PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2019 For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: Law (Paper-1) Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt SEVEN Questions in All. TWO from Part-I, ONE Each from Parts-II and III and THREE from Part-IV including Question No. 12 which is Compulsory.
PART-I: The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Q. No. 1: How can a person challenge the validity of a judgment, decree, or order which is obtained through fraud or misrepresentation, or which is bad for want of jurisdiction? (15 Marks)
Q. No. 2: What are the inherent powers of a civil court? How and at what time can the inherent jurisdiction be invoked? (15 Marks)
Q. No. 3: Describe the grounds on the basis of which you can seek the setting aside of ex-parte proceedings and decrees. (15 Marks)
Q. No. 4: Briefly distinguish the salient features of Review, Revision, and Appeal in civil cases. (15 Marks)
PART-II: The Limitation Act, 1908
Q. No. 5: “Where once time has begun to run, no subsequent disability or inability stops it.” Discuss in the light of relevant law. Is there any exception to this rule? (10 Marks)
Q. No. 6: Write a comprehensive note on legal disability. (10 Marks)
PART-III: The Registration Act, 1908
Q. No. 7: State the law relating to the priority of a registered deed over an unregistered document. (10 Marks)
Q. No. 8: What are the rules regarding presenting a document for registration? Discuss the procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively. (10 Marks)
PART-IV: The Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984
Q. No. 9: What is meant by secondary evidence? In what circumstances will secondary evidence be admissible? (15 Marks)
Q. No. 10: Explain “Relevant Fact.” When do facts that are otherwise not relevant become relevant? (15 Marks)
Q. No. 11: What is a dying declaration? Who can record it, and how is it recorded? What is its evidentiary value? (15 Marks)
Q. No. 12: Write short notes on the following: (20 Marks)
a) Standard of proof in civil cases
b) Doctrine of election: Approbate and Reprobate
SUBJECT: Law (Paper-II) Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt TWO questions from Part-I, TWO from Part-II, and ONE from Part-III.
PART-I
Q. No. 1: Describe the kinds of punishment within the scheme of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 2: Define the following: (20 Marks)
a) Judge
b) Public Servant
c) Counterfeit
d) Valuable Security
e) Document
Q. No. 3:
(a) What are Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement? Explain both with illustrations and their punishments.
(b) Define Criminal Force and Assault along with illustrations. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 4:
(a) What is Fasad-Fil-Arz? Under which provision of law has the new clause of this offence been added to the PPC? Does it include the past conduct of the offender?
(b) Under the principle of Fasad-Fil-Arz, shall the compounding of the right of Qisas be subject to the provision of Section 311 PPC? Explain. (20 Marks)
PART-II
Q. No. 5: What are the precautions which a court is required to take before recording a confessional statement? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 6: Define the following: (20 Marks)
a) Complaint
b) Inquiry
c) Investigation
d) Judicial Proceedings
e) Public Prosecutor
Q. No. 7: How would you explain the term “Compounding of offences” under the CrPC, 1898? If the accused is convicted and an appeal is pending, can composition of the offence be allowed, by whom, and can the accused be acquitted? (20 Marks)
Q. No. 8: Commutation is the substitution of one form of punishment, whereas remission implies reducing the period of sentence without changing its character. Discuss the powers to suspend, remit, and commute sentences with reference to relevant law. (20 Marks)
PART-III
Q. No. 9: Define Land Revenue. How can arrears of land revenue be proved? Discuss the procedure for the collection of land revenue as arrears. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 10: Write short notes on the following: (20 Marks)
