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Course Jurisprudence -Course I

Category Short Notes [5/6/8 Marks]

Years Covered January-2011 to Oct-2023

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Units

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 Unit-I

Unit-II

Unit-III

Unit-IV

Unit-V

Subject Index

Unit-I

Meaning of Jurisprudence

Nature Law

Historical school of Jurisprudence

Austin School

Law as Command

Commands of Sovereign

Social Engineering

Sanction

Law as system of Rule

Legal Realism

International Law as Law

Authority of Law

Unit-II

Secondary Function of Court

Law and Justice

Administration of Justice

Question of Law and Facts

Civil Wrong

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Purpose of Law

Punishment

Justice

Law and fact

Unit-III

Custom

Precedent

Sub-ordinate Legislation

Delegated Legislation

Supreme Legislation

Ratio decidendi and Obiter Dicta

Comparative Law

Jude Made Law

Rule of Interpretation

Primary Legislation

Codification

Unit-IV

Right and Duty

Possessory Right

Possessory remedies

Legal Right

Possession

Ownership

Possession v Ownership

Source of Obligation

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Minor

Unborn Person

Dead Man

Personality

Person

Jus necessitates

Vestative facts

Incorporation

Unit-V

Vicarious Liability

Negligence

Obligation

Mens rea

Remedial Liability

Motive

Strict Liability

Damunum Sine injuria

Injuria sine damnm

Motive v Intention

act

Duty of Care

Causation

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Questions Year

Unit-I

Meaning of Jurisprudence

Meaning of jurisprudence June-2011

Nature and Scope

Nature and scope of Jurisprudence Oct-2022[80M]

May-2022[80:20)

Natural Law

Natural law. Nov-2021[80M]

Oct-2022

(Concept of natural law) June-2013

June-2012

Dec-2019

June-2016

Jan-2011

June-2015

Functions and Purpose of law

Discuss the functions and purpose of Law Oct-2022[80M]

Historical school of jurisprudence

Historical school of jurisprudence March-2023[80M]

Dec-2012

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 June-2012

Jan-2011

Sociological School of Jurisprudence

Sociological School of Jurisprudence Nov-2021[80M]

Volkgeist

Volkgeist Oct-2023[80M]

Mar-2021

What is Volkgeist ? Dec-2013

Comment on idea of "Volksgeist June-2014

Legal realism

Legal realism Oct-2023[80M]

April-2022[80M]

Mar-2021[80M]

Dec-2018

Dec-2015

International Law as Law

Write a note on International Law as Law Dec-2019[80M]

Dec-2018

Authority of law

Write a note on authority of law Mar-2021[80M]

June-2014

Law as Rule

Law as a system of Rule May-2022[80:20]

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 Dec-2019[80M]

March-2023

Dec-2019

Dec-2017

June-2015

Harts Concept of Law

Harts Concept of Law April-2023[80M]

Law as Command

Law as Command April-2022[80m]

June-2018

Austin School

Write Explanatory Notes on Austinian School March-2023

Commands of the sovereign. June-2019

Discuss Sanction as one of the essential of Law Dec-2014

June-2011

Dec-2013

Value of Jurisprudence

Write a short note on value of Jurisprudence June-2014

Social Engineering

Comment on “Social Engineering”. Jan-2012

Legal Rules

Characteristics of Legal Rules

Gunman Law

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Gunman law June-2013

Unit-II

Functions of Law

Function and Purpose of Law May-2022[80:20]

April-2021

Secondary Function of Court

Secondary functions of the Court Oct-2023[80M]

April-2023[80M]

Oct-2022[80M]

April-2022[80M]

Mar-2021[80M]

Dec-2020

June-2017

Dec-2013

June-2013

Jan-2011

Administration of Justice

Write a note on necessity of administration of April-2023[80M]

Discuss origin and development of Oct-02022[80M]

Law and Justice

Law and Justice Jan-2011

Question of Law and Facts

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Question of Law Nov-2021[80M]

June-2011

Write explanatory Notes on Question of Law Oct-2023

Dec-2014

Question of Facts Dec-2012

Punishments

Theories of Punishment May-2022[80M]

June-2015

Dec-2018

Reformative theory Oct-2023[80M]

Dec-2019[80M]

April-2021

June-2012

Dec-2016

Dec-2019[18-19]

Write a note on Purpose of Punishment Dec-2019[80M]

[interesting question-we may have to write theories of Dec-2019

Short Notes-Punishments. June-2011

Meaning of punishment. June-2012

Point out the necessity of Administration of June-2014

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Justice

Justice. June-2013

Elaborate the kinds of Justice. Dec-2013

Law and fact

Law and fact Mar-2021

Dec-2019

June-2019

June-2018

June-2018

Dec-2016

Write Explanatory Note on Law and fact June-2017

Decc-2017

Civil Wrong

Explain ‘Civil Wrong’ Jan-2012

Purpose of Law

Examine the Purpose of Law Jan-2012

State the functions and purpose of Law Dec-2012

Unit-III

Custom

Kinds of Custom Oct-2023[80M]

Customs April-2022[80M]

Nov-2021[80M]

Dec-2014

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 June-2011

General Custom Dec-2019[80M]

State the reasons for reception of customary April-2021[80M]

Valid Custom Oct-2022[80M]

Oct-2022

[Write Explanatory Note on requirement of Dec-2020

Dec-2015

Sub-ordinate Legislation

Subordinate legislation. April-2022[80M]

[Write explanatory Subordinate Legislation] June-2017

Dec-2015

Jan-2011

State the form of Subordinate Legislation April-2021[80M]

Rule of interpretation

Write a note on interpretation of enacted Law April-2023[80M]

Dec-2019[80M]

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 Dec-2019

Dec-2014

Dec-2018

Rules of interpretation June-2012

Codification

Codification Nov-2021[80M]

April-2021

(Codification of Statue) June-2013

Ratio decidendi and Obiter Dicta

Ratio decidendi April-2023[80M]

Dec-2020

June-2013

Dec-2012

Jan-2011

What is "Ratio Decidendi" ? How it is June-2014

Obiter Dicta June-2012

State the significance of Obiter Dicta Dec-2013

Ratio decidendi and Obiter Dicta

Explain Rtaio decidendi and Obiter Dicta and Oct-2022[80M]

Ratio decidendi and Obiter Dicta Dec-2019

Dec-2017

June-2015

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Precedent

Kinds of Precedents Oct-2023

Precedent Dec-2015

Mischief Rule

Write Explanatory note on Mischief Rule June-2018

Short Notes Mischief Rule Dec-2016

Prospective Over ruling

Prospective Over ruling Jan-2012

Supreme Legislation

Explain Supreme Legislation. Dec-2013

Primary Legislation

Primary Legislation Dec-2012

Delegated Legislation

State the objectives of Delegated Legislation Jan-2012

Judge made Law

What is judge made law? Jan-2012

Comparative Law

Comparative Law June-2011

Unit -IV

Right and Duty

Primary and Secondary Right Nov-2021[80M]

June-2018

Dec-2016

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 June-2014

Write Explanatory Note-Explain Hohfeld’s June-2017

Write Explanatory note on Right in Repropria June-2016

Enumerate the characteristics of legal right. Jan-2012

Right and duty. Jan-2011

Possessory rights June-2012

Duties

Write a short note on “Duty’ June-2014

Explain the various kinds of duties Jan-2012

Jus necessitates

Jus necessitates June-2016

Vestative facts

Vestative facts June-2016

Possessory remedies

Write explanatory note on Possessory remedies Oct-2022

Dec-2015

Possessory remedies Jan-2011

Possession

State the elements of possession. Oct-2022[80M]

Nov-2021[80M]

April-2021

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 Dec-2013

Distinguish between possession in law and April-2021[80M]

Acquisition of Possession April-2022[80M]

Dec-2018

Dec-2014

Kinds of Property March-2023

Explanatory Note- Possession in fact Dec-2020

Kinds of possession. June-2011

Element of Possession

Ownership

Contingent ownership Oct-2023[80M]

Characteristics of Ownerships Nov-2021[80M]

Dec-2018

June-2015

Write a note on trust and beneficial owners April-2021[80M]

Kinds of ownership April-2023[80M]

April-2021

Dec-2012

Idea of ownership March-2023

Co-ownership June-2019

Substantiate the subject matter of ownership Dec-2013

Possession v Ownership

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Write a note on distinguish between possession Dec-2019[80M]
and ownership

Source of Obligation

Sources of Obligations June-2011

Status

Legal status of unborn person April-2023[80M]

April-2022[80M]

April-2021

Dec-2019

Dec-2012

June-2015

Dec-2017

unborn person-Oct-2022] Oct-2022

Status of dead Man Oct-2023[80M]

Oct-2022[80M]

Oct-2023

Dec-2020

June-2013

Legal Status of Minor June-2012

Status of unborn Child June-2013

Personality

Write a note on Corporate Personality Dec-2019[80M]

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Write Explanatory Note-Uses and purposes of June-2017
incorporation.

Write a short note on “Double capacity and June-2014

Person

Legal Person March-2023

June-2017

Person Dec-2014

Unit-V

Vicarious Liability

Vicarious Liability April-2023[80M]

Oct-2023

Dec-2020

Jan-2011

Dec-2016

Mar-2021[

Negligence

Negligence Nov-2021[80M]

Oct-2022

June-2013

June-2012

Jan-2011

Theories of Negligence Oct-2023

Obligation

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Write short notes on any two kinds of Oct-2023[80M]
Obligations

Sources of Obligations Nov-2021[80M]

Solidarity obligation Dec-2019[80M]

June-2016

Kinds of Obligation June-2019

Dec-2017

Obligations June-2011

Mens rea

Mens rea April-2023[80M]

[Define Mens rea] April-2022[80M]

[Explanatory Note on Mense rea] June-2018

Dec-2013

June-2011

June-2012

Jus necesitates

Explain the principle of Jus necesitates Oct-2022[80M]

Liability

Rule of strict Liability April-2021

Dec-2019

Dec-2012

Examine the Remedial Liability Jan-2012

Damunum Sine injuria

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Damnum sine injuria April-2021[80M]

Mar-2021

June-2018

Dec-2012

Injuria sine damnm

Injuria sine damnum Oct-2022[80M]

April-2022[80M]

Dec-2018

June-2016

June-2013

Duty of Care

Short Notes -Duty of Care Dec-2019[80M]

Causation

Write a note on causation Oct-2023[80M]

April-2021[80M]

Motive intention

Explanatory Not on Intention June-2019

Dec-2017

Short Note on Motive Dec-2019

[Define Motve] Jan-2012

Distinguish between motive and intention Dec-2013

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 How does Motive differ from intention June-2014

Act

What is the meaning of the term act June-2014

To identify Units

Privilege and immunity Oct-2022

Dec-2015

Short Notes-Void and voidable agreement- Dec-2016

Secondary Rules Oct-2023

Comment on Social Engineering April-2021

Note-Short Notes questions were allotted, 8 marks till 2018 and 6 marks from 2019

Questions involving “write Explanatory Note) carried 10 marks

Note-In 2021 March [100Marks] 11 th question was

Solve any two problems of the following: ?????

(a) Damnum Sine Injuria.

(b) Vicarious Liability.

(c) Law and Fact

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