West Bengal Civil Judge Mains 2018 (Optional Papers) Question Paper

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West Bengal Judicial Service (Main) Examination 2018: Optional Papers

WEST BENGAL JUDICIAL SERVICE MAINS (OPTIONAL PAPERS)

West Bengal Judicial Service (Main) Examination 2018:

Optional Papers

JURISPRUDENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF LEGISLATION

Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Full Marks: 100

If the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions

attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining ones ignored.

Answers may be written either in English or in Bengali but all answers must be in one and the

same language. Answer any five questions taking at least two questions from each group.

Group A

1. “Law is a normative science; law norms are ‘ought’ norms.” In the light of this statement,

state the implications of Hans Kelsen’s pure theory of law and point out the criticism of this

theory. [20]

2. (a) Discuss the contribution of Roscoe Pound in explaining the functional aspect of law.

[10]

(b) State in brief certain criticism against Roscoe Pound’s theory. [10]

3. Write a critical note on possession. [10]

Explain various classes of ownership with suitable illustrations. [10]

4. Discuss various theories of punishment applied in the administration of criminal

justice. [10]

Write a note on the “contemporary approach to capital punishment”. [10]

Group B

5. Discuss the importance of legislation as a source of law. [20]

6. Discuss the “Will Theory” and “Interest Theory” of legal right. [10]

“Rights and duties are correlative.” In the light of this statement, discuss the

relationship between rights and duties. [10]

7. Discuss in detail the jurisprudential aspect of corporate personality. [20]