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I Semester 3 Years LL.B./V Semester 5 Year B.A.LL.B. (Maj.-Min.-System)/

V Semester 5 Year B.B.A.LL.B. (New) Examination, June/July 2017
LAW OF TORTS
Duration : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

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

questions.
2. Questions No. 9 carries 20 marks and the remaining
questions carry 16 marks each.
3. Answer should be written either in English or Kannada only.

ÓÜãaÜ®æWÜÙÜá : 1. ±ÜÅÍæ° 9 ÊÜáñÜᤠC®Üá°Ú¨Ü ±ÜÅÍæ°WÜÙÜÈÉ ¿ÞÊÜâ¨æà I¨Üá ±ÜÅÍæ°WÜÙÜ®Üá° EñܤÄÔÄ.

2. ±ÜÅÍæ° 9PæR 20 AíPÜWÜÙÜá ÖÝWÜã C®Üá°Ú¨Ü ±ÜÅÍæ°WÜÚWæ ñÜÇÝ 16 AíPÜWÜÙÜá.
3. EñܤÃÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° BíWÜÉ »ÝÐæ ¿áÇÝÉWÜÈ PܮܰvܨÜÇÝÉWÜÈ ŸÃæ¿áñÜPÜR¨Ü᪙.
Q. No. 1. Define ‘Tort’. Explain ‘Injuria sine Damno’ and ‘Damnum sine
Injuria’. Marks : 16
"A±ÜPÜêñÜÂ'ÊÜ®Üá° ÊÝÂTݯÔ. "®ÜÐÜrËÆÉ¨Ü Öݯ' ÊÜáñÜᤠ"ÖݯÀáÆÉ¨Ü ®ÜÐÜr'WÜÙÜ®Üá°
ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
Q. No. 2. Explain the following general defences : Marks : 16
a) Inevitable accident.
b) Act of God.
c) Private defence.
PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÝÊÜޮܠ±ÜÅ£ÃÜPæÒWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ :
a) A¯ÊÝ¿áì ¨ÜáZìo®æ.
b) ¨æçËà PÜêñÜÂ.
c) TÝÓÜXà ÃÜPÜÒOæ.

Q. No. 3. Define ‘Nuisance’. Distinguish public and private nuisance. Marks : 16

"E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜ 'ÊÜ®Üá° ÊÝÂTݯÔ. ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ÊÜáñÜᤠTÝÓÜX E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜWÜÙÜ®Üá°
ÊÜÂñÝÂÔÔÄ.
Q. No. 4. Explain the principle of strict liability. State the exceptions. Marks : 16
PÜoár¯qr®Ü ÖæãOæWÝÄPæ¿á ñÜñÌÜ ÊÜ®áÜ ° ËÊÜÄÔ. C¨ÜPRæ CÃÜáÊÜ A±ÜÊݨÜWÙÜ ®Ü áÜ °
£ÚÔÄ.
P.T.O.
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Q. No. 5. Define ‘Assault’ and distinguish it from Battery. Marks : 16
"ÖÜÇæÉ'¿á®Üá° ÊÝÂTÝÂ¯Ô ÊÜáñÜᤠ±ÜÅÖÝÃÜ ÊÜáñÜᤠÖÜÇæÉXÃÜáÊÜ ÊÜÂñÝÂÓÜÊÜ®Üá° £ÚÔÄ.
Q. No. 6. What is ‘Damage’ ? Explain the kinds of damage with the help of
case laws. Marks : 16
"®Üл
rÜ £Ü ì' Gí¨ÜÃàæ ®Üá ? ËË«Ü Äà£¿á ®Üл
rÜ £Ü ìWÜÙ®Ü áÜ ° ±ÜÅPÃÜ |
Ü WÜÙÜ
ÓÜÖÝ¿á¨æãí©Wæ ËÊÜÄÔ.

Q. No. 7. Explain the composition and jurisdiction of the State Commission

under The Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Marks : 16
1986ÃÜ WÝÅÖPÜ Ü ÓÜíÃÜPÒÜOÝ PÝÀá¨æ¿áw ÃÝg BÁãàWÜ¨Ü ÃÜa®Ü æ ÊÜáñÜá¤
A—PÝÃÜ Êݲ¤¿á ŸWæY ËÊÜÄÔ.

Q. No. 8. Write short note on any two of the following : Marks : 8×2=16
PæÙXÜ ®Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃã
Ü GÃÜvPÜ Ræ ÆZá q±Ü~
³ ŸÃæÀáÄ :
a) ‘Liability without fault’ – under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
ÊæãàpÝÃÜá ÊÝÖÜ®ÜWÜÙÜ A—¯¿áÊÜá 1988 ÃÜw¿áÈÉ "PÜÒ£ÀáÆɨÜ
ÖæãOæWÝÄPæ '.
b) Malice in law and fact.
PÝ®Üã®Üá ÊÜáñÜᤠÊÝÓܤÊÜ ¨ÜáÃÜá¨æܪàÍÜ.
c) Conspiracy.
²ñÜãÄ (JÙÜÓÜíaÜá).

Q. No. 9. Solve any two of the following problems : Marks : 10×2=20

PæÙXÜ ®Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃã
Ü GÃÜváÜ ÓÜÊáÜ ÓæÂWÜÙ®Ü áÜ ° ŸWæÖÄÜ Ô :
a) A metropolitan borough, in pursuance of a formal resolution
of its council, erected a stand on a highway was a public
nuisance. What is its liability ?
Jí¨Üá ÊæápæãÅà±ÝÈo®… ŸÃæãàÊÜâ ñܮܰ ÓÜËᣠ(±ÜÄÐÜñ…)¿á ¯|ì¿áPæR
A®ÜáWÜá|ÊÝX Öæ¨ÝªÄ¿áÈÉ Jí¨Üá ÊÜáío±ÜÊÜ®Üá° ÃÜbÔ¨ÜÃÜá. A¨Üá
ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜÄWæ E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜÊÝXñÜᤙ. A¨ÜÃÜ ÖæãOæWÝÄPæ H®Üá ?
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b) A boy of 7 years ate some attractive berries from a tree in a
Municipal park. The berries were poisonous. The boy died.
Can the Municipality be made liable ?
7 ÊÜÐÜì¨Ü ¸ÝÆPÜ®æ㟺®Üá ±ÜâÃÜÓÜ»æ¿á E¨Ý®ÜÊܮܨÜÈÉ ¸æÙæԨܪ ÊÜáÃܨÜ
BPÜÐì
Ü ~à¿áÊÝ¨Ü ÖÜ|á¡WÙÜ ®Ü áÜ ° £í¨Ü®áÜ . B ÖÜ|á¡WÙÜ áÜ ËÐܱäÜ ÄñÜÊÝX¨ÜÊ
ª âÜ .
B ¸ÝÆPÜ®Üá ÊÜáêñܮݨܮÜá. ±ÜâÃÜÓÜ»æ¿á®Üá° ¸Ý«Ü ÊÜÞvܟÖÜá¨æà ?
c) In a cricket match “Dhoni” hits a sixer which injures a
spectator. Is he liable in tort ?
Jí¨Üá QÅPæp… ÊÜÞÂa…®ÜÈÉ "«æãà¯'¿áá ÔPÜÕÃÜ®Üá° Öæãvæ¿ááñݤ®æ. A¨Üá
JŸº ±æ Å àPÜ Ò P Ü ® Ü ® Ü á ° WÝ¿áWæ ã ÚÓÜ á ñÜ ¤ ¨ æ . "«æ ã à¯' A±Ü P Ü ê ñÜ Â Pæ R
ÖæãOæWÝÃÜ®ÝWÜáñݤ®æÁáà ?
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