check that you have received the correct question paper of the applicable
ii) Figures at the right indicate marks
iii) Follow the instructions and answer accordingly
Q.No.1 Answer in two sentences (Solve any six) Marks: 12
a) What is the significance of the term fraternity under the preamble of the Indian Constitution,
b) What are the of the ‘fair criminal administration of justice’ under part
three of the Indian Constitution?
c) What is 21A of the Indian Constitution?
d) What is the concept of Public Interest Litigation?
What is the ‘Quasi- Federal System’ implicit under the Indian Constitution?
f) What do you mean Severability’?
g) What are the grounds of the ‘Reasonable Restrictions’ as specified in part three of the Indian
h) What is the prohibition under Article18 (4) of the Constitution of India on a person holding
any office of profit or trust under the state?
i) What is the’principle of the ‘Collective Responsibility of the Council-of Ministers’ at the
Central and-the State level?
j) What are the different kinds of ‘Bills’ that may-be presented before the Legislature?
Q. No.2 Write short notes (Solve any two) Marks: 12
a) Parliamentary versus Presidential form of the Government
b) Doctrine of Pleasure
d) Article 17
Q No.3 Read the situations, apply the relevant provisions of the applicable laws, case laws,
etc. and answer the questions (Solve any two) Marks: 12
a) Riya works in an organisation called “Green Future Society,” which is registered under a
government scheme and receives 90% of its funding government. The organisation is
managed by a board where most members are appointed by the Ministry of Environment. One
day, Riya’s services are terminated without giving her a chance to be heard
i) Whether Riya can successfully challenge this termination? Explain
If she.could successfully challenge what remedies are available to her? Explain
b) Yogesh was accused of committing an offence in 2020, for which the maximum punishment
at that time was 2 years of imprisonment. In 2022, a new law was passed, increasing the
punishment for the same 5 years. When Yogesh’s case was decided in 2023, the
court applied the new law and sentenced him to 5 years. In the process of investigation and
interrogation, he was also forced by the police to confess his involvement in a crime
i) Whether Yogesh can punishment awarded to him under the Indian
Constitution? Explain with reasons
ii) Whether Yogesh’s forced confession can be used as evidence against him? Explain with
relevant provisions of law
Ramesh, an activist, discovers that several workers in a Government-run factory are being
forced to work in unsafe conditions without proper safety gear. Despite repeated complaints,
the authorities have taken no action. He decides to directly approach the Supreme Court seeking
immediate relief for the workers. Meanwhile, the Government argues that he is not personally
affected and cannot file the petition
i) Whether Ramesh himself can directly Supreme Court under Article 32 even
though he is not personally affected? Give reasons
ii) What kind of remedies the Supreme Court may grant in this situation to protect the workers?
d) Raju, a 10-year-old boy, is denied admission to a nearby government school due to a lack
of documents. His parents, daily wage-workers, are unable to provide the required papers
Meanwhile, another boy, namely Somu, a child from a disadvantaged background, is asked to
pay additional high fees by a private school despite qualifying under the free education quota
Both families approach the authorities, claiming violation of their rights
i) Whether Ramesh can claim admission in the government school under Article 21A despite
lacking documents? Cite relevant provisions of law and Explain
ii) Whether the private school’s demand for additional high fees from Somu is valid under
Article 21A? Give reasons
Q No. 4 Answer Any two of the following questions by citing relevant case laws
a) Discuss in detail the Constitutional provisions regarding different kinds of jurisdictions
conferred on the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India
b) Discuss in detail the provisions regarding the parliamentary/legislative privileges under the
Indian Constitution with the help of the relevant case laws
c) Discuss in detail the salient features of the Indian Constitution
d) Discuss in detail the relationship between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
of the state policies with the help of relevant case laws
iii)
a) aT
g) (Reasonable Restrictions)
h) FAR
b) (“Doctrine of Pleasure’)
(a) St
i) TAT
ii) (remedies)
ii)
i) Kindly check that you have received the correct question paper of the applicable
ii) Figures at the right indicate marks
iii) Follow the instructions and answer accordingly
Q.No.1 Answer in two sentences (Solve any six) Marks: 12
a) What is the significance of the term fraternity under the preamble of the Indian Constitution,
b) What are the of the ‘fair criminal administration of justice’ under part
three of the Indian Constitution?
c) What is 21A of the Indian Constitution?
d) What is the concept of Public Interest Litigation?
What is the ‘Quasi- Federal System’ implicit under the Indian Constitution?
f) What do you mean Severability’?
g) What are the grounds of the ‘Reasonable Restrictions’ as specified in part three of the Indian
h) What is the prohibition under Article18 (4) of the Constitution of India on a person holding
any office of profit or trust under the state?
i) What is the’principle of the ‘Collective Responsibility of the Council-of Ministers’ at the
Central and-the State level?
j) What are the different kinds of ‘Bills’ that may-be presented before the Legislature?
Q. No.2 Write short notes (Solve any two) Marks: 12
a) Parliamentary versus Presidential form of the Government
b) Doctrine of Pleasure
d) Article 17
Q No.3 Read the situations, apply the relevant provisions of the applicable laws, case laws,
etc. and answer the questions (Solve any two) Marks: 12
a) Riya works in an organisation called “Green Future Society,” which is registered under a
government scheme and receives 90% of its funding government. The organisation is
managed by a board where most members are appointed by the Ministry of Environment. One
day, Riya’s services are terminated without giving her a chance to be heard
i) Whether Riya can successfully challenge this termination? Explain
If she.could successfully challenge what remedies are available to her? Explain
b) Yogesh was accused of committing an offence in 2020, for which the maximum punishment
at that time was 2 years of imprisonment. In 2022, a new law was passed, increasing the
punishment for the same 5 years. When Yogesh’s case was decided in 2023, the
court applied the new law and sentenced him to 5 years. In the process of investigation and
interrogation, he was also forced by the police to confess his involvement in a crime
i) Whether Yogesh can punishment awarded to him under the Indian
Constitution? Explain with reasons
ii) Whether Yogesh’s forced confession can be used as evidence against him? Explain with
relevant provisions of law
Ramesh, an activist, discovers that several workers in a Government-run factory are being
forced to work in unsafe conditions without proper safety gear. Despite repeated complaints,
the authorities have taken no action. He decides to directly approach the Supreme Court seeking
immediate relief for the workers. Meanwhile, the Government argues that he is not personally
affected and cannot file the petition
i) Whether Ramesh himself can directly Supreme Court under Article 32 even
though he is not personally affected? Give reasons
ii) What kind of remedies the Supreme Court may grant in this situation to protect the workers?
d) Raju, a 10-year-old boy, is denied admission to a nearby government school due to a lack
of documents. His parents, daily wage-workers, are unable to provide the required papers
Meanwhile, another boy, namely Somu, a child from a disadvantaged background, is asked to
pay additional high fees by a private school despite qualifying under the free education quota
Both families approach the authorities, claiming violation of their rights
i) Whether Ramesh can claim admission in the government school under Article 21A despite
lacking documents? Cite relevant provisions of law and Explain
ii) Whether the private school’s demand for additional high fees from Somu is valid under
Article 21A? Give reasons
Q No. 4 Answer Any two of the following questions by citing relevant case laws
a) Discuss in detail the Constitutional provisions regarding different kinds of jurisdictions
conferred on the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India
b) Discuss in detail the provisions regarding the parliamentary/legislative privileges under the
Indian Constitution with the help of the relevant case laws
c) Discuss in detail the salient features of the Indian Constitution
d) Discuss in detail the relationship between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
of the state policies with the help of relevant case laws
iii)
a) aT
g) (Reasonable Restrictions)
h) FAR
b) (“Doctrine of Pleasure’)
(a) St
i) TAT
ii) (remedies)
ii)
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