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First Semester Three Year LL.B/Fifth Semester Five Year B.A.LL.B.

(Course – III) Examination, June/July 2015
LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER LAW
Duration : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

Instructions : 1. Answer Q. No. 9 and any five of the remaining questions.

2. Q. No. 9 carries 20 marks and the remaining questions
carry 16 marks each.
3. Answers should be written either in English or Kannada.
ÓÜãaÜ®æWÜÙÜá : 1. ±ÜÅÍæ° 9 ÊÜáñÜᤠEÚ¨Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã I¨ÜPæR EñܤÄÔÄ.
2. ±ÜÅÍæ° 9 PæR 20 AíPÜWÜÙÜá ÊÜáñÜᤠEÚ¨ÜÊÜâWÜÚWæ ñÜÇÝ 16 AíPÜWÜÚÊæ.
3. EñܤÃÜÊÜ®Üá° ÓÜí±Üä|ìÊÝX PܮܰvÜ A¥ÜÊÝ CíXÉЅ®ÜÈÉ ŸÃæ¿á¸æàPÜá.
Q. No. 1. Define and distinguish between Tort and Crime, Tort and
Contract. Marks : 16
A±ÜPÜêñÜ ÊÜáñÜᤠA±ÜÃÝ«Ü, A±ÜPÜêñÜ ÊÜáñÜᤠPÜÃÝÃÜ®Üá° ÊÝÂTÝÂ¯Ô ÊÜáñÜá¤
ÊÜÂñÝÂÔÔÄ.
Q. No. 2. ‘‘Harm suffered voluntarily does not constitute a legal injury and
is not actionable’’. Examine the scope of this rule. Marks : 16
""ÓÜÌ¿áíPÜêñÜ A®Üá»ÜËst Öݯ¿áá APÜêñÜ G¯ÓÜÇÝÃܨÜá ÊÜáñÜᤠPÜÅÊÜá
gÃÜáXÓÜÇÝWܨÜá'' & D ¯¿áÊÜá¨Ü Êݲ¤¿á®Üá° ±ÜÄàQÒÔ.
Q. No. 3. Explain briefly the exceptions to the general rule that all persons
are liable to be sued. Marks : 16
GÇÝÉ ÊÜÂQ¤WÜÙÜá ¨ÝÊæWæ ¸Ý«ÜÂÃÝWܟÆÉÃÜá G®Üá°ÊÜ ÓÝÊÜޮܠ¯¿áÊÜáPæR
CÃÜáÊÜ A±ÜÊݨÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ.
Q. No. 4. Define ‘‘Assault’’ and distinguish it from ‘‘Battery’’. State the
circumstances in which they may be justified. Marks : 16
ÖÜÇæÉ¿á®Üá° ÊÝÂTÝÂ¯Ô ÊÜáñÜᤠ±ÜÅÖÝÃÜ©í¨Ü A¨ÜQRÃÜáÊÜ ÊÜÂñÝÂÓÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔÄ.
CÊÜâWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¿ÞÊÜ ÓÜí¨Ü»ÜìWÜÙÜÈÉ ÓÜÊÜá¦ìÔPæãÙÜ۟ÖÜá¨Üá ? £ÚÔÄ.
Q. No. 5. What is Malicious Prosecution ? Explain its essentials. Marks : 16
¨ÜáÃÜá¨æªàÍÜ ±ÜäÄñÜ ¨ÝÊæ Gí¨ÜÃæà®Üá ? C¨ÜÃÜ ÊÜááTÝÂíÍÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ.
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Q. No. 6. Explain the principle of strict liability and distinguish it from
absolute liability with relevant case laws. Marks : 16
PÜoár¯qr®Ü ÖæãOæWÝÄPæ¿á ñÜñÜÌWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ ÊÜáñÜᤠA¨Üá ¯ÃÜíPÜáÍÜ
ÖæãOæWÝÄPæÀáí¨Ü ÖæàWæ ¼®Ü°ÊÝX¨æ GíŸá¨Ü®Üá° ¯«ÜìÄñÜ
±ÜÅPÜÃÜ|WÜÙæãí©Wæ £ÚÔÄ.
Q. No. 7. Discuss the salient features of Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Marks : 16
WÝÅÖÜPÜ ÓÜíÃÜPÜÒOæ A—¯¿áÊÜá, 1986ÃÜ ±ÜÅÊÜááS ÆPÜÒ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° aÜbìÔ.
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any two of the following : Marks : 8×2=16
D PæÙÜX®Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã GÃÜvÜÃÜ PÜáÄñÜá ÆZá q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ :
1) ‘‘Injuria sine Damnum and Damnum sine Injuria’’
2) Kinds of remedies
3) Nuisance.
1) ‘‘PÜÒ£ÀáÆɨÜ
Öݯ ÊÜáñÜᤠÖݯÀáÆÉ¨Ü PÜÒ£ ’
2) ËË«Ü Äà£¿á ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜWÜÙÜá

3) E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜ.
Q. No. 9. Solve any two of the following problems : Marks : 10×2=20
D PæÙÜX®Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã GÃÜvÜá ÓÜÊÜáÓæÂWÜÙÜ®Üá° ±ÜÄÖÜÄÔÄ :
a) A hundred year old clock tower was situated in a busy street
of Magadha city. The clock tower was exclusively under the
control of Municipal Corporation of Magadha city. The normal
life time of the clock tower was estimated to be 60 years. The
clock tower collapsed resulting in the death of 25 people. Can
the Municipal Corporation of Magadha city be held liable ?
ÊÜáWÜ¨Ý ®ÜWÃÜ ¨
Ü Ü Jí¨Üá g®Ü¯¹vÜ ÃÜÓ¤æ¿áÈÉ 100 ÊÜÐì Ü ÖÜÙ¿æ á¨Ý¨Ü Jí¨Üá
Wæãà±ÜâÃÜ WÜw¿ÞÃÜËñÜá¤. D Wæãà±ÜâÃÜ WÜw¿ÞÃÜÊÜâ ÊÜáWÜ¨Ý ®ÜWÜÃÜ ±ÝÈPæ
¯¿áíñÜÅ|PæR ÓÜí±Üä|ìÊÝX JÙܱq Ü ñr áÜ ¤. A¨ÜÃÜ ¸ÝÚPæ ÓÜÃÝÓÜÄ 60 ÊÜÐì
Ü WÜÙáÜ
Gí¨Üá Aí¨ÝiÓÜÇÝXñÜá¤. Wæãà±ÜâÃÜ¨Ü WÜw¿ÞÃÜÊâÜ PÜáÔ¨Üá ¹¨Üª ±ÜÄOÝÊÜá
25 g®ÜÃÜá ÊÜáêñÜÃݨÜÃÜá. ÊÜáWÜ¨Ý ®ÜWÜÃÜ ±ÝÈPæ¿á®Üá° ÖæãOæWÝÃÜ®ÝX
ÊÜÞvܟÖÜá¨æà ?
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b) ‘Z’ the defendant published a news item in his newspaper

that Mr. ‘X’ married Ms. ‘Y’. But Mr. ‘X’ was already married.
Mr. ‘X’'s wife sued ‘Z’ for defamation – Can she succeed ?
‘Z’GíŸ ±ÜÅ£ÊÝ©¿áá ñÜ®°Ü ±Ü£ÅP¿
æ áÈÉ Ëá. ‘X’ GíŸÊÜÃáÜ ËáӅ ‘Y’¿á®Üá°
ËÊÝÖÜÊÝX¨ÝªÃæ Gí¨Üá ±ÜÅPÜqԨܪÃÜá. B¨ÜÃæ Ëá. ‘X’ ÃÜÊÜÃÜá D Êæã¨ÜÇæà
ËÊÝÖÜÊÝX¨ÜªÃÜá. Ëá. ‘X’®Ü ÖæívÜ£¿áá ‘Z’ ËÃÜá¨Üœ ÊÜޮܮÜÐÜr ¨ÝÊæ
ÖÜãvÜáÊÜÙÜá. AÊÜÙÜá ¿áÍÜÔÌ¿ÞWÜáÊÜÙæà ?
c) The defendant left a two horse van unattended in a crowded
street. A boy threws a stone at the horses and they started
running away causing injury to women and children. A
policeman who was on duty inside the police station seeing
the horses running away, rushed out the police station and
stopped the horses and in the process sustained injuries.
The policeman sued the defendant claiming compensation.
Can he succeed ?
±ÜÅ£ÊÝ©¿áá Jí¨Üá g®ÜÓÜí¨Ü~ÀáÃÜáÊÜ ÃÜÓæ¤ ÊÜá«Ü¨ÜÈÉ GÃÜvÜá
PÜá¨ÜáÃæWÜÙÜ WÝw¿á®Üá° PÝÊÜÆá CÆɨæà ¹qrÃÜáñݤ®æ. JŸº ÖÜávÜáWÜ
PÜá¨ÜáÃæWÜÙÜ ÊæáàÇæ PÜÆáÉ GÓæ¿ááñݤ®æ. AÊÜâWÜÙÜá KvÜÆá ±ÝÅÃÜí¼Ô
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PÜñÜìÊÜ ¯ÃÜñÜ ±æäàÈӅ ±æà¨æ¿áá BÃÜPÜÒPÜ sÝOæÀáí¨Ü C¨Ü®Üá° ®æãàw,
ñÜPÜÒ| sÝOæÀáí¨Ü ÖæãÃÜWæ Ÿí¨Üá PÜá¨ÜáÃæWÝw¿á®Üá° ¯ÈÉÓÜáñݤ®æ. B
±ÜÅ¿áñÜ°¨ÜÈÉ BñܯWæ WÝ¿áWÜÙÜá EípÝWÜáñܤ¨æ. ±æäàÈӅ ±æà¨æ¿áá ñܮܰ
WÝ¿áPÝRX ±ÜÅ£ÊÝ© ËÃÜá¨Üœ ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜPÝRX ¨ÝÊæ ÖÜãvÜáñݤ®æ. BñÜ®Üá
¿áÍÜÔÌWÝWÜáÊÜ®æà ?

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