CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY
Ql) Discuss the positive School of Criminology with special
reference to contribution made by Ceseare Lombroso.
Q2) Punishment is the expression of an instinct of vengeance or
the expression of a desire for vengeance. In the light of above statement,
explain various theories of punishment and which theory according to you is
most appropriate for controlling crime.
Q3) Explain the concept of recidivism. What are the causes and
what measures can be adopted to curtail the same.
Q4) Define criminology. Discuss its nature, scope and relation
of criminology to other social sciences.
Q5) Critically examine causes of Juvenile delinquency in India.
Q6) “A white collar criminal is a person of the upper
socio-economic class who violates the criminal law in the course of his
occupational or professional activities”. Comment.
Q7) State and explain prison work and prison administration.
Explain fully the Role of Police
in + administration of Justice’.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Ql) What is Environmental Clearance? Explain about Environment
Impact Assessment?
Q2) Explain the responsibilities of various authorities under
Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules 2000.
Q3) Discuss judicial approach through Public Interest Litigation
in the protection of the environment.
Q4) Highlight the provisions relating to compensation under the
National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995.
Q5) Explain the salient features of Stockholm Conference on
Human Environment 1972.
Q6) State and explain the provisions of Environmental Protection
Act, 1986.
Q7) Explain the different sources of Noise Pollution? What are
its effects?
Q8) Trace and explain the Pre and Post - independence
environmental policies in India.
Ql) “Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant
facts”. Discuss.
Q2) Define the term Document’. What is meant by proving a
document? Also discuss primary and secondary evidence.
Q3) State and explain the provisions relating to the Admission
with the help of appropriate examples under the Evidence Act, 1872.
Q4) “A Witness must be a witness of fact and not of opinion”.
Explain the rule with exceptions, if any?
Q5) “Statements by persons who cannot be called as Witnesses”?
Explain.
Q6) Write a note on :
a) Facts which need not be proved.
b) Exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence.
Q7) Discuss the provisions relating to Examination of Witnesses’
under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
Q8) State and explain the concept of privileged communication
and the circumstances under which the privilege can be claimed?
FAMILY LAW - I
Ql) Discuss the void and voidable marriages as per the Hindu
Marriage Act-1955 with relevant case laws.
Q2) Muslims treat marriage as a Contract while it is a sacrament
for Hindus. Explain with relevant case laws.
Q3) The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act -1956 brought sea
changes in customary Hindu Law of Adoption. Do you agree with this? Explain in
detail with relevant provisions of the Act.
Q4) Discuss different kinds of guardians and their powers under
Muslim Personal Law.
Q5) Discuss the procedure and essentials of a Parsi marriage as
per The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 1936.
Q6) The Special Marriage Act-1954 is secular in nature. Do you
agree with this? Discuss the procedure for solemnization of marriage under the
Special Marriage Act-1954.
Q7) Discuss the legal effect of essential ceremonies performed
at the time of marriage on the legal validity of marriage under different
personal laws.
Q9) Discuss Talak Ahasan, Talak Hasan and Talak -ul-Biddat as
modes in which a Muslim husband can pronounce Talak upon his wife.
QlO) Solve any four giving reasons :
a) A Hindu files a petition for restitution of conjugal rights
against his wife
B. The petition is dismissed since B had sufficient reason to stay away as A had taken another wife C. A refuses to maintain B and C. What are the rights available to B and C?
b) Natasha’s husband Akhtar died in road accident. Immediately
after his death Salman proposed Natasha for marriage. Natasha was pregnant at
the time of death of her husband Akhtar. Can Natasha marry Salman? Advice her.
c) Radha and Nanda are two Hindu sisters. Radha has two sons.
Nanda is childless. Radha to help her sister gave one of the sons in adoption
to Nanda. After few days Radha changed her mind and demanded the custody of the
child back from Nanda. Can Radha do so?
d) Nilima and Sanjay both Hindu got married under Hindu law in
Nov- 2012. Within three months of marriage they realized that they cannot live
happily together. They want to file petition for divorce by mutual consent in
the court of law. Can they do so? Advice them.
e) Meenal a 28 year, unmarried Hindu woman wants to adopt a boy
of 14 years of age. Advise her.