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Consider these statements. (I) Substantive law defines rights and duties of persons. (II) Procedural law lays down the method of enforcing those rights and duties. Which is correct?
Both statements are correct. Substantive law defines the rights, duties and liabilities of persons, while procedural law prescribes the machinery and steps by which those rights are enforced or remedies obtained through courts. The two together make up a complete legal system.
- AOnly I is correct
- BOnly II is correct
- CBoth I and II are correctCorrect
- DNeither I nor II is correct
Explanation
Substantive law creates and defines rights, duties and liabilities, for example the Indian Penal Code or the law of contract. Procedural law, such as the Code of Civil Procedure, prescribes how those rights are enforced in courts. Both statements are correct.
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