Haryana Mains 2024
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Sample questions from Haryana Mains 2024
The first 10 questions of this Haryana Judiciary (HCS-JB) Mains paper.
Q1. . a) Ramesh and Anju were married for several years; they are now going through a contentious divorce. After the birth of their child, Anju quit her job. Ramesh alleges that Anju’s decision to stay unemployed is intentional. Anju, on the other hand, claims that she quit her job to take care of their child. Since Anju is unemployed, she seeks maintenance from Ramesh under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. What factors will the court consider in determining whether Anju is entitled to maintenance, and whether Ramesh’s claim of Anju’s intentional unemployment is a valid justification to object to Anju’s claim? b) Ravi is an IT professional while Priya is a doctor. Ravi deliberately provides inaccurate information about his finances to impress Priya’s rich family during their marriage negotiations. Post-marriage, Priya discovers the deception, leading to a profound sense of betrayal and financial strain. How does the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 address marriages where vital information is misrepresented and significantly impacts the dynamics of the marriage, including the voluntary consent of the parties involved? (10 Marks) c) A female Hindu dies intestate leaving behind her brother and her husband’s brother. While citing the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, decide: i) Devolution of her self-acquired property. ii) Devolution of the property that she received from her husband. (10 Marks) d) Father died in the year 1983 leaving behind three sons and one daughter. Their sons continue to occupy the property whereas the daughter is married. In the year 2022, she decides to seek partition of the ancestral/coparcenary property. The sons contend that there was an oral partition in the year 1990 and therefore the daughter cannot get any right in the property. In light of Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, AIR 2020 SC 3717, decide whether the daughter has any merit in her claim. (10 Marks)
Q1. . a) ‘X’ being owner of 10 acres of land, entered into an agreement for sale of the same with ‘Y’ while giving description of specific khasra numbers. Earnest money was paid through bank transaction. However, subsequently, ‘X’ refused to get the sale deed executed and registered. ‘Y’ sends a notice to X. ‘X’ replies that the agreement is unenforceable because the description of land mentioned in the agreement pertains to 09 acres only. Decide the remedies available to ‘Y’ if the description in the agreement is qua 09 acres of land. b) Avinash, with the intention to sell his laptop, keeps his status on WhatsApp with the following narrative: “Refurbished 2 years old HP Pro Notebook, available for sale at Rs. 20,000/- only. Anyone desirous to purchase the same can call me and confirm their acceptance by depositing Rs. 2000/- in my Google Pay. My WhatsApp number is my Google Pay number. Offer is valid for next 2 days only.” A) Relying on the above status, Satyajit calls Avinash and expresses his desire to purchase the same at a given price and promises to deposit Rs. 2000/- in Google Pay, however, he does not deposit the same. B) Watching the status, Nishikant only replies with a Thumb Emoji to the WhatsApp status of Avinash and deposits Rs. 1000/- in Avinash’s account through Google Pay and shares the screenshot immediately with Avinash. In light of the above: i) Evaluate the validity of acceptance given by Satyajit. ii) Whether the Thumb-Up emoji given in reply to the status of Avinash be considered as valid acceptance? If so, decide the validity of acceptance given by Nishikant. (10 Marks) c) “Possession is the nine-tenth point of law” is one of the classic jurisprudential principles of property law. This classic principle is found to a greater extent reflected under section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 dealing with suit by person dispossessed of immovable property. Elucidate. Differentiate between Section 5 and Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act. (15 Marks)
Q1. Attempt all questions in the same order in which they appear in the question paper.
Q1. Attempt all questions in the same order in which they appear in the question paper.
Q1. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 1000–1100 words: i) India: A Vibrant Electoral Democracy ii) Judiciary and Indian Democracy iii) Criminals as Public representatives iv) Mental Health Crisis: A new Epidemic in the Making v) The 70-hour Work Week Debate: Its Implications
Q1. Attempt all questions in the same order in which they appear in the question paper.
Q2. Marks for individual questions are indicated against each question.
Q2. Marks for individual questions are indicated against each question.
Q2. Make sentences using the following words: (i) obscure (ii) cognitive (iii) laconic (iv) voluble (v) reminisce (vi) slack (vii) concentric (viii) deferential (ix) incisive (x) eloquent [Scan unclear — verify against source: item (iii) is printed as “Taconic” in the scan, which is not a standard word — rendered above as “laconic,” the likely intended word; please verify against the original]
Q2. Marks for individual questions are indicated against each question.
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