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Year 2013 Subject: Law of Torts including Consumer protection and Motor Vehicle Duration: 3 Hours                                              Total Marks: 100 Group – A  ( Answer any three of the following ) 1. Some jurists are of the view that there is as law of tort but only Law of Torts. Explain with your view. Distinguish between Torts and Crime. 2. Comment   upon the liability of husband for the torts of his wife. Explain ‘Volenti non fit injuria’ with case laws. 3. what is contributory Negligence? Is contributory Negligence an absolute defence against an action of negligence? Explain “Res ispa loqutor” with case law to prove negligence. 4. What   is nuisance? What are the differences between Private Nuisance and Public Nuisence? What conditions are essential for constituting wrong of “Trespass ab initio” ? Explain with reference to ‘Six Carpenters case’. 5. What is defamation? Explain the three terms ‘Assault’ , ‘Battery’, ‘Mayhem’ with example. How the ‘doctrine of Innuendo’

Year 2016 Subject: Law of Torts including Consumer protection and Motor Vehicle Duration: 3 Hours                                                                           Total Marks: 80 Group – A ( Answer any three of the following ) 1. Some jurists are of the view that there is no law of tort but only law of torts. –Discuss. Explain your view. Explain the maxim ‘damnum sine injuria’. 2. Write short notes on any two (a) Act of God (b)Volenti non fit injuria (c)The last opportunity rule 3. define trespass. What are the defences of the defendant in the case of trespass? What essential ingredients of constituting the wrong of trespass ab initio? Explain with reference to the ‘Six carpenters’ case. 4. Discuss the master’s liability to thirt persons for the torts committed by his servants. Differentiate between servant and independent contractor with illustration. 5. What is defamation? Can a corporation sue for defamation? How is the ‘Doctrine of Innuendo’ applied in action for d