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Delhi Higher Judiciary Prelims 2026 Question Paper with Answers

126 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All Delhi Higher Judiciary papers

1. Question 1 · Prelims

   A creates an oral lease of immovable property in favour of B for the running of a textile weaving factory with no stipulation as to duration or notice, and there is no local usage to the contrary. The lease is deemed to be a lease from year to year. By how much notice is it terminable, after the 2002 amendment to the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

   1. (A) Fifteen days' notice expiring with the end of a month of the tenancy
   2. (B) Thirty days' notice on either side
   3. (C) Six months' notice on the part of either lessor or lessee
   4. (D) Three months' notice expiring with the end of a year of the tenancy

   Answer: (C) Six months' notice on the part of either lessor or lessee

2. Question 2 · Prelims

   An executing court cannot determine the questions relating to which of the following?

   1. (A) Discharge of decree
   2. (B) Satisfaction of decree
   3. (C) Modification of decree
   4. (D) Execution of decree

   Answer: (C) Modification of decree

3. Question 3 · Prelims

   If there is a contract for the sale of goods by sample and as well as by description, then which of the following statements is correct?

   1. (A) It will be sufficient that the bulk of goods correspond with the samples.
   2. (B) It will be sufficient that the bulk of goods correspond with the description.
   3. (C) It will not be sufficient that the bulk of goods correspond with sample if the goods do not correspond with the description.
   4. (D) It will be sufficient if the buyer had a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample

   Answer: (C) It will not be sufficient that the bulk of goods correspond with sample if the goods do not correspond with the description.

4. Question 4 · Prelims

   Which of the following is not covered under the definition of organised crime under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

   1. (A) Kidnapping
   2. (B) Robbery
   3. (C) Contract killing
   4. (D) Unauthorized gambling

   Answer: (D) Unauthorized gambling

5. Question 5 · Prelims

   Under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the power to condone delay can be exercised by:

   1. (A) All courts. tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies
   2. (B) Only civil courts, unless the Limitation Act or any other statute expressly extends this power to a tribunal, a quasi-judicial body.
   3. (C) All quasi-judicial bodies by virtue of their inherent powers, since the absence of express exclusion implies inclusion.
   4. (D) Only superior courts such as High Courts and the Supreme Court, since Section 5 is a discretionary provision and such discretion vests only in courts of record.

   Answer: (B) Only civil courts, unless the Limitation Act or any other statute expressly extends this power to a tribunal, a quasi-judicial body.

6. Question 6 · Prelims

   Under Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of a Hindu female dying intestate devolves in which order?

   1. (A) First upon husband's heirs, then upon father's heirs
   2. (B) Firstly upon sons, daughters and husband; secondly upon heirs of the husband; thirdly upon mother and father; fourthly upon heirs of the father; fifthly upon heirs of the mother.
   3. (C) Equally among all surviving relatives irrespective of category.
   4. (D) First upon mother and father, then upon sons and daughters

   Answer: (B) Firstly upon sons, daughters and husband; secondly upon heirs of the husband; thirdly upon mother and father; fourthly upon heirs of the father; fifthly upon heirs of the mother.

7. Question 7 · Prelims

   In which case did the Supreme Court strike off Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860?

   1. (A) Mithu v. State of Punjab, (1983) 2 SCC 277
   2. (B) Bachchan Singh v. State of Punjab, (1980) 2 SCC 625
   3. (C) P. Sirajuddin v. State of Madras, (1970) 1 SCC 595
   4. (D) Machhi Singh v. State of Punjab, (1983) 3 SCC 470

   Answer: (A) Mithu v. State of Punjab, (1983) 2 SCC 277

8. Question 8 · Prelims

   Under the substituted Section 35 CPC applicable to commercial disputes, a plaintiff succeeds on its main claim for recovery of a contractual sum. However, the Commercial Court finds the plaintiff's separate claim for punitive damages was frivolous. What is appropriate order for cost that the Court may pass?

   1. (A) The defendant must pay all costs including those attributable to the frivolous punitive damages claim.
   2. (B) Since the plaintiff has succeeded overall, no costs can be imposed on the plaintiff.
   3. (C) The court may impose costs on the plaintiff for the frivolous punitive damages claim, by recording reasons in writing.
   4. (D) The court may award costs only from the date of filing of the frivolous claim and not for any earlier period.

   Answer: (C) The court may impose costs on the plaintiff for the frivolous punitive damages claim, by recording reasons in writing.

9. Question 9 · Prelims

   A transfers property to an unborn person. For the interest of the unborn person to be valid under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the transfer must satisfy which essential requirement?

   1. (A) The unborn person must be conceived at the date of the transfer
   2. (B) The interest in favour of the unborn person must be preceded by a prior life interest and must comprise the whole of the remaining interest of the transferor.
   3. (C) The unborn person must attain majority within 18 years of the transfer
   4. (D) The transfer in favour of the unborn person may be of a limited or life interest only.

   Answer: (B) The interest in favour of the unborn person must be preceded by a prior life interest and must comprise the whole of the remaining interest of the transferor.

10. Question 10 · Prelims

    X, a woman, being in possession of property under a limited (life) estate purports to sell the absolute interest to P, who buys believing he is getting an absolute title. Years later, X dies and the reversioners claim the property. Assuming no consent or estoppel binding the reversioners, what governs the transferee's position regarding the extent of what passed?

    1. (A) A transfer of property passes forthwith to the transferee all the interest which the transferor was then capable of passing, and no more.
    2. (B) A transfer passes the absolute interest, since the transferor was in possession.
    3. (C) The transfer is wholly void because a limited owner cannot transfer at all
    4. (D) The transferee takes an absolute interest by virtue of his good faith.

    Answer: (A) A transfer of property passes forthwith to the transferee all the interest which the transferor was then capable of passing, and no more.