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Ravi borrowed money from Meena and refused to repay it. Meena files a suit to recover the amount. Which branch of law governs this dispute?
This dispute is governed by civil law, because it involves enforcement of a private right between two individuals, namely recovery of a loan. Civil law provides remedies such as compensation or recovery, whereas criminal law deals with public wrongs punished by the State.
- ACriminal law, because the State prosecutes the wrongdoer
- BConstitutional law, because it deals with fundamental rights
- CCivil law, because it concerns private rights between individualsCorrect
- DInternational law, because money is involved
Explanation
A dispute over repayment of a debt concerns private rights between two persons and the remedy sought is recovery of money. This is the domain of civil law. Criminal law deals with offences against society prosecuted by the State, which is not the case here.
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