LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 6 Law and Medicine Jun 2018 Set 2 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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• N.B: 1. All questions are compulsory. 2. Figures to the right indicate marks. 3. Cite Case laws wherever applicable.

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

1. (a) Define 'Magic Remedy' under DMR (OA) Act, 1954.
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2. (b) Give two examples of medico-legal cases.
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3. (c) What are the prerequisites of a legally valid dying statement?
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4. (d) Mention two duties of doctors towards victims of road accidents.
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5. (e) What is meant by "Res Ipsa Loquitor"?
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6. (f) What are the objectives of TOHO Act, 1994?
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7. (g) Define 'Advertisement' under DMR (OA) Act, 1954.
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8. (h) What is meant by "fiduciary relationship"
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9. (i) Define "donor" under TOHO Act, 1994.
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10. (j) What is the jurisdiction of National Commission under Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
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Q.2 Q.2: Write short notes on any four (20 Marks - 5 marks each)

1. (a) Doctor-patient contractual relationship.
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2. (b) Clinical trials on prisoners
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3. (c) Civil and Criminal liability of doctors.
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4. (d) Siddha system of medicine.
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5. (e) Medico legal issues of Industrial Mass Disasters.
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6. (f) Doctrine of Informed Consent.
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Q.3 Q.3: Answer the following by giving reasons, any two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. (A) "Despite the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 being amended a number of times the racketing of human organs still continues" reads a headline of a newspaper. (i) What is "human organ" under TOHO Act, 1994? (ii) Who is a "Near Relative" under TOHO Act, 1994? (iii) Which authority under TOHO Act, 1994 regulates living donor transplants?
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2. (B) "A" was suffering from TB and being treated at a hospital. The hospital released his medical records to his employers. "A" was retrenched by employers on grounds of ill health. (i) What is privileged information? (ii) Mention two limitations on the right to privacy. (iii) What legal remedies are available to 'A'?
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3. (C) "X" a victim of sexual assault was admitted to hospital for treatment. (i) Mention two sexual offences as per Indian Penal Code, 1860. (ii) Mention any two duties of hospitals dealing with victims of sexual assault. (iii) Mention two precautions taken during medical examination of victims of sexual assault.
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Q.4 Q.4: Answer the following, any four (48 Marks - 12 marks each)

1. (a) Discuss the international regulation for human experimentation with respect to the Nuremberg Code.
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2. (b) Explain the responsibility of the state in Disaster Management with respect to National Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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3. (c) Explain the patient's right to self-determination with respect to consent.
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4. (d) Discuss the scope of Right to health and medical care through landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court.
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5. (e) Discuss in detail the changes brought by the applicability of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 to the Medical Profession.
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6. (f) Discuss the legal position of euthanasia in India with the help of case laws.
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