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SYNOPSIS OF QUESTIONS
Law of Equity & Specific Relief Act, 1877
1. Who can be a competent witness under provisions of QSO & how many witnesses are required to prove a
fact?
2. What are privileged communications, explain when witnesses are not compelled to give evidence about
certain facts and explain the situations when witnesses cannot be permitted to give evidence about certain
facts?
3. Who is an accomplice, is the evidence of accomplice admissible under the provisions of QSO?
4. What is identification parade, how is it conducted and what is the evidentiary value of an identification
parade?
5. When facts otherwise not relevant become relevant, explain plea of alibi, how is it proved & its evidentiary
value?
6. What is admission, different forms of admission, how admission can be proved by and against the person
making it?
7. What is confession, explain its kinds, what are the safeguards provided for confession under QSO, discuss the
evidentiary value of confession including retracted confession & differentiate between confession &
admission?
8. Define dying declaration, who can record it, and explain the evidentiary value of a dying declaration in the
court?
9. What is character evidence, is evidence of good or bad character of accused relevant in civil & criminal
proceedings?
10. Oral evidence must always be direct & hearsay evidence is no evidence, explain exceptions to hearsay
evidence?
11. Explain the primary and secondary evidences, what is the evidentiary value of both the evidences also
explain the circumstances under which a secondary evidence of a document can be allowed by the court?
12. Explain the doctrine of estoppel, its essential elements and discuss the principles on which estoppel is
based?
13. Write a note on burden of proof, on whom it lies in civil & criminal proceedings and how burden of proof
shifts?
14. Explain the modes of examination of witnesses; discuss examination in chief, cross-examination & re-
examination?
15. What are the checks on cross examination of a witness & how a court can interfere in the cross-examination?

Legal Ethics
16. What are the merits or qualities of a good lawyer?
17. What are the duties of an advocate towards other advocates, also discuss the duties of an advocate towards
courts?
18. Explain in detail the legal and ethical duties of an advocate towards the state, his clients and the general
public?
19. What is meant by professional misconduct by an advocate & what are consequences of professional
misconduct?

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