CCSU BA LLB - Indian Legal and Constitutional History - December 2022 - Old question paper

BA LLB 3rd Semester Examination, December 2022
Indian Legal and Constitutional History
(BL-3005)

Section A
Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 4 marks

1. Choultry Court
2. Pitts India Act 1874
3. Appellate Jurisdiction of Sader Nizamat Adalat.
4. When the first Admiralty Court was established in India? What was object of it?
5. FOX's India Bill 1783.

Section B
Note: Attempt any two question. Each question carries 10 marks

6. Briefly discuss the system of administration of Justice Introduced by the East India Company during the settlement of Madras from 1639 to 1726.
7. Describe the work and contribution of Third Law Commission.
8. Trace the history of appeals to the Privy-Council from India.

Section C
Note: Attempt any three question. Each question carries 20 marks

9. Discuss the main provisions of the Charter of 1726. What changes were introduced in it in 1753?
10. Write a critical note on the judicial reforms of Lord William Bentinck.
11. The Charter Act 1833 laid the foundation of Constitutional System in India. Explain and discuss the main provisions of this Act.
12. Discuss the main provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 and point out why these measures were necessary.
13. Position of native states and the development of the doctrine of Paramountcy in British India. Explain.