ALU BALLB 2023-24 Revised Syllabus 22092023
ALU BALLB 2023-24 Revised Syllabus 22092023
(SEMESTER SCHEME)
(i) An applicant who has completed Senior Secondary School Course (10+2) or equivalent
(such as 11+1, ‘A’ level in Senior School Leaving Certificate Course) from a recognized
recognized by the Union or by a State Government or from any equivalent institution from a
foreign country recognized by the government of that country for the purpose of issue of
qualifying certificate, on successful completion of the course, may apply for and be admitted
Provided that:
1. Applicants who have obtained 10+2 Higher Secondary School Certificate or First
shall also be considered as eligible for admission to First Year of B.A.LL.B. Course
course for admission to the five year integrated LL.B course {As per the BCID-6817-2022
(Cir-12) all Universities and colleges Intimation of Resolution dated 22nd May, 2022 passed
(ii) Candidate passing Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (10+2) or its
equivalent, as prescribed by the Bar Council of India or the University, with a minimum of 50
% marks shall be eligible to apply for admission to First Year of B.A.LL.B. There shall be a
relaxation of 5% marks in case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe and 3% for Other
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1031 GENERAL ENGLISH
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1032 POLITICAL SCIENCE
-I 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1033 GENERAL
PRINCIPLES OF 3 1 4 100 3
SOCIOLOGY [70 + 30]
4. 1034 LAW OF TORTS - I
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
5. 1035 LAW OF CONTRACT 3
[General Principles of 3 1 4 100
Contract And Specific [70 + 30]
Relief Act, 1963]
TOTAL= 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1041 ENGLISH FOR LAW
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1042 POLITICAL SCIENCE
- II 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1043 THEORITICAL
PERSPECTIVES OF 3 1 4 100 3
SOCIOLOGY [70 + 30]
4. 1044 LAW OF TORTS - II
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
5. 1045 SPECIAL 3
CONTRACTS [Sale of 3 1 4 100
Goods Act, 1930, Indian [70 + 30]
Partnership Act,1932,
Limited
Liability Partnership
Act, 2008]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1051 ECONOMICS-I
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1052 POLITICAL SCIENCE–
III 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1053 SOCIOLOGY - III
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
4. 1054 COMPUTER
EDUCATION 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
5. 1055 CONSTITUTIONAL 3
LAW– I 3 1 4 100
[70 + 30]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1061 ECONOMICS–II
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1062 POLITICAL SCIENCE–
IV 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1063 HISTORY - I
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
4. 1064 HINDI//FRENCH
[ELECTIVE] 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
5. 1065 CONSTITUTIONAL 3
LAW–II 3 1 4 100
[70 + 30]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1071 ECONOMICS–III
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1072 HISTORY–II
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1073 LABOUR AND
INDUSTRIAL 3 1 4 100 3
LAWS - I [70 + 30]
4. 1074 FAMILY LAW–I
(HINDU LAW) 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
5. 1075 PUBLIC 3
INTERNATIONAL 3 1 4 100
LAW–I [70 + 30]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1081 JURISPRUDENCE
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1082 LABOUR AND
INDUSTRIAL 3 1 4 100 3
LAWS - II [70 + 30]
3. 1083 FAMILY LAW–II
(MOHAMMEDAN 3 1 4 100 3
LAW) [70 + 30]
4. 1084 PUBLIC
INTERNATIONAL 3 1 4 100 3
LAW–II [70 + 30]
5. 1085 LAW OF CRIMES – I 3
(INDIAN PENAL 3 1 4 100
CODE –I) [70 + 30]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1091 ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1092 COMPANY LAW
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1093 PRINCIPLES OF
TAXATION LAWS 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
4. 1094 PROPERTY LAWS
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
5. 1095 LAW OF CRIMES – I 3
(INDIAN PENAL 3 1 4 100
CODE –II) [70 + 30]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1101 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY LAWS 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1102 ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1103 INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY LAW 3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
4. 1104 LAW OF CRIMES – II
(CODE OF CRIMINAL 3 1 4 100 3
PROCEDURE – I) [70 + 30]
5. 1105 INTERPRETATION OF 3
STATUTES & 3 1 4 100
PRINCIPLES OF [70 + 30]
LEGISLATION
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1111 LAW OF EVIDENCE
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
2. 1112 LAND LAWS
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
3. 1113 BANKING LAWS
3 1 4 100 3
[70 + 30]
4. 1114 LAW OF CRIMES – II
(CODE OF CRIMINAL 3 1 4 100 3
PROCEDURE – II) [70 + 30]
5. 1115 CODE OF CIVIL 3
PROCEDURE AND 3 1 4 100
LIMITATION ACT - I [70 + 30]
TOTAL = 15 5 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
L T C MAXIMUM
MARKS IN
EXAMINATION
1. 1121 CODE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE AND 3 1 4 100 3
LIMITATION ACT - II [70 + 30]
2. 1122 MEDIATION &
CONCILIATION AND 3 1 4 100 3
ARBITRATION [70 + 30]
3. 1123 DRAFTING,
PLEADING AND 3 1 4 100 3
CONVEYANCE [70 + 30]
4. 1124 PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS AND 3 1 4 100 3
PROFESSIONAL [70 + 30]
ACCOUNTING
5. 1125 MOOT–COURT
EXERCISE 1 3 4 100 ----
ANDINTERNSHIP [30 + 20 +
30 + 20]
TOTAL = 13 07 20
* L = LECTURES
* T = TUTORIAL
*C = CREDITS
[ALL SUBJECTS]
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever applicable.
UNIT - I
Vocabulary , Synonyms and Antonyms, Homonyms, Cloze Test,; Idioms and Phrases; Noun
modifiers (Determiners Propositional phrases, Clauses); Questions Tag;
UNIT -II
Tenses, Types of Tenses and its usages; Sentence structure, types, Simple, Compound And
Complex, Sentence correction,; Multiple Meaning, Sentence Rearrangement & Para
jumbles,; Simple sentence, Sentence types & Structure, Conditionals Sentences and their
usages.
UNIT - III
Verb, Verb forms, Subject-Verb agreement; Article, Determiners, Preposition, Conjunction;
Voice – Active & Passive Voice, Narration- Direct & Indirect Speech; Phrasal Verbs,
Clauses.
UNIT - IV
Translation – Hindi to English and English to Hindi; Clauses; Précis Writing; Maxims
UNIT - V
Reading Comprehension; Application Writing; Letter writing, types of letter, Business
letters Paragraph writing; Memo writing, Notice;
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction to the study of Political Science/Politics; Origin, different meanings, definitions;
Scope of Politics- Ancient/Greek view, Traditional view and Modern View; Significance of
study of Political Science for Law.
Meaning, Scope and Nature of Political Science; Traditional and Contemporary Perspective;
Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism; Inter-disciplinary approach in Political Science.
UNIT - II
State: Name, Characteristics; State and Government, Theories of the Origin of State; Social
Contract and Evolutionary; Organs of Government and their Functions; Theory of Separation
of Powers; State and Nation and State and Society. Theories of the State; Social Contract
Theory: Views of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau: Critical appraisal of the theory;
Historical/Evolutionary Theory; Marxist Theory;
Sovereignty- Definitions and meaning; Internal and External Sovereignty; Types of
Sovereignty; Characteristics of Sovereignty; John Austin’s theory of Sovereignty; Pluralist
Theory of Sovereignty;
UNIT - IV
Election Commission in India: Role of Election Commission in regulating Political Parties;
Pressure Groups – Meaning and significance and functions; Election process – Understanding
basic concepts- Electorate - Constituency- Universal Adult Franchise- Representation and its
types
UNIT - V
Political Parties and Pressure Groups: Origin and Evolution of Political Parties; Meaning and
nature of Political Parties; Structure, Power and functions of Political Parties; Types of
Political Party System– Single Party System-Bi-Party System- Multi-Party System; Types of
Political Parties – Indian Scenario- Umbrella Party- National Parties-State Parties-Regional
Parties.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. S.W. Garner, Political Science and Government
ii. L.S. Rathore, In Defence of Political Theory
iii. Barker, Ernest, Principles of Social and Political Theory, Oxford University
Press, 1978.
iv. Bhargava, Rajeev and Ashok Acharya: Political Theory: An Introduction (New Delhi,
Pearson Education, 2008)
v. Heywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies: An Introduction(London, Red Globe
Press,6thed. 2017)
vi. Hobbes, Thomas, Leviathan (England, Oxford University Press, edition 2008)
vii. Johari, J.C. Principles of Modern Political Science (New Delhi, Sterling Publisher,
2005)
viii. Hoffman John and Paul Graham, Introduction to Political Theory (London,
Routledge, 2015).
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever applicable.
UNIT- I
Sociology, its meaning, Emergence of Sociology, Law and Sociology (Social change and
Social Control), Basic Concepts: Society, Community, Institution, Association, Status,
Norms, values, Mores, Customs, Sanctions, Social Structure, Social Mobility, Rural, Urban
and Tribal Society (Meaning and Characteristics)
UNIT-II
Inequality, Differentiation, Ranking, Hierarchy, Social Stratification, Dimensions of Social
Stratification: Caste, Class, Race, Ethnicity and Gender. Theoretical Formulations: i)
Functional Theory: Davis and Moore ii) Conflict Theory: Karl Marx
UNIT-III
Sociological Thought on Law: Emile Durkheim; Social Facts, Social Solidarity (Mechanical
and Organic) Anomie; Karl Marx; law as a part of Super Structure; Max Weber: Verstehen,
Ideal Type, Social action and its Types, Bureaucracy.
UNIT-V
Law and Social Problems: Communalism and Communal Violence, Terrorism, Drug Abuse,
Juvenile Delinquency, Child Marriage, Dowry, Widow-Remarriage, Divorce, Prostitution
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Ahuja, Ram : Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1993
ii. Baxi, Upendera, Towards the Sociology of Law. New Delhi: Satwahan Publications,
1986
iii. Bottomore, T.B. (1972). Sociology, A Guide to Problems and Literature. Bombay:
George
iv. Craib, Ian. (1984). Modern Social Theory. Brighton: Harvestor Press.
v. Dillon Michele. (2014). Introduction to Sociological Theory. Wiley Blackwell
vi. Giddens, Anthony. (2001). Sociology. Cambridge: Blackwell Publishers.
vii. Inkeles, Alex. (1987). What is Sociology?. New Delhi: Prentice- Hall of India.
viii. Maclver, R.M. and Page, C.H. : Society : An Introductory Analysis, New York,
Rinehart, 1937
ix. Morrison, Ken. (2006). Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Formation of Modern Social
Thought.
x. Rawat, H.K. : Sociology : Basic Concepts, Rawat Publications, Jaipur 2007.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever applicable.
UNIT - I
Meaning, Nature and Definition of Tort:
Development of actions in tort in England and India; Meaning, Nature and definition of tort;
Tort distinguished from contract, Quasi-Contract, breach of trust and crime; Foundation of
tortious liability; Kinds of Damages; Relevance of Motive in Torts and its Exceptions–
Wrongful Act, Damage and Remedy; Malfeasance, Misfeasance and Non-Feasance; Joint and
Several Tort Feasors; Judicial Responses; Felonious Torts.
UNIT - II
General Defences in Tort:
Volenti Non Fit Injuria, consent, voluntary assumption of risk, exclusion clauses; Vis Major
(Act of God); Inevitable accident; Act of third parties; Novus Actus Interveniens; Plaintiff’s
wrong or default; Self-defence and Defence of Property; Necessity; Statutory Authority;
Judicial and quasi-judicial acts; Parental and quasi-parental authorities; Illegality; Mistake of
Fact.
UNIT - III
Damages and Remoteness of Damage; Contributory Negligence, Death as creating and
extinguishing Liability
UNIT - IV
Vicarious Liability:
Principle of Vicarious Liability: Nature, Scope and Justification; Concept of Master
(Employer) and Servant (Employee) relationship; State Liability; Concept of Sovereign and
Non-Sovereign Functions;
UNIT - V
Miscellaneous:
Strict Liability and its Exceptions, Absolute Liability, No-Fault Liability and their
Exceptions;
LEADING CASES:
1. Donogue v. Stevenson (1932) AC 562
2. Indian Medical Association v. V. P. Shantha, AIR (1996) SC 558.
3. Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Smt. Subhagwati, AIR (1966) SC 17.
4. N. Nagendra Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR (1994) SC 2663.
5. Rylands v. Fletcher, (1868) LP. 3 HL 330.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Avtar Singh and Harpreet Kaur, Introduction to the Law of Torts and
Consumer Protection, 3rd ed, 2013, LexisNexis.
ii. Bangia, R.K.: Law of Torts, Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad, 2015.
iii. Basu, D.D.: The Law of Torts, Kamal Law House, Kolkata, 2008.
iv. Clerk and Lindsell: Torts, Sweet and Maxwell, London, 2008.
v. Gandhi, B.M.: Law of Torts, Lucknow. Eastern Book Company, 2019.
vi. Howarth, D. R., Hepple Howarth, and Mathews. Tort: Cases & Materials.
London: Oxford University Press, 2005.
vii. Iyer, Ramaswamy: Law of Torts, New Delhi. Lexis Nexis Butterworth, 2007.
viii. Kapoor, S.K.: Law of Torts, Allahabad. Central Law Agency, 2018.
ix. Pandey, J.N. & Pandey, Vijay K.: Law of Torts, Allahabad. Central Law
Publications,2019.
x. Salmond on the Law of Torts, Sir John William Salmond, R. F. V. Heuston,
Sweet & Maxwell, 1977.
xi. Sir Percy Henry Winfield, Tom Ellis Lewis; Winfield on Tort: A Textbook of
the Law of Tort, Sweet & Maxwell, 1954.
LAW OF CONTRACT
[General Principles of Contract and Specific Relief Act, 1963]
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Meaning, elements and characteristics of Contract; Formation and Classification of Contract,
including the Standard form of Contract; Proposal: Meaning, Elements Characteristics and
Kinds of Proposal; Distinction between Proposal and Invitation to Proposal; Acceptance:
Meaning, Modes and Characteristics of Acceptance; Communication, Revocation and
Termination of Proposal and Acceptance;
UNIT - II
Consideration:
UNIT - III
Valid Contract Capacity to Contract: Free Consent: E-Contracts: Definition, Silent Features,
Formation and types, Differences between E- Contract and Traditional Contract, Advantages
and Disadvantages of E –Contracts;
Voidable and Void Agreements:
Doctrine of severability; Agreements in restraint of marriage; in restraint of trade; Uncertain
agreements; in restraint of legal proceedings; Agreement by way of wager; Contingent
Contract
UNIT - IV
Performance of Contract:
Parties to perform the contract, Joint rights and joint liability and performance of
reciprocal promises; Time, Place and Manner of Performance; Discharge from liability to
perform the contract, doctrine of Impossibility. Certain relations resembling to those created
by Contract (Quasi Contract)
UNIT - V
Breach of Contract :
Meaning and Kinds; Remedies for Breach of Contract: (i) Damages—Measure of damages
and remoteness of damage;
(ii) Specific Performance of contract and injunctions under Specific Relief Act,1963 and
Amendments; Contracts which are specifically enforceable; Contracts which are not
specifically enforceable; Injunction; Rescission and Cancellation of Contract; Discretion of
Court.
LEADING CASES:
1. Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1892) Civ. 1 QB 256
2. Bhagwandas v. Girdhari Lal & Co. AIR 1966 SC 543
3. Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills v. State of U.P. AIR 1979 SC 621
4. Mohori Bibi v. Dharmodas Ghose, (1903) 30 I.A. 114
5. Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur & Co. and Another AIR 1954 SC 310
SUGGESTED READINGS :
i. Anson, Law of Contract, Oxford University Press, New York, 2016
ii. Atiyah P.S.: An Introduction to the Law of Contract, Clarendon Law Series, OUP
iii. Avtar Singh, Law of Contract, 12th ed., Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2019
(Reprint)
iv. Jill Poole, Textbook on Contract Law, Oxford University Press, New York, 14th
ed.2019
v. Mulla, Indian Contract Act, Lexis Nexis, New Delhi, 15th Ed. 2015
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts ;
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever applicable.
UNIT - I
Legal Language: Introduction to Language and Communication; Use of Legal Phrases and
Terms (List of Legal Terms given below); Latin Maxims (List of Legal Maxims given
below);
UNIT - II
Pair of words and its use in to sentences; Varieties of sentence structure and verb patterns;
One-word substitution; Correct the sentences; Reading and Comprehension Skills:
Comprehension of Legal Texts; Prescribed Leading Cases; Newspaper Reading;
UNIT - III
Legal Writing: General Guidelines Relating to Legal Writing; How to write a case comment;
UNIT - IV
Essay writing and topics of legal interest; Translation (from English to Hindi and Hindi to
English); Resume; Writing for Employment-Designing Cover letters; Difference between
Bio-Data, Resume and Curriculum-Vitae;
UNIT - V
Academic Legal Writing: Sources of Legal Material, Literature review, Writing an Abstract,
Formulating Research Question, Methodology, Formal Writing Style, Plagiarism, Citation
Methods (Footnotes), Examination Strategies, Written communication including emails and
formal letters.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts ;
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever applicable.
UNIT - I
Meaning and definition of Political Theory; Significance of Political Theory; Impact of
Political Theory on Society and Law; Approaches to the study of Political Theory:
Traditional Approaches – Philosophical- Historical- Legal- Institutional, Contemporary
Approaches – Positivism, Constructive and Communitarian Political Ideology; Major
Ideologies; Liberalism, Marxism, Idealism, Socialism, Nationalism, Internationalism,
Fascism
UNIT - II
Ancient Indian Political Thought: Manu: Manu Smriti; State: Origin, Organs, Functions,
King: Character, Powers; Law and Justice Kautilya; Arthashastra: Law and justice, Danda,
Foreign Policy.
UNIT - IV
Medieval Political Thought: St. Thomas Augustine: State and Church; St. Thomas Acquinas:
Law; Modern Political Thought: Machiavelli; Human Nature, King, Law; J.S. Mill: Liberty,
Karl Marx: Dialectical Materialism, Class Struggle, State.
UNIT - V
Modern Indian Political Thought: Features.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Truth, Non–Violence, Satyagraha, Philosophical
Anharchism; Trusteeship; Jawahar Lal Nehru: Democracy, Socialism, Tilak: Swaraj Veer
Sarvarkar– Political Ideas, J.P. Narayan: Sarvodaya Total Revolution.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Arneil, Barbara, Politics and Feminism, Oxford, Blackwell, 1999.
ii. De Crespigny, Anthony, et.al. (Eds.) Contemporary Political Theory, London, Nelson,
1970.
iii. Dodson, Andrew, Green Political Thought, London, Routledge, 2000, Reprint.
iv. Dunn, John, The History of Political Theory and Other Essays, Cambridge University
Press, 1996.
v. Jain, P.V. Political Science I (Political Theory), Allahabad: Central Law Publication,
2016.
vi. Rajeev Bhargava and Ashok Acharaya, Political theory : An Introduction, Pearson
Longman, Delhi, 2008.
vii. V.D. Mahajan, Political Theory, S. Chand & Company, 2000
viii. A. Appodorai Political Thought of India, 400 BC 1980
ix. C.L. Wayper, Political Thought, AITBS Publishers
x. W.T. Jons, Masters of Political Thoughts, Oxford University Press
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT- I
Introduction: Significance and Importance of Theory; Enlightenment - The social, economic
and political forces; The French and Industrial Revolutions in the development of
sociological thought; Indian Movements and their contribution for the development of
sociology in India
UNIT-II
Schools of Sociological Theory and Content of Theories: Basic Concepts: Significance of
Theories and their relationship to Law; Schools of sociological theories - Functionalism,
Conflict School, Social Action Perspective;
UNIT-III
Sociology of Law; Relationship between Law and Society; Significant Indian Sociological
Thinkers: Andre Beteille: Religion and Secularism - Caste - Class - Links between Poverty
and inequality - Role of Institutions; M.N. Srinivas - Caste and Caste Systems - Social
Stratification; Gail Omvedt; anti-caste movements; environmental movements; farmer’s and
women’s movements;
UNIT-IV
Social Welfare: Meaning, Scope and evolution of social welfare; Social Legislation;
Contemporary Social Problems: Child Abuse, Elderly abuse, Problems of Youth (drug
addiction, unemployment, suicide), Disabled, Working women and Transgender
UNIT-V
Social Dominance Theory: Psychology of Dominance- Circulation of Oppression-
Oppression and co-operation; Theoretical and practical issues of Psychological Dominance in
Indian Context
Social Problems: Meaning, Causes and Solution; Theoretical Perspectives: Functionalist,
Conflict, Symbolic Inter-actionism;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Anna L., Guerrero. (2016) Social Problems: Community, Policy and Social Action,
Sage Publications: London.
ii. Applerouth, Scott & Edles Laura (2011). Sociological Theory in the Contemporary
Era; SagePublications.
iii. Bellantine, Jeanne H., Roberts Keith A & Korgen Kathleen Odell (2016) Our Social
World, Introduction to Sociology, Sage Publications.
iv. Bhat, Ishwara,P. (2009). law and Social Transformation, Eastern Book Company,
Lucknow.
v. Encyclopedia of Social Problems, Vol.1 and Vol 2. Sage Publications.
vi. Kansal, Jairam (2004). Sociology of Social Change. Dominant Publishers and
Distributors.
vii. Krishna, Chakraborty (2002). Family in India, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
viii. LePoire A., Beth. (2006). Family Communication Nurturing and Control in a
ChangingWorld, Sage Publications: London.
ix. Maclver & Page (2005). Society: An Introductory Analysis, Rawat Publications:
Jaipur
x. Macmillian & Co. N. D. P. Gisbert. (2010)
xi. Fundamental of Sociology Orient Blackswan.
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Presentation: 05 marks
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Trespass to Persons :
Assault, Battery, Mayhem; Causing Emotional Distress; Malicious Prosecution and abuse of
legal proceedings; False Imprisonment; Deceit and Conspiracy; Particular defences available
in each of these types.
Trespass to Property:
Liability for Land and Structure including Occupier’s Liability; Private Nuisance:
Conversion; Trespass to land, Trespass to personal property, Detention and conversion,
Passing off; Injury to trademark, patent and copyrights; Public and Private Nuisance;
Particular defences available in each of these types.
UNIT - II
Trespass to Reputation:
Defamation : Libel and slander; Freedom of speech and expression; Defences to defamation;
Invasion of privacy and defences.
UNIT - III
Negligence and Miscellaneous:
UNIT - IV
Consumer Protection Act, 2019:
Consumer Protection; Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept and Third Party
Beneficiary; Consumer Protection Councils; Central Consumer Protection Authority;
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission; Mediation; Product Liability; Offences and
Penalties;
UNIT - V
Motor Vehicles Act 1988, including the Amendment Act, 2019 and the amendments of The
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023;
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Amendment, Fault
and No-Fault Liability of Driver and Owner; Concepts regarding Third Party; Driving
Licenses; National and State Register of Driving Licenses; National Transportation Policy;
Offences and Penalties, Powers and Jurisdiction of a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal and
Judicial Responses.
LEADING CASES:
1. Donogue v. Stevenson (1932) AC 562
2. Indian Medical Association v. V. P. Shantha, AIR (1996) SC 558.
3. Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Smt. Subhagwati, AIR (1966) SC 17.
4. N. Nagendra Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR (1994) SC 2663.
5. Rylands v. Fletcher, (1868) LP. 3 HL 330.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Avtar Singh and Harpreet Kaur, Introduction to the Law of Torts and Consumer
Protection, 3rd ed, 2013, LexisNexis.
ii. Howarth, D. R., Hepple Howarth, and Mathews. Tort: Cases & Materials. London:
Oxford University Press, 2005.
iii. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 And The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 Bare
Acts
iv. Ramaswamy Iyers’s The Law of Torts, Lakshminath ed, 10th ed, 2007, LexisNexis.
v. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, The Law of Torts, Akshay Sapre ed., 27th ed., 2016,
LexisNexis.
vi. Salmond and Heuston on the Law of Torts, R F V Heuston and R A Buckley Ed., 21st
ed., Sweet and Maxwell.
vii. Salmond and Heuston: Law of Torts, Universal Law Publishing, New Delhi, 2004.
viii. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 Bare Act
ix. Tony Weir, An Introduction to Tort Law, 2nd ed, 2006, Oxford University Press.
x. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2023/248047.pdf
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Presentation: 05 marks
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(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Contracts of Indemnity and Guarantee:
Meaning, Distinction between Indemnity and Guarantee and Kind of
Guarantee; Rights of Indemnity Holder; Rights of the Surety, Extent of the Liability of the
Surety; Discharge of liability of the Surety.
Contracts of Bailment and Pledge:
Meaning and Kinds of Contracts of Bailment – Bailment without Consideration; Rights and
Duties of Bailee and Bailer; Termination of Contract of Bailment; Contract of Pledge-
Meaning and Definition, Pledge by Unauthorized Persons
UNIT - II
Contract of Agency:
UNIT - III
Contract of Sale of Goods:
Sale-Meaning, Definition and Distinguish between Agreement to Sell, Hire-Purchase
Agreement; Goods-Existing, Future and Contingent; Conditions and Warranties; Passing of
Property from Seller to Buyer; Sale by Unauthorized Person; Law relating to Performance of
Sale; Rights of Unpaid Seller
UNIT - IV
Contract of Partnership:
Meaning, Definition, Creation and the Characteristics of Contract of Partnership; Kinds of
Partner and Partnership; Distinction between: i) Co-ownership and Partnership ii) Joint Hindu
Family Firm and Partnership; iii) Company and Partnership iv) Position of Minor; Relations
inter-se of partners and relation of Partners with third parties; Registration of Partnership
firm; Effect of Non - Registration of Partnership Firm; Dissolution of Firm
UNIT – V
Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, [including the Amendment Act, 2021]:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act and Judicial
Responses
LEADING CASES:
1. National Bank of India Ltd. v. Sohan Lal AIR 1965 SCR (3) 293
2. Amritlal Goverdhan Lallan v. State Bank of Travancore, AIR 1960 SC 1432
3. Patnaik & Co. v. State of Orissa AIR 1965 SC 1655
4. State of Gujarat v. Mamon Mohd. AIR 1967 SC 1885
5. Serious Fraud Investigation Office v. Rahul Modi, 2019 SC 423
6. Hindustan Construction Company Limited v. Union of India 2019 SC
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. A Ramaiya’s Commentary on the Sale of Goods, K. Shanmukham and H.K. Saharay
Ed., 5th ed, 2014, Universal Law Publishing.
ii. Akhilesh Gupta, Law Relating to Special Contracts–Contracts of Bailment, Pledge
iii. Akhileshwar Pathak, Law of Sale of Goods, 2013, Oxford University Press.
iv. Avtar Singh, Principal of the Law of Sale of Goods
v. Avtar Singh, Introduction to Law of Partnership (including Limited Liability
Partnership) 10th ed., 2011, Eastern Book Company.
vi. Benjamin’s Sale of Goods, Michael Bridge ed, 9th ed, 2016, Sweet and Maxwell.
vii. D. S. Chopra, A Commentary on Sale of Goods, Partnership and Negotiable
Instruments, 2016, Thomson Reuters.
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Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
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Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part – B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks each
whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is required to
attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction to Economics: Definition, Methodology and Scope of Economics, Forms of
Economic Analysis – Micro v. Macro, Partial v. General, Static v. Dynamic, Positive v.
Normative, Short Run v. Long Run;
Basic Concepts and Precepts: Economic Problems, Economic Rationality, Relation between
Economics and Law: Economic Offences and Economic Legislation;
UNIT – II
Basic Concepts of Economics: Equilibrium, Utility, Opportunity Cost, Marginal and
Indifference Curve Approach Optimality Economic Organization: Market, Command and
Mixed Economy Theory of Demand: Demand for a Product, Individual Demand, Market
Demand, Determinants of Demand, Elasticity of Demand– Price, Income and Cross Elasticity
of Demand and its Determinants, Importance of Elasticity of Demand;
UNIT - IV
Theory of Firm and Market Organization: Pricing under Perfect Competition, Pricing under
Monopoly, Price Discrimination, Pricing under Monopolistic Competition, Selling Cost,
Pricing under oligopoly, Kinked Demand Curve and Price Leadership;
UNIT -V
Rent: Concept, Meaning, Types, Theories of Rent – Classical and Modern; Quasi Rent;
Wages: Meaning, Kinds and Theories; Interest: Concept, Gross and Net Interest, Theories of
Interest: Classical, Neo – Classical, Liquidity Preference and Modern; Profit: Meaning,
Characteristics, Gross and Net Profit, Theories of Profit.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Dwivedi D. N., Principles of Economics, Vikash Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 2016.
ii. Jhingan M.L., Principles of Economics, Vrinda Publications (P) Ltd., Delhi. 2014
iii. Myneni S.R.: Principles of Economics, Faridabad, Ala. 2014.
iv. Ahuja H. L., Advanced Economic Theory, S. Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi,
2019
v. Koutsoyiannis, A., Modern Microeconomics, Macmillan Press Ltd., London. 2015
vi. Stonier A.W. And D.C. Hague, A Textbook of Economic Theory, Elbs & Longman
Group, London. 1980
vii. Samuelson P.A. And W.D. Nordhaus, Economics, Tata Macgraw–Hill Publishing
Company Limited, New Delhi. 2005
viii. Seth, M.L., Principles of Economics, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal Educational
Publishers, Agra 2017.
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(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
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Presentation: 05 marks
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obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Comparative Politics: Meaning, Nature and Scope, Importance of Comparative Politics,
Constitutionalism, Political Culture, Political Development, Political Socialization, Political
Modernization;
UNIT – II
Separation of Powers, Rights and Duties, Unitary Form of Government – Features, Merits
and Demerits, Federal Form of Government –Features, Merits and Demerits;
UNIT - III
Parliamentary Form – Features, Merits and Demerits, Presidential Form– Features, Merits
and Demerits, One Party Democracy and Military Rule, Political Parties and Pressure
Groups: Meaning, Features and Difference;
UNIT - IV
Laissez Faire State and Welfare State, Salient Features of the Political System in U.S.A. and
Japan;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Eddy Asirvatham & K.K. Misra, Political Theory, S. Chand & Company Ltd., Delhi
2. A.C. 2010
ii. Kapur, Principles of Political Science, S. Chand& Company Ltd., Delhi 2014
iii. Myneni, Political Science for Law Students, Allahabad Law Agency 2018
iv. R.L. Gupta, Political Theory, Publisher: Sultan Chand and Sons Edition: 3rd, 2007
v. Amal Ray & Bhattacharya, Political Theory: Ideas And Institution The World Press
Private Limited (Publisher) 2013
vi. Bhagwan, V. & Bhushan, Vidya, World Constitutions: A Comparative Study, 2009,
New Delhi, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Reprint, Delhi, 2009.
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Presentation: 05 marks
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obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT- I
Sociology as a Science; Data, Concepts and Theory; The Comparative Method, Sociology
and other Sciences, Sociology and History & Sociology and Psychology;
UNIT- II
The Study of Indian Society: The Development of Indian Society; Unity and Diversity;
Community and Change, Ancient, Medieval and Modern;
UNIT- III
Social Institutions; Marriage, Family and Kinship; Economic Institutions; Political
Institutions; Religious Institutions; Educational Institutions;
UNIT- IV
Indian Society as Plural Society: Varieties of Cultural Diversities, Linguistic, Religious,
Political, Economic and Cultural Communities; Major Institutions of Indian Society;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Ahuja, Ram : Indian Social System, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1993
ii. Ahuja, Ram : Social Problems in Indian, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2002
iii. Aron, Raymond : Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Vol. I & II, Penguin 2001
iv. Davis, Kingsley : Human Society Surjeet Publications, New Delhi, 1981
v. Maclver, R.M. and Page, C.H. : Society : An Introductory Analysis, Newyork,
Rinehart, 1937
vi. Rawat, H.K. : Sociology : Basic Concepts, Rawat Publications, Jaipur 2007
vii. Singh, J.P. : Sociology : Concepts and Theories, Prentice Hall of India, Pvt. Ltd. New
Delhi, 2003
viii. T.B. Bottamore – Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature, Allen and Unwin,
1962 (London)
ix. Peter Worsley et al. – Introducing Sociology Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1970
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Presentation: 05 marks
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obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Computer Fundamentals: Characteristics of Computers, Anatomy of Computer Classification
of Computers: Micro, Mini, Mainframe, Super Computer). Computer Software, Operating
System, Programming Languages: Types of Programming Languages–Networking Systems:
Need, Types, Internet Working, Networking Standards;
UNIT – II
Operating System–MS–Windows- Windows: Definition, Evolution of Windows, Working
with Dialog Boxes, Using Menus, Navigating Windows, A Shortcuts File & Folders,
Customizing Desktop, Installing A Printer, Making A Default Printer, Printing A Document;
UNIT - III
MS–Word-(Latest Version) Word Processing, Working with MS–Word, Editing A
Document, Templates and Wizards, Page Formatting, Text Formatting, Tables, Mail
UNIT - IV
Ms–Excel - Electronic Spread Sheet, Editing, Formatting, Functions, Function Wizard
Formula, Charts, Printing, Power Point;
UNIT – V
Internet & Networking System - Getting Connected, World Wide Web, E–Mailing, Html,
Concept of Networking, Information System, Data Communication, Computer Network,
Network Applications, Internetworks: Definition, Advantages, Popular Internetwork In India;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Introduction to Computers, Peter Norton, TATA McGraw Hill Education; 7th edition
(1 July 2017)
ii. Computer Fundamentals (Pradeep K. Sinha) BPB Publications Paperback – 31
December 2010
iii. Ms–Word Latest Version Complete Reference
iv. Ms–Excel Latest Version Complete Reference
v. Ms–Access Latest Version Complete Reference
vi. BPB Publications Computer Fundamentals Sixth Edition Complete Book by Pradeep
K Sinha Unknown Binding – 1 January 2019
vii. Comdex Computer Course Kit, Vikas Gupta, Dreamtech, Delhi, 2014
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(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Date of Commencement of the Indian Constitution; Concepts of Constitutional Law and
Constitutionalism; Salient features of the Constitution; Nature of the Indian Federalism,
Preamble - Meaning of the Preamble; Object, Purpose and Scope of the Preamble; Contents
of the Preamble; Utility of Preamble in interpretation of the Constitution; [Article 01 - 04];
UNIT - II
Fundamental Rights (Part - III): State (Article 12); Judicial Review (Article 13); Doctrine of
Severability; Doctrine of Eclipse; Doctrine of Waiver; Right to Equality (Article 14);
Prohibition on grounds of Religion, Race, Caste, Sex and Place of Birth (Article 15); Equality
of Opportunity in Public Employment (Article 16); Abolition of Untouchability and Titles
(Articles 17-18);
UNIT - IV
Right against Exploitation (Articles 23-24); Freedom of Religion (Articles 25-28); Cultural
and Educational Rights of Minorities (Articles 29-30); Constitutional Remedies and various
Writs (Articles 32-35, 226);
UNIT - V
Directive Principles of State Policy and their relation with Fundamental Rights (Articles 36-
51); Social Justice; Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties (Article 51-A);
Amendment of the Constitution: Temporary provision (Article 370): Reorganization of
Articles 370 and 35-A by the Constitution (Re-Organization of Jammu and Kashmir through
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019: (Basic Concepts and Future Effects);
LEADING CASES :
1. A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27
2. Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India and Ors. (Retd.) and Anr. (2017) SC
3. Kesavananda Bharthi v. State of Kerala, AIR (1973) SC 1476
4. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR (1978) SC 597
5. Minerva Mills v. Union of India, AIR (1978) SC 1789
SUGGESTED READINGS :
i. Arvind Datar, Commentary on Constitution of India (3 Vols.), LexisNexis (2010).
ii. Austin, Granville : Working a Democratic Constitution: Indian Experience 2nd
Edition, Oxford University Press, 2000
iii. Bakshi, P.M.: Constitution of India- 8th Edition, Universal Law Pub., 2017.
iv. Basu, D.D.: Introduction to the Constitution of India
v. Basu, DurgaDas: Shorter Constitution of India, 13th Edition, Wadhwa, 2012.
vi. Constitution of India as amended up to-date
vii. Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order 2019
viii. The Jammu And Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
ix. Various Amendments made to the Constitution of India
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obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction: Meaning, Nature and Scope, Importance of Macro-Economics, Limitations of
Macro-Economics, Difference between Micro and Macro-Economics; Circular Flow of
Income: Stock and Flow, Comparative Static and Comparative Dynamic Model, Circular
flow of Income in Two–Sector and Three–Sector Model;
UNIT - II
National Income Accounting: Meaning of National Income and National Product,
Measurement of National Income, Difficulties in the Measurement of National Income,
National Income as a Measure of Welfare and Economic Progress;
UNIT - III
Theory of Income and Employment: Classical Theory of Output and Employment, Say’s Law
of Markets, Keynesian Theory of Income Determination, Determinants of Macro Equilibrium
with Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Functions under Employment, Keynes’
Criticism of Say’s Law and Classical Theory of Income and Employment, Theory of
Multiplier;
UNIT - V
Theory of Money: Functions for Money, Classification, Supply and Demand for Money,
Effects of Money on Output and Prices Inflation and Deflation, Monetary Policy, Money
Markets and Capital Markets Commercial Banking–Functions Organization and Operations
Central Banking– Functions and Credit Control, Non–Banking Financial Institutions–
Meaning, Role; Distinction between Banks and NBFI;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Ahuja H. L., Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, S. Chand & Company Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2019
ii. Shapiro Edward, Macroeconomic Analysis, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd,
New Delhi. 2013
iii. Hejidra B.J. and F.V. Ploeg, Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics, Oxford
University Press, London. 2002
iv. Vaish M.C., Macroeconomic Theory, Vikash Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi. 2007
v. Seth, M.L., Principles of Economics, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal Educational
Publishers, Agra, 2017
vi. Dwivedi D. N., Principles of Economics, Vikash Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2017
vii. Jhingan M.L., Principles of Economics, Vrinda Publications (P) Ltd., Delhi,
2010
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Presentation: 05 marks
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obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
The Constitution of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sources of the
British Constitution, Salient Features of the British Constitution, The British Executive: The
Crown and the Cabinet, The British Parliament, British Judiciary, Political Parties;
UNIT - II
The Constitution of United States of America; Salient Features of the American Constitution,
The American Federalism, The American Presidency; The Congress, The Senate, The
Federal Judiciary, Political Parties;
UNIT - III
The Constitution of Switzerland, Salient Features of the Swiss Constitution, The Federal
Legislature, The Federal Executive, Federal Judiciary, Direct Democracy in Switzerland,
Political Parties in Switzerland; The Constitution of Japan, Growth and Evolution of Japanese
Constitution, Salient Features of the Current Japanese Constitution, Japanese Executive: The
Emperor and the Cabinet, The Diet, The Judiciary, Political Parties;
UNIT - V
The Constitution of France: Salient Features of the French Constitution, French Legislature,
Executive, Judiciary, Political Parties, Droit Administratif and Dual Courts System, Indian
Political System compared with U.S.A., U.K. and France, Indian Political system compared
with Switzerland, China and Japan;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Bhagwan, V. & Bhushan, Vidya: World Constitutions– A Comparative study, 2009,
New Delhi, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
ii. Almond, G.A. & Powell, G.B.: Comparative Politics: a Developmental Approach,
1966, Boston, Little Brown
iii. Johri, J.C., Comparative Politics, 1993, New Delhi, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
iv. Kapur, A.C. & Mishra, K.K.: Select Constitutions, 2002, New Delhi, S. Chand & Co.
v. Mahajan, V.D.: Select Modern Governments, 2000, New Delhi, S. Chand & Co.
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obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT-I
Harrapan Civilization: Extent, Chronology, Town – Planning, Administration, Economy
Society Religious Beliefs and its Decline
Vedic Age: Early Vedic Age and Late Vedic Age: Political Pattern, Religious Ideas and
Rituals and Vedic Literature;
UNIT-II
Buddhism and Jainism; Evolution and its Main Teachings, Maurayan Empire-Chandragupta
Maurya, Bindusara and Ashoka; Central, Provincial, Local Government and Revenue
Administration; policy of Dhamma; Gupta Empire―Chandragupta, Samudragupta, Chandra
Gupta II, Kamuragupta and Skandgupta; Administration―Central, Provincial and Local
Government; Revenue, Society, Science and Technology
UNIT-III
Legal System in Ancient India: Legal Literature, Role of Smritikaras: Manu, Brihaspati,
Yagyavalkya, Narada and Katyayana; The Source of Law, The Concept of Dharma, Law-
Making and Law-interpreting Process, Law and Custom, Human Law and Divine Law
UNIT-IV
Ghorian Invasions, Causes and Consequences of their Victory; Delhi Sultanate:
Administrative Agrarian and Economic Measures of Alauddin Khaliji, General
Administration of Sultanate rulers, Cultural, Legal and Judicial Aspects;
UNIT-V
Administration of Shershah Suri, Legal Judicial and Administrative aspects of Vijaynagar
Empire, Maratha Administration; Mughal Empire: Political, Economic, Cultural, Legal and
Judicial Aspects, Administration of Mughals, Manasabdari System, Religious of Mughal
Rulers till Aurangzeb; Administration―Central, Provincial and Local Government; Judicial
Organization― Badshah, Chief Qazi, Judicial Officers, Investigative Process and
Punishments; Mansabdari and Jagirdari System; Disintegration and Decline of the Mughal
Empire;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
Text Books:
i. E.H. Carr, What is History, reprint, Delhi, 2008.
ii. H.V. Sreenivasa Murthy, History of India, Eastern Book Company, 2011.
iii. M. Habib, and K. A. Nizami (eds.), Comprehensive History of India, Vol. V & VI:
The Delhi Sultanate & Mughal Empire, reprint, New Delhi, 1970.
References:
a) A.L. Basham, The Wonder that was India, Part-I, Reprint, Delhi,1993.
b) Bipan Chandra, India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947, Reprint, Delhi, 1989.
c) J. Duncan M. Derett, Religion, Law and State in India, Oxford, 1999
d) Marc Galanter, Law and Society in Modern India, Oxford, 1989
e) N. Mani Tripathi, Jurisprudence the Legal Theory,2013 .
f) Robert Lingat, The Classical Law of India, reprint, Oxford, 1998
g) Romila Thapar, Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300, Reprint, Delhi, 2004.
h) Romila Thapar, Time as a Metaphor of History, Reprint, Delhi, 1996.
i) S.A.A. Rizvi, The Wonder that was India, Part –II, Reprint, Delhi,2002.
j) Satish Chandra, History of Medieval India, Reprint, Delhi, 2009.
k) Satish Chandra, Medieval India, Vol. I & II, Reprint, Delhi, 2000/2004.
T. Rama Jois, Legal and Constitutional History of India: Ancient Legal, Judicial and
Constitutional System, Universal Law Publishing Co., 2004.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
श रचना: संिध एवं संिध िव े द, समास ,उपसग , य
श कार: (क) त म, अ दत म, त भव, दे शज, िवदे शी (ख) सं ा, सवनाम, िवशेषण, ि या, अ य
(ि यािवशेषण, संबंधसूचक, िव य बोधक िनपात)
UNIT - II
श ान: पयायवाची, िवलोम, श युगमो का अथभेद, वा ां श के िलए साथक श , सम ु त
िभ ाथक श , समानाथ श ों का िववेक, उपयु श चयन, संबंधवाची श ावली श शु
UNIT - III
ाकरिणक कोिटयाँ : परसग, िलंग, वचन, पु ष, काल, वृि (mood), प (aspect), वा (voice)
वा रचना वा शु
UNIT - IV
िवराम िच ों का योग मुहावरे / लोको याँ ; प , ाथना प , अनु े द लेखन
SUGGESTED READING:
i. Arvind Kumar, Lucent's Sampurna Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna, 2019
ii. Agrawal Examcart, Samanya Hindi Book for 2021 (For Civil Services,
TET/TGT/PGT/NET, State-level PCS & Other Government Exams) (Hindi) 2020
iii. Basudeo Nandan Prasad, Adhunik Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna (Hindi) Paperback,
Bharati Bhawan Publishers & Distributors, 2017
iv. Dr Paramamitra Shastri, Vyakarana Parijata: Hindi Grammar and Strucure (First
Edition) Paperback, Paramamitra Prakashan, 1998
v. Suman Taneja and Shailendra Pachouri, Saral Hindi Nibandh, Patra, Prarthna Patra
Avam Anuchchhed Lekhan (Hindi) Paperback, Goodwill Publishing House, 2019
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(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
The Alphabet, The Accents, Elision, Liason, To Spell One’s Name, Numbers 1–10,Subject
Pronouns, Verbs: être and s’appeler, To Present Oneself, Greet Someone, To Take Leave,
Understand a Short Dialogue [salutation];
UNIT – II
Definite Articles, Nationalities and Professions, Numbers 11 – 69, Verbs : Avoir, Habiter,
Apprendre, Understand Short Dialogues in which one talks about oneself, Filling up un
Official Form , Indefinate Articles, Interrogation Using “est–ceque..?” [oui / non ], Negation,
Interrogation Using “quel, où? , Numbers after 70, Understand Short Dialogues in which one
present oneself,To ask someone to present himself;
UNIT - III
Possessive Adjectives, Verbs: Aimer, Adorer, Préférer, Detester [verbs ending –er],Hobbies
[faire du / de la],Understand a Short Dialogues in which One Talks About Ones’ Likes and
Aislikes, To speak about ones likes and dislikes Interrogation using “Qui, Qu’est–ceque?
UNIT - IV
Months of the Year, Seasons, Expressions with “avoir”, Interrogation using “Quand” Verbs
:aller, pouvoir, vouloirMMaking polite requests, Activities during Vacation, Recent Past,
Near Future, Nouns [plurals],Understand / Write a Short Letter Talking about One’s Vacation
UNIT - V
PronomTonique, Telling / asking the time, Making an Appointment, Verbs : venire, sortir,
connaître, savoir, Inviting a friend, Accepting / refusing an invitation;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. K Madanagobalane Synchronie 1. Chennai: Samhita Publication, 2011.
ii. Le Nouveau Sans Frontier Part 1 Indian Ed. Paris: CLE International, 1997.
iii. Régine Mérieux, Yves Loiseau, LATITUDES 1 (A1/A2) Méthode de Français,
Didier,2008
iv. T Beryl and A Duval. The Collins Robert French Dictionary. Paris: Collins, 2010.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
The Union Executive: The President of India: Election, Qualifications & Term of Office of
President; Privileges, Executive Powers and Duties of President; Procedure for Impeachment
of the President; The Vice – President of India: Qualifications & Election of Vice-President;
Functions & Term of Office of Vice–President (Article 52–73); Council of Ministers:
Appointment of Ministers; Council of Ministers & Cabinet; The Individual, Collective, Legal
& Ministerial Responsibility; President’s relation with the Council of Ministers (Article 74–
78); Attorney General of India (Article 76); Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(Article 148-151);
The State Executive: The Governor: Appointment, Powers & Qualifications (Article 153-
162); The Council of Ministers (Article 163-164); The Advocate General (Article 165);
UNIT - III
The Union Judiciary: Supreme Court: Composition of Supreme court; Qualifications &
Appointment of Supreme Court Judges; Conditions of Service; Impeachment of Judge of
Supreme court; Jurisdiction of Supreme Court - Original, Writ, Appellate, Advisory; Concept
of Curative Petition.
The State Judiciary: High Court: Appointment, Transfer of Judge of High Court, Terms of
Office & Removal of Judge of High Court, Jurisdiction & Powers of High Court;
UNIT - IV
Relations between Union & the State: Distribution of Legislative & Executive Powers;
Distribution of Financial Powers & Finance Commissions; Administrative relations between
the Union & States; Inter-State Relations & Freedom of Trade & Commerce. State
Liability/Liability of State in a Contract;
UNIT - V
Trade commerce and intercourse within the territory of India: Freedom of Trade, Commerce
& Intercourse; Power of the Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and
Intercourse; Election Commission of India; Services under the Union and the States:
Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a state; Tenure of the
office of persons serving the Union or a state; Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of civil
servants. Emergency Provisions: Proclamation of Emergency; Kinds of Emergency &
Judicial Review.
Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in states; Exercise of Legislative
powers under proclamation issued under Article 356; Suspension of provisions of Article 19
and suspension of enforcement of Fundamental Rights; Financial Emergency;
LEADING CASES :
1. S.R. Bommai v. UOI, AIR 1994 SC 1918
SUGGESTED READINGS :
i. D.D. Basu, Constitutional Law of India, Lexis Nexis (2013).
ii. H. M. Seervi, Constitutional Law of India, N.M. Tripathi.
iii. Jain, M.P. : Indian Constitutional Law- 5th Edition, Wadhwa, 2015.
iv. Kashyap Subhash C., Constitutional Law of India, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt.
Ltd., 2015
v. M. P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, LexisNexis (2015).
vi. Paras Diwan : Constitution of India
vii. Seervai, H.M.: Constitutional Law of India- 4th Edition, Universal Law Publishing
Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2012.
viii. Shukla, V.N.: The Constitution of India- 11th Edition, Eastern Book Company, 2017.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
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(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
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Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Economic Environment-Meaning, Factors Affecting Economic Environment; Economic
Planning – Meaning, Importance, Objective and New Economic Policy approach, Major
Economic Reforms (Brief) and their Impacts;
UNIT – II
Population Growth and Problems in India, Population Policy, Unemployment in India;
Family Welfare Measures and their valuation, Agriculture-significance, New Agricultural
Strategy, Types and Remedial Measure; Sources of Agricultural Finance and Land Reforms;
UNIT - III
Need of industrialization in India, Large and Small Scale Industries –Importance and
Development Problem, New Industrial Policy and Changes; Investment of Foreign Capital in
India, Multi-National Corporations;
UNIT -V
Problems and Prospects of Rail, Road, Water and Air Transport in India. Rajasthan: A Brief
Introduction, Agriculture Development, Industrial Development and Transportation
Development in Rajasthan;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Biswanath Ghosh, Economic Environment of Business, Vikas Publishing, 1996
ii. Datt Ruddar, KPM Sundharam, Indian Economy (Old Edition) Paperback, S. Chand
& Company, 2004
iii. Francis Charillian, Business Environment Himalaya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,2018
SCHEME OF PAPER:
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This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Gandhi, B. M.: V. D. Kulshreshta’s Landmarks in Indian Legal and Constitutional
History, 2009
ii. Granville Austin, The Indian Constitution - Cornerstone of a Nation, 5 Edition,
Oxford University Press, New Delhi,( 2002).
iii. Ilbert, Courtney Sr. The Government of India, 2nd ed. London: Oxford University
Press, 1970.
iv. Jain, M.P., Outlines of Indian Legal History, Lexis Nexis (2014).
v. Jois, Rama M., Legal And Constitutional History of India, Universal Law
Publications Ltd.2018
vi. Keith A. B. A Constitutional History of India, 1600-1935, 2nd ed. Allahabad:
Central Depot, 1961.
vii. Pylee, M. V. Constitutional History of India (1600-1950). Bombay: Asia 1967.
viii. Speeches and Documents on the Indian Constitution 1945 -1947 (2 Vols.) London
OUP, 1957.
ix. A. R. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Bombay, 1986.
x. Bipan, Chandra, et al., India's Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947, New Delhi,
1996.
xi. Bipan, Chandra, India After Independence, New Delhi, 2000.
xii. Burton, Stein, A History of India, Delhi, 2010.
xiii. Kenneth W. Jones, Socio-Religious Feform Movements in British India, New Delhi,
1994
xiv. Lakshmi, Subramaniam, History of India, 1707-1857, Hyderabad, 2012.
PAPER 1073:
LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWS - I
UNIT - I
Concept and Growth of Labour Welfare Jurisprudence; Natural Justice, Concept of Social
Justice and Labour; Constitution of India, 1950 [Articles: 14, 19, 21, 23-24, 38, and 41-43A];
Labour and Judicial Process and Public Interest Legislation; Judicial Responses
Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (including the Amendment Act, 2017): [Limited to Basic
Overview] Need; Importance; Objectives; Definitions; Concept; Key Features of the Act(s);
Penalties & Procedures;
UNIT - II
The Trade Unions Act, 1926 (including the Amendment Act, 2001):
Need; Importance; Objectives; Definitions; Concept; Key Features of the Act; Registration of
Trade Unions; Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade Unions; Regulations and Judicial
Responses;
UNIT - III
National Wage Policy; Genesis of West Regulations; Concepts of Minimum Fair, Living and
Need based Minimum Wages
UNIT - IV
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: [Limited to Basic Overview] Need; Importance;
Objectives; Definitions; Concept; Key Features of the Act; Penalties & Procedures;
UNIT - V
International Labour Organization (I.L.O.):
International Labour Organization (I.L.O.): Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition,
Concept, Key features and History of the Organization; How the ILO works: ILO Director-
General; Multilateral system; Partnering for Development Programme and budget;
Accountability and Transparency; Organizational Structure; Member States; 2030
Development Agenda, Mission and Impact of I.L.O.; I.L.O. and Human Rights in India;
LEADING CASES:
1) Air India v. Nargesh Meerza, AIR 1981 SC 1830.
2) Alembic Chemical Works v. Its workman, AIR 1961, SC 647.
3) Balmer Lawrie Workers Union Bombay v. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. 1984 I. L.L. J.
314 SC
4) Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India AIR 1984 SC 802.
5) D. S. Nakara v. Union of India A. I. R. 1983 SC 130.
6) Express Newspaper Ltd. & others v. Union of India & others. AIR 1958 SC 578.
7) Jay Engineering Work Ltd. v. State of West Bengal AIR 1968 Cal. 406.
8) Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Dehradun v. State of U.P. AIR 1985 S.C.
652.
9) Workmen of M/S Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. of India v. Management AIR, 1973
SC 1227
10) Bangalore Water-Supply & Sewerage Board, Etc. v. R. Rajappa & Others 1978 SCR
(3) 207
PAPER 1074:
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
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(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Hindu Law:
Sources, School and Application, Coparcenary, Joint Family Property and Self-acquired
property; Karta and his powers and obligations, Religious and Charitable Endowments –
Essentials of an Endowment Kinds, Shebait and Mahant;
UNIT - II
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955:
Conditions of a valid Hindu Marriage; Its ceremonies and registration, Void and Voidable
Marriage : Restitution of Conjugal Rights; Judicial Separation, Legitimacy of Children of
Void and Voidable Marriage; Divorce and its grounds; Alternative relief in divorce
proceedings, Divorce by Mutual Consent, One year bar to Divorce; Divorced persons when
UNIT - III
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956:
Succession to the property of a Hindu male; Succession to interest in Coparcenary property,
Property of a Female Hindu to be her absolute Property; Succession to the property of a
Hindu female; General rules and disqualifications of succession, Escheat; Judicial Responses.
UNIT - IV
The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956:
Requisites of a valid adoption; Capacity to take in adoption; Capacity to give in Adoption,
Effects of Adoption; Miscellaneous provisions of adoptions; Maintenance of wife, children
and parents; Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law; Dependants and their maintenance;
Amount of Maintenance; Judicial Responses;
UNIT - V
The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956:
Natural Guardians and their powers; Testamentary guardian and their powers, De Facto
Guardian, General Provisions of Guardianship; Judicial Responses.
Partition under Hindu Law: Meaning, Property for Partition, person entitled to sue for
partition and allotment of shares, Partition, and allotment of shares, how effected,
Determination of shares, Re-opening of Partition, Reunion, Debts – Doctrine of Pious
Obligation; Antecedent Debts; Judicial Responses;
LEADING CASES:
1. Arunachala Gounder (Dead) by L.R.’s. v. Ponnusamy and others Civil Appeal No.
6659 of 2011, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 72
2. Chanmuniya v. Virendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha (2011) 1 SCC 141
3. Dr. N.G. Dastane v. Mrs. S. Dastane AIR 1975 SC 1534
4. Roxann Sharma v. Arun Sharma Civil Appeal No. 1966 of 2015 SC
5. Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, AIR 2006 S.C 1158
6. Vaddeboyina Tulasamma v. Vaddeboyina Shesha Reddi, 1977 SCR (3)
7. Velusamy v. D. Patchaiammal, (2010) 10 SCC 469
8. Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, AIR 2020 SC 641
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Kusum, Family Law Lectures : Family Law I, LexisNexis, New Delhi.
ii. Mulla : Principles of Hindu Law
iii. Paras Diwan : Modern Hindu Law
iv. ParasDiwan, Law of Marriage and Divorce (5th Edn. 2008)
v. Professor Kusum, Family Law Lectures- Family Law-I, Lexis Nexis Publications, (3rd
Ed. 2011)
vi. Raghavachariar : Hindu Law – Principles and Precedents
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Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT-I
Definitions; Development and Nature; Public and Private International Law; Legality of
International Law: Positive Morality; Basic Theories: Naturalist, Positivist, Grotius and
Consent Theory; Sources and Subjects of International Law; Theories: Realistic, Fictional,
Functional, Monistic, Dualistic; Specific Adoption Theory; Transformation Theory;
Delegation Theory; International Law and Municipal Law: Concept of State; Essential
Ingredients and Kinds of States; Territory of State;
UNIT-II
State Recognition and Succession: De Facto and De Jure; Theories of Recognition:
Recognition of Government, Belligerency and Insurgency; Collective Recognition; State
Jurisdiction; Territorial Sovereignty; Responsibility of States: Original and Vicarious; State
Responsibility for various Acts: State Succession: Theories of State Succession; Rights and
Duties arising out of State Succession;
UNIT-IV
War, its Legal Character and Effects, Enemy Character, Armed Conflicts and other hostile
relations; Belligerent Occupation, War crimes, Termination of War and Doctrine of Post
Liminium and Prize Courts; War Pacific and Compulsive Means of Settlement of Disputes
Rules of Warfare; Neutrality; War Crimes;
UNIT-V
Law of the Sea: Concepts of Mare Liberum and Mare Clausum; The Anglo Norwegian
Fisheries Case and Its After Math; The Technological Revolution and the Utilization of the
New Resources of the Sea; Population Explosion and Its Impact; Changing Concepts of
Maritime Frontiers: Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Continental Shelf & Exclusive
Economic Zone, High Seas; Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone; Principles for
Determination of Maritime Frontiers And Maritime Boundaries under the Customary and
Conventional Law; Exploitation of Deep Sea: Bed Resources: International Sea Bed
Authority;
LEADING CASES:
1) Civil Air Transport Inc. v. Central Air Transport Corporation, Judicial Committee of
the Privy Council, (1953) AC 70.
2) Corfu Channel case (French: Affaire du Détroit de Corfou) International Court of
Justice (ICJ) between 1947 and 1949
3) Re Castioni Case (1891) Q.B. 149
4) S.S. Lotus Case (1927) PCIJ Series A No. 10
5) South West Africa Cases, 1949 - 1971
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Boyle & C. Chinkin, The Making of International Law, Foundations of Public
International Law, Oxford University Press, 2007
ii. H.O. Agarwal, International Law & Human Rights, 1st Ed. (Rep) Central Law
Agency 2014
iii. James Crawford Brownlie, Principles of International Law, Oxford University Press,
2013.
iv. Landmark Cases in Public International Law, Editor(s): EirikBjorge, Cameron Miles,
1st ed., Bloomsbury Publishers, 2017
v. L. F. L. Oppenheim's International Law (9th Edition): Volume 1 Peace; Edited by
Robert Jennings, Arthur Watts KCMG QC, Oxford University Press, 2008.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
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This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
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Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction:
Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance: Salmond, Austin, Holland and Julius Stone
Sources of Law: Legal and Historical Sources: Legislation: Definition, Classification and
Principles of Statutory Interpretation, Codification: Advantages and Disadvantages of
Codification; Precedent: Definition, Theories and Kinds of Precedent: Stare Decisis; Ratio
Decidendi and Obiter Dicta; Custom: Definition and Kinds of Custom, Requisites of a Valid
Custom, Custom and Prescription: Relative Merits and Demerits of Legislation, Judicial
Precedent and Custom as a Source of Law;
UNIT - III
Rights and Duties:
Nature & Characteristics: Theories of Rights: Kinds of Legal Rights: Wesley Newcomb
Hohfeld’s Analysis of Legal Rights: Cognate Concepts like Liberty, Power, Immunity,
Privilege etc. Duties, Nature& Characteristics; Classification of Duties: Correlation of Rights
and Duties; Concept of Property; Definition and Kinds; Negligence; Civil and Criminal
Liability;
UNIT - IV
Ownership and Possession:
Meaning of Ownership; Kinds, Definition of Ownership by Austin and Salmond, Relation
between Ownership and Possession; Importance of Possession; Elements of Corporeal
Possession and Problems; Acquisition and Theories of Possession: Possession in Law &
Possession in Fact; Salmond and Savigny;
UNIT - V
Concept of Person:
Person: Definition and Nature of Personality: Legal Status of Unborn Children, Minor,
Lunatic, Drunken and Dead Persons, Legal Status of Animals: Legal Persons: State and
Corporate Personality; Theories of Corporate Personality; Obligation and Liability:
Definition and Nature of Obligation and Liability: Sources of Obligation and Liability; Kinds
and Theories of Liability: General Conditions of Liability; Theories of Punishment:
Retributive, Deterrent, Expiatory, Reformative, Rehabilitative Theory; Constitutionality of
Capital Punishment;
LEADING CASES:
1) Bengal Immunity Co. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1955 SC 561
2) Kesavananda Bharthi v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1476
3) Maharaja Shree Umaid Mills Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1963 SC 953
4) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597
5) Minerva Mills v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 1789
6) Smt. Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain, AIR 1975 SC 2299
7) Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India AIR 2018 SC 1933
8) Naz Foundation v. Government of N.C.T. of Delhi 111 DRJ 1 / 160 Delhi Law Times
277 (2009) Delhi High Court
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Employment of Children Act, 1938: Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key
features of the Act, Offences, Penalties and Procedure; and Judicial Responses;
The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 (including the
Amendment Act, 2016):
Need; Importance; Objectives; Definitions; Concept; Key Features of the Act(s); Prohibition
of Employment of Children In Certain Occupations And Processes; Regulation of Conditions
of Work of Adolescents; Miscellaneous; Offences, Penalties and Procedure;
UNIT - II
Minor Legislations:
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of these Acts, Offences,
Penalties and Procedure; and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - III
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013: [Limited to Basic Overview] Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key
Features of the Act and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - IV
The Factories Act, 1948: Need; Importance; Objectives; Definitions; Concept; Key Features
of the Act; the Inspecting Staff; Health; Safety; Provisions Relating to Hazardous Processes;
Welfare; Working Hours of Adults; Employment of Young Persons; Annual Leave With
Wages; Special Provisions; Penalties And Procedure;
UNIT – V
The Unorganized Workers Social Security Act, 2008: Need; Importance; Objectives;
Definitions; Concept; Key Features of the Act; Social security benefits; National Social
Security Board for unorganized workers; State Social Security Board for unorganized
workers; Registration; Miscellaneous;
LEADING CASES:
1) Air India v. Nargesh Meerza, AIR 1981 SC 1830.
2) Alembic Chemical Works v. Its workman, AIR 1961, SC 647.
3) Balmer Lawrie Workers Union Bombay v. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. 1984 I. L.L. J.
314 SC
4) Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India AIR 1984 SC 802.
5) D. S. Nakara v. Union of India A. I. R. 1983 SC 130.
6) Express Newspaper Ltd. & others v. Union of India & others. AIR 1958 SC 578.
7) Jay Engineering Work Ltd. v. State of West Bengal AIR 1968 Cal. 406.
8) Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Dehradun v. State of U.P. AIR 1985 S.C.
652.
9) Workmen of M/S Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. of India v. Management AIR, 1973
SC 1227
10) Bangalore Water-Supply & Sewerage Board, Etc. v. R. Rajappa & Others 1978 SCR
(3) 207
UNIT - I
Mohammedan Law:
History and Origin, Development, Sources, Schools, Application, Interpretation and
Conversion;
UNIT - II
Marriage: Definitions, Nature of Marriage, Essentials of Marriage; Prohibitions of Marriage,
Khyar-ul-bulugh, Matrimonial Stipulation, Kinds of Marriage and Effects of Marriage.
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key features of the Act; Judicial
Responses;
Maintenance: Persons entitled to Maintenance, Principles of Maintenance;
UNIT - III
Dissolution of Marriage: By Death of either party, By Act of either party, By Mutual
Consent, By Court – Section 2 of the dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 (including
amendments if any); Legal effects of divorce, Iddat, Hiba-e-Muddat, Legal Status of Triple
Talaq, Concept of Halala; Judicial Responses;
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986: Need, Importance,
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key features of the Act; Judicial Responses;
Pre-emption:
Meaning, Nature and Classification of Haq Shufa (Pre-emption); Rights of pre-emption,
when Conflict of Laws, Subject matter and Formalities of Pre-emption, Legal Effects of pre-
emption, Devices for evading pre-emption; Judicial Responses;
UNIT - IV
Gift: Meaning and requisites to gift (Hiba); Gift of Musha, Conditional and Future Gifts, Life
Estate, Life Interest, (Hiba-bil-Ewaj, Hiba-ba-Shartul-Ewaj); Judicial Responses;
Will (Vasiyat): Competence of Testator and Legatee, Valid subjects of Will; Testamentary
Limitations, Formalities of a Will and Abatement of Legacy; Judicial Responses;
Death Bed Transactions: Meaning and Effect of Marz-ul-Maut;
Legitimacy and Acknowledgement: Legitimacy and Legitimation, Presumption of Legitimacy
under Muslim Law and Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Conditions of a Valid
Acknowledgement; Judicial Responses;
UNIT - V
Wakf: Meaning, Essentials and Kinds, Beneficiaries of Wakf; The Mussalman Wakf
Validating Act, 1913, The Wakf Act, 1955: Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition,
Concept, Key features of the Acts; Judicial Responses.
Formalities for Creation of Wakf; Wakf of Musha; Muslim religious institution and officers;
Administration of Wakf; Mutawalli; The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013: Need, Importance,
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key features of the Amendment; Judicial Responses;
Inheritance: General Principles, Doctrines of Aul and Radd under Hanafi and Shia Law;
LEADING CASES:
1. Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) 1 SC 740
2. Habibur Rahman v. Altaf Ali (1921) 42 IA 114
3. M/s Shabnam Hashmi v. Union of India AIR 2014 SC 1281
4. Maina Bibi v. Choudhary Vakil Ahmed, (1923) 52 IA 145
5. Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum, AIR (1985) SC 945
6. Moonshee Buzul-uI-Rahim v. Lateefunnisa, (1861) 8, MIA 379.
7. Shabana Bano v. Imran Khan, AIR (2010) SC 305
8. Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Ors., (2017) 9 SCC 1
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Individuals under International Law:
Position of Individuals; Nationality and Citizenship; Diplomatic Agents: Powers and
Functions; Theories and Immunities; Asylum; Extradition; Relationship and difference
between Extradition and Asylum;
UNIT - II
International Institutions: Meaning and Features; League of Nations: Origin, Organs, Role
and Causes for Failure; United Nations: U.N. Charter, Features and Provisions;
U.N. General Assembly: Composition, Functions and Powers, Uniting for Peace Resolution;
U.N. Security Council: Composition, Voting Procedure, Functions and Powers; Limitations
and Demands of U.N. Security Council;
UNIT-IV
Specialized Agencies: International Labour Organization (ILO); International Monetary Fund
(IMF); World Health Organization (WHO); International Criminal Court (ICC); United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO): (Basic Overview limited to History, Objectives, Key Features
and Functions);
UNIT-V
Human Rights:
Meaning, Concept, Classification, Historical Evolution and Theories; Basic Components of
Human Rights: Value, Dignity, Equality, Justice, Morals, Ethics and Significance;
International Bill of Human Rights (UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR): Nature And Significance;
Human Rights of Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups; Enforcement Mechanism of
International Human Rights Commissions: Constitution, Powers and Functions; Human
Rights Enforcement in India: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993; Judicial Responses;
LEADING CASES:
1) Colombia v. Peru 1950 ICJ 6 (Asylum Case) International Court of Justice.
2) North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Report 1969, P. 39
3) Nuremberg Trial - The International Military Tribunal – Nuremberg, 1946 41 AJL
1947, P. 12.
4) United Kingdom v. Norway (Anglo-Norwegion Fisheries Case (ICJ Report) (1951)
116
5) Zamora Case (1916) 2 AC 77
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Boyle & C. Chinkin, The Making of International Law, Foundations of Public
International Law, Oxford University Press, 2007
ii. H.O. Agarwal, International Law & Human Rights, 1st Ed. (Rep) Central Law
Agency 2014
iii. James Crawford Brownlie, Principles of International Law, Oxford University Press,
2013.
iv. Landmark Cases in Public International Law, Editor(s): EirikBjorge, Cameron Miles,
1st ed., Bloomsbury Publishers, 2017
v. L. F. L. Oppenheim's International Law (9th Edition): Volume 1 Peace; Edited by
Robert Jennings, Arthur Watts KCMG QC, Oxford University Press, 2008.
UNIT - I
Nature and Definition of Crime; Crime and Offence; Crime and Tort; Criminal Law and
Criminal Science; Principle of Criminal Liability: Et Actus Non Facit Reum Nisi Mens Sit
Rea; Applicability of this Principle in India; Burden of Proof on the Prosecution:
Presumption of Innocence of Accused; Interpretation of Penal Statutes; Theories of
Punishment: Retributive, Expiatory, Deterrent, Preventive and Reformative; Protection in
Respect of Conviction for Offences (Article 20, Constitution of India); Protection Against
Arrest and Detention in Certain Cases (Article 22, Constitution of India);
UNIT-III
Title and Extent of Operation of the Indian Penal Code (Section-1);Territorial Jurisdiction
(Sections 2, 3, 4); Certain Laws not to be affected by the Indian Penal Code (Section 5)
General Explanations (Sections 6 to 52–A, Except Section 34 to 38); Punishments (Sections
53, 54, 55, 55–A, 57, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75);
UNIT - IV
General Exceptions (Sections 76, 79, 84, 85, 86, 96, to 106); General Exceptions (Sections
77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95); Abetment and Abettor (Mainly
Sections 107, 108, 108–A, 111, 113, 305 306, 109 and 114);
UNIT - V
Joint Liability, Constructive Liability, Vicarious Liability (Sections 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 141,
142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 153–A, 153–B, 159, 160); Criminal Conspiracy (Sections
120–A, 120–B); Difference between Criminal Conspiracy and Abetment by Conspiracy;
LEADING CASES:
1. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1980 SC 898.
2. Independent Thought v. Union of India AIR 2017 SC 4904.
3. Joseph Shine v. Union of India AIR 2018 SC 4898.
4. K. M. Nanavati v. State Maharashtra AIR 1962 SC 605.
5. Laxmi v. Union of India & Ors. (2015) 2014 SCC 2 427.
6. Mahbub Shah v. Emperor AIR 1945 PC 115.
7. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India AIR 2018 SC 4321.
8. Reg. v. Govinda (1876) 1Bom.342.
9. State (N.C.T. of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu 2005 Cr.L.J. 3950 SC
10. Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1958 SC 465.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Hari Singh Gaur, Penal Law of India (4 volumes), EBC.
ii. J.W. Cecil Turner, Kenny’s on Outlines of Criminal Law, 19th Ed, Cambridge
University Press, 1966
iii. K.D. Gaur, Commentary on Indian Penal Code 3rd Ed 2019, Central Law Publication
iv. K.N. Chndranshekhar Pillai, Essay’s on Indian Penal Code, Indian Law Institute,
2015
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Nature and Scope of Administrative Law:
Meaning, Definition and Evolution of Administrative Law; Relationship between
Administrative Law and Constitutional Law; Basic Concepts of Administrative Law: Rule of
Law: Dicey’s Principle of Rule of Law: Theory of Separation of Powers; Classification of
Administrative Functions: Legislative, Administrative & Judicial; Delegated Legislation:
Meaning, Nature, Scope, Forms and Its Growth; Necessity for Delegation of Legislative
Power and Control; Parliamentary Control, Procedural Control, Sub-Delegation of
Legislative Powers; Quasi-judicial, Administrative and Ministerial Functions;
UNIT - II
Judicial Control of Administrative Action:
UNIT - III
Judicial Redressal of Citizens Grievances:
Liability of the State in Torts, Contracts and Constitutional mandate; Doctrine of Promissory
Estoppels; Government and Public Corporations; Administrative Adjudication: Reasons for
Growth, Structure and Procedure of Administrative Bodies: Tribunals; Finality of the
Tribunal’s Decisions;
The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985:(including the Amendment Act, 2006): Need,
Importance, Objectives; Definitions, Concept, Key Features of the Act and Amendment;
(Forty Second Constitutional Amendment Act 1976); Judicial Responses;
UNIT - IV
Ombudsman: Meaning, Nature, Jurisdiction of Ombudsman in India; Role and Relevance of
Ombudsman in Administration and Democracy; Objectives of the Institution of Ombudsman;
Characteristics of Ombudsman; Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006 as amended in 2017:
Basic Concepts and Future Effects
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (including the Amendment Act, 2016): Need,
Importance, Objectives; Definitions, Concept, Key Features of the Act and Amendment;
Judicial Responses; Appointment of First Lokpal (Anti-Corruption) in India and Future
Effects; Rajasthan Lokayukta Act, 1973: Need, Importance, Objectives; Definitions, Concept,
Key Features of the Act; Judicial Responses; History, Appointment, Qualification, Term,
Removal, Positions of Persons excluded from Jurisdiction of Lokayukt, Powers and Duties of
Lokayukt;
UNIT - V
The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003: Need, Importance, Objectives; Definitions,
Concept, Key Features of the Act; Judicial Responses; Right to Information Act, 2005,
including the Amendment Act, 2019: Need, Importance, Objectives; Definitions, Concept,
Key Features of the Act and Amendment; Transparency and Right to Information:
Constitutional Imperative; Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities,
Central Information Commission, State Information Commission, Powers and Functions of
the Information Commissions, Appeal and Penalties; Hurdles in the Implementation of the
Act; Judicial Responses;
LEADING CASES:
1. A.K. Kripak v. Union of India, AIR 1970 SC 150
2. L. Chandra Kumar. v. U.O.I., AIR 1997 SC 1125
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. C. K. Takwani, Administrative Law, Eastern Book Company, 2016
ii. I.P. Massey, Administrative Law, Eastern Book Company, 2017
iii. J.J. Ram Upadhyaya, Administrative Law, 12th Ed., Central Law Publication, 2020
iv. M. P. Jain, Administrative Law, Lexis Nexis 2017
v. S.P. Sathe, Administrative Law, Lexis Nexis 2010
vi. V. D. Sebastian, An Introduction to Administrative Law, Asia Law House, 2016.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Concept, Nature and Meaning of Company:
Historical Origin of Company Law in India and Important Definitions under the Company
Act, 2013; Characteristics of Company: Company as a Legal Person, Limited Liability;
Doctrine of Corporate Veil; Difference between Company and other forms of Business
Organizations;
Registration and Incorporation of Company: Types of Company; Formation of Company;
Certificate of Incorporation; Pre-incorporation Contracts; Commencement of Business;
Memorandum of Association (MOA), Alteration of MOA and Doctrine of Ultra-vires;
Articles of Association (AOA), Doctrine of Constructive Notice and Indoor Management;
UNIT - II
Promoters, Securities (Shares), Debentures:
UNIT - III
Compromise, Reconstruction, Amalgamation and Mergers:
Compromise, Arrangements and Amalgamations; Sanction, Duties and Powers of National
Company Law Tribunal; Power to Compromise or Make Arrangements with Creditors and
Members; Reconstruction and Amalgamation of Companies; Modes of Reconstruction;
Declaration and Payments of Dividends in Above Cases; Fast Track Mergers; Amalgamation
of Companies by Central Government in Public Interest; Accounts of Company: Books of
Accounts, etc., System of Maintenance of Accounts in Company; Audit and Auditors;
Protection of Minority Share Holders; Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement;
Removal of Names of Companies from Register of Companies; Revival and Rehabilitation;
UNIT - IV
Winding up Process:
Meaning and Kinds of Winding Up; Procedures for Winding Up; Winding Up process by the
Tribunal; Consequences of Winding up Order; Company Liquidators and their Appointments;
Report of the Liquidator; Custody of Company’s Property; Company Dissolution; Voluntary
Winding Up; Declaration of Insolvency; Procedure for Voluntary Winding Up;
UNIT - V
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
(NCLAT) and Special Courts: Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal; Appellate
Tribunal; Selection of Members, Terms of Office, Salary; Removal of Members; Orders of
Tribunal; Powers of Tribunal; Appeal from orders of Tribunal; Establishment of Special
Courts; Offences-Trial by Special Courts; Meditation and Conciliation Panel; Corporate
Social Responsibility; The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020;
LEADING CASES:
1. Foss v. Harbottle (1845) Ch 319.
2. Salomon v. Salomon & Co., Ltd. (1897) A.C. 22 (H.L.) (1895-95) All ER Rep. 33
3. Daimler Co., Ltd. v. Continental Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., 1916 AC
307 (1916-17) All ER Rep. 191
4. Gilford Motor Co., Ltd. v. Horne (1933) 1 Ch. 935
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. A. Ramaiya, Guide to the Companies Act, LexisNexis, Butterworths, Wadhawa,
Nagpur.
ii. Avtar Singh, Introduction to Company Law, 12th Ed Eastern Book Company, 2019.
iii. C.R. Datta, Datta on the Company Law, LexisNexis, Wadhawa, Nagpur.
iv. Company Law Ready Reckoner: A Comprehensive Guide to Companies Act, 2013,
8th Ed., by Taxmann Publications, 2020
v. Kapoor G.K. and Dhamija Sanjay, Taxmann’s Company Law & Practice, Taxmann,
2017.
vi. Prachi Manekar Wazalwar, National Company Law Tribunal and National Company
Law Appellate Tribunal, 6th ed., Bloomsbury India, 2019.
vii. S.C. Tripathi Competition Law, 2nd Ed. Central law Publication, 2019
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Constitution (One Hundred And First Amendment) Act, 2016;
Income Tax Act, 1961 - I: Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act;
Importance and Significance of Taxation; Constitutional Provisions Relating to Taxation
(265-289); Types of Tax Laws: Direct and Indirect Taxes; Residential Status of Persons;
Taxation of Natural and Legal Persons: An Overview: Individuals, Hindu Undivided Family,
Companies and Firms, Association of Persons, Trust and Cooperative Societies, Charitable
and Religious Institutions;
UNIT - III
The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features for Enactment of the Act;
Administration; Levy and Collection of Tax; Time and Value of Supply; Input Tax Credit;
Registration; Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes; Accounts And Records; Returns; Payment
of Tax; Refunds; Assessment; Audit; Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest; Demands and
Recovery; Liability To Pay in Certain Cases; Advance Ruling; Appeals and Revision;
Offences and Penalties; Transitional Provisions; Miscellaneous; Judicial Responses;
UNIT - IV
The Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features for Enactment of the Act;
Judicial Responses; Administration; Levy and Collection of Tax; Determination of Nature of
Supply; Place of Supply of Goods or Services or Both; Refund of Integrated Tax to
International Tourist; Zero Rated Supply; Apportionment of Tax and Settlement of Funds;
Miscellaneous;
UNIT - V
Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017; Need, Importance, Objectives;
Definition, Concept, Key Features for Enactment of the Act; Judicial Responses; The
Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020;
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features for Enactment of the Act;
Judicial Responses; The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020; Need, Importance,
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features for Enactment of the Act; Judicial Responses;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Income Tax Act, 1961
ii. The Integrated Goods And Service Tax Act, 2017
iii. The Central Goods And Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) as amended by the - The
Central Goods And Services Tax (Extension To Jammu And Kashmir) Act, 2017 NO.
26 of 2017); The Finance Act, 2018 (NO. 13 OF 2018); The Central Goods And
Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 (NO. 31OF 2018); The Finance (NO. 2) Act,
2019 (NO. 23 OF 2019); The Finance Act, 2020 (NO. 12 OF 2020); available at -
(Updated as on 30.09.2020) https://cbic-gst.gov.in/pdf/CGST-Act-Updated-
30092020.pdf
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Concepts, Meaning and Types of Properties:
(Sections 1 to 4 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882):Meaning of Property; Kinds of
Property; Role of Property Rights in Social and Economic Development; Doctrine of Notice;
Transfer of Property by act of Parties (Sections 5 to 9): Meaning and Definition; Transfer of
Property, Properties which may be Transferred; Essentials of a Valid Transfer of Property;
Operation and Method of Transfer of Property; Procedural perspective for Transfer of
Property; Effect of Non-Payment of Stamp Duty and Non-Registration; Judicial Responses
UNIT - II
General Principles Relating to Transfer of Property (Sections 10 to 37):
Conditions Restraining Alienation, Enjoyment, Defeating Insolvency or Assignability;
Transfers to Unborn Persons; Rule Against Perpetuity and Accumulation of Income; Vested
and Contingent Interests; Conditions Precedent and Subsequent, Conditional Transfers;
UNIT - III
Sale and Exchange (Sections 54 to 57 and 118 to 121):
Meaning and Definition of Sale and Exchange; Distinction Between Sale and Exchange;
Essentials of a Valid Sale, Distinction between Sale and Contract For Sale; Registration and
Effect of Non-Registration; Rights and Liabilities of a Buyer and Seller; Discharge for
Encumbrances on Sale; Exchange, Rights and Liabilities of Parties
Mortgages and Charges (Sections 58 to 104): Definition of Mortgage: Types of Mortgages;
Essentials of a Valid Mortgage and Formalities; Distinction between Charge, Mortgage,
Pledge, Hypothecation; Rights, Duties and Liabilities of a Mortgagor and Mortgagee; Charge
of Immovable Property; Marshalling; Mortgagee’s and Charge-Holder’s Rights and
Remedies under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement
of Security Interest Act, 2002
UNIT - IV
Lease (Sections 105 to 117):
Definition of Lease, Kinds of Leases, Premium and Rent; Essentials of a Valid Lease and
Formalities; Rights Duties and Liabilities of the Lessee and Lessor; Term and Determination
of Lease; Forfeiture and Relief Against Forfeiture; Leases for Agricultural Purposes;
Gift and Transfers of Actionable Claims (Sections 122 to 129 and 3, 130 to137):
Definitions of Gift, Essentials of a Valid Gift, Revocation of Gifts; Distinction Between
Property and Donatio Mortis Causa and Gifts under Mohammedan Law; Actionable Claims:
Definition, Formalities, and Their Importance in Commercial Transactions; Notice; Rights
and Liabilities of Transferor and Transferee
UNIT - V
Law of Easements (Sections 1 to 51 of the Easement Act, 1882):
Definitions and Types of Easements; Essentials for Creation and Acquisition of Easements,
Dominant and Servient Owners and Heritages, Grant, Custom, Necessity, Quasi-necessity,
Prescription; Rights, Duties and Liabilities of Dominant and Servant Owners; Remedies for
Disturbance of Easements; Extinction of Easements, Suspension and Revival of Easements;
Licenses (Sections 52 to 64 of the Easement Act, 1882): Definition of License, Essentials of a
License, Kind and Formalities; Transfer of License, Transfer of Grantor’s Interest; Death of
Licensor or Licensee; Rights, Duties and Liabilities of Licensee, Revocable and Irrevocable
License; Rights of Licensee on Revocation and Eviction; Distinction between Lease and
License;
LEADING CASES:
1. Apollo Zipper India Limited v. W. Newman & Company Limited 6 SCC 765 2018
2. Associated Hostels of India Ltd. v. R.N. Kapoor, AIR 1959 SC 1262
3. F.M. Devaru Ganapathi Bhat v. Prabhakar Ganapathi Bhat, (2004) 2 SCC 504
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Avtar Singh, Textbook on the Transfer of Property Act, Universal Law Publishing,
2016.
ii. Darashaw Vakil Revised by Dr. H R Jhingta Commentaries on The Transfer of
Property Act (Set of 2 Volumes), 5th Ed., Lexis Nexis, 2017.
iii. Poonam Pradhan Saxena, Property Law, LexisNexis, 2017.
iv. Shriniwas Gupta, A Text Book on Transfer of Property Law, Thomson Reuters,
2016.
v. Mulla,The Transfer of Property Act, 13th Ed., Lexis Nexis, 2018.
vi. Rajni Malhotra Dhingra, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 & Indian Easement Act,
1882, First Ed., Central Law Publications, 2017.
vii. Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security
Interest Act, 2002
viii. V. P. Sarathi’s Law of Transfer of Property - Including Easements, Trusts and Wills,
Malika Taly (ed.), Eastern Book Company, 2017.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT-I
Waging, or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war, against the Govt. of India
(Section 121) Conspiracy to commit offences perishable by Section 121 (Section 121-A)
Sedition (Section 124-A) Giving False Evidence (Section 191) Fabricating false evidence
(Section 192) Threatening any person to give false evidence (Section 195-A) Causing
disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender (Section
201) Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc. (Section 228-A) Failure by
person released on bail or bond to appear in court (Section 229-A) Definitions of Coin &
Indian Coin (Section 230) Counterfeiting Coin and Indian Coin (Sections 231,232) Public
UNIT-II
Homicide (Section 299), Murder (Section 300), Difference between Culpable Homicide Not
Amounting to Murder and Murder; Culpable Homicide by causing death of person other than
person whose death was intended (Section 301), Punishment for Murder (Section 302),
Punishment for Murder by Life Convict (Section 303), Constitutionality of Section 303,
Punishment for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder (Section 304), Causing Death
By Negligence (Section 304-A);
UNIT-III
Dowry Death (Section 304-B) Husband or Relatives of Husband of a Woman Subjecting Her
to Cruelty (Section 498-A) Assault or Criminal Force to Woman with intent to outrage her
Modesty(Section 354); Word, Gesture or Act Intended to Insult the Modesty of a Woman
(Section 509); Rape (Section 375) Punishment for Rape (Section 376) Intercourse by a Man
With His Wife During Separation (Section 376-A) Intercourse By Public Servant With
Woman In His Custody (Section 376-B) Intercourse by Superintendent of Jail, Remand
Home etc. (Section 376-C) Intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a
hospital with woman in that hospital (Section 376-D) Bigamy (Section 494) Adultery
(Section 497);
UNIT-IV
Thug (Section 310); Causing Miscarriage (Section 312); Hurt (Section 319); Grievous Hurt
(Section 320); Wrongful Restraint (Section 339); Wrongful Confinement (Section 340);
Force (Section 349); Criminal Force (Section 350); Assault (Section 351); Kidnapping from
India (Section 360); Kidnapping from Lawful Guardianship (Section 361); Difference
between Kidnapping From Lawful Guardianship and Abduction; Theft (Section 378);
Extortion (Section 383); Difference between Theft and Extortion; Robbery (Section 383)
Dacoity (Section 391); Difference between Robbery and Dacoity;
UNIT-V
Dishonest Misappropriations of Property (Section 403) Difference between theft and
dishonest misappropriation of property; Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by
deceased person at the time of his death (Section 404); Criminal Breach of Trust (Section
405); Difference between Criminal Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust; Stolen
Property (Section 410); Cheating (Section 415) Cheating by Personation (Section 416)
Mischief (Section 425); Criminal Trespass (Section 441); House Trespass (Section 442);
Lurking House Trespass (Section 443); Lurking House Trespass by Night (Section 444)
House Breaking (Section 445) House Breaking by night (Section 446) Forgery (Section 463)
Making a False Document (Section 464); Defamation (Section 499) Criminal Intimidation
(Section 503); Difference between Criminal Intimidation and Extortion;
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Hari Singh Gaur, Penal Law of India (4 volumes), EBC
ii. J.W. Cecil Turner, Kenny’s on Outlines of Criminal Law, 19th Ed, Cambridge
University Press, 1966
iii. K.D. Gaur, Commentary on Indian Penal Code 3rd Ed 2019, Central Law
Publication
iv. K.N. Chndranshekhar Pillai, Essay’s on Indian Penal Code, Indian Law Institute.
2015
v. Principles of Criminal Law by R.C. Nigam, Law of Crimes in India, Vol. I, Asia
Publishing House, New York,1965
vi. P.S.A. Pillai’s Criminal Law, 13th Ed. Revised by K.I. Vibhute, LexisNexis, New
Delhi, 2018
vii. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, The Indian Penal Code, Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur, 2018
viii. S.K. Savaria, R. A. Nelson’s Indian Penal Code (4 Volumes), LexisNexis, Delhi,
2019
ix. Smith and Hogan, Criminal Law, Oxford University Press. 2018
x. Stephen, A History of Criminal Law of England, Vol. III (Last Chapter on Indian
Penal Code), London, Macmillan, 1883
xi. T. Bhattacharyya Indian Penal Code, 10th Ed. Central Law Agency, 2020.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction to Intellectual Property:
Theories of Intellectual Property (Basic Concepts), Justifications for the Protection of
Intellectual Property; Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights: (Basic Overview)
Copyright and Related Rights, Patents, Trademarks, Design, Plant Varieties, Farmer's Rights,
Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, Convention on Biological
Diversity, Trade Secrets, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design.
UNIT - II
International Institutions and Basic International Conventions related to Intellectual
Property: (Basic Overview)
International Copyright Protection: (Basic Overview)
UNIT - III
The World Trade Organization (WTO):
Introduction to International trade and the law of the WTO, Sources of WTO Law, Basic
rules and principles of WTO Law; Historical Background; Membership; Institutional
Structure; WTO Dispute Settlement; TRIPS Agreement: IPR's covered by TRIP's; Indian
response to the TRIP's.
The Patents Act, 1970:
History, Enactment and Implementation etc.; Interpretation Clause; Inventions Not
Patentable; Applications for Patents; Publication and Examination of Applications;
Opposition and Anticipation; Grant of Patents and Rights Conferred Thereby; Restoration,
Surrender and Revocation of Patents; Register of Patents; Patent Office and Its
Establishment; Appellate Jurisdiction (As amended); Working of Patents, Compulsory
Licenses and Revocation; Landmark Cases; Recent Developments in the Law (with
Amendments, (if any) including the provisions of The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of
Provisions) Act, 2023;
UNIT - IV
The Trademarks Act, 1999:
History, Enactment and Implementation etc.; Interpretation Clause; Kinds of Trademarks;
The Register and Conditions for Registration; Procedure for and Duration of Registration;
Effect of Registration; Use of Trademarks and Registered Users; Collective Marks and
Certification Trademarks; Appellate Jurisdiction (As amended); Landmark Cases; Recent
Developments in the Law (with Amendments, if any) including the provisions of The Jan
Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023;
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 including the
provisions of The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023;
History, Enactment and Implementation etc.; Interpretation Clause; The Register and
Conditions for Registration; Procedure for and Duration of Registration; Effect of
Registration; Special Provisions relating to Trademarks; Appellate Jurisdiction (As
amended); Landmark Cases; Recent Developments in the Law (with Amendments, if any);
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023;
UNIT - V
The Copyright Act, 1957:
History, Enactment and Implementation etc. ; Interpretation Clause ; Copyright Office and
LEADING CASES:
1) Eastern Book Company & Ors v. D.B. Modak & Anr.
2) Monsanto Technology LLC & Ors. v. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. & Ors.
3) Natco Pharma Ltd. v. Bayer Corp.
4) Novartis A.G. v. Union of India 2013 SC
5) R.G Anand v. M/S. Delux Films & Ors.
6) Tea Board India v. ITC Limited Kolkata HC
7) The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford & Ors. v.
Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Ors.
8) Yahoo Inc. v. Akash Arora & Anr
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Dev Gangjee, Relocating the Law of G.I., Cambridge University Press, 2012
ii. Elizabeth Verkey, Law of Patents, Eastern Book Company, 2nd Edition, 2012
iii. Feroz Ali Khader, The Law of Patents-With a Special Focus on Pharmaceuticals in
India, LexisNexis, 2nd Edition, 2011
iv. Jayashree Watal, Intellectual Property Rights in the WTO and Developing Countries,
Oxford University Press, 2001
v. K. C. Kailasam and Ramu Vedaraman, Law of Trademarks including International
Registration under Madrid Protocol and Geographical Indications, Lexis Nexis, 2013
vi. Kankanala, Kalyan C., Indian Patent Law and Practice, (2010), India, Oxford
University Press
vii. Latha R Nair & Rajendra Kumar, Geographical Indications: A Search For Identity,
Lexis Nexis, 2005
viii. Lionel Bently & Brad Sherman, Intellectual Property Law, Oxford University Press,
3rd Edition, 2008
ix. Prof. (Dr.) V.K. Ahuja and Dr. Archa Vashishtha, Intellectual Property Rights:
Contemporary Developments, 1st Ed., Thomson Reuters 2020
x. Vandana Shiva, Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge, South Press, 1997
xi. W. R. Cornish, Intellectual Property: Patents Copyright Trademarks and allied rights,
Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2010.
xii. Official website of Intellectual Property India https://ipindia.gov.in/
xiii. https://copyright.gov.in/
xiv. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2023/248047.pdf
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction:
Historical development of Environment Law, International and Indian Jurisprudence;
Components of Environment, Ecology, Ecosphere and Biosphere; Meaning and Definition of
Environment, Environmental Pollution, Its kinds: (Natural and Artificial – Air, Water, Noise,
Soil), Causes and Effects; Nature of Environmental Law - Public Law or Private Law;
Common Law Aspects of Environmental Law: Nuisance, Trespass, Negligence, Absolute and
Strict Liability; Criminal Liability and Environment Protection: Offences Affecting Public
Health and Safety under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 133 of Cr.P.C.;
UNIT - II
Environment Protection under the Constitution of India: Fundamental Rights, Directive
Principles of State Policies, Fundamental Duties, Implementation of International obligations;
UNIT - III
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 including the amendments of The Jan Vishwas
(Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023; National Green Tribunal Act, 2010; The Wild Life
(Protection) Act, 1972 (including the Amendment Act, 2022): Importance and Objectives of
these Acts, Meaning and Definitions of Key Words Provided Under These Acts, Salient
Features of the Acts and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - IV
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The Air (Prevention & Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981 including the amendments of The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of
Provisions) Act, 2023; The Forest Act,1927; The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; The
Biological Diversity Act, 2002; Rajasthan Biological Diversity Rules, 2010; The Rajasthan
Noise Control Act, 1963: Importance and Objectives of these Acts, Meaning and Definitions
of Key Words Provided Under These Acts, Salient Features of the Acts and Judicial
Responses;
UNIT - V
Principles of International Environmental Laws and their relevance in India:
Stockholm Conference, 1972, Rio Summit or Earth Summit-I, 1992; United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), Convention on Biological Diversity, Earth Summit - II,
1997; World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002, United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 2015; Responsibility of States in Protection of
Environment; Trans-boundary Pollution and State’s Responsibility; Contemporary
Developments; Principles of Environmental Jurisprudence by Judiciary in India;
LEADING CASES:
1. A.P. Pollution Control Board v. Prof. M.V. Nayudu AIR 1999 SC 812
2. Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India AIR 1996 SC 1446
3. M.C. Mehta and Anr. v. Union of India &Ors. AIR 1997 SC 734
4. M.C. Mehta v.Kamal Nath 1997(1) SCC 388.
5. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India &Ors. 1991 SCC (2) 353
6. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India &Ors. AIR 1988 4 SCC 471
7. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India AIR 1987 SC 965
8. Municipal Council, Ratlam v. Shri Vardhi Chand & Ors. AIR 1980 SC 1622
9. People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India 1982 (2) SCC 253
10. Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Dehradun & Ors. v. State of U.P. &
11. Ors. AIR 1985 SC 652
12. Union Carbide Corporation & Ors. v. Union of India &Ors., 1991 4 SCC 584
13. Vellore Citizens’ Welfare Forum v. Union of India AIR 1996 SC 2715
SUGGESTED READINGS:
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction:
Cyber Law- Genesis & Scope; Cyberspace and its components; Evolution of Internet and
WWW; Defining computer, computer network, computer system, computer resource; Cyber
Jurisprudence at International and National Level: UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic
Commerce 1996; Council of Europe - Budapest Convention on Cybercrime; Role of ICANN;
National Cyber Security Policy 2013.
UNIT - III
Cyber Space Jurisdiction:
Jurisdiction issues under IT Act, 2000; Traditional Principles of Jurisdiction; Extra-terrestrial
Jurisdiction; Judicial Responses; Offences, Penalties, Adjudication and Compensation;
Appellate Jurisdiction (As amended); Offences; Liability of Intermediaries;
UNIT - IV
Electronic Commerce and Electronic Governance:
E-Commerce; Issues and provisions in Indian Law, Salient Features, Advantages and
Challenges Posed, Models of E-commerce like B2B, B2C & C2C, E-Contracts; E-taxation,
E-banking, E-Governance; Basic Concept and Practical Aspects in India; Digital Signature;
Electronic Signature; Electronic Governance; Attribution, Acknowledgement and Dispatch of
Electronic Records; Secure Electronic Records and Secure Electronic Signatures;
UNIT - V
Cyber Crimes & Indian Legal Framework:
Understanding Cyber Crimes: Difference between Traditional Crime and Cyber Crimes;
Classification of Cyber Crimes: Against Person, Against Property, Against Government;
Reasons for growth of Cyber Crimes and Cyber Criminals; Kinds of Cyber Crimes: Hacking;
Digital Forgery; Cyber Stalking/Harassment; Cyber Pornography; Identity Theft & Fraud;
Cyber Terrorism; Cyber Defamation Viruses ( File Infectors, Boot record infectors, Boot and
file viruses); Salami attacks- Web Jacking; Denial of service attack;
Penalties, Compensation and Adjudication; Offences under IT Act, 2000; Cyber Crimes
under Indian Penal Code, 1860;
Intellectual Property Issues in Cyber Space: (Basic Concepts)
Interface with Copyright Law; Interface with Patent Law; Trademarks & Domain Names
Related issues and Other Contemporary Issues;
LEADING CASES:
1) Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India and Ors. (Civil Original Jurisdiction) Writ Petition
(Civil) No. 1031 of 2019 and Ghulam Nabi Azad v. Union of India and Anr. Writ
Petition (Civil) No. 1164 of 2019, SC 2020
2) Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors. (2020) 7 SCC 1
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Anirudh Rastogi, Law of Information Technology and Internet, Lexis Nexis
ii. Debarati Haldar & K. Jaishankar, Cybercrime against women in India, Sage
Publishing
iii. Garima Tiwari, Understanding Cyber Laws & Cyber Crimes, Lexis Nexis
iv. Information Technology Act, 2000 and its amendments available at:
https://www.meity.gov.in/content/information-technology-act-2000
v. J. P. Mishra, An Introduction to Cyber Laws , Central Law Publications
vi. Karnika Seth, Computers, Internet and New Technology Laws, Lexis Nexis
Butterworths Wadhwa
vii. National Cyber Security Policy, 2013
viii. Pavan Duggal, Textbook On Cyber Law Paperback, Universal Law Publishing
ix. Prashant Mali, Cyber Law & Cyber Crimes Simplified, Cyber Infomedia
x. S. K. Verma & Raman Mittal, Legal Dimensions of Cyber Space, Indian Law
Institute
xi. Supreme Court on Information Technology Act, Internet & Cyber Laws and Aadhaar
(1950 to 2019)by Surendra Malik and Sudeep Malik Edition: 2019, EBC
xii. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, 1996
xiii. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2023/248047.pdf
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction: History, Enactment and Implementation of the Code; Objects, Application and
Definitions under the Code; Organisation of Police, Prosecutor, Defense Counsel and Prison
Authorities and their Duties, Functions and Powers; Distinction between: Cognizable and
Non-Cognizable Offence; Warrant and Summons; Bailable and Non-bailable; Compoundable
and Non-compoundable;
UNIT - II
Arrest with and without warrant: The Absconder Status; Rights of the Accused Person;
Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices (Sections 06 - 25A); Power of Courts (Sections
UNIT-III
Provisions relating to Arrest (Sections 41 - 60A); Process to Compel Appearance and
Production of Things (Sections 61 - 105); Information to the Police and their Powers to
Investigate (Sections 154 - 176); Preventive Action of the Police (Sections 149 - 153);
Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials (Sections 177 - 189); Charge (Sections
211 - 224);
UNIT-IV
Complaints to Magistrates and Commencement of Proceeding before Magistrates (Sections
200 - 210); Trial of Warrant and Summons Cases by Magistrates (Sections 238 - 259);
Summary Trials (Sections 260 - 265); Provisions as to Bail and Bonds (Sections 436 - 450);
UNIT-V
Trial Before a Court of Session (Sections 225 - 237); Evidence in Inquiries and Trials
(Sections 272 - 299); General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials (Sections 300 - 327);
LEADING CASES:
1. D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997) 1 SCC 416.
2. Danial Latifi & Anr. v. Union of India AIR 2001 SC 3958.
3. Kashmira Singh v. State of Punjab, (1977) 4 SCC 291.
4. Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P., (2014) 2 SCC 1
5. Pritam Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1956 SC 415
6. Purshottam Das Dalmia v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1968 SC 1589
7. Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Others (2008) 2 SCC 409
8. Satwant Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1956 SC 286
9. State of U.P. v. Singhara Singh, AIR 1964 SC 359
10. Tahsildar Singh v. State of U.P., 1959 AIR SC 1012
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Chandrasekharan Pillai, (ed.), Kelkar’s Outline of Criminal Procedure, Eastern Book
Company, Lucknow, 06th Ed. 2016.
ii. D. D. Basu, Criminal Procedure Code 1973, Vol. I & II, LexisNexis, 2017
iii. Gaur K.D. Textbook on the Code of Criminal Procedure, Universal Law Publication,
2016
iv. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, Code of Criminal Procedure, LexisNexis, 23rd Ed. 2020
v. Sarkar on Criminal Procedure Code, Vol. I.& II., LexisNexis, 2013
vi. Sir John Woodroffe, Commentaries on Code of Criminal Procedure (in 2 Vols.)
Ed.3rd edition, Law Publishers India Pvt. Ltd., Reprint 2018
vii. Sohoni’s Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Set of 5 Volumes), 22nd Ed, Lexis
Nexis, 2018.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Different Parts of Statutes; Classification of Statutes; Interpretation and Construction; Literal
Interpretation; Mischief Rule; The Golden Rule; Harmonious Construction; Statute Should be
Read as a Whole; Construction Ut Res Magis Valeat Quam Pereat; Identical Expressions to
have same meaning; Construction Noscitur-a-Sociis; Construction Ejusdem Generis;
UNIT - II
Construction Expressio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius; Contemporanea Expositio Est Optima
Et Fortissima in Lege; Casus Omissus; Reddendo Singula Singulis; Delegatus Non Potest
Delegare; Beneficial Construction; Strict Construction of Penal Statutes; Strict Construction
of Fiscal (Taxing) Statutes; Interpretation of Statutes in Pari Materia; Interpretation of
UNIT - III
Internal Aids to Interpretation; External Aids to Interpretation; Presumptions Regarding
Jurisdiction; Commencement of Legislation; Repeal of Legislation; Revival of Legislation;
Retrospective Operation of Statutes;
UNIT - IV
Principle of Implied Powers; Principle of Incidental and Ancillary Powers; Principle of
Implied Prohibition; Principle of Occupied Field; Principle of Pith and Substance; Principle
of Colourable Legislation; Principle of Territorial Nexus; Principle of Severability; Principle
of Prospective Over-Ruling; Principle of Eclipse;
UNIT - V
Bentham’s Theory of Legislation:
Principles of Legislation; Principle of Utility (Chapter-I); The Ascetic Principle (Chapter-II);
The Arbitrary Principle (or the Principle of Sympathy and Antipathy) (Chapter-III); Different
Kinds of Pleasures and Pains (Chapter-VI) Principles of Civil Code: Objects of the Civil
Law; Rights and Obligations (Chapter-I); Ends of Civil Law (Chapter-II) Principle of the
Penal Code: Classification of Offences: Subdivision of Offences and Some Other Divisions
(Chapters II and III); Punishments Which Ought Not To Be Inflicted (Chapter-I); Proportion
between Offences and Punishments (Chapter-II); Kinds of Punishments (Chapter-VII);
LEADING CASES:
1. Alamgir v. State of Bihar AIR1959 SC436
2. Bengal Immunity Company v. State of Bihar AIR1955 SC 661
3. Heydon’s Case (1584) 76 ER 637
4. K. M. Nanavati v. State of Bombay AIR1961 SC 112
5. Lily Thomas v. Union of India AIR 2000 SC 1650
6. Mangoo Singh v. Election Tribunal AIR1957 SC 871
7. Motipur Zamindari Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Bihar AIR1962 SC
8. Ramavatar v. Assistant Sales Tax Officer AIR 1961 SC1325
9. Ranjit Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra AIR 1965 SC 881
10. Smith v. Hughes (1871) LR 6 QB 597
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Avtar Singh, Introduction to Interpretation of Statutes, LexisNexis, Butterworths
Wadhwa, 2014
ii. Bhattacharya T., Interpretation of Statutes (Central Law Agency), 2017
iii. Bindra N.S., Interpretation of Statutes (LexisNexis, Butterworth Wadhwa), 2016
iv. Brandon J. Murrill, Modes of Constitutional Interpretation, Congressional Research
Service, March 2018, at https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45129.pdf
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Introduction:
History, Enactment and Implementation of the Act; Objects, Application and Definitions
(Sections 01 and 03); May Presume, Shall Presume and Conclusive Proof (Section 04); Facts
in Issue and Relevant Facts (Section 05)
Of the Relevancy of Facts: Relevancy and Admissibility (Inter-linkages and Major
Differences); Sections 06 - 39; Difference between Admission, Confession and Plea of Guilt;
Dying declaration; Expert evidence; Judgments of Courts when Relevant under Sections 40-
44; Opinions of Third Persons when Relevant (Sections 45 - 51); Character When Relevant
(Sections 52 - 55);
UNIT - III
Burden of Proof:
Section 101 - 114A; Estoppel (Section 115), Estoppel of Tenant and of Licensee of Person in
Possession (Section 116), Estoppel of Acceptor of Bill of Exchange, Baillie or Licensee;
UNIT - IV
Witnesses:
Sections 118 - 128; The Oaths Act, 1969 and its relation with the Law of Evidence, 1872;
Sections 132, 133 & 134; Harmony between Section 133 and Section 114 Illustration (b);
Difference between the terms Accomplice, Approver, Co-Accused and Hostile Witness with
regard to Section 133 (together with relevant Sections of Cr.P.C., 1973);
UNIT - V
Examination of Witnesses:
Sections 135 - 165; Facts which need not be Proved (Sections 56 - 58); No New Trial for
Improper Admission or Rejection of Evidence(Section 167); Contemporary Developments in
the Law of Evidence: Case-Law Analysis; Impact of Forensic Science: Evidentiary Value in
D.N.A. Test, Narco-Analysis etc.; Impact of Social Media in the Law of Evidence; Witness
Protection Schemes;
LEADING CASES:
1. Aghnoo Nagesia v. State of Bihar 1966 SC
2. Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors. (2020) 7 SCC 1
3. Dudh Nath Pandey v. The State of U.P. AIR 1981 SC 911
4. Goutam Kundu v. State of West Bengal And Anr. AIR 1993 SC 2295
5. Mahender Chawla & Others v. Union of India & Others 2018 SCC Online SC
2678
6. M.C. Verghese v. T.J. Ponnan & Another 1969 SC
7. Nishi Kant Jha v. State of Bihar 1969 SC
8. Pakala Narayana Swami v. Emperor 1939 BOMLR
9. Palvinder Kaur v. The State of Punjab 1952 SC
10. Selvi & Others v. State of Karnataka & Another 2010 SC
11. The State of Bombay v. Kathi Kalu Oghad & Others 1961 SC
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Anirudh Rastogi, Law of Information Technology and Internet, Lexis Nexis, 2014
ii. Batuk Lal, The Law of Evidence, Central Law Agency, 2018
iii. Dr. V. Nageswara Rao: Indian Evidence Act, LexisNexis, 2nd Ed. 2015
UNIT – I
Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 (including the Amendment Act, 2017):
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act; Revision of Rent, Limited Period
Tenancy, Eviction of Tenants, Right of Landlord to Recover Immediate Possession in Certain
Cases, Restoration of Possession and procedure thereof; Tribunals, Appeal and Execution
Amenities; Appointment of Rent Authority, Tenancy Agreement and Period of Tenancy;
Revision of Rent In Certain Circumstances, Security Deposit and Deposit of Rent and
Judicial Responses;
UNIT – II
Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (As Amended):
Objectives; Concept, Key Features of the Act; Definitions-Khudkasht, Ijredars, Grove Holder
etc.: Classes of Tenants: Conferment of Rights on Sub-Tenants of Khudkasht; Primary Rights
of Tenants: Lands on which Khatedari Rights do not Accrue; Surrender, Abandonment and
Extinction of Tenancies; Improvements; Declaratory Suits; Determination and Modification
of Rent; Payment and Recovery of Rent; Grounds for Ejectment of Tenants, Remedies for
Wrongful Ejectment; Procedure and Jurisdiction of Court, Provisions for Injunction and
UNIT – III
The Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (As Amended):
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act and Amendment The Board of
Revenue, Revenue Courts and Officers; Appeal, Reference, Revision and Review; Land;
Survey; Record of Rights, Maintenance of Maps and Record, Annual Registers; Settlement
Operations; Rent Ratio, Determination of Rent, Term of Settlement; Collection or Revenue
and Judicial Responses;
UNIT – IV
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) (As Amended):
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features; Salient Features, Definitions; Real Estate
Regulatory Authority, Registration with the Regulatory Authority, Carpet Area, Bank
Account and Guarantee by Allottee, Acceptance, Refusal, Revocation, Lapse of Registration,
Regulatory Authority, Advertisement or Prospectus by the Promoter, Advance Payment,
Addition and Alteration in the Plans, Structural Defect, Transfer and Assignment, Refund of
Amount in Handing Over Possession, Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, Adjudicating Officer,
Offences and Penalty, Overriding Effect and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - V
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act, 2013 (As Amended):
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features; Definitions: Affected Family, Agriculture
Land, Cost of Acquisition, Displaced Family, Infrastructure Project, Marginal Farmer,
Market Value, Person Interested, Public Purpose and Resettlement Area, Procedure of Land
Acquisition; Determination of Social Impact; Consent of Land Owners; Award Inquiry and
Public Purpose, Safeguard Provisions; Food Security, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award
and Procedure thereof; Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, Apportionment and
Payment of Compensation, Offences and Penalties; Judicial Responses;
LEADING CASES:
1. Prabhu v. Ramdeo, AIR 1966 SC 172
2. Kanaimal v. KanhaiyaLal, 1966 RLW 179
3. Bohra v. Ganesh, 1966 RRD 71 (FB) 1966 RLW
4. Yasin Shah v. Munir Shah, 1967 RRD 37
5. MangiLal v. Chottu, 1967 RRD 433
6. Smt. Mulashi v. Rama Lal, 1976 RRD 88.
7. Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India II (2005) CLT 57 (SC)
8. Chimanlal Hargovind Das v. Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Poona AIR 1988
SC 1652.
9. Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage board, etc. v/s K.S.
Gangadharappa & Another, II (2009) CLT 309 (SC). : (2009) 11 SCC 164,
SUGGESTED READING:
i. Anupam Srivastava, Guide to The Right to Fair Compensation and
Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013,
CCH, Wolters Kluwer Business
ii. Ajar Rab, foreword by G.S. Singhvi, Real Estate (Regulation and
Development) Act, 2016, Ed. 1st Edition, 2019 EBC
iii. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd. 2017
iv. Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
(A Commentary & Digest) RERA, 2019 C.C.H., Wolters Kluwer Business
v. Om Prakash Aggarwala, The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, 9thed. Universal
Publication, 2017
vi. Shambhu Kumar Thakur, Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016
vii. Shikha Sachdeva, Rajasthan Land Laws Manual, Global Publishing House,
2017
viii. Sawantmal Mathur and Rajendra Bafna, Rajasthan Land Revenue Code, Bafna
Publishing House; 10th edition 2017
ix. S.K. Dutt & B.N. Purohit, Rent Control Law in Rajasthan, Unique Traders,
Jaipur, 2018
PAPER 1113:
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
The Banking Regulation Act, 1949, including the Amendment Act(s) 2017 and 2020:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features; Preliminary; Business of
Banking Companies; Control Over Management; Supersession of Board of Directors of
Banking Company; Prohibition of Certain Activities In Relation To Banking Companies;
Acquisition of The Undertakings of Banking Companies In Certain Cases; Suspension of
Business And Winding-Up of Banking Companies ; Special Provisions For Speedy Disposal
UNIT - II
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, (as amended by the latest Finance Act, currently 2023 and
onwards):
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features; Preliminary Incorporation,
Capital, Management And Business; Central Banking Functions, Collection And Furnishing
of Credit Information; Provisions Relating To Non-Banking Institutions Receiving; Deposits
and Financial Institutions; Prohibition of Acceptance of Deposits by Unincorporated Bodies;
Regulation Of Transactions In Derivatives, Money Market Instruments, Securities, etc.; Joint
Mechanism; Monetary Policy; General Provisions; Penalties and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - III
The Deposit Insurance And Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features; Preliminary;
Establishment and Management of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation;
Registration of Banking Companies and Co-Operative Banks as Insured Banks and Liability
of Corporation to Depositors; Credit Guarantee Functions; Funds, Accounts and Audit;
Miscellaneous and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - IV
The State Bank of India Act, 1955:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features; Preliminary; Incorporation
and Share Capital of State Bank; Transfer of Undertaking of The Imperial Bank To State
Bank; Shares; Management; Business of The State Bank Funds, Accounts And Audit;
Miscellaneous and Judicial Responses;
UNIT - V
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 including the Amendment Act(s), 2015 and 2018:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act and
Amendments and Judicial Responses;
LEADING CASES:
1. Bhawanipore Banking Corpn. Ltd. v. Gauri Shanker Sharma, AIR (1950) SC 6.
2. The Bharat Bank Ltd. Delhi v. The Employees of Bharat Bank Ltd. and the Bharat Bank
Employee’s Union, AIR 1950 SC 188.
3. V. Ramaswami Aiyanger & others v. N.V. Kailasa Thever, AIR 1951 SC 185.
4. Mahavecr Prasad Bubna v. Union Bank of India, AIR (1992) Cal. 270.
5. Narayandas Bhagwandas Patni v. Union of India, 1993 M 311.LJ 1229.
6. Dilip Hariramani v. Bank of Baroda, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 579
7. In Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases under Section 138 OF N.I. Act 1881: Criminal
Original Jurisdiction: Suo Motu Writ Petition (CRL.) NO.2 OF 2020; (2021) SCC Online
SC 325
SCHEME OF PAPER:
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This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Judgment (Sections 353 - 365); Appeals (Sections 372 - 394); Reference and Revision
(Sections 395 - 405); Execution, Suspension, Remission and Commutation of Sentences
(Sections 413 - 435);
UNIT-II
Order for Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents (Sections 125 - 128); Judicial
Responses; Plea Bargaining (Sections 265A - 265L); Submission of Death Sentences for
Confirmation (Sections 366 - 371);
UNIT-IV
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act and Judicial
Responses;
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act and Judicial
Responses;
UNIT-V
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, including the Amendment Act,
2021: Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act and
Judicial Responses;
LEADING CASES:
1. D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997) 1 SCC 416.
2. Danial Latifi & Anr. v. Union of India AIR 2001 SC 3958.
3. Kashmira Singh v. State of Punjab, (1977) 4 SCC 291.
4. Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P., (2014) 2 SCC 1
5. Pritam Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1956 SC 415
6. Purshottam Das Dalmia v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1968 SC 1589
7. Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Others (2008) 2 SCC 409
8. Satwant Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1956 SC 286
9. State of U.P. v. Singhara Singh, AIR 1964 SC 359
10. Tahsildar Singh v. State of U.P., 1959 AIR SC 1012
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Chandrasekharan Pillai, (ed.), Kelkar’s Outline of Criminal Procedure, Eastern Book
Company, Lucknow, 06th Ed. 2016.
ii. D. D. Basu, Criminal Procedure Code 1973, Vol. I & II, LexisNexis, 2017
iii. Gaur K.D. Textbook on the Code of Criminal Procedure, Universal Law Publication,
2016
iv. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, Code of Criminal Procedure, LexisNexis, 23rd Ed. 2020
v. Sarkar on Criminal Procedure Code, Vol. I.& II., LexisNexis, 2013
vi. Sir John Woodroffe, Commentaries on Code of Criminal Procedure (in 2 Vols.)
Ed.3rd edition, Law Publishers India Pvt. Ltd., Reprint 2018
vii. Sohoni’s Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Set of 5 Volumes), 22nd Ed, Lexis
Nexis, 2018.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT-I
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Sections 1-25 and Orders I-XX Application of the Code,
Definitions: Decree, Decree-holder, Government Pleader, Judgment, Judgment-Debtor, Legal
Representative, Mesne Profits, Order, Pleader, Public Officer, Foreign Court, Foreign
Judgment; Affidavits, Suit; Distinction between Civil and Criminal Procedure, Substantive
and Procedural Law, Significance of Procedural Law for a Just Society; History of Civil
Procedure in India, Scheme of the Code of Civil Procedure; Subordination of Courts;
Application of the Code to Revenue Courts; Pecuniary Jurisdiction; Courts to try all civil
suits unless barred; Stay of Suit; Jurisdiction of the Civil Courts;
UNIT-III
Pleading: Meaning, Object, General Rules, and Amendment of Pleading; Plaint; Issue and
Service of Summons; Written Statement; Examination of Parties by the Court; Discovery and
Inspection; Admissions; Production, Impounding and return of Documents; First Hearing;
Summoning and Attendance of Witnesses; Settlements of Issues, Adjournments; Hearing of
the Suit and Examination of Witnesses; Affidavits; Judgment and Decree;
UNIT-IV
Execution of Decrees and Orders, Courts by which Decrees may be Executed, Powers of the
Court Executing the Decrees, Questions to be determined by the Court Executing the Decree;
Transfer of decrees for Execution, Stay of Execution. Modes of Execution: Arrest and
Detention in Civil Prison, Attachment of Properties, Sale and Other Modes;
UNIT - V
Death, Marriage and Insolvency of the Parties, Withdrawal and Adjustment of the Suits,
Security of Costs, Commission, Suits of Special Nature and Supplemental Proceedings;
Appeals from Original Decrees, Appeals from Appellate Decrees, Appeals from Orders,
Appeals before the Supreme Court, Reference, Review and Revision; Judgment and Decree:
Judgment: Definition, Essentials, Pronouncement, Contents and Alteration: Decree:
Definition, Essentials, Types, Drawing up of a Decree, Contents and Decree in particular
cases Interest and Costs;
LEADING CASES:
1. A.V. Papayya Sastry & Ors. v. Government of A.P. & Ors. (2007) 4 SCC 221
2. Daryao and others v. The State of U.P. and others AIR 1961 SC 1457
3. Forward Construction Co. &Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Prabhat Mandal (Regd.) Andheri &
Ors. Etc. Etc. AIR 1986 SC 391
4. Indian Young Lawyers Association &Ors. v. The State of Kerala & Ors. 2018 SCC
OnLine SC 1690
5. M. Siddiq (D) Through LR's v. Mahant Suresh Das &Ors. Online SCC 1440 SC 2019
6. Shri Uttam Chand (D) through LR’s. v. Nathu Ram (D) through LR’s. & Ors. Civil
Appeal No. 190 of 2020 (decided on 15th Jan., 2020) SC 2020
7. S.P. Chengalvaraya Naidu v. Jagannath AIR 1994 SC 853
8. Sri V.N. Krishna Murthy &Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Sri Ravikumar & Ors. Etc. Etc. Civil
Appeal Nos. 2701-2704 of 2020 (decided on 21 August, 2020), SC 2020
9. Sudam Kisan Gavane (D) Thr. LRs. &Ors. v. Manik Ananta Shikketod (D) By LR’s.
& Ors. ICL 2019 SC 1015
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Avtar Singh, Code of Civil Procedure, Central Law Publication, Allahabad,2019.
ii. C.K. Takwani: Civil Procedure, 4th Edition, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow, 2007.
iii. Medha Kolhatkar, Commentary on Limitation Act by T.R. Desai, Lexis Nexis, 12th
Edition, 2019.
iv. Medha Kolhatkar, M.P. Jain’s Civil Procedure Code, LexisNexis, 5th Edition, 2019.
v. Mulla, Code of Civil Procedure: Tripathi (Abridged Edition), and (Student Edition),
2010.
vi. Sanjiva Row : Code of Civil Procedure, 3rd Ed., (in 4 Vols.), Law Book Co.,
Allahabad, 2016.
vii. Sarkar’s Law of Civil Procedure, Universal Law Publishing, Delhi, 2016.
viii. Shailendra Malik, Code Of Civil Procedure, 27 th Edition, Allahabad Law Agency,
2011.
ix. Shriniwas Gupta, The Limitation Act, 3rd ed, Universal Law House, 2016.
x. Sukumar Ray, Textbook on the Code of Civil Procedure, Universal Law Book
Company, 2008.
xi. T. R. Desai, Commentary on the Limitation Act, 11th Ed., Universal Law House,
2016.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Execution General: Sections 37-45,Order XXI, Modes of Execution Sections
51,54,145,Order XXI, Question Determination Section 47, Arrest & Detention Sections 51-
59,Order XXI, Attachment Sections 60-64,Order XXI, Adjudication of Claims Order XXI,
Sale & Delivery of Property Sections 65-74 Order XXI, Distribution of Assets Section 73;
UNIT - II
First Appeal Sections 96-99, Section 107,Order XLI, Second & Other Appeals Sections 100-
112,Order XLII-XLV, Reference, Review, Revision;
UNIT - III
Interim Orders; Order XXIV-XVI, Order XXXVII-XXXIX, Sections 75-78, Withdrawals &
Compromise Order XXIII, Incidental Proceedings Order XXII, Sections 75-78, Special Suits
UNIT - IV
The Limitation Act, 1963:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act; Limitation of
Suits, Appeals and Applications; Computation of Period of Limitation; Acquisition of
Ownership by Possession; Miscellaneous;
UNIT-V
Relationship between Limitation, Laches, Acquiescence, Estoppels and Res Judicata;
Limitation of Suits, Appeals and Applications, Disability, Computation of Period of
Limitation, Acknowledgement and Part Payment, Acquisition of Ownership by Prescription;
Judicial Responses and Contemporary Developments;
LEADING CASES:
1. Bhanu Kumar Jain v. Archana Kumar, AIR 2005 SC 626
2. C.T. Nikam v. Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad, AIR 2002 SC 997
3. Md. Sirajuddin v. Md. Abdul Khalique, AIR 2005 Gauhati 40
4. Shri Sinha Ramanju v. Ramanuja, AIR 1961 SC 1720
5. Narain Bhagwantrao v. Gopal Vinayak, AIR 1960 SC 104
6. Garilapati Veerava v. N. Subhia Choudhary, AIR 1957 SC 540
7. Deoki Nadan v. Murlidhar, AIR 1957 SC 133
8. Dety Pattabhirama Swamy v. Hanmayya, AIR 1959 SC 57
9. S.M. Jakati v. B.M. Borker, AIR 1959 SC 282
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Jain, M P., The Code of Civil Procedure, 4th Ed., Lexis Nexis, 2016
ii. Mulla, The Code of Civil Procedure in 3 vols., 18th Ed., Lexis Nexis, 2016
iii. Mulla, The Key to Indian Practice (A Summary of the Code of Civil Procedure) 11th
Ed., Lexis Nexis, 2016
iv. Ray, Sukumar, Textbook on the Code of Civil Procedure, 3rd Ed., Universal
Publication, 2015
v. Takwani, CK., Code of Civil Procedure and Limitation Act, Universal Publication,
2016.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(A) Written paper — 70 marks
(B) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in Part (A) and (B) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
For the Written Paper: PART – A:
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – I and Part
– II.
(2) Part – I shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – II shall consist of seven (07) questions in which the
Candidate is required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry
equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
For the Internal Examination (Practical Paper): PART – B:
Practical Paper (Part – B ) shall consist of total 15 Marks:
Project Work (With Viva-Voce)
[To be evaluated by one Internal and External Examiner] — 15 marks
Project/Assignment: 10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
Practical Contents: Practical exercises may be devised to train students in developing
crucial communication and negotiation skills, including summarizing of facts, neutral
reframing, identification of issues, formulating objective criteria, conducting reality
checks, assessing alternatives etc.
UNIT - I
Understanding Conflict and Disputes:
UNIT - II
Evolution of Mediation/Conciliation as a Mode of Settlement of Disputes, Distinction
Between Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation, Negotiation; Nature, Scope, Limitations and
Necessity of Alternative Models of Disputes Resolution; Theory of Negotiation, Approaches
to Negotiation Positional Bargaining, Interest-based Bargaining or Principled Negotiation
Preparation for Negotiation Collaborative Communication Skills, Negotiating Skills,
Negotiation Exercises; Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee, Supreme Court of
India (Basic Overview);
UNIT - III
Mediation and Conciliation: Key Points of The Mediation Act, 2023;
Theory of Mediation, Role of the Mediator (Court Annexed and Private), Preparation for
Mediation /Conciliation Process; Confidentiality and Neutrality; How to Write An Award;
Ethical Issues in Mediation /Conciliation Mediation in India, Institutions, Their Role; Theory
of Mediation Laws in India: Role of the Mediator,(Court Annexed and Private), Preparation
for Mediation /Conciliation Process; Judicial Interpretation and Relevant Case Law, Dispute
Resolution Institutions in India; Key Concepts in Mediation: Essential Elements, Process and
Stages, Approaches to Mediation, Role of the Mediator;
UNIT - IV
Importance of Communication: Elements of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication,
Effective and Ineffective Communication Techniques; Conducting Effective Mediation:
Decision-making Techniques, Problem-Solving Tactics, Ensuring Positive Outcomes
Qualities and Skills of Mediators: Developing Mediation Skills, Code of Ethics,
Confidentiality Requirements; Status of Mediated Agreements: Drafting of Agreements,
Sanctity of Mediated Agreements, Enforcement Laws and Procedures Important
Developments in Mediation: Growth of Virtual Dispute Resolution, Pre-Institution
Mediation, UNCITRAL Model Law, Singapore Convention; Contemporary Developments;
UNIT – V
Arbitration:
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (including the Amendment Acts of 2015, 2019
and 2021): Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Acts
/Amendments; Judicial Responses; Kinds of Arbitration (Ad-Hoc and Institutional); Concept
of International Commercial Arbitration (Basic Overview); Conducting Mock Arbitration on
a Decided Case;
VIVA—VOCE EXAMINATION
15 Marks
(10 + 05)
Candidates shall prepare a project of 20-30 pages (Case Comment) on any
Leading/Landmark Case Law allotted by the subject teacher following the I.L.I. footnoting
available at: https://ili.ac.in/footnoting12.pdf
Viva-voce examination shall be conducted and evaluated on the basis of the project submitted
by the candidate and his/her performance at the viva-voce examination by a Committee of
three persons in which, there shall be Two Internal Examiners and One External Examiner.
In case of discrepancy in the awards, the awards given by External Examiner shall be final
and binding.
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
[The candidate shall maintain a diary in Part (b) consisting of 01 exercise of pleadings and
01 exercise of conveyance. It shall be evaluated by One Internal and One External Examiner
and the decision of External Examiner shall be final and binding].
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
Leading cases prescribed under this paper may be read wherever they are relevant.
UNIT - I
Pleadings: Civil: Plaint, Written Statement, Interlocutory Application, Original Petition,
Affidavit, Execution Petition, Memorandum of Appeal and Revision, Petition under Article
226 and 32 of the Constitution of India;
UNIT - II
Pleadings: Criminal: Complaint, Criminal Miscellaneous petition, Bail Application,
Memorandum of Appeal, Reference and Revision;
UNIT - IV
Drafting of Writ Petition and PIL Petition
UNIT - V
Conveyance: Sale Deed, Mortgage Deed, Lease Deed, Gift Deed, Promissory Note, Power of
Attorney, Will, Trust Deed; Adoption Deed; Partnership Deed; Lease/Rent Deed
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Bindra, M. S. Bindra’s Pleading & Practice Vol. 1 & 2. New Delhi: Universal Law
Publishing, 2010.
ii. Mogha G. C. Mogha’s Law of Pleadings in India with Precedents. 17th ed. Lucknow:
Eastern Book Company, 2009.
iii. Parimeswaran, S. Law of Affidavit. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2003.
iv. Sengupta, Ajit K. Maumdar’s Law Relating to Notices. Kolkata: Eastern Law House
Pvt. Ltd., 2005.
v. Shrivastava J. M. Mogha’s Indian Conveyancer. 14th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book
Company, 2009.
vi. Rathwade, Rajaram S. Legal Drafting, Pune: Hind Law House, 2010.
vii. H. L. KumarLegal Drafting: Do it Yourself : 5th ed. Universal Law Publishing, An
Imprint of LexisNexis; 2017
viii. Avasthi, Drafting and Conveyancing (Hindi) 2nd Ed. Central Law Publications, 2015
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36
This paper shall consist of following two parts:
(a) Written paper — 70 marks
(b) Internal examination — 30 marks
(15+10+5)
Mid Semester Test: 15 marks
Project/Assignment:10 marks
Presentation: 05 marks
The candidate must pass in part (a) and (b) separately. For passing, he shall be required to
obtain 36 percent marks in each part, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 and 11 marks out of 30 marks.
(1) The question paper shall be divided into two (02) Parts viz. Part – A and Part
– B.
(2) Part – A shall consist of five (05) compulsory questions of two (02) marks
each whereas Part – B shall consist of seven (07) questions. The Candidate is
required to attempt any four (04) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
(3) The prescribed syllabus includes latest amendments in the subject wherever
applicable.
UNIT - I
Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting:
The Necessity of the Professional Ethics; The Art of Advocacy; Professional Ethics; Nature
of Professional Ethics and the Problems of the Code of Ethics; Advantages of having codified
Professional Ethics; Professional Ethics - Rules of Conduct. Standards of Professional
Conduct and Etiquette: Duties to the Clients;
UNIT -II
The Advocates Act, 1961:
Need, Importance, Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act; Bar Councils;
Admission and Enrolment of Advocates; Right to Practise; Conduct of Advocates;
Miscellaneous; Judicial Responses;
UNIT - III
The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971:
Objectives; Definition, Concept, Key Features of the Act; Contempt and its Heads;
Exemptions Heads for Contempt created by Legislations and Courts; Complaint Against
Presiding officers of Subordinate Courts when not contempt; Publication of Information
Relating to Proceedings in Chambers or in Camera Not Contempt Except in Certain Cases;
Other Defences Not Affected; Power of High Court to Punish Contempt’s of Subordinate
Courts;
UNIT - IV
Power of High Court to Try Offences Committed or Offenders Found Outside Jurisdiction;
Punishment for Contempt of Court; Contempt’s Not Punishable in Certain Cases; Procedure
Where Contempt is in the face of the Supreme Court or a High Court; Criminal Contempt and
Cognizance in Other Cases; Procedure After Cognizance; Hearing of Cases of Criminal
Contempt; Appeals; Limitations; Non-applicability of the Act; Related Judicial Responses;
UNIT - V
Bar-Bench Relationship:
General Conception; Advocates Duty to the Court; Duty to the Client; Duty to the opponent;
Duty to Colleagues; Duty in Imparting Training; Duty to render Legal Aid; Duty of Judge
towards the Advocate; Duty of the Bar towards the Bench; Grounds of disputes in Bar-Bench
Relations; Suggestions to Improve Bar-Bench Relations; Restrictions on Senior Advocates;
Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette; Rules Relating to Advocates’ Right to Take
up Law Teaching.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
i. Anirudh Prasad, Legal Education & the Ethics of Legal Profession of India, 1st Ed.,
University Book House Pvt Ltd, 2018.
ii. Ben W. Heineman, Jr., William F. Lee, David B. Wilkins, Lawyers as Professionals
and as Citizens: Key Roles and Responsibilities in the 21st Century (2014) available
at:
https://clp.law.harvard.edu/assets/Professionalism-Project-Essay_11.20.14.pdf
SCHEME OF PAPER:
MAX. MARKS: 100 MIN. PASS MARKS: 36