Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2021 Question Paper

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Rajasthan Judicial Service Mains Examination 2021

RAJASTHAN JUDICIAL SERVICE (RJS) MAINS

PAPER I: CIVIL LAW

Note: Attempt all questions. Marks of each question are mentioned against the question.

1. What is meant by “decree”? (3 marks)

2. When can compensatory costs be imposed by the court under Section 35A of the Code of

Civil Procedure, 1908? Can such costs also be imposed in an appeal? Explain. (3 marks)

3. Who can institute a suit in case of a public nuisance or other wrongful act affecting or likely

to affect the public? (3 marks)

4. What do you understand by the doctrine of “frustration of contract”? (3 marks)

5. What is the period of limitation to set aside a transfer of property made by the guardian of a

ward, by the ward’s legal representative, when the ward dies within three years from the date

of attaining majority, and what is the time from which the period begins to run? (3 marks)

6. What is the “golden rule” of interpretation? (3 marks)

7. In the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, what is meant by “legal representative”? What is the

extent of the liability of a legal representative where a decree is executed against him as the

legal representative of a judgment-debtor? (3 marks)

8. ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ jointly take a loan of Rs. 21,000/- from ‘A’. ‘Z’ becomes insolvent and ‘Y’ is

compelled to pay the entire amount. What amount can ‘Y’ successfully claim from ‘X’?

Explain with the help of the relevant provisions. (3 marks)

9. Write a short note on a suit by a person dispossessed of immovable property under the

Specific Relief Act, 1963. (4 marks)

10. Write a short note on “limited period tenancy” under the Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001.

(4 marks)

11. Briefly discuss the scope of the High Court’s power of revision under the Code of Civil

Procedure, 1908 (“the Code”). What are the limitations imposed on the exercise of revisional

jurisdiction under the Code? (4 marks)