AILET entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Legal Reasoning

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A suit shall be instituted in the court within whose jurisdiction the cause of action arises, or the defendant actually and voluntarily resides or carries on business, or personally works for gain.
FACTUAL SITUATION: 'Y' carries on business in Mumbai. 'Z' carries on business in Delhi. 'Z' buys goods of 'Y' in Mumbai through his agent and request Y to deliver them at Delhi. Accordingly, 'Y' delivered the goods at Delhi. But he did not get the price of the goods delivered in Delhi. Therefore, he intends to move the Civil Court for recovery of the amount from 'Z'. Which court may approach?
DECISION:

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

LEGAL PRINCIPLE: No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law and Civil Courts have coercive powers to compel the attendance of witness only within its local territory.
FACTUAL SITUATION: Puchu, a resident of Faridabad was summoned by the Delhi High Court as a witness in a civil case regarding wrongful possession of immovable property filed by Amu against Kichu. He refused to appear before the court due to his office job. He was prosecuted by the court. ls, he liable?
DECISION:

Given below is the statement of Legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A judgment which binds only the parties to a suit in which the judgment was passed is called judgment in personam; whereas a judgment which binds all men irrespective of whether they were party to suit or not is known as a judgment in rem.
FACTUAL SITUATION: "Judgment of a competent court determining contractual obligations of the parties to a contract is an example of judgment in personam, but a judgment of a competent court declaring a party to be insolvent is an example of judgment in rem."
Comment on the correctness of this statement.
DECISION:

Allahabad High Court has held that the ________ of deceased Government employees are eligible for appointment on compassionate ground.

Which of the following court/tribunal ordered a levy of an environment compensatory charge on commercial vehicles not bound for the capital yet passing through Delhi?

ln the following States more than 60% seats are in the reserved category in educational institutions against 50% cap as fixed by the Supreme Court of India

1. Karnataka
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Odisha
4. Bihar

The correct answer is:

Government of India has decided to establish ____________ in selected High Courts.

Read both the statements carefully and answer.
Assertion (A): The entries in the three legislative lists are not always set out with scientific Precision.
Reason (R): The entries are not powers but are only fields of legislation.

The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as. 'Assertion' and the other as 'Reason'. Read both the statements carefully and answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A): An accused person cannot be forced to give his thumb impression.
Reason (R): An accused person cannot be compelled to be a witness against himself.

Who is the first Indian woman to be elected as the Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of Sea?

Which of the following lawyers approached the Supreme Court challenging the existing system of 'designation of Senior Advocates'?

The Supreme Court on 12 December 2017, had directed that _________ special criminal courts, to be set up to exclusively deal with cases involving _________ should start functioning from March 1, 2018.

Which State Government, in India, has recently sanctioned stipend for junior lawyers practicing in the courts?

In 2017, the Supreme Court held that right to privacy is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India in the context of ______________.

The age of consent for sexual intercourse between a husband and wife has been made __________ from ____________ years by the Supreme Court of India.

In March 2018, the Supreme Court of India has held that there cannot be a stay of more than __________ on a trial of _________

Regarding foreign law firms, the Supreme Court held

1. That foreign law firms can set up offices in India.
2. Foreign lawyers can practice in India.
3. Foreign lawyers can visit India for a temporary period on a fly in and fly out basis.
4. Foreign lawyers can give advice to their clients on Indian laws.

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The Vice-President may be removed from his office by

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The maximum duration for which the Vice-President may officiate as the President of India is

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What was the 93rd amendment to the Constitution?