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Fifth Semester of Three Year LL.B./IX Semester of Five Year B.A.,LL.B.

Examination, December 2013
INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND PRINCIPLES OF LEGISLATION
(Optional – IV)

Duration : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

Instructions : 1. Answer all 5 Questions.

2. Figures to the right indicate marks.
3. Answers should be written either in English or Kannada
completely.

UNIT – I

Q. No. 1. (a) “Statute must be read as a whole” – discuss with cases. Marks : 15
""ÍÝÓÜ®ÜÊÜ®Üá° ±Üä£ì¿ÞX K¨Ü¸æàPÜá'' C¨Ü®Üá° ±ÜÅPÜÃÜ|WÜÙÜ ÓÜ×ñÜ aÜbìÔÄ.
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Explain the internal aids to construction of statutes.
ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜ A¥Üì PÜƳ®æ¿áÈÉ ŸÃÜáÊÜ BíñÜÄPÜ ÓÜÖÝ¿áWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
(b) Literal construction. Marks : 5
APÜÒÃÜÍÜ@ A¥ÜìËÊÜÃÜOæ.
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Mischief rule.
PævÜáQ®Ü ¯¿áÊÜá.
UNIT – II

Q. No. 2. (a) How far earlier and later statutes are significant in interpreting
a statute ? Marks : 15
±ÜäÊæäìàñܤÃÜ ÖÝWÜã EñܤÃæãàñܤÃÜ ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜá Jí¨Üá ÍÝÓÜ®Ü¨Ü A¥ÜìËÊÜÃÜOæ
ÊÜÞvÜáÊÜÈÉ GÐÜrÃÜ ÊÜáqrWæ ÊÜáÖÜñÜÌ Öæãí©¨æ ?
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Explain the role of legislative history in interpretation of statutes.

ÍÝÓÜ®Ü¨Ü ¯ÊÜìaܮܨÜÈÉ ÓÜíÓÜ©à¿á aÜÄñæÅ¿á ±ÝñÜÅÊÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.

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(b) Codifying statutes. Marks : 5

PæãÅà{àPÜêñÜ ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜá.
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Statutes in parimateria
ÓÜÊÜÞ®Ü ÖæãàÈPæ¿ááÙÜÛ ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜá.
UNIT – III

Q. No. 3. (a) Explain the rules of interpretation regarding retrospective

operation of statutes. Marks : 15
ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜ ±ÜäÊÝì®ÜÌ¿á PÝ¿ÞìaÜÃÜOæWæ ÓÜíŸí«Ü±Üoríñæ CÃÜáÊÜ A¥Üì
ËÊÜÃÜOæ¿á ¯¿áÊÜáWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
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Explain mandatory and directory provisions.

PÜvÝx¿á ÖÝWÜã ¯¨æìàÍÜ®ÝñܾPÜ E±ÜŸí«ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
(b) Legal fiction. Marks : 5
PÝ®Üã¯®Ü PÜƳ®æ.
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Noscitur A Sociis.
®æãàÔoÅ G ÓæãàÔӅ.
UNIT – IV

Q. No. 4. (a) Explain the rules relating to strict construction of penal

statutes. Marks : 15
¨ÜívÜ®Ý ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¯SÃÜÊÝX A¥æçìÓÜ ¸æàPæíŸ ¯¿áÊÜáÊÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
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Explain the rules relating to strict construction of taxing statutes.

ñæÄWæ¿á ÍÝÓÜ®ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¯SÃÜÊÝX A¥æçìÓܸæàPæíŸ ¯¿áÊÜáÊÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
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(b) Mensrea in statutory offences. Marks : 5

ÍÝÓÜ®ÝñܾPÜ A±ÜÃÝ«ÜWÜÙÜÈÉ ÊÜá®æãà £àÊÜÞì®Ü.
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Offences by companies.
PÜí±Ü¯WÜÚí¨Ü A±ÜÃÝ«Ü.
UNIT – V

Q. No. 5. (a) Explain the principle of sympathy and antipathy. Marks : 15

PÜÃÜáOæ ÊÜáñÜᤠÓÜÌ»ÝÊÜԨܜ ÊæçÃÜ¨Ü ñÜñÜÌÊÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
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Explain different kinds of pains and pleasures.

®æãàÊÜâ ÊÜáñÜᤠB®Üí¨Ü¨Ü ËË«Ü Äà£WÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
(b) Fiction. Marks : 5
PÜƳ¯PÜ.
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Ascetic principle.
¨æàÖÜÊÜ®Üá° ¨ÜíwÓÜáÊÜ ñÜñÜÌ .
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