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I Semester 3 Year LL.B./ V Semester 5 Year B.A.LL.B./B.B.A.LL.B.

Examination, December 2016
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. Answer should be written either in English or in Kannada
completely.
1. ±ÜÅÍæ° ÓÜí. 9®Üá° ÊÜáñÜᤠEÚ¨ÜÊÜâWÜÙÜÈÉ ¸æàPÝ¨Ü I¨Üá ±ÜÅÍæ°WÜÚWæ EñܤÄÔÄ.
2. ±ÜÅÍæ° ÓÜí. 9PæR 20 AíPÜWÜÙÜá EÚ¨ÜÊÜâWÜÚWæ ñÜÇÝ 16 AíPÜWÜÙÜá.
3. EñܤÃÜÊÜ®Üá° BíWÜÉ »ÝÐæ¿áÈÉ A¥ÜÊÝ PܮܰvÜ »ÝÐæ¿áÈÉ ÊÜÞñÜÅ
EñܤÄÓܸæàPÜá.
Q. No. 1. Define ‘Torts’. Distinguish Torts from contractual and criminal
liability. Marks : 16
A±ÜPÜêñÜÂÊÜ®Üá° ÊÝÂTݯÔ. A±ÜPÜêñÜÂÊÜ®Üá° J±Ü³í¨Ü¨Ü ÊÜáñÜᤠA±ÜÃݫܨÜ
ÖæãOæWÝÄPæÀáí¨Ü ÊÜÂñÝÂÔÔÄ.
Q. No. 2. Discuss with illustrations the liability of a master for the
wrongful acts of his servant. Marks : 16
ÓæàÊÜPÜ®Ü A±ÜPÜêñÜÂPæR ÊÜÞÈPÜ®Ü ÖæãOæWÝÄPæ¿á®Üá° E¨ÝÖÜÃÜOæWÜÙæãí©Wæ
aÜbìÔ.
Q. No. 3. Discuss the principles of remoteness of damage with special
reference to the cases of Re Polemis and Wagon Mound. Marks : 16
Ãæ ±æäÇæËáӅ ÊÜáñÜᤠÊÝÂWÜ®… ÊÜåèív… ±ÜÅPÃÜ |
Ü WÜÙÜ ËÍæàÐÜ EÇæÉàS¨æãí©Wæ
¨ÜãÃÜ¨Ü Öݯ¿á ¯¿áÊÜáÊÜ®Üá° aÜbìÔÄ.
Q. No. 4. What is ‘Defamation’ ? Distinguish Libel and Slander. When
Slander becomes actionable per se ? Marks : 16
‘ÊÜÞ®ÜÖݯ’ Gí¨ÜÃæà®Üá ? ÈUñÜ ÊÜÞ®ÜÖݯ ÊÜáñÜᤠÊÜåèUPÜ ÊÜÞ®ÜÖݯXÃÜáÊÜ
ÊÜÂñÝÂÓÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔÄ. ‘ÊÜåèUPÜ ÊÜÞ®ÜÖݯ’ ¿ÞÊÝWÜ A¨ÜÄí¨ÜÇàæ PÜÅÊÞ Ü ÖÜì
BWÜáñܤ¨æ ?
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Q. No. 5. Explain ‘Nuisance’ with its essential characters. Distinguish
between public and private nuisance. Marks : 16
‘E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜ ’ÊÜ®Üá°
A¨ÜÃÜ ÊÜááS ÆPÜÒ|WÜÙæãí©Wæ ËÊÜÄÔ. TÝÓÜX E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜ
ÖÝWÜã ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ E±Ü¨ÜÅÊÜWÜÚXÃÜáÊÜ ÊÜÂñÝÂÓÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ.
Q. No. 6. Explain ‘False Imprisonment’. What are the remedies available
in case of false imprisonment ? Marks : 16
Ëá¥Ü Ÿí©àPÜÃ|Ü ÊÜ®áÜ ° ËÊÜÄÔ. Ëá¥Ü Ÿí©àPÜÃ|
Ü ¨Ü ±ÜÅPÃÜ |
Ü ¨ÜÈÉ Æ»ÜÂËÃÜáÊÜ
±ÜÄÖÝÃÜWÜÙÝÊÜâÊÜâ ?
Q. No. 7. Explain the composition and jurisdiction of District Consumer
Forum. Marks : 16
iÇÝÉ WÝÅÖÜPÜ Êæà©Pæ¿á ÃÜaÜ®æ ÊÜáñÜᤠA—PÝÃÜ Êݲ¤¿á®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ.
Q. No. 8. Write short note on any two of the following : Marks : 8×2=16
PæÙÜX®ÜÊÜâWÜÙÜÈÉ ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã GÃÜvÜPæR ÆZá q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ :
a) Assault
ÖÜÇæÉ
b) Malice
¨ÜáÃÜá¨æªàÍÜ
c) Unfair trade practices.
A®ÜábñÜ ÊÝ~g BaÜÃÜOæ.
Q. No. 9. Solve any two of the following problems : Marks : 10×2=20
PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÜÊÜáÓæÂWÜÙÜÈÉ ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã GÃÜvÜ®Üá° ŸWæÖÜÄÔ :
a) The plaintiff’s and defendant’s dogs were fighting. The
defendant was beating them in order to separate them, and
the plaintiff was watching. Defendant accidentally hit
plaintiff’s eye causing severe injury. Is defendant liable for
damage ?
ÊÝ©¿á ÊÜáñÜᤠ±ÜÅ£ÊÝ©¿á ®ÝÀáWÜÙÜá PÜaÝcvÜᣤ¨ÜªÊÜâ. AÊÜâWÜÙÜ®Üá°
¸æàÃæ ÊÜÞvÜÆá ±ÜÅ£ÊÝ©¿áá AÊÜâWÜÙÜ®Üá° Öæãvæ¿áᣤ¨Üª®Üá. C¨Ü®Üá°
ÊÝ©¿áá ®æãàvÜᣤ¨Üª®Üá. ±ÜÅ£ÊÝ© BPÜÔ¾PÜÊÝX ÊÝ©¿á PÜ~¡Wæ
Öæãvæ¨Ü®Üá. C¨ÜÄí¨Ü AÊÜ®Ü PÜ~¡Wæ ñÜáí¸Ý WÝ¿áÊÝÀáñÜá. C¨ÜPæR
±ÜÅ£ÊÝ©¿áá ¸Ý«Ü®æà ?
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b) The plaintiff was a Russian Princess. The defendants who

produced a talking film called “Rusputin the Mad Monk”.
The Plaintiff alleged that in that film it was falsely imputed
that she has been seduced by Rusputin, a man of vile
character. Decide.
ÊÝ©¿áá ÃÜ Ð Ý嬆 ÃÝgPÜ á ÊÜ Þ Ä. ±Ü Å £ÊÝ©WÜ Ù Ü á ÊÜ Þ ñÜ ® ÝvÜ á ÊÜ
‘ÃÜӅ±Üâqஅ © ÊÜÞÂv… ÊÜáíP…’ GíŸ aÜÆ®ÜbñÜÅÊÜ®Üá° ñÜ¿ÞÄÔ¨ÜÃÜá.
A¨ÜÃÜÈÉ ÊÝ©¿á®Üá° ÊÜޮܻÜíWÜ ÊÜÞvÜáÊÜ ÄࣿáÈÉ ñæãàÄÔ¨ÜÃÜá
Gí¨Üá B±Ý©ÓÜÇÝÀáñÜá. ¯«ÜìÄÔ.
c) A boy of seven years ate some attractive berries from the
shrub in a Municipal Park. The berries were poisonous.
The boy died. Can the Municipality be made liable ?
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BPÜ Ð Ü ì ~à¿áÊÝ¨Ü ÖÜ | á¡ W Ü Ù Ü ® Ü á ° £í¨Ü ® Ü á . B ÖÜ | á¡ W Ü Ù Ü á
ËÐܱÜäÄñÜÊÝX¨ÜªÊÜâ. B ¸ÝÆPÜ®Üá ¯«Ü®Ü®Ý¨Ü®Üá. ±ÜâÃÜÓÜ»æ¿á®Üá° ¸Ý«ÜÂ
ÊÜÞvܟÖÜá¨æà (ÖæãOæWÝÃܮܮݰX ÊÜÞvܟÖÜá¨æà) ?

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