LLB 3 Years Sem 6 Law Medicine Nov 2010 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Answer in not more than two sentences 20 marks
   • (a) Define "Drug"
   • (b) What is Contributory negligence?
   • (c)' Who is a neonatologist?
   • (d) What does the Electrocardiogram record?
   • (e) What is meant by amniocentesis?
   • (f) What does the case of Poonam Varma vis Dr. Ashwin Shah deal with?
   • (g) What is the right of self determination?
   • (h) Who can give consent for the donation of human organ?
   • (i) What is the definition of Advertisement under the D.M.R. Act?
   • (j) What is Therapeutic privilege?
2. Q2 Answer any four 20 marks
   • (a) Salient features of the PNDT Acct
   • (b) Near Relative
   • (c) Rights of a registered medical practitioner
   • (d) Mens rea in medical negligence
   • (f) Define Rape
3. Q3 Answer any two 12 marks
   • (a) Anewspaper reported that a doctor negligently left a towel in the abdomen of a poor patient while operating on him. A social worker who read that news item filed a PIL in the High Court. The poor man, however, did not file any
   • (i) ls a PIL maintainable in this case?
   • (ii) the accused plead that the PIL should be dismissed as the victim has not filed any complainant ?
   • (b) "A", the complainant was diagnosed as suffering from AIDS. The pathologist who knew the fiancee of "A" told her that "A" was suffering from AIDS As a result the wedding was called off. The complainant sued the pathologist
   • (i) Is the pathologist liable for action?
   • (ii) What is the defense available to the pathologist?
   • (c) A 25 year old married woman complained to the police that her husband raped her. The husband took the defense of his right to consummate the marriage
   • (i) Will the complaint survive? What will 'be the first action to be taken by the police ?
   • (ii) What Will be the legal position if the wife is 14 years of age ?
4. Q4 Answer any four 48 marks
   • (a) Discuss the medico-legal aspects of sexual assault
   • (b) State and describe the varieties of medical practice in India
   • (c) Discuss the international Regulation for human experimentation with respect to the Nuremberg Code
   • (d) Explain the responsibility of the state in disaster management with respect to The Disaster management Plan
   • (e) Explain the reasons for including the patient as a consumer and for bringing the medical profession within the umbrella of the CPA
   • (f) Explain the patient's right to self determination with respect to consent

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