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HPJS TEST SERIES 2024
CIVIL LAW 2
MOCK TEST PAPER – 2
DATE: 19/03/2025
MAX MARKS: 200
Note: Question number 1 and 8 are compulsory. Attempt three more questions from the rest.
Give reasons for your answers supported by relevant statutory provisions. Cite case law
wherever it is desirable. Each question carries 40 marks. Write all parts of a question at one
place in continuity.
1.
(a) Explain the doctrine of ‘Pious Obligation’ under Hindu law. How has it evolved over time?
(10 Marks)
(b) A student applies for a teaching position at a school. The school management discusses the
selection but does not formally communicate the appointment to the student. The student
assumes selection and resigns from his current job. Is the school bound to honor his appointment?
(10 Marks)
(c) A businessman sends an offer letter to another party but revokes it before receiving
acceptance. The other party, unaware of the revocation, posts an acceptance letter the next day.
Is there a valid contract? (10 Marks)
(d) Examine the concept of ‘Vested and Contingent Interest’ under the Transfer of Property Act,
1882. (10 Marks)
2.
(a) A father gifts property to his daughter, stating that she can use it for life but cannot transfer it.
After some years, she sells the property. Is the sale valid under Section 14 of the Hindu
Succession Act? (10 Marks)
(b) What is the ‘Doctrine of Privity of Contract’? Explain with relevant case laws. (10 Marks)
(c) ‘A’ made a contract with ‘B’ to sell a factory but later refused to execute it. ‘B’ seeks specific
performance. What remedies are available to him under the Specific Relief Act? (10 Marks)
(d) Examine the Supreme Court’s ruling in Rakesh v. Kavita on the irretrievable breakdown of
marriage. How does it impact divorce jurisprudence in India? (10 Marks)
3.
(a) A woman claims maintenance from her husband under personal laws but is found to be
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financially independent. Is she entitled to maintenance? (15 Marks)
(b) A Hindu widow, after remarrying, wants to claim the property of her deceased husband. Does
she have any rights under Hindu succession laws? (15 Marks)
(c) A couple adopts a child but later wishes to revoke the adoption due to financial difficulties.
Can they do so under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act? (10 Marks)
4.
(a) Discuss the concept of ‘Fraudulent Transfers’ under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. (10
Marks)
(b) ‘X’ leases a shop to ‘Y’ for 10 years. After 5 years, ‘Y’ sublets it without permission. What
are the legal consequences? (10 Marks)
(c) Explain the rights of a mortgagee in case of mortgage by conditional sale. (10 Marks)
(d) ‘A’ executes a gift deed in favor of ‘B’ but later revokes it. Is the revocation valid? (10 Marks)
5.
(a) A civil suit was dismissed on January 10, 2023. The aggrieved party wishes to file an appeal.
Calculate the limitation period. (13 Marks)
(b) A buyer makes a conditional offer to purchase a car, subject to a test drive. Before the test
drive, the seller unilaterally sells the car to another person. Can the buyer claim breach of
contract? (13 Marks)
(c) Discuss the provisions related to ‘Acquisition of Easement by Prescription’. (13 Marks)
6.
(a) Explain the difference between ‘Judicial Separation’ and ‘Divorce’ under Hindu law. (13
Marks)
(b) A Hindu mother appoints a guardian for her minor child in her will. Is this legally valid? (14
Marks)
(c) ‘A’ mails an offer to ‘B’ but dies before ‘B’ accepts it. Is there a valid contract? (13 Marks)
7.
(a) What is the ‘Doctrine of Part Performance’? Explain with case laws. (10 Marks)
(b) Discuss the concept of ‘Testamentary Succession’ under Hindu law. (10 Marks)
(c) Explain the principle of ‘Feeding the Grant by Estoppel’ under the Transfer of Property Act,
1882. (10 Marks)
(d) Analyze the significance of the Delhi High Court’s judgment in Manu Gupta v. Sujata
Sharma regarding gender equality in Hindu coparcenary. (10 Marks)
8.
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(a) Discuss the key provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 regarding
‘Fair Rent’. (15 Marks)
(b) Explain the following:
(i) Eviction of tenants on the grounds of non-payment of rent
(ii) Sub-tenancy and its legal implications
(iii) Protection of tenants against arbitrary eviction (15 Marks)
(c) What is the role of an appellate authority in rent control cases? Under what circumstances can
it interfere with a lower authority’s decision? (10 Marks)
