TIOL-DDT 2186 · Tuesday, 10 September 2013 · story 7 of 7

Who should pay?

X went to Y's house and forgot his bag which contained 1 kg sweets. Y's children consumed the sweets. Decide the liability of Y.

(A) Y is bound to pay the price of sweets to X

(B) Y is not bound to pay anything

(C) Y is bound to pay half the price of sweets.

(D) Y would not have to pay anything because X loves Y's children.

This was one of the questions asked in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2012 conducted for the purpose of admission to various national law schools / universities. This question - rather its correct answer was a matter of dispute in a High Court.

What do you think?