CCSU BA LLB - Indian Legal and Constitutional History - December 2021 - Old question paper

BA LLB 3rd Semester Examination, December 2021
Indian Legal and Constitutional History
(BL-3005)

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

1. Write a short note on Simon Commission.
2. Second Law Commission.
3. Privy Council
4. Pits India Act 1784
5. Write a short note on Raja Nand Kumar.

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

6. Discuss the Minto-Morley reforms of 1909 and their constitutional importance.
7. Discuss the main provisions of the Charter Act 1833.
8. What do you understand by codification of laws? Discuss in brief its merits and demerits.

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

9. Position of Native states and the development of the Doctrine of Paramountcy in British India. Explain.
10. Briefly compare the position of federal court and The Supreme Court of India under the Govt. of India Act 1935 and the constitution of India 1950.
11. Discuss the judicial reforms introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal in the year 1793.
12. Evaluate the importance of Patna case in the legal History of India.
13. Discuss the causes of dispute between the Supreme Court of Calcutta (1774) and the Executive.

14. What were the reasons which led to the Regulating Act 1773? Discuss its main Provisions.

OR

What reforms were introduced by Lord Warren Hastings in the Adalat system of Bengal?