Past Papers Equity in Law

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Paper #1 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions selecting ONE question from Part-I, III and IV and TWO questions from Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   Part I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. He who Seeks equity, must come with clean hands. Discuss Q#2. Explain any ONE of the following: (a) Origin and Growth of Equity (b) Delay defeats equity Part-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#3. Discuss the procedure for the recovery of immovable property under the Specific Relief Act. Q#4. What arc rights of a bona fide purchaser against vendor having imperfect title? Q#5. What is rectification and on what principles it is based? Also explain when instruments may be rectified? Q#6. Discuss in detail the circumstances when a court may grant perpetual injunction. Part-III (Trust Act) Q#7. How a trust is created and what are the requisites for the creation of a trust? Q#8. Discuss the powers and procedure for a court to appoint a new trustee. Part-IV (Waaf Act) Q#9. Define and discuss Wagf. What are the valid objects of a Waqf? Q#10. Who may be appointed rutawalli of wagf property? What are his rights and duties?           Paper #2 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   Part I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. “Ubi jus hUbi Remedium”. Discuss Q#2. Delay defeats equity. Q#3. Where equities are equal, law shall prevail. Q#4. Explain and illustrate the following: (a) Growth of Equity (b) Consolidation of Mortgages (c) Doctrine of Election Part-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5.  What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. Discuss the Procedure for the recovery of immovable Property under the Specific Relief Act. Q#7. What is Rescission of contract and how does this differ from cancellation? Q#8. When does a court Brant perpetual injunction? Explain the difference between Perpetual and temporary injunction, Part-III (Trust Act) Q#9. What are the remedies for a beneficiary in case of a breach of trust by a trustee? Q#10. Explain in detail the Extinction of a trust.           Paper #3 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions selecting ONE question from Part-I, III and IV and TWO questions from Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   Part I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. “Ubi jus hUbi Remedium”. Discuss Q#2. Explain any ONE of the following: (a) History and Growth of Equity (b) Equity acts in person Part-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#3. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#4. What are the contracts which may in the discretion of the court be specifically enforced? Give examples. Q#5. What is rectification and on what principles it is based? Also explain when instruments may be rectified? Q#6. Explain the circumstances where a court may refuse to grant injunction. Part-III (Trust Act) Q#7. Explain trust in detail. What are its essentials and when object of a trust is lawful? Q#8. What are the remedies for a beneficiary in case of a breach of trust by a trustee? Part-IV (Waqf Act) Q#9.  Define and discuss Wagf. What are the valid objects of a Wagf? Q#10. What are the powers and duties of mutawalli? Discuss in detail.           Paper #4 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   Part I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy. Discuss Q#2. He who seeks equity must come with clean hands. Q#3. Equity acts in persona. Q#4. Explain and illustrate the following (a) Doctrine of Election (b) Set-off (c) Forfeiture Part-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. What are the contracts which may in the discretion of the court be specifically enforced? Give examples. Q#7. What are rights of a bona fide purchaser against vendor having imperfect title? Q#8. Explain the circumstances where a court may refuse to grant injunction. Part-III (Trust Act) Q#9. Explain trust in detail. What are its essentials and when object of a trust is lawful? Q#10. What are the remedies for a beneficiary in case of a breach of trust by a trustee?           Paper #5 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy. Discuss Q#2. He who seeks equity must come with clean hands. Explain Q#3. Equity looks on that as done which ought to be done. Discuss Q#4. Equity acts in personam. Explain PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. Explain the procedure for recovery of possession of immovable property where a parson is dispossessed from his possession, Q#6. Court always orders for specific performance as a whole, are there any exceptions to this general rule? Q#7. What is Rescission of contract and how does this differ from cancellation? Q#8. Explain the circumstances where court may refuse to Brunt injunction? — PART-III (Trust Act) Q#9. What are lawful objects of a trust? What are the effects of an unlawful object? Explain. Q#10. How the office of a trustee is vacated? What are the ways there that a trustee may be discharged with or without the intervention of court?               Paper #6 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions selecting ONE question from Part-I, III and IV and TWO questions from Part-II, All questions carry equal marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. “Uni jus ibi remedium”, Discuss Q#2. Delay defeats equity. Explain PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#3. Explain the procedure for recovery of possession of immovable property where a person is dispossessed from his possession. Q#4. What are the contracts which may in the discretion of that court be specifically enforced. Give examples. Q#5. When cancellation of an instrument may be ordered. Explain with reference to relevant law. Q#6. When does a court grant perpetual injunction? Explain the difference between perpetual and temporary injunction. PART-III (Trust Act) Q#7. What are the remedies for a beneficiary in case of a breach of trust by a trustee? Q#8. Explain in detail the Extinction of a trust. PART-IV (Waaf) Q#9. What do you mean by waqf Briefly explain the objects, requisites and conditions of a valid wagf. Q#10. Who can be appointed as mutawalli? Briefly explain the appointment and removal of mutawaili.             Paper #7 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions selecting ONE question from Part-I, III and IV and TWO questions from Part-II, All questions carry equal marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy. Discuss Q#2 Equity looks on that as dune which ought to be done. Discuss PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#3 Explain the procedure for recovery of possession of immovable property where a person is dispossessed from his possession. Q#4. Court always orders for specific performance as a No whole, are there any exceptions to this general rule? Q#5 What is Rescission of contract and how does this differ from cancellation? Q#6 | Explain the circumstances where court may refuse to grant injunction? PART-III (Trust Act) Q#7. What are lawful objects of a trust? What are the effects of an unlawful object? Explain. Q#8 How the office of a trustee is vacated? What are the ways there that a trustee may be discharged with or without the intervention of court? PART-IV (Waaf) Q#9. Explain wagf and its essentials. What do you mean by capacity to make wagf? In whose favor wagf can be made? Q#10. Define and explain Mutawalli. Who are incompetent to be a Mutawalli?             Paper #8 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks..   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity follows the law. Discuss Q#2. He who seeks equity must do equity. Explain Q#3. Equity looks into intent rather than the form. Discuss Q#4. Where equities are equal law shall prevail. Explain PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. Who are the persons entitled to sue for specific performance of contracts? Q#7. What is rectification and on what principles it is based. Also explain when instruments may be rectified? Q#8. Give a detailed account of the kinds of injunctions and indicate cases where the court may refuse to grant an injunction. PART-III (Trust Act) Q#9. Explain the rights and powers of trustee related to trust property. Q#10. How a trust is extinguished and in what circumstances trust may be revoked?                 Paper #9 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. He who seeks equity must come with clean hands | Q#2. Equity looks into intent rather than the form Q#3. Equity acts in personam. Discuss. Q#4. Write a short note on the followings:

1. a) Origin of Equity
2. b) Set-off
3. c) Doctrine of Conversion

PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. Against whom contracts cannot be enforced specifically? Q#7. When cancellation of an instrument may be ordered. Explain with reference to relevant law Q#8.  What are rights of bona fide purchaser against vendor ‘having imperfect title? PART-III (Trust Act) Q#9. What are lawful objects of a trust? What are the effect of an unlawful object? Explain Q#10. How the office of a trustee is vacated? What are the ways there that a trustee may be discharged with or without the intervention of court?           Paper #10 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity follows the law. Discuss. Q#2. Delay defeats equity. Explain Q#3. Where equities are equal first in time shall prevail. Discuss Q#4. Write a short note on the followings:

1. a) Growth of Equity
2. b) Doctrine of Election
3. c) Consolidation of mortgages

PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. Explain the procedure for recovery of possession of movable property under the Specific Relief Act. Q#6. Who are the persons entitled to sue for specific performance of contracts? Q#7. What is Rescission of contract and how does this differ from cancellation? Q#8. What do you understand by injunction? Discuss the circumstances when court may grant perpetual injunction. PART-III (Trust Act) Q#9. Define trust. Discuss its various kinds. Q#10. How trust is extinguished and in what circumstances trust may be revoked?           Paper #11 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. “Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium”. Explain in the light of Equity’s jurisdiction. Q#2. Delay defeats Equity. Explain in detail. Q#3. Where equities are equal first in time shall prevail. Discuss with reference to the doctrine of priorities. Q#4. Write a short note on the followings:

1. a) History and growth of Equity |
2. b) Doctrine of Election
3. c) Consolidation of mortgages |

PART-II (Specific Relief Act) | Q#5 Discuss the procedure for the recovery of immovable Property under the Specific Relief Act. Q#6 Explain who may obtain specific performance of contract. Q#7 What is rectification and on what principles it is based? Also explain when instruments may be rectified? Q#8 Under what circumstances does a court grant perpetual injunction? Compare perpetual and temporary injunction. PART-III (Trust Act) Q#9. How a trust is created and what are the requisites for the creation of a trust? Q#10. How the office of a trustee is vacated? What are the ways there that a trustee may be discharged with or without  the intervention of court?           Paper #12 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity follows the law but not slavishly nor always. Explain the maxim ‘Equity Follaws the Law’ in historical perspective. Q#2. He who seeks equity must come with clean hands, Explain in detail. Q#3. Equity acts in personam. Discuss in detail. Q#4. Write a short note on the followings:

1. a) Jurisdiction of Equity
2. b) Doctrine of Priority
3. c) Set-off of Claims

PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5 What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. Court always orders for specific performance as a whole, are there any exceptions to this general rule? Q#7. What are the rules relating to rescission of contract as laid down in Specific Relief Act? Discuss in detail. Q#8. Give a detailed account of the kinds of injunctions and indicate cases where the court may refuse to grant an injunction. PART-III (Trust Act) Q#9. What are lawful objects of a trust? What are the effects of an unlawful object? Explain. Q#10. How a trust is extinguished and in what circumstances trust may be revoked.         Paper #13 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   Part-I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity will suffer a wrong to be without a remedy. Explain in detail in the light of Equity’s jurisdiction. Q#2. He who seeks equity must do equity. Explain in detail. Q#3. Equity looks into intent rather than the form. Explain. Q#4. Write a short note on the followings: (a) Maxims of equity and its evolution (b) Doctrine of Election Part-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. Discuss the procedure for the recovery of immovable property under the Specific Relief Act. Q#7. What are the rules relating to rescission of contract as laid down in Specific Relief Act? Discuss in detail. Q#8. What do you mean by perpetual and temporary injunction? Under what circumstances a court may refuse to grant an injunction? Part-III (Trust Act) Q#9. Lawful object is an essential element in a trust. Briefly explain the object of a trust. When the object of a trust is unlawful? Q#10. Explain in detail the extinction of a trust.           Paper #14 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART-I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Where there is a right, there is a remedy. Explain. Q#2. He who seeks equity must come with clean hands. Briefly explain this maxim. Q#3. Where equities are equal law shall prevail. Explain. Q#4. Write a short note on the followings:

1. a) Origin of Equity
2. b) Doctrine of Priority
3. c) Forfeiture

PART-II (Specific Relief Act) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. For whom contract cannot be enforced specifically? Discuss. Q#7. When an instrument may be rectified? Discuss the principles of rectification. Q#8. Briefly explain prohibitory and mandatory injunction. What is a difference between perpetual and temporary injunction? When does a court grant perpetual injunction? PART-II (Trust Act) Q#9. How a trust is created and what are the requisites for the creation of a trust? Q#10. Discuss the rights and powers of trustee with reference to sale of trust property. Do you think that law has imposed certain restriction in this regard? Explain.         Paper #15 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART-I (Principles of Equity) Q#1. Equity follows the law. Explain in detail. Q#2. Equity looks into intent rather than the form. Explain in detail. Q#3. Delay defeats equity. Explain in detail. Q#4. Write a short note on the followings:

1. a) History and development of equity
2. b) Jurisdiction of equity

PART-II (SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. Discuss the procedure for the recovery of movable property under the Specific Relief Act. Q#7. What are the rules relating to rectification of instruments as laid down in Specific Relief Act? Discuss in detail. Q#8. What do you mean by perpetual and temporary injunction? Under what circumstances a court may refuse to grant an injunction? PART-III (TRUST ACT Q#9. Lawful object is an essential element in a trust. Briefly explain the object of a trust. When the object of a trust is unlawful? Q#10. How a trust is vacated? Explain in detail how a new trust is appointed?           Paper #16 Subject: Equity Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100 NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions by selecting ONE question from Part III and TWO questions from Part-I &Part-II, All questions carry equal 20 marks.   PART-I (PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY) Q#1. Write a short note on the following:

1. a) History and growth of equity
2. b) Doctrine of Election
3. c) Set-off of claims

Q#2. He who seeks equity must come with clean hands. Explain Q#3. Delay defeats equity. Discuss Q#4. Where equities are equal law shall prevail. Explain PART-II (SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT) Q#5. What do you understand by Equitable Remedies and how these are granted? Q#6. What is “Discretion”? Discuss discretion as to decree specific performance. Q#7. When cancellation of an instrument may be ordered. Explain with reference to relevant law. Q#8. Give a detailed account of the kinds of injunctions and indicate cases where the court may refuse to grant an injunction. PART-III (TRUST ACT) Q#9. Explain the rights and powers of trustee related to trust property. Q#10. How a trust is extinguished and in what circumstances trust may be revoked?