Important Short Answer Questions – Topics

1. Fiscal Statutes
2. Export facto Law
3. Menrea
4. Schedules
5. Primary rule
6. Strict Contruction
7. Mischief rule
8. Pitch and substance
9. Basic structure
10. Illustrations
11. Retrospective effect
12. Literal Construction
13. Beneficial Contruction Common Law
14. Stare decisis
15. Doctrine of Eclipse
16. Retrospective operation of Statutes
17. Private Remedies
18. Principles of Penal Code
19. Preamble
20. Repeal
21. Repugnancy
22. Statutory Offences
23. Qualified duties
24. Golden Rule
25. Residuary Power
26. Judicial Review
27. Presumptions
28. Judicial Restraint
29. Ejusdem Generis
30. Colonial Legislation
31. Common Law

Important Essay Questions – Topics

1. Define statutes? Explain the general principles of interpretation.
2. Define Interpretation? Explain the objects and kinds of Interpretation.
3. “Interpretation of statute means finding out the intention of the legislature”. Explain.
4. Discuss the rules of literal and strict interpretations.
5. Explain the principals of interpretation of penal provisions of various legislation.
6. Discuss the interpretation of the Supreme Court of the Constitutional Provisions which led to judicial activism.
7. Discuss the Mischief rule of interpretation. What are its advantages and disadvantages?
8. Discuss the presumptions regarding jurisprudence.
9. Discuss the importance of the contruction to avoid conflict with other provisions with the support of case laws.
10. Define exceptional construction? Explain the construction to prevent abuse of powers with support of case laws.
11. Discuss the doctrine of waiver with help of support case laws.
12. Explain the concept of Ejusdem genres. With the help of support case laws.
13. Disucss how directive principals of state policy from as a source of constitutional interpretation with the help of support case laws.
14. Discuss the Doctrine of waiver.
15. Explain the rules of interpretation relating interpretation of resumptions against exceeding territorial powers.
16. Discuss the Statutory interpretation as aspects of judicial process.
17. Discuss the Doctrine of Ratio Decidendi and Prospective overruling.
18. Write an essay on Presumption while Interpretting the Statutes.
19. What are the Presumptions against Statutes affecting jurisdiction of courts?
20. What are the general principles to be follwoed in the construnction of Statues where punishments are provided?
21. Strict construction is adopted for fiscal Statutes. Comment.
22. Explain the Directive principles as source of constitutional interpretation.
23. How “men Rea” is treated in interpreting statutory offences? Discuss.
24. Write a brief note on Beneficial construction and restrive construction.
25. Discuss the general Principles of Statutes affecting juridiction.
26. Discuss the general principles with regard to retrospective operation of the statue.
27. What are the strict construction and penal construction of statues.
28. What is meant by Mischief rule? Explain with the help of recent cases?
29. Explain the Supreme Court’s authority to overrule its own decision.