MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026
Legal Principle: A person who causes harm to another by a negligent act is liable to compensate the injured party. Facts: X, while driving rashly, hits Y who was crossing the road carefully. Y suffers injuries. Question: Based on the above principle and facts, who is liable?
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Answer: Option A — X is liable to compensate Y
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The principle needs a negligent act by one person and harm to another.
X drove rashly (a negligent act) and Y was injured (harm), so X must compensate Y.
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Y was crossing "carefully", so there is no negligence on Y's side and nothing to make Y liable or to share the blame.⚠ Common trap
(C) Both liable would need contributory negligence by Y, but the facts expressly say Y was careful.Quick tip
Find who was careless and who was hurt: the careless party compensates the injured one.
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Law of Torts — Preparation
This question tests your understanding of Law of Torts, a key topic in the Legal Aptitude section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.
Law of Torts is part of the Legal Aptitude & Legal Reasoning section of MAH LAW CET (32 questions in the 5-year LLB paper, 24 in the 3-year paper). Topics: General defences, vicarious liability, strict and absolute liability, torts in relation to persons and nuisance. Practise Law CET-level MCQs with step-by-step explanations.