LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 9 Interpretation of Statutes Nov 2016 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

• (2) Figures to the right indicate full marks

1. Q1 Answer the following in not more than two sentences. 20 marks
   • (a) Explain in brief the maxim 'Casus
   • (b) What is the meaning of 'Express Repeal'?
   • (c) Define 'Immovable Property' as laid down in the General Act
   • (d) Explain the concept 'Ejusdem Generis’
   • (e) What do you understand by 'Michief Rule"?
   • (f) Explain 'Ouster or exclusion of jurisdiction’
   • (g) What is understood by the term 'Absurdity'?
   • (h) Explain the rule about
   • (i) What is the meaning of
   • (j) What is the meaning of in a What is its importance in interpreting a statute?
2. Q2 Write short note on any four 20 marks
   • (a) Role of punctuation marks for interpreting statutes
   • (b) Restrictive and Extensive
   • (c) Commencement and termination of time
   • (d) Mimansa Rules of Interpretation
   • (e) Doctrine of
   • (f) Purposive
3. Q3 Solve any two of the following 12 marks
   • (a) enacted certain provisions for the welfare of students in High Schools, to further the Right to education. The School Management those provisions financially Costly and adversely If two meanings could be interpreted about the said provision, one favouring the school management and other favouring the students, which meaning shall have to be adopted? Why?
   • (ii) | Which principle of interpretation is used in such a
   • (b) A person died leaving behind him property worth crores of Rupees and two Sons and a daughter. Some clauses of his testamentary will could be meant in more than two-three ways
   • (i) the basic rules of interpreting such a will?
   • (ii) Can the will be declared void just because more than one meaning is possible in some of its contents? Why?
   • (c) The RBI issued an ordinance declaring some currency notes as from a particular date. The opposition political parties challenges the ordinance stating that only parliament can take such a it was
   • (i) type of powers were exercised by RBI according to you, about principles of interpretation of statutes?
   • (ii) | What is the meaning of delegated legislation? Could it be
4. Q4 Answer any four of the following questions 48 marks
   • (a) Explain fully the concept of of Constitutionality of a
   • (b) Explain in full the meaning and provisions of Repeal of statute. What are the effects of such
   • (c) Explain in full along with the involved in the maxim 'Deiegates
   • (d) What is the meaning of of statute? Briefly explain important principles of such
   • (e) Explain what is ial'and ‘Penal’ statutes. Give various principles of interpretation which are attracted to them
   • (f) Explain the presumption against extra territorial operation of a statute
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