ADI KAVI NANNAYYA UNIVERSITY.

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM
Regulations relating to LL.B Integrated Double Degree Course leading to B.A. LL. B (Five-Year LL.B
Double Degree Integrated Programme)

(Semester System- 10 semesters) Regulations (Effective from the Academic Year 2016-17)

1.Admission into 5 Year LL.B Integrated Double Degree Course is subject to Bar Council
of India/LAWCET/University Rules and Regulations. Admissions are made by
LAWCET Convener in accordance with the Rules prescribed by Government of Andhra
Pradesh vide G.O Ms No 26 Higher Education dtd 24-2-2004.

2.For the award of 5 Year B.A. LL.B Degree, the candidate shall be required to have i)
received instruction and training for the prescribed course of study as full-time students
for five academic years, and ii) passed all the examinations prescribed for the award of
5 Year B.A. LL.B Integrated Double Degree Course.

3.Duration: 5 Year Double Degree LL.B Integrated Course has to be pursued in ten
semesters stretching over five academic years. Each academic year comprises of two
Semesters.

4.Medium of Instruction will be in English language

5.Attendance: In order to be eligible to take the examination in any subject, candidate is

required to put in 75% of attendance in each subject which includes lectures, tutorials and
practical training.
Provided that if a student for any exceptional reasons fails to attend 75% of the classes
held in any subject, subject to the payment of the fee prescribed by the University from time to
time he/she may be condoned for the shortage of attendance if the student
concerned attended at least 66% of the classes held in the subject concerned.

6.Prohibition against lateral entry and exit

There shall be no lateral entry on the plea of graduation in any subject or exit by way of
awarding a degree splitting the integrated double degree course, at any intermediary stage
of integrated double degree course.
.
7.Credits: All papers carry six credits each except the Paper on Seminar and Clinical
Legal Education which carries only two credits. Total credits of the B.A.LL.B are 282.

8. Allotment of Marks:
All papers carry 100 Marks.
Except for the Practical papers, 75 Marks are allotted to Semester End written
examination. 25 Marks are allotted for internal sessionals, the split up of which
is as follows:
• Test - 15 Marks (Two midterm tests will be conducted.)
• Assignment -5 Marks (One Assignment to be given)
• Attendance- 5 Marks

Practical Papers are:

(i) Paper on Debate/Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

(ii) Practical Training Paper I (Drafting, Conveyancing and Pleading) in Sixth

Semester

(iii) Practical Training Paper II,(Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting

System), in Sixth Semester

(iv) Practical Paper III, (Alternate Dispute Resolution), in Sixth Semester

(v) Practical Paper IV, (Moot Court Exercise and Internship) Tenth semester
.
(i) Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Paper carries a total of 100 marks,
breakup of which is as follows:

• Seminar Presentation – 25 Marks

• Seminar Write-up -25 Marks
• Project Report on Clinical Legal Education Exercise prescribed for the
concerned semester.- 25 Marks
• Viva-25 Marks

9. Examination:
(i)Candidate shall take examination in each of the subjects prescribed for
study at the end of the semester by registering for that semester
examination and obtaining hall ticket for the same. Duration of the
examination is three hours.

(ii)The semester end examination shall be based on the question paper set by
an external paper setter.

(iii)For qualifying in the examination the candidate has to secure a minimum

of 40% in the theory papers and also in internal, Sessionals and Practical papers.

10. Practical papers in LL.B (5YDC) are, Debate/Seminar and Clinical Legal
Education papers and the Practical Training Papers I, II, III and IV of the
sixth semester.

(i)Grafting/Grace is permitted. Grafting allows a candidate an opportunity to utilize

the excess marks he earned in a paper for filling up the shortage of marks in the
paper in which the candidate failed.

Eg, A candidate who secured only 35 Marks,

would fail having fallen short by 5 Marks of the required minimum pass mark which is 40
Marks. However, If such candidate happened to secure 45 marks in
another paper, the extra five marks which is in excess of what is required for a
pass could be notionally added to fill the deficit of 5 marks of the paper in which
the candidate actually failed and thereby declare the candidate to have been
passed in such paper.

Note: Grafting can be availed only when the candidate will be able to pass in the
whole examination due to grafting. Grafting to the extent of one mark per hundred
marks of each semester can be added to a maximum of two papers only.

(ii).5 or more will be rounded up to the higher value of 1 only for the purpose of
obtaining pass mark or class elevation, third class to second class or second class
to first class. 4.96 will be treated as 5.0. Similarly, 5.45 becomes 5.5

11.Scheme of Grading

S.No Range of Marks Grade Grade Point

1. 91-100 O 10.0
2. 81-90 A 9.0
3. 71-80 B 8.0
4. 61-70 C 7.0
5. 51-60 D 6.0
6. 40-50 E 5.0
7. < 40 (0-39) F 0.0
8. Incomplete (Subsequently changed I 0.0
into pass or E to O or F grade on
subsequent appearance of the
examination

12. Classification of successful candidates is based on CGPA as follows:

(i)Distinction --- CGPA 8.0 or more
(ii)I Class --- CGPA 6.5 or more but less than 8.0
(iii)II Class --- CGPA 5.5 or more but less than 6.5
(iv)Pass --- CGPA 5.0 or more but less than 5.5

Note: Only those candidates who appear and pass the examination in all the papers of the
First semester, all the papers of the Second semester, all the papers of the Third semester,
and similarly all the papers of the Fourth semester, at first appearance are eligible to be
placed in O grade.

13. Awards:
No candidate who has not passed all the papers relating to any semester at the first
appearance shall be eligible for the Award of Medals or Prizes by the University and
to receive certificates of rank obtained by them in the examination.

Explanation:
Credits, Grade Letter Grade Points, Credit Points

Credit means the unit by which the course work is measured. One credit means one hour of
teaching work or one hour of practical work per week.

Grade Letter is an index to indicate the performance of a student in a particular course (Paper).
It is the transformation of actual marks secured by a student in a course/paper. It is indicated by a
Grade letter O, A, B, C, D, E. There is a range of marks for each Grade Letter.

Grade Point is Weightage allotted to each grade letter depending on the marks awarded in a
course/paper

CGPA: CGPA means Cumulative Grade Point Average. It will be calculated from 2nd semester
onwards.

SGPA means Semester Grade Point Average. This is calculated for each semester of the
Programme
CGPA x 10 will be the overall percentage of the marks obtained by the candidate
 Course Pattern
B.A.LL.B (Double Degree Integrated Course)
FIRST YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 General English-I 5 1 - 75 25 6
2 2 Political Science-I 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Principles of Political
Science Theory and
Organization)
3 3 Economics-I ( 5 1 - 75 25 6
General Principles
of Economics)
4 4 Law of Contracts 5 1 - 75 25 6
(General Principles
of Contract(sec. 1
to 75) including
Specidic Relief Act)
5 5 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 26
SECOND SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 General English-II 5 1 - 75 25 6
2 2 Political Science-II 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Foundations of
Political Obligations)
3 3 Sociology-I 5 1 - 75 25 6
(General Principles
of Sociology)
4 4 Special Contracts 5 1 - 75 25 6

5 5 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2

Legal Education
Total 26
 SECOND YEAR
THIRD SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Political Science-III 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Indian Political
Thought)
2 2 Economics-II (Indian 5 1 - 75 25 6
Economic Policy)
3 3 Torts Including M 5 1 - 75 25 6
V Accident and
Consumer
Protection Law
4 4 Constitutional Law- 5 1 - 75 25 6
I
5 5 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 26
FOURTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Political Science-IV 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Principles of
Public
Administration)
2 2 Sociology-II 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Sociology Theories)
3 3 Constitutional Law- 5 1 - 75 25 6
II
4 4 Law of Crimes- 5 1 - 75 25 6
I(IPC)
5 5 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 26
 THIRD YEAR
FIFTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Political Science-V 5 1 - 75 25 6
(International
Relations and
Organization)
2 2 Economics-III 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Money,Banking and
Fiscal Policy)
3 3 Family Law-I 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Family Relations)
4 4 Environmental Law 5 1 - 75 25 6
including Laws for
the Protection of the
Wild Life and other
Living Creatures
including Animal
Welfare
5 5 History of 5 1 - 75 25 6
Courts,Legislatures
and Legal
Profession in India
6 6 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 32
SIXTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Political Science-VI 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Local-Self
Government)
2 2 Sociology-III 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Rural,Urban and Tribal
Sociology of India)
3 3 Family Law-II 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Testamentry and
Intestate Succession)
4 4 Jurisprudence (Legal 5 1 - 75 25 6
method,Indian Legal
System and Basic
Theory of Law)
5 5 Local 5 1 - - 100 6
Language(Introduction
of Law in Telugu)
6 6 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 32
 FOURTH YEAR
SEVENTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Property Laws 5 1 - 75 25 6
including Transfer
of Property Act and
Easements Act
2 2 Labour and Industrial 5 1 - 75 25 6
law-I
3 3 Company Law 5 1 - 75 25 6
4 4 Administrative Law 5 1 - 75 25 6
5 5 Interpretation of 5 1 - 75 25 6
Status and
principles of
Legislation
6 6 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 32
EIGHTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Labour and Industrial 5 1 - 75 25 6
law-II
2 2 Public International Law 5 1 - 75 25 6
3 3 Principles of Taxation 5 1 - 75 25 6
Law
4 4 Intellectual Property 5 1 - 75 25 6
Rights
Litigation

5 5 Land Laws Including 5 1 - 75 25 6

Tenure And
Tenancy System
(Optional Paper-III)/
Investment
Law including Securities

6 6 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2

Legal Education
Total 32
 FIFTH YEAR
NINTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Civil Procedure Code and 5 1 - 75 25 6
Limitation Act
2 2 Law of Crimes – II 5 1 - 75 25 6
(Criminal
Procedure Code, Juvenile
Justice
Act and Probation of
Offenders Act)
3 3 Law of Evidence 5 1 - 75 25 6
4 4 Banking Law including 5 1 - 75 25 6
Negotiable
Instrument Act/ Law of
Insurance
(Optional Paper-I)
5 5 Media Law including 5 1 - 75 25 6
Right to
Information /International
Human
Rights (Optional Paper-
II)
6 6 Seminar & Clinical - - 4 - 100 2
Legal Education
Total 32
TENTH SEMESTER

S.No Paper Subject Hours per week Max Marks Credits

No L T P E I
1 1 Practical Training-I 6 - 100 3
(Drafting, Pleading,
Conveyancing)
2 2 Practical Training-II 6 50 50 3
(Professional Ethics and
Professional Accounting
System)
3 3 Practical Training III: 6 50 50 3
Alternate Dispute
Resolution
(ADR)
4 4 Practical Training -IV 6 - 100 3
(Moot Court Exercise and
Internship)
5 5 Penology and 5 1 - 75 25 6
Victimology
(Optional Paper-III)/
Women and Criminal
Law
(Law Relating to
Violence
against Women)
(Optional Paper-IV)
Total 18

Grand Total 282

 SYLLABUS

SEMESTER –I

PAPER-I: GENERAL ENGLISH-I

Unit-I: Grammar and Usages (Communication Skills)

A. Parts of Speech

i) Noun

ii) Pronoun

iii) Adjective

a) Degrees of Comparison

iv) Verb

a) Tense and concord

b) Active voice & passive voice

c) Reported Speech d) Conditions

v) Adverb

vi) Preposition

vii) Conjunction

viii) Interjection

B. Articles

C. Sentences

i) Simple, Compound & Complex sentences (one clause) their phrase

ii) Negatives, questions
iii) Modifiers (determiners, phrases, clauses)
D. Question Tags & Short Responses

E. Some common errors

Unit-II: Vocabulary

A. Legal terms (relevant to the subject)

B. Use of legal terms and idiomatic expressions

C.Comprehension skills

1. Reading comprehension principles and practice

2. Listening comprehension

D.Composition skills.

1. Paragraph writing
2. Formal correspondence
3. Note taking
4. Translation from regional language into English and Vice-Versa.

Unit-III: Literature

A) Prose: Masters of English Prose

i) Of Friendship – Francis Bacon

ii) Of Youth and Age- Francis Bacon

iii) The Spider and the Bee – Jonathan Swift

iv) City Nightpiece – Oliver Goldsmith

v) The convalescent-Charles Lamb

vi) The Maid servant – Deigh Hunt

vii) Manners – R,W, Emersion

viii) Of Myself – Abraham Cowley

ix) The Golden Age- A.Gardiner

x) Forgetting-Robert Lynd
Unit-IV: Non-Detail: M.K.Gandhi – The Law and the Lawyers

Books recommended:
1. Ishtiaque Abidi-Law and Language, Univeristy Publishers, Aligarh.1978.
2. Johnson,K-Communication in Writing Longman,1981.
3. O'Connor J.D, Better English Pronunciation, C.P.U.2nd ed.1980.
4. Procter, A.S.P.Longman Students Dictionary of English, Longman, 1982.
5. Homby. A.S. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of English
6. Aiyers, Law Terms and Phrases, Law Book Co., Allahabad (1973)
7. Bhakaran and Horsburghm Strengthen Your English.OUP Second Edition
8. Hill,L.A. and others, English Language Course for Colleges Book, OUP 1971.
9. Concise Legal Dictionary-Pioneer Publishers, New Delhi.
10. Collins Cobuild students Grammar
11. Wren and Martin: English grammar and composition
12. JE. Eroforn and Home Macmillan; Essay, Précis, composition and comprehension
13. TE Berry: the most common mistakes in English
14. Ishtiague Ahidi: Land and Language
15. Indian language speech reading, published by central institute of English and Foreign
languages
16. Legal English, drafting conveyancing and glossary, M.MDHU, Asia Law House,
Hyderabad
17. Hartin Hewings, Advanced English Grammar- Cambridge
18. Prose – Masters of English Prose – L.S.Krishna SastryPublishers – Macmillan Company of
India Ltd
19. Non-detail: M.K.Gandhi – The Law and the Lawyers – S.B.Kher Publishers
 Paper-II: Political Science-I

PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL SCIENCE: THEORY AND ORAGANISATION

Unit- I
Political Theory:

1.Nature of State: Theories of origin of the State; State as a conceived by different schools
of thought; forms of Government Constitution of Government.

2.Main Currents of western political thought: Natural Law and Natural Rights; Liberalism;
Socialism and Marxism.

Unit-II:

1. Conception of Political and Legal Sovereignty.

2. The Totalitarian State.

Unit-III:
Political Organisation:

1.Organisation of Government: Unitary, Federal, Quasi-Federal and Confederal

Constitutions-one party democracies; military rule, Presidential and Parliamentary forms
with reference to India, U.K. and U.S.A.

Unit-IV:

1.The Legislature, Executive and Judiciary, the Doctrine of Separation of Powers,

Parliamentary sovereignty and independence of the judiciary.

2.Conceptions of representation, public opinion and participation.

Books Recommended:
1. H. Finer: Theory and Practice of Modern Government;
2. Appadorai: Substance of Politics;
3. Dunning: History of Political Thought;
4. S.P. Varma: Modern Political Theory;
5. Gokhale B.K.:- A Study of Political theory
6. Rathore and Haqqe:-Political theory and Organization
7. Gokhale B.K.and Johari:- A Study of Political theory.
8.H.J. Lasky: The State of Political Thought;
9.R.C. Gettel: History of Political Thought
10. K.C. Wheare: Federal Government.
Paper-III: Economics -I

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

Unit-I:

1.Economics as a Science and its relevance of Law, Economics as a basis of Social

Welfare and Social Justice. The Enterprise planned Economics and Mixed Economics.

2. General Principles: 1. Demand and Supply.2. Markets determination of prices Business

organizations;

Unit-II:

1.Markets: Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition,

2.Oligopoly control of monopolies and prevention of economic concentration.

Unit-III:

1. Labour and wages.

Unit-IV:

1.Capital and Money.

Books Recommended:

1. Samuelson - Economic: An introductory Analysis International Student Edition –

Mc Graw Hill Book Company, Seventh Edition;
2. H.L. Ahuja, Advanced Economic Theory, Sultan Chand, 2004.
3. Commission Report: Worth South - A Programme for survival.... Books,
4. Development Report: Public by World Bank Oxford.
5. K.C.Gopalakrishnan, Legal Economics(International Dimensiions of Economics and Law)
Pre-Law Education Series, EBC.
 Paper - IV: LAW OF CONTRACT

(General Principles of Contract (Secs.1 to 75) including Specific Relief Act)

Unit-I:

1.History and nature of contractual obligations - writs of debt, covenant and account
actions on the case and on assumption of consideration - moral basis for contractual obligations
subjective and objective theories sanctity of contracts.

2.Agreement and contract definitions, elements and different kinds

3.Proposal and acceptance - their various forms, essential elements, communication and
revocation-proposal and invitations for proposal-floating offers-tenders-dumping of goods.

Unit-II:

1.Consideration-nudum pactum-its need, meaning, kinds, essential elements-privity of contract

and of consideration-its exceptions-adequacy of consideration-present, past and adequate
consideration-unlawful consideration and its effects-views of Law Commission of India on
consideration-evaluation of the doctrine of consideration.

2.Capacity to contract-meaning-incapacity arising out of status and mental defect-minor’s

agreements-definition of minor - accessories supplied to a minor-agreements beneficial and
detrimental to a minor affirmation-restitution in cases of minor’s agreements-fraud by a minor
ratification in cases by a person of an agreement made by him while he was a minor-agreements
and estoppel-evaluation of the law relating to minor’s agreements-other illustrations of
incapacity to contract.

3.Free consent-its need and definition-factors vitiating free consent Coercion-definition essential
elements-duress and coercion-various illustrations of coercion doctrine of economic duress-
effect of coercion-evaluation of Sec. 15., Undue Influence-definition-essential elements between
which parties can it exist? Who is to prove it? Illustrations of the undue influence independent
advice-pardahanash in women-unconscionable bargains effect of undue influence.,
Misrepresentation-definition-misrepresentation of law and of fact-their effects and illustration,
Fraud-definition-essential elements-suggestion falsi suppresio veri-When does silence amounts
to fraud? Active concealment of truth-importance of intention.

Unit-III:

1.Legality of Object: Void agreement-lawful and unlawful considerations, objects-void,

voidable, illegal and unlawful agreements their effects. Unlawful consideration and objects:
Forbidden by law, Defeating the provision of any law, Fraudulent , Injurious to person or
property, Immoral , Against public polity, Void Agreements, Agreements without
consideration, . Agreements in restraint of marriage, Agreements in restraint of trade-its
exceptions-sale of goodwill, Sec. II restriction, under the Partnership Act, trade combinations
exclusive dealing agreements, restraints on employees under agreement of service. Agreements
in restraint of legal proceedings-its exceptions, Uncertain agreements, . Wagering agreements-its
exceptions.

2. Discharge of a contract and its various modes:, By performance-conditions of valid

tender of performance-how? By Whom? Where? When? In what manner? Performance of
reciprocal promises-time essence of contract., By breach-anticipatory breach and present breach,
Impossibility of performance-specific grounds of frustration -effect of frustration-frustration and
restitution, . By period of limitation , By agreement-rescission and alteration-their effect
remission and waiver of performance extension of time-accord and satisfaction.

3.Quasi-contracts or certain relations resembling those created by contract.

Unit-IV:

1.Formation of E Contracts, Authentication of E Contract, Problems relating to Internet

Contracts

2.Remedies in contractual relations:, Damages-kinds-remoteness of damages ascertainment of

damages, Injunction-When granted and when refused? Why? Refund and restitution, Specific
performance-When? Why?

3. Specific Relief: Specific Relief Act, 1969; Definition, Recovering possession of property,
Specific performance of contracts, Rectification of instruments, Rescission of contracts,
Cancellation of Instruments, Declaratory decrees, Preventive relief

Books Recommended:
1. T.S. Venkatesa Iyer. Law of Contract revised by Dr. Krishnamachary, S. Gogia &
Co., Hyderabad , 1995
2. Avatar Singh: Law of Contract and Specific Relief Act- Eastern Book Company,
Lucknow, 1998
3. G.C.V. Subba Rao : Law of Contract, S. Gogia & Co., Hyderabad 1995.
6.V.Kesava Rao, Contract 1- Case and Materials, Butterworths
7, Anson: Law of Contract, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1998
8.. Cheshire and Fifoot, Law of Contract
 Paper V- Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to District Consumer Forum.

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall

bekept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in
A4Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal
 SEMESTER-II
Paper-VI: GENERAL ENGLISH-II
Unit-I:

A.Vocabulary

1. Foreign words and phrases (important Latin and English affixes)

2. Certain set expressions and phrases
3. One word substitutes
4. words often confused

B.Comprehension skills

1. Common logical fallacies

2. Comprehension of legal texts

Unit-II:

A.Composition skills

1. Letter writing
2. Use of cohesive devices (Legal drafting)
3. Précis writing summarizing and briefing
4. Brief writing and drafting of reports
5. Essays writing on topics of legal interest
6. Various of sentence structures and verb patterns
7. Translation (from English to regional languages and from regional languages to English)

B.Speech Training
1. Reading aloud (knowledge of proper pauses)
2. Key sound their discrimination and accent
3. Consulting a pronouncing dictionary
4. Rapid reading and debating exercise

Unit-III:

Literature

1) Prose Mosaic :Modern English Prose

i) On doing nothing- JB Priestly
ii) Arguing-Robert Lynd
iii) Education and the Training of character – Richard Livingstone
 iv) The Secret of Work-Swami Vivekananda
v) The Population Bomb – PR Enrlich
vi) Life’s Philosophy- Jawaharlal Nehru
vii) Gandhi: Through the fire: Krishna Kripalnai

Unit-IV:

1) Non-Detail: Edmund Bruke: Speeches on American Taxation and conciliation with America)

2) Drama: Shakespere: The Merchant of Venice (Narin;s Sercs-J. Lahir)

Books Recommended:

1. Ishtiaque Abidi-Law and Language, Univeristy Publishers, Aligarh.1978.

2. Johnson,K-Communication in Writing Longman,1981.
3. O'Connor J.D, Better English Pronunciation, C.P.U.2nd ed.1980.
4. Procter, A.S.P.Longman Students Dictionary of English, Longman, 1982.
5. Homby. A.S. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of English
6. Aiyers, Law Terms and Phrases, Law Book Co., Allahabad (1973)
7. Composition skills _ David Green, Contemporary English Grammar Book
8. M.Madhu-Legal English Asia Law Housie, Hyderabad
9. Wren & Martin – English Grammar U Composition
10. JE Eroforn and Home Macmillan _ Essay Précis, composition and Comprehension
11. TE Bery – the Most Common Mistakes in English
12. Prose-Mosaic: Modren English Prose –VA Shahane; Publishers; The Macmillan India Ltd
13. Non-Detail-Edmund Bruke: Speeches on America Taxation and conciliation with America-
V Venkata Subbaish Publishers; The Macmillan India Ltd
14. Drama – Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice.
 Paper-VII, Political Science - II

FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL OBLIGATION

Unit I.

1.Conceptions of State, Power, Authority and Legitimation, Sovereignty, Justice.

2.How does power become legitimate power or why people ought to obey the State?
Examination of classical (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau) and modern (Max Weber, Marx, Emile
Durkheim) approaches to the notion of political obligation.

3.Utilitarianism (both rule and act utilitarianism) as approaches to political obligation.

Unit II:

1.The problem of civil disobedience and political obligation, with particular reference to
Gandhian and Neo-Gandhian thought.

2.The problem of obedience to unjust laws.

3..Why should we honour promises and contracts? (Foundations of promissory and contractual
liability).

Unit III:

1.The problem of punishment: When is use of force by State against the citizen just and
justifiable? (The Base of criminal sanction)

2.The contemporary crisis of legitimation.

3.Western political thought: Plato, Aristotle

Unit IV:

1.Medieval political thought, St. August, St. Thomas Aqunas.

2.European political thought, Machiavelli, Bodin

Books Recommended:

1. Rajani Kothari - Democratic Policy and Social Change in India : Crisis and
Opportunities, Allied Publishers
2. Kar Lowernestein: Political Power and the Government Process;
3. Gokhale B.K.:- A Study of Political theory.
4. Gettle:- Political Science
5. Ramphe:- Problems of Political Science
6. Hart H.L.A.:- Essay on Punishment and Responsibility
7. Nisbet R.A.: The Sociological Tradition. Heinemonn, Londs Part-II, Chapter-4:
Authority for authority and power;
8. Bierstedt Robert: Power and Progress, McGraw-Hill, New York and Delhi;
9. Leiser: (Ch. 12 - Civil Disobedience) Liberty, justice and hope Burton;
10. George Lich Theim: A Short History of Socialism
11. LS Rathor and SAH Haqqi. Political Theory and Organization, EBC.
 Paper- VIII: Sociology-I

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

Unit I:

1.Nature, Definition and Scope of Sociology.

2.Sociology and law, sociology and economics, sociology and political science, sociology and
history.

3.Social Status and Roles, Meaning of Status, Status and Society, Determination of Status,
Concept of Role, Definition of Role, conformity, deviance, coherence of Role.

Unit II:

1.Social groups, classification of groups, Chief characteristics of group life, Importance

of primary group, secondary groups, clan, sib, Caste and Tribe. Social Stratification, nature and
types, Critical appraisal of caste, Critical appraisal of class, Concept of Social Justice,
Constitutional aspirations, Preamble.. Different Acts aimed at Social Justice.

2.Social Institutions: Family, characteristics, types, functions of family, changes in modern

family, disorganization of family, modern families and their problems. Marriage, types of
marriages, polygamy and polyandry, bigamy, etc. and Family Relations Law.

Unit III:

1.Other Social Institutions: Economic institutions, Political institutions, Religious

institutions and educational institutions.

2.Social organization and disorganization: Organisation and disorganisation as a process,

characteristics of disorganization, distinction between social organization and disorganization
Causes of social disorganization.

Unit IV:

1.Problems and Status of SCs, STs, BCs, and Minorities and the Legal Regime.

2. Problems and Status of Women, Children and the Legal Control.

Books Recommended:
1. T.B. Bottamore, Sociology, A Guide to problems and Literture, London allen and Unwin.
2. T.K.Oommen&C.N.Venugopal, Sociology, Pre Law Education Series, EBC
3. Harvy Johnson, Sciology - A Systematic Introduction
4. M. Harlambos, Sciology- Themes and Perspective, Oxford University Press, Delhi
4. Peter Worsley et al, Introducting Sociology, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books
5. N.K. Bose, The Structure of Hindu Society, New Delhi, Orient Longman
6. David G. Mandelmaum, Society in India, Bombay, Popular Prakashan
7. Romesh Thappar (ed), Tribe caste and Religion in Indian, New Delhi, Macmillan,
8. Andre Betelle, Inequality and Social Change, Delhi, Oxford University Press,
9. Andre Betelle, The Backward Classes and the New Social Order, Delhi, Oxford
University Press
 Paper- IX – SPECIAL CONTRACTS

Unit-I:

1.Indemnity and Guarantee: Indian Contract Act, 1872, Contract of Indemnity and
guarantee (Secs. 134, 127); Definition, Rights to Indemnity holder, Liability of the Indemnifier,
Contract of Guarantee, Definition of Guarantee, Essential characteristics of contract of
Guarantee, Distinction between contract of indemnity and contract of Guarantee, Kinds of
guarantee, Rights and liabilities of surety, Discharge of surety, Contract of Bailment (Secs. 148-
181 of Indian Contract Act, 1872).

2.Bailment: Definition, Essential requisites of Bailment, Kinds of Bailment, Rights

and Duties of Bailor and Bailee, Termination of Bailment, Pledge, Definition, Rights and duties
of Pawn or and Pawnee, Pledge by Non Owners.

Unit-II:

1.Contract of Agency: (Secs. 182-238 of the Indian Contract Act 1872), Definition of Agent,
Creation of Agency, Rights and duties of Agent, Delegation of authority, Personal liability of
Agent, Relations of Principal with Third parties, Termination of Agency.

2.Contact of Sale of Goods: (The Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1934), Formation of Contract,
Subject-matter of Contract of Sale, Conditions and Warranties, Express and implied conditions
and warranties, Caveat Emptor, Property, Possession and risk, Passing of Property, Sale of
non-owners, Delivery of goods, Rights and duties of Seller and buyer before and after sale,
Rights of unpaid seller.

Unit-III:

1.Contracts of Partnership: (The Indian Partnership Act, 1932), Definition and nature of
Partnership, Formation of Partnership, Test of Partnership, Partnership and other associations,
Registration of Firm, Effect of non registration, Relation of Partners, Rights and duties of
Partners, Properties of the Firm, Relation of Partners to third parties, Implied authority of a
partner, Kinds of partners, Minor as partner, Reconstitution of a firm, Dissolution of firm.

2.Hire purchase.

Unit-IV:
1.Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Definition of negotiable instrument, essential features of
promissory note, bill of exchange and cheque, holder, holder in due course, payment in due
course, dishonor of cheque.

Books Recommended:
1. Anson’s Law of Contract, Oxford University Press, London
2. Venkatesh Iyer: The Law of Contracts and Tenders. Gogia & Co., Hyderabad
3. Cheshire & Fifoot: Law of Contract, Buttersworth, London,
4. Mulla: The Indian Contract Act, N.M. Tripathi (P) Ltd. Bombay
5. G.C.V. Subba Rao: Law of Contract, S. Gogia & Co., Hyderabad
6. K. Krishnan Nair: Law of Contract, S. Gogia & Company, Hyderabad
7. Avtar Singh: Law of Contract, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow,
8. A. Ramaiah’s Sale of Goods Act, 4th Edition 1998, The Law Book Co. Allahabad
9. Benjamins Sale of Goods, 1st Edition. 1978, Sweet & Maxwell, London
10. P.S. Atiyah: Sale of Goods Act 1997, Universal Book Traders, Delhi
11. Chales D. Drale: Law of Partnership, Sweet & Maxwell,
London
12. Bowstead on Agency, Sweet and Maxwell, London.
 Paper X- Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral Presentation
and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make oral presentation on
any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher Selected two Topics from each
subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and observe
various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive study and make a
Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and 25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to Government Observation Home / Juvenile Justice Board / Children’s

Home

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be kept in the
same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4 Size along with
certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
 SEMESTER-III

Paper-XI: Political Science – III

INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit-I:
Indian political thought of the following persons:

1.Manu.

2.Koutilya.

Unit-II:

1.Gandhism

2.Nehru.

Unit-III:

1.Jayaqpraksh Narayana

2.Dr. B.R Ambedkar.

3.Goutham Budda

Unit-IV:

1.M.N. Roy. Hindu Concept of State and Islamic Concept of State.

2.Gandhism and Sarvodaya in political thought.

3.Liberalism and Marxism in India

Books Recommended:
1. Urmila sarma and S.K.sarma, Indian Political Thought, Atlantica Publishers
2. Padhy K.S, Indian Political Thought
3. Bidyut Chakrabarty, Modern Indian Political thought, Sage Publishers
4. Mahendra Prasad Singh, Dr. Himanshu Roy, Indian Political Thought, Themes and
Thinkers, Pearson Education
5. Viswanath Prasad Varma, Modern Indian Political Thought,P Lakshmi Narayan
Agarwal, Modern Indian Political Thought, 1971
6. Harihara Das, Indian Political Thought, National Publishing House, 2005
Paper-XII: Economics –II

INDIAN ECONOMIC POLICY

Unit-I:

1.Introduction to Indian Economy:

a) Trends in population growth.

b) Estimates of National Income in India.
c) Post-independence economic policies in India.

2.Poverty and Income Distribution :

a) Trends and inter-regional variations in the incidence of rural poverty.

b) Unemployment trends and employment generation schemes.
c) Labour, Productivity and Wages.

Unit-II:

1.The Logic of India’s Development Strategy :

a) Planning Process.
b) Priorities between agriculture and industry.
c) Choice of technology.
d) The role of public, private and joint sectors.
e) Large, medium and small industries.

Unit-III:

1.Problem of Controlling Economic Concentration :

a) Regulation of the Private Corporate Sector (Controls, License, Quotas).

b) Anti-monopolies and Restrictive Practices; Regulation.
c) Deficit Financing.
d) Pricing.
e) Labour Relations.

2.Export and Import Policies: Import substitution and export promotion.

Unit-4:

1.Agricultural Economics :

a) Basic characteristics of the economy and its transformation since

Independence.
b) Evolution of Agrarian Relations. Integrated rural development.
c) Commercialisation of Agriculture.
d) Economics of Farm Management.
e) Agricultural credit.

Books Recommended:
1. Rudder Datt and Sundaram: Indian Economy, Delhi, S. Chand and Co., ;
2. A.N. Agarwala: Indian Economics, New Delhi Vikas,
3. K.K. Dewett - Indian Economics;
4. Gunnar Myrdag: Challenge of World Poverty;
5. C.T. Kurien: Planning Poverty and Social Transformation, Allied Publications,
6. C.H. Hanumantha Rao and P.C. Joshi: Reflections of Economic Development and
Social Change – Essays in Honour of V.K.R.V. Rao Allied Publishers.
 Paper - XIII : TORTS INCLUDING M V ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION LAW

Unit-1:

1. Evolution of Law of Torts:, Its development by courts in England, Forms of Action,

Emergence of specific remedies from case to case, Reception of Law of Torts in India,
Principles of Equity, Justice and Good Conscience, Uncodified character-advantages and
disadvantages.

2. Definition, Nature, Scope and Objects: A Wrongful act-violation of a duty (in rem) imposed
by law, duty which is owed to people generally, Legal damage-Damnum sine injuria and Injuria
sine damnum., Tort distinguished from Crime, Breach of Contract etc., , The
concept of unliquidated damages, . Changing scope of Law of Torts: Expanding character of
duties owed to people generally due to complexities of modern society-scientific and
technological progress, industrialisation, urbanisation, specialization, occupational hazards, .
Objects- prescribing standards of human conduct, redressal of wrongs by payment of
compensation, proscribing unlawful conduct by injunctions.

3. Principles of Liability in Torts: Fault, Wrongful intent, Negligence, . Liability without fault,
Violation of Ethical codes, Statutory liability, Fatal Accidents Act, Railway Act, . Workmen’s
Compensation Act, Motor Vehicles Act, Carrier Act, Insurance Laws, Place of motive in Torts.
Justification in Torts: Volenti non fit injuria - What is free consent?: Informed consent, mere
knowledge and knowledge coupled with assumption of risk, . Necessity, Private and Public,
Plaintiff’s default, Act of God and Inevitable Accident, Private Defence, Statutory authorization,
Judicial and Quasi-judicial Acts, Parental and quasi parental authority.

Unit-2:

1. Extinguishment of Liability in Certain situations: Death, Actio personalis moritur cum

persona Exceptions, Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. 1934, Waiver and
acquiescence, Release, Accord and satisfaction, Limitation.

2. Standing: Who may sue in torts, Aggrieved individuals, Class Action, 0 1 R 8, Social Action
Groups, Statutes granting standing to certain persons groups, . Who may not be sued,
.Ambassadors, Lunatics, Infants.

3. Doctrine of Sovereign immunity and its Relevance in India: Liability of States-Sovereign and
non-sovereign functions, Crown Proceedings Act of U.K., Federal Tort Claims Act of U.S.A.
Constitution of India, Arts 299 and 300, Act of State.
4. Vicarious Liability: Basis, scope and justification, Express authorization, Ratification,
Abetment, Special Relationship, Master and servant-arising out of and in the course of
employment who is master? - Control test who is servant? Borrowed servant Independent
Contractor, Principal and Agent, Corporation and Principal Officer.,

Unit-3:

1. Torts Against Persons and Personal Relations: Assault, Battery, Mayhem, False
Imprisonment, Defamation-Libel, slander including law relating to privileges, Marital
Relations, domestic Relations, parental Relations Master and Servant relations, Malicious
prosecution, Shortened Expectation of life, Nervous shock, . Defences.

2.Wrongs Affecting Property: Trespass to land, Trespass ab initio, Dispossession,

Movable Property-Trespass to goods, Detinue, conversion, Torts against Business interests-
Injurious falsehood, misstatements, passing off, Defences.

3.Negligence: Basic concepts, Theories of Negligence, . Standards of care, Duty to take care
carelessness inadvertence, Doctrine of contributive negligence, Res ipsa loquitor and its
importance, Professional liability due to negligence with special reference to consumer
Protection Law.

4. Absolute/Strict Liability: The Rule in Ryland vs. Fletcher. Principle for application of
these rules, Storing of dangerous things, . Escape of dangerous things - application of principles
in concrete cases of damage arising out of industrial activity. (The Bhopal Disaster, Oleum Gas
Escape, M.C. Mehta Case, Nuclear Installations and their hazards), Defences, Liability under
Motor Vehicle Act, Railway Act etc.

Unit 4:

1. Nuisance: Definition, Essentials, Types, Acts which constitute nuisance-obstructions

of highways, pollution of air, water, noise, interference with light and air.

2. Legal Remedies: Legal Remedies, Award of damages-simple, special, punitive, Remoteness of

Damages-Foreseability and Directness tests, Injunction, Specific Restitution of Property, Extra-
Legal Remedies-self help, Re-entry in land, Recapture of goods, distress damage feasant
abetment to nuisance.

3. Judicial Process in Tort: Dilatoriness, Complicated rules of procedures and evidence,

Experts in trial process, Reports of Testing labs, Court fees, Problems of access.

4. Tort and Consumer Protection Law: Duty to take care and liability for negligence:
Manufacturers and traders and providers of services such as lawyers, doctors and other
professional, Caveat emptor and caveat venditor, Deceit and false advertisement, . Liability for
hazardous and inherently dangerous industrial activity, Product Liability - EEC directives,
Right to Common Property Resources-right to pass and Trespass on pathways, Consumer
Protection Act, 1986. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Books Recommended:
1. Winfield & Jolowicz: Tort, XII Edition, Sweet and Maxwell, London - 1994
2. Salmond and Heuston: Law of Torts, India reprint Universal Books Traders,
New Delhi - 1994.
3. Ramaswamy Iyer: The Law Torts
4. Achutan Pillai: The Law of Torts, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow.
5. Durga Das Basu: The Law of Torts, X Edition Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi
6. Ratna Lal & Dhiraaj Lal: The Law of Torts, Wadhwa & Company, Nagpur, 1992
7. R.K. Bangia: The Law of Torts, Allahabad Law Agency, Allahabad, 1999
8. J.N. Panday: The Law of Torts, Central Law Publications, Allahabad, 1999
9. Vivienne Harpwood: The Law of Torts, Cavandish Publishing Ltd., London, 1993
10. Hepple & Mathews: Tort - cases and materials, Butterworth, London, 1980.
11. D.N. Saraf, Law of Consumer Protection in India, MN Tripathi, Bombay.
 Paper - XIV: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -I

Unit-1:

1. Historical Perspective: Constitutional Developments since 1858 to 1947 Morle

Minto Reforms-Dyarchy-Montague-Chelmsford Reforms. Indian National Congress 1885,
Various Trends of opinion, Social Reform vs. Political Independence, Protest against British
Repression. Jalianwala Bagh, Rowlatt Act-Sedition Trials of Tilak.

2. Making of India’s Constitution - concept of constitution and Constitutionalism-Salient features

- Constituent Assembly - Sovereignty. Preamble status and its goals.

3. Concept of state and law (Articles 12 & 13).

Unit-2:

1.Equality and Social Justice: Equality before the law and Equal protection of Lawsmeaning-
Constitutional provisions - Total conspectus - Articles 14, 15, 16, 17, 29 (2), 325 Classification
for Differential Treatment, Gender Justice, Arts. 15(1),(2),(3), 16, 29(2), Administrative
discretion and Equality, Compensatory Discrimination for Backward Class/SC &
ST.

2. Freedoms and Social Control: Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of the
Press, Freedom of Speech and Contempt of Court, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of
Association, Freedom of Movement, Freedom to Reside and Settle, Freedom of
profession/business etc. Property and social control from 1950 to 1978, Property and social
control -after 1978.

3. Personal Liberty: Rights to an accused - Double Jeopardy, Right against selfincrimination,

Right against Retroactive Punishment, Right to life and Personal Liberty-Meaning of - Art. 21.
Gopalan, case, Personal Liberty-Meaning of- Maneka Gandhi, Sunil Batra, etc., case law.
Procedure established by law-Gopalan, Kharak Singh, case. Procedure established by law - Due
process - Maneka Gandhi and after.

Unit-3:

1. Preventive Detention-Constitutional Policy Art. 22, Preventive Detention- Safeguards

under the Constitution, Art. 23 .
2. Secularism: Concept of Secularism-Indian Constitutional provisions, Historical Perspective of
India Secularism, Religion and State-in India-State control and noninterference with Religion.
Concept of Secularism; American Model - Separation of State- Church-Is it relevant to India?
Tradition in India- Equal Respect for All Religions

3.Minority Rights-Why? Scope- Meaning of Minority, Minority Rights to Educational

Institutions.

Unit-4:

1. Constitutional Remedies: Supreme Court & High Courts.

2. Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles: Directive Principles-Reasons for incorporation,

Directive Principles-Directions of Social Change - A new social order Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles - Interrelationship-Judicial balancing, Constitutional amendments - Arts,
31A, 31-B and 31-C to strengthen Directive Principles Judicial policy towards Directive
Principles from Champakam to Minerva Mills. Relationship between Fundamental Rights,
Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties.

Books Recommended:

1. Shukla V.N, Constitution of India, Eastern Books Company, Lucknow.

2. Pandey J.N, Constitutional Law of India, Central Law Agency, Allahabad..
3. Austin, Granwille, The Indian constitution - Corner Stone of a Nation, Oxford .
University, Press, New Delhi (Indian Reprint 2000).
4. Basu D.D: Constitutional Law of India, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
5. Jain, M.P., Indian Constitutional Law, Wadhwa & Co., Nagpur.
6. Subba Rao, GCV, Indian Constitutional Law, Eastern Books
Company, Lucknow.
7. Tope T.K. : Constitutional Law of India, , Eastern Book Company, Lucknow.
8. Shiva Rao B.: The Framing of India’s Constitution (in 5 volumes), Indian Institute
of Public Admn., New Delhi.
9. Seervai, H.M.: Constitutional Law of India (in 3 volumes), M.M. Tripathi,
Bombay.
10. Constituent Assembly Debates (5 books) - Official report, Lok Sabha Secretariat, New
Delhi.
 Paper XV- Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to Human Rights Organization / Human Rights Court.

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be

kept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4
Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
4. S.R. Maheswari Indian Administration, Oriental Blackswan,2000
5. Nicholas Henry, Public Administration and Public Affairs, PHI Learning, 2012

Paper XVII: Sociology-II

SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES

Unit I:

1.Social Thought Theories- Max Weber, Durkheim- Karl Marx- M.N. Srinivas.

2.The Concept of State: Different theories. Social Contract theory, Separation of Powers
theory, Command theory – Historical theory.

Unit II:

1.Social Change in Modern India and the concepts of Sanskritisation, Westernisation,

Sociolisation and Secularisation.

2.Effects and consequences of Globalisation on Indian Society.

Unit III:

1.Theories of Social Change: Factors of Social Change, Results of Social Change,

Technology as an agent of social change, literacy as a means to social change.

2.Is Change progressive or retrograde. Cultural Lag- Culture and Civilization..Social

Transformation. Social Disorganization.

Unit IV:

1.Social thinkers in India: Mahatma Gandhi, Ram Manohar Lohia- Dr. B.R. Amebedkar
and Amartya Sen. Socialist and Communist Ideology. Fundamentalism-Secularism- Socialism -
Feminism, Consumerism, Social Integration, Nationalism.

Books Recommended:
1. T.B. Botomse: Sociology, A Guide to Problems and Literature, London, Allen and
Erwin, 1982
2. Harvy Johnson: Sociology - Systematic Instruction
3. Sharma : Sociology
4. Mao-Iwer and Page - Sociology
5. Kingslary Davis : Human Society
6. Peter Worsley et al, Introducing Sociology, Hamondaworth, Penguin Books 1970;
7. M. Haralambos: Sociology - Themes and Persectives, Delhi, Oxford University
Press, 1981
8. N.K. Bose: The Structure of Hindu Society, New Delhi, Orient Longman, 1975
9. David G., Mandelrsum: Society in India, Bombay, Popular Prakashan, 1972
10. Romesh Thappar (ed): Tribe, Caste and Religion in India, New Delhi, Macmillan,
1977
11. Andre Betelle: Inequality and Social Change, Delhi, Oxford University Press,
1972
12. Andre Betalle: The Backward Classes and New Social Order, Delhi, Oxford
University Press, 1981
13. A.R Desai, Rural Sociology
14. M.N. Srinivas, Caste in Modern India
15. Mac. Iver and Page, Sociology
Paper XVIII - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW- II

Unit-1: Parliamentary Government: Westminster Model-Indian experience before

Independence-choice of Parliamentary Government, President of India-Election Qualifications,
Impeachment, Salary, etc., Council of Minister-President’s Constitutional position, Governor
and State Government-President’s constitutional relationship. Legislative Process
Privileges, Freedom of Speech. Practice of law-making, etc., Legislative Privileges-vs.
Fundamental Rights, In re. Art 143 of the constitution of India, Prime Minister - Cabinet
system - collective responsibility -Individual responsibility President P.M. Relationship. Party
System- Anti-defection Law. Freedom of an M.P./M.L.A. to dissent.

Federalism: Federalism-principles-Comparative study of other Federations. Why India

has a federal Government, Indian Federalism-President of India-Council of State Process of
Constitutional amendment. Identification of Federal Features, Legislative Relations between the
Centre and the States Administrative relations-Centre-States, Financial Relations-Centre-
States, Governor’s position from the perspective of Federalism, Centre’s Powers over the
States-Art. 356, J & K - Special Status, Critical problems of India Federalism Sarkaria
Commission-Greater autonomy vs Central Control one party domination. Emergence of Political
Federalism. Growth of Regional parties.

Unit-2: Governor under the constitution: Powers and functions

Independency of the Judiciary and Judicial process: Judicial process under the
Constitution: Judicial Review - Art. 32, 226, 227, Nature of Judicial Review, Court system in
India: Backlogs, Arrears, alternatives. Lok Adalats etc. Judges; Appointments, Conditions of
service, etc. Subordinate Judiciary, Jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Court, Advisory
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation.

Unit-3 Freedom of Trade and Commerce:

Services under the Constitution: Doctrine of pleasure (Art. 310), Protection against
Arbitrary Dismissal, Removal, or Reduction in Rank (Art. 311), Tulsiram Patel case- Exceptions
to Art. 311.

Unit-4; Election Commission of India: Powers and functions

Emergency Provisions under the constitution: Emergency. Need for such a provision.
Types of Emergencies. Experience in other democracies , Proclamation of Emergencyconditions-
Art. 352- Effect of Emergency on Centre-State relations, Emergency and suspension
of fundamental rights. Arts. 358, 359 - Makhan Singh Tarasikha to A.D.M. Jabbalpore, Financial
Emergency.

Amendment to the Constitution: Constitutional Processes of Adaptation & Alteration:

Methods of constitutional Amendment-Written-Unwritten-Rigid-Flexible Constitutions,
Provisions which can be amended by ordinary procedure. Special procedure, review of
Constitutional Amendments, Limitations upon constitutional amendments Shankari Prasad,
Sajjan Singh, Golak Nath vs. Punjab - Why should Fundamental Rights be immune from the
process of constitutional Amendment, Basic Structure Doctrine as a limitation-Kesavananda
Bharati. Development of the Basic Structure Doctrine Constituent power of the Supreme Court.
Waman Rao, Minerva Mills, etc., Indira Gandhi Vs Raj Narain; Judicial consensus on Basic
Structure, Legislative and Judicial Attempts to bury the Basic Structure Doctrine; Legitimation
of the Basic Structure Doctrine, Special Bench to reconsider the Basic Structure Issue. Forty-
Second Constitutional Amendment. Forty-Fourth constitutional Amendment.
Minerva Mills and subsequent developments of the Basic Structure Doctrine. Responsibility of
the court; Activism vs. Restraint.

Books Recommended:
1. Shukla V.N.: Constitution of India, Eastern Books Company, Lucknow.
2. Pandey J.N.: Constitutional Law of India, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
3. Austin, Granwille: The Indian Constitution - Corner Stone of a Nation, 1966,
Oxford University, Press, New Delhi.
4. Basu D.D.: Constitutional Law of India, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
5. Jain, M.P.: Indian Constitutional Law, Wadhwa & Co., Nagpur.
6. Subba Rao, GCV.: Indian Constitutional Law, Eastern Books Company, Lucknow.
7. Tope T.K.: Constitutional Law of India, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow.
8. Shiva Rao B.: The Framing of India’s Constitution (in 5 volumes), Indian Institute of
Public Admn., New Delhi.
9. Seervai, H.M.: Constitutional Law of India (in 3 volumes), M.M. Tripathi, Bombay.
10. Constituent Assembly Debates (5 books) - Official report, Lok Sabha Secretariat, New
Delhi.
 Paper XIX - LAW OF CRIMES-I (IPC)

Unit-1:

1. General: Conception of Crime, State’s power to determine acts or commissions as

crimes, State’s responsibility to detect, control and punish crime, Distinction between
crime and other wrongs., Pre-colonial notion of crime as reflected in Hindu, Muslim and Tribal
Law, The colonial reception-Macaulay’s Draft based essentially on British notions, IPC a
reflection of different social and moral-values, Applicability of I.P.C., Salient Features of the
I.P.C

2. Elements of Criminal Liability, Author of crime-natural person and a fit subject for
punishment, companies and corporations, Mens rea-Evil intention, Importance of mens rea,
Recent Trends to fix liability without mens rea in certain socio-economic offences, An act
in furtherance of guilty intent, An omission as specifically includes in the code, Injury to another

3. Group Liability:, Stringent provision in case of combination of persons attempting to

disturb peace, Common intention, . Abetment, Instigation, aiding and conspiracy, Mere act of
abetment punishable, Unlawful Assembly, Basis of liability, Criminal conspiracy, Rioting as a
specific offence.

Unit - 2:

1. Stages of Crime :, Guilty intention - Mere intention not punishable , Preparation, Preparation
not punishable, Exception in respect of certain offences of grave nature or of a peculiar kind such
as possession, counterfeit coins, false weights and measures, Attempt,
Attempt when punishable specific IPC provisions, Tests for determining what constitutes attempt
proximity, equivocality and social danger, Impossible attempt

2. Factors Negativing Guilty Intention :, Mental incapacity, Minority, Insanity-impairment

of cognative facilities, emotional imbalance, Medical and legal insanity, Intoxicationinvoluntary,
Private Defence-justification and limits, When private defence extends to causing
of death to protect body and property, Necessity, Mistake of fact.

3. Types of Punishment : , Death, Social relevance of capital punishment, Alternatives to capital

punishment, Imprisonment-for life, with hard labour, simple imprisonment, Forfeiture of
property, Fine, Discretion in awarding punishment, Minimum punishment in respect of certain
offences.
Unit-III:

1. Specific Offence Against Human Body :, Causing death of human beings , Culpable
homicide, Murder, Distinction between culpable homicide and murder, Specific mental element
requirement in respect of murder, Situation justifying treating murder as culpable homicide not
amounting to murder, Grave and sudden provocation, Exceeding Right to Private Defence,
Public servant exceeding legitimate use of force, Death in sudden fight, Death caused by
consent of the deceased-Euthanasia, Death caused of person other than the person intended ,
Miscarriage with or without consent, Rash and negligent act causing death, Hurt-Grievous
and simple, Assault and Criminal Force, Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement -
Kidnapping from lawful guardianship and from outside India, Abduction.

2. Offences against Women: Insulting the modesty of a woman, Assault or criminal force with
intent to outrage the modesty of a women, Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent,
Causing death by causing miscarriage without woman’s consent, Kidnapping or abducting
woman to compel her to marry or force her to illicit intercourse, Buying a minor for purposes of
prostitution, Rape, Custodial rape, Marital rape, Cruelty by husband or relatives of the husband,
Common law remedies to protect against obscene / indecent depiction of women, Cyber Crimes.

3. Offences Against Property: Theft, Cheating, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity, Mischief,
Criminal misrepresentation and Criminal Beach of Trust,

Unit-IV:

1. Forgery, Defamation and Tress Pass and Offences Against the State.

2. Prevention of Corruption Act 1986.

Books Recommended:
1. Ratan Lal and Dhiraj Lal: Indian Penal Code, Wadhwa & Co., Nagapur
2. Achutan Pillai: Criminal Law, Butterworth Co.,
3. Gour K.D.: Criminal Law - Cases and material, Butterworth Co.,
4. Kenny's: Outlines of Criminal Law,
 Paper XX - Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to Central Jail / Sub Jail

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be

kept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4
Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
 SEMESTER-V

Paper-XXI: Political Science – V

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATION

The course is divisible into two major parts:

Part I:International Relation ( Unit-I and Unit-II )

Part II:International Organization (Unit-III and Unit-IV)

Unit -I:

The world community; sovereign states, transnational political

parties, and transnational non-official organizations such as the churches,
multinational corporations, scientific, cultural and other organizations.
Components of national power- population, geography, resources, economic organization,
technology and military force. Limitations on national power;
international morality, public opinion, international law, fear of violence and destruction, war
with conventional and nuclear weapons. Major sources of conflict: East and West and North and
South rivalries, territorial claims, resources, population migrations, international trade, balance
of payments and protectionism.

Unit-II

Causes of I World War, II World War, Study of various Treaties

Avoidance of war and facilitation of peaceful change: Alliance and balance of power approach:
Collective security and disarmament, diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflicts by
negotiation, mediation, conciliation and resource to international organisation arbitration and
judicial settlement; the cultural approach and the UNESCO; promotion of international
cooperation and the functional approach, the Specialised Agencies. The case for against world
government.

Unit- III :

Inter-governmental organizations and their constituent instruments; the standard pattern of

organization: The annual or periodical plenary conference, the committee or council to take
decision during the period between the plenary conferences, the secretariat. The special features
of the I.L.O. and international financial institutions.
Unit- IV

The United Nations and its principal organs, the relationship between the United Nations and
Regional Organisations, Specialized Agencies and International Non-Government Organizations.

Books Recommended:
7. B.S.Murthy, International Relations and Organisations, Pre Law Education series,
EBC
8. Naik J.A.:- A Text book of International Relations.
9. Roy and Dutta:- Introduction to International Relations
10. Myneni S R International Relations and Organisations
11. Mahendra Kumar:- Theoretical Aspects of International Politics
12. Palmer and Perking : International Relations;
13. D.W. Bowett: International Institutions, London, Methuen
14. Verson Van Dyke : International Politics
15. E.H. Hentmen: The Relations of Nations;
16. Quincy Wright: Study of International Relations, New York, Appleton -Century
Crofts,
17. Hans Morgenthau: Politics among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, .
New York, Knopt,.
 Paper-XXII, Economics –III

MONEY, BANKING AND FISCAL POLICY

Unit -I:

1.Money – Meaning, function and classification of money, theories of money, fisher’s

quantity theory of money, Cambridge Approach.

2.Banking – functions of commercial banks . Process of credit creation functions of RBI,

Methods of credit control.

Unit-II:

1.Foreign investment and foreign trade, international investment, international aid,

international corporations export promotion and import substitution.

Unit-III:

1Meaning demand full inflammation, cost push inflation effects of inflation

Unit-IV:

1.Fiscal policy: Objective of fiscal policy, role of fiscal policy in under developed
countries, fiscal policy and equitable distribution fiscal policy and price stability, fiscal policy
and budget deficit.

Books Recommended:
1. KPM Sundaram, Money, Banking and International trade, sultan Chand, 2006.
2. R.Dorn Bush, S Fisher and R.Stantz, Macro Economics. Tata Mc Grow Hill Co,
2004.
3. Bhyrathi V Tathak, the Indian Financial System Market , Institutions and
Services, Pearson, 2008.
4. Dingra, IC Indian Economy, Sultan Chand, 2007
5. United Nations world development Report oxford University Press, 1990-2008
(Different Editions)
6. Michel P.Todorao, Economic Duct, Longman co, 1996.

Paper-XXIII: FAMILY LAW –I (Family Relations)

Unit -1:

1. Concept of family, Nuclear family and Joint family, Joint Hindu Family (Mitakshara
and Dayabhaga): Mitakshara joint family Mitakshara Coparcenary - formation and incidents,
Property under Mitakshara law-Separate property and Copercenary property, Dayabhaga
coparcenary - Formation and incidents, Property under Dayabhaga Law, Karta of the joint
family-his position, powers, privileges and obligations, Alienation of property-separate and
coparcenary, Debts-doctrines of pious obligation and antecedent debt. Partition and Reunion
Joint Hindu Family as a social security institution and impact of Hindu Gains of Learning Act
and various tax laws on it.

2. Marriage and Kinship: Evolution and importance of institutions of Marriage and Family. Role
of Religion, Indian Family Law, Impact of customs on marriage and family.

Unit-2:

1. Applicability & Sources of Law: Who is a Hindu, Who is a Muslim, Who is a Christian,
Sources of Hindu Law, Sources of Muslim Law, Schools of Law, Hindu and Muslim laws.

2. Essential Conditions of Marriage, State intervention through various legal measures,

Essentials Conditions of valid Hindu Marriage Hindu Marriage Act, Essential conditions of
valid Muslim marriage, Concept of Dower, Essential conditions of marriage for valid Christian
Marriage, Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1882, Special Marriage Act, Kinds of marriages under
Hindu and Muslim systems

Unit–3:

1. Matrimonial Remedies: Annulment, RCR Judicial Separation, Divorce -Conditions for

grant of matrimonial remedies under Hindu Marriage Act, Indian Divorce Act; Matrimonial
Remedies for Muslims (Talaq, Ila, Zihar, Tafwiz, Khula, Mubara) Muslim wife’s grounds of
divorce u/ Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, Bars to Matrimonial Relief.
Maintenance: Maintenance of divorced wives, neglected wives, minor children and
parents under Hindu Marriage Act & Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act;

2. Maintenance of Muslims wives during and after divorce; Protection of Rights on Divorce Act,
1986 S.125 of Cr.P.C.
Unit- 4:

1. Child and the Family: Legitimacy, Adoption, Custody and Maintenance u/ Hindu Law
(HMA,1956) &, Guardianship law of Hindu and Muslims.

2. Costmary practices and the law: Dowry and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Child Marriage
and Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929. Sati Act, 1987, New amendments.

3. Family Courts, Need for UCC: Composition, Powers and Functions of Family Courts
(Family Courts Act 1984) Article 44 of the Indian Constitution

Books Recommended:
1. Maine’s Treatise on Hindu Law and Usage, Bharat Law House,Delhi
2. Muslim Law; the Personal Law of Muslim in India on Pakistan, Faiz Badruddin Tyabji ,
N.M Tripathi Publications, N. Delhi
3. Paras Divan, Modern Hindu Law, Central Law Agency.
4. Paras Divan, Family Law, Central Law Agency.
5. Mohammedan Law, Dr.Mohammed Nazmi Central Law Agency
6. Vasudha, Towards Uniforms Civil Code, ILI, Delhi
7. Marriage and Family Law Reforms in India, Archana Parasher Sage Publications.
8. JD.M. Derret, A Critique of Modem Hindu Law (1970)
 Paper - XXIV: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INCLUDING LAWS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE WILD LIFE AND OTHER LIVING CREATURES
INCLUDING ANIMAL WELFARE

Unit -1:

1. Basic Aspects: Meaning and definition of environment and pollution, kinds of pollution,
sources and consequences of pollution: Significance of environmental Law: Ancient Indian
Philosophy relating to environment protection.

2. Territory law, Constitution provisions concerning environment Articles 14,15,(2) (b) 19

(e),21,31,32,38,39,42,47, 48-A,49,51,51-A: Constitutional provisions about states powers
concerning acquisition, regulation and distribution of natural resources (water, forests,
mines, oil) with special emphasis on Arts 14, 15, 19, 31A, 31B, 31C, 39 (b) & (c): Union
lists ( Entries 6,52,56,57) State list (Entries 17,18,21,23) Concurrent List (Entries17,17-
I,17B,18,20) of Ninth Schedule and land reforms, Abolition of intermediaries and land
ceiling.

Unit-2:

1. Primary Protective Laws: Water Act, 1974, Air Act, 1981, Environment (Protection) Act
1972 and Forest Act,1927 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Biodiversity Act, 2002, NET
1995,NEAA 1997, Schedule Tribe (Forest Rights) Act,

2. Secondary Laws noise pollution regulations: Environment Impact Assessment (EIA),

rules relating to waste management (Solid wastes, hazardous wastes, bio-medical wastes,
CRZ Notification).

Unit-3

1. Common Law & Criminal Law Remedies for Environmental Problems: Nuisance,
Negligence, strict liability and absolute liability, Provisions of IPC relating to environmental
problems (public nuisance u/s 268 and others (Sections 269,270,277,284,285,286,425 to 440)
Section 133 0f Cr.P.C.

2. International Law and Environmental Protection: Stockholm Conference 1972, Rio

summit, 1992, UNEP, WSSD, 2002, Trail Smelter Arbitration

Unit-4
 1. Environment and Development: Meaning and concept of development - Its impact on
environment; conflict between environment and development, Concept of Sustainable
Development. (Principles of integration, polluter pay principle, precautionary principle,
interpenetrated equity), Public Trust Doctrine. people’s movements (Chipko, Tehri, Silent valley
and NBA) Land Acquisition for development projects – Social and legal problems.

2. Judicial Activism and Environment: Public interest litigation for environmental

protection; landmark Judgments – (Reference cases; Bhopal case, Olium gas leakage case, Rural
Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, Dehradun, (Dehradoo case, (1985) Supp SCC 487), A.P
Pollution Control Board v. Prof M.V. Nayudu ,(1999) 2 SCC 718), Vellore Citizen Welfare
Forum v. Union of India, (1996) 5SCC 647), Ganga Pollution case (1988) I SCC ), Olga Tellis
v. Bombay Muncipal Corporation ((1985) 3 SCC5 45), S. Jagannath v. UOI (1997) SCC867)
Samatha case, M.C.Mehta V. Kamalnath( (1997) I SCC 388) and other latest landmarks
judgments.

Books Recommended:
1. Armin Rosencranz, Shyam Divan, Martha L. Noble: Environmental Law
2. A. Agarwal (ed.): Legal Control of Environmental Pollution
3. Chetan Singh Mehta: Environmental Protection and Law
4. V.R. Krishna Iyer, Environment Pollution and Law
5. Shah, Environmental Law
6. Leela Krishna, P, The Evolving Environmental Law and Policy in India
6. Leela Krishna, P, Environmental Law
7. Paras Diwan, Environmental Law, Policy, Administration
8. Animal Laws of India, Maneka Gandhi, University Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
9. S. Shanthkumar, E L, Surya Publications, Delhi.
 Paper-XXV: HISTORY OF COURTS, LEGISLATURES AND
LEGAL PROFESSION IN INDIA

Unit-I:

History of Courts:

1.Administration of Justice in the Presidency Towns (1600-1773) and the development of Courts
and Judicial institutions under the East India Company., Warren Hastings Plan of 1772 and the
Adalat system of Courts -Reforms made under the Plan of 1774 and re-organisation in 1780.,
Regulating Act of 1773 - Supreme Court at Calcutta - Its composition, power and functions -
Failure of the Court - Act of 1781 -Supreme Court vis-a-vis Mofussil Courts, Judicial
measures of Lord Cornwallis 1781, 1790, 1793 progress of Adalat system under Sr. John Shore,
Conflicts arising out of the dual judicial system - Tendency for amalgamation of the two systems
of Courts –

Unit-II:

1.The Indian High Courts Act. 1911 - The Government of India Act, 1915 - High
Courts under the Government of India Act, 1935 - High Courts under the Indian Constitution.,
Development of Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Independence of Judiciary., Judicial
Committee of Privy Council as a Court of Appeal and its jurisdiction to hear appeals from Indian
decisions - Abolition of the jurisdiction of the Privy Council to hear appeals from Indian
decisions, Court system generally under the Constitution of India.

Unit-III:

Legislature:

Legislative authority of the East India Company under the Charter of Queen Elizabeth, 1691.,
Changes under Regulating Act, 1773 - Act of 1781, Recognition of the powers of the Governor
and Council to make Regulations by the British Parliament Act of 1813 and the extension of the
legislative power conferred on all the Three Councils and subjection of the same to greater
control Act of 1833 - Establishment of Legislature of an All-India Character in 1834. The Indian
Council Act, 1861, Central Legislative Council and its composition, powers and functions power
conferred on the Government of India Act of 1909 - Government of India Act, 1919 -
Setting up of bicameral system of legislature at the centre in place of the imperial Council
consisting of one House, Government of India Act, 1935 - The Federal Assembly and the
Council of States, its composition, powers and functions - Legislative Assemblies in the
provinces and the powers and functions of the same
Unit-IV:

Legal Profession:

High Courts under the Act of 1861 and provision for the enrolment of the advocates under the
Letters Patent issued., Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 - Report of the Indian Bar
Committee, 1923., The Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 - The All India Bar Committee, 1951.,
The Advocates Act, 1961., Development of legal education., . History of Law Reporting in
India., Legal Profession in Pre-British India - Role, Training and Functions., Law
Practitioners in the Mayor’s Courts established under the Charter of 1726, .Organisation of Legal
Profession under the Charter of 1774, Legal Profession in Company’s Courts, Provision for
enrolment of Advocates, Vakils and Attorneys under Legal Practitioner’s Act, 1853.

Books recommended:
1. Jain M.P :- Outline of India legal History. Dhanwantra Mechanical and Law Book House,
Delhi;
39
2. Pylee M.V.:- Constitutional history of India
3. Rom Jois, Constitutional History of India
4. N.Dutt and Majumdar, Conduct of Advocates and Legal Profession
5. Sir Curtanary Illbert,The Government of India
6. A.B.Keith- A Constotitutional History of India .
7. A.G.Botpary -Seven Lamps of Advocacy-.
8. J.K.Mittal ,Indian Legal History
9. Herbert Cowell. The History and Constitution of the Court and Legislative Authorities in
India S.C. Begchi, Calcutta, Macker, Spink,
10. Gwyer and Appadorai - Speeches and Documents on the Indian Constitution, 1945 -
1947 (2 Vols.), London, OUP
11.H.V.Srinivasan, History of India, Part-I & Part-II, Pre-Law Education Series, E.BC.
 Paper XXVI- Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to Corporate Industries.

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be

kept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4
Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
.
 SEMESTER-VI
Paper-XXVII: Political Science – VI

LOCAL-SELF GOVERNMENT
Unit-1:

1.Introduction: Historical background of the Panchayat Raj Institutions in India, village

administration in ancient India, Position of Pamchayat Raj during Medival period, Panchayat
Raj institution under the period of British rule.

2.Concept of Local-Self Government: Gandhi-Vinoba’s Gramaswaraj

3.Theory of decentralized local self government.

Unit-II:

1. Local-government in rural India and Community development programmes.

2.Balwantrai Mehata Committee, 1957, Ashok Mehata Committee, 1978 and their
recommendations on Panchayati Raj system.

3.The concept of Panchayti Raj.

Unit-III:

1.Gramasbha, Village and Panchayat, Panchathat Samithi, Zilla Parishad.

2.Panchayat Raj and State Government: Supervision and guidance, General need, present
methods and proposals and a new approach

3.Political parties and Panchatyat Raj.

Unit-IV:

1. Changing pattern of Panchayat Raj.

2. 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment, Dr. L.M Singhvi and P.K. thunga
recommendations.

3. Elections for Local self-governments: The Panchayats, the Municipalities, the

Scheduled and Tribal Areas and the Election Commission for the purpose.

Books Recommended:
1. Shriam Maheswari, Local-Self Government in India
2. M. Venkatarangaiya and G. Raam Reddy, Panchayati Raj in Andhra Pradesh,
3. Iqbal Narain , Panchayat Raj Administration.
4. Introduction to Constitution of India, Nrij Kishore Sharma
5. L.P. Sharma, History of Medieval India, 1000-1740 AD.
6. Report of High Power Committee on Panchayat Raj
7. Rural and Urban ship Committee Report
 Paper- XXVIII, Sociology-III
RURAL, URBAN AND TRIBAL SOCIOLOGY OF INDIA

Unit I:

1.Human ecology, rural communities, urban communities and Tribal Communities and
their characteristics, issues and problems.

2.Village, Municipalities and Corporations . Gram Swaraj, Community Development.

Unit II:

1.Rural Poverty, Bonded Labour, Agricultural Labour, Rural Employment,

Environmental Issues,

2.Role of GOs and NGOs in rural and urban settings. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in
combating rural and urban problems.sRole of local bodies in Law enforcement

Unit III:

1. Gram Nyalaya, Lok Adalats, Right to Information Act, Legal Literacy.

2.Social Work as a profession, Methods and Techniques of Social Case Work, Social
Group Work, Community Development and Social Action.

Unit IV:

1. Law and Public Opinion, Law as an Instrument of Social Change.

2. Tribe and Caste in the traditional Order - Caste and Class in Contemporary India - The
Backward Classes.

3.Trends of change in Indian Society - Indian Cultural values and Development - Coercion,
Conflict and Change - Sociology as a Discipline -Law and Society - Sociology of Law and
Sociology of Legal Profession.

Books Recommended:
1. Harvy Johnson: Sociology - Systematic Instruction;
2. Sharma : Sociology;
3. Mao-Iwer and Page - Sociology;
4. Kingslary Davis : Human Society;
5. M. Haralambos: Sociology - Themes and Persectives, Delhi, Oxford University
Press
6. N.K. Bose: The Structure of Hindu Society, New Delhi, Orient Longman
7. David G., Mandelrsum: Society in India, Bombay, Popular Prakashan
8. Romesh Thappar (ed): Tribe, Caste and Religion in India, New Delhi, Macmillan
9. Andre Betelle: Inequality and Social Change, Delhi, Oxford University Press,
10. Andre Betalle: The Backward Classes and New Social Order, Delhi, Oxford
University Press
11. A.R Desai, Rural Sociology
12. M.N. Srinivas, Caste in Modern India
 Paper –XXIX
FAMILY LAW - II
(Testamentary and Intestate Succession)

Unit-1:

1. Concept of property: property concept, scope and evolution, New Property concepts,
Such As Skill, Job, etc. as new forms of property.

2. Inheritance: Hindus, historical perspective of traditional Hindu law as a background to

the study of Hindu succession Act, 1956. Succession to property of a Hindu male dying
intestate under the provisions of Hindu Succession Act. 1956.

Unit-2:

1. Devolution of interest in Mitakshara coparcenary with reference to the provisions of

Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

2. Succession to property of Hindu female dying intestate under the Hindu succession Act.
1956. Disqualifications relating to succession, General Rules of Succession, Hindu
Succession amendment Act, 2005

Unit-3:

1. Disqualifications, general principles.

2. Muslim Law of Inheritance and Succession , Rules governing Sunni and Shia law of
inheritance, Differences between Shia and Sunni Law, Administration of Estates, Wills
under Muslim Law.

Unit-4:

1. Indian Succession Act: Domicile, Intestate Succession, Will-Codicil, Interpretation

- Revocation of Will, Bequests-conditional - contingent or void bequests, Legacies, Probate and
letters of administration, Executor-administrators, Succession certificate.

Books Recommended:
1. Tahir Mahmood: The Muslim Law of India, Law Book Company, Allahabad:
2 Aquil Ahmed: Text Book of Mohammadan
3. Prof. G.C.V. Subba Rao:
Family Law in India, , S. Gogia & Company, Hyderabad.
4. Asaf A.A. Fyzee: Outlines of Mohammadan Law, , Oxford University Press,
Delhi.
5. Mulla: Principles of Mohammedan Law
6. Paras Divan: Family Law (Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Parsi and others) Allahabad
Law Agency, Allahabad.
7. M.A. Qureshi: Text Book on Muslim Law, , Central Law Publications, Allahabad.
8. Hidayatullah : Mulla Principles of Mohammadan Law, (4th reprint), N.M.
Tripathi
Private Limited, Bombay.
9. Tondon M.P.: Muslim law in India, Allahabad Law Agency, Allahabad.
10. Prasad V.: The Indian Succession Act, 1982, Allahabad Law Agency, Allahabad.
 Paper – XXX
JURISPRUDENCE
(Legal Method, Indian Legal System and Basic Theory of Law)

Unit- 1

1. Meaning of and need to study Jurisprudence. The nature of law and its relationship with
otherdisciplines like sociology, political science and history, political and power
structures and justsociety.
2. Concept of Law, its difference with laws of natural sciences, social sciences, history. The
differences between the ends of a legal order, a political order and a religious order. Issues
concerning the dialectics of law. The obligatory nature of law. The functions of law, law as
the upholder of the moral order in the society, Concept of Dharma and connection
between law and morality, Law for bringing efficiency and social stability; the utilitarian
views.

3. Defining law: Natural Law theories. Contractarian theories - general will theories and
free will theories, Analytical School of Law or Positive Law and autonomous theories
particularly positivist theories and autonomous theories connected (Austin onwards;
Reference to Dworkin, Rawls and Marxaian terms of the Doctrine of Withering away of
State, Transcendental Theories.)

Unit -2

1. Law as a means of social control, Law as Volksgeist, the Historical School of Law, Law
aspractice of courts, the Realist School, Law as a system of rules, H.L.A. Hart’s Concept
of Law,Law as a Normative System, What is a norm and what is a normative system.
Kelsen’s PureTheory.

2. Theories of Authority, Types of Authority – legislative, judicial and customary (sources

of law) – their binding nature. Bindingness with regard to Precedent, Determination of
ratio decedendi

3. Limits on the legislative authority – discuss with reference to Natural Law and Positive
Law. Also with reference to Austin, Kelsen. Refer Indian cases like Golaknath and D.C.
Wadhwa’s Case. Natural Law views that the limits are defined by principles of morality
or natural justice – the legislation, from whatever source, must be in accordance with
such principles. Discuss with reference to Aquinas, Finnis. The Rationalist views that the
limits are set by rational principles of justice – Discuss with reference to Kant, Rawls.The
Basic Structure Doctrine – that the limits are set by the basic structure of the Constitution
or the law itself; any legislation contrary to the basic structure is non-law (Refer
 Kesavananda and Coelho cases). Define and discuss the basic legal concept of
reasonableness with reference to Indian cases. State of Madras V G. Row (1952 SC 196),
Dwaraka Prasad Laxmi Narayan V. State of U.P. (AIR 1954 SC 224), Krishnachandra V.
Commissioner of Police (1961 3 SCR 135), Hardhan Shah V. State of West Bengal (1975
3 SCC 198), Air India V. Nargesh Meerza (AIR 1987 SC 1829), Maneka Gandhi V.
Union of India (1978 2 SCR 621). Judicial decisions particularly the decisions of Indian
Supreme Court on contemporary socio political, legal and economic issues.People; State
– with particular reference to Directive Principles of State Policy; locus standi, Randhir
Singh, Golaknath and other relevant cases.

Unit -III

1. Functions of the courts – Administration of Justice – need for – The purpose of civil
justice; primary and sanctioning rights. Criminal justice, punishment and theories of
punishment.

2. Personality, Concept of Rights, Rights in the wider sense of the term, liberty, power,
Immunity and their jural correlatives.

3. Legal concepts of Ownership and Possession

Unit-IV

1. Concept of Liability – Nature and kinds of liability, penal liability, acts and
intention,Negligence, vicarious liability, the measure of criminal liability and the measure
of civil liability.

2. The Law of Obligations – Sources of obligation – contract and tort, Titles and Law of
Procedure with reference to evidence and Estoppel.

3. Law of Property – Kinds of property, leases, servitudes and securities. Modes of

acquisition of property – Possession, Prescription, Agreement and Inheritance.

.
Books Recommended:
1. Salmond, Jurisprudence, Universal Publishers.
2. Paton, Jurisprudence
3. Allen, Law in Making, Universal Publishers.
4. Mahajan V.D, Legal Theory and Jurisprudence.
5. Dias, Jurisprudence.
6. Lloyd, Introduction to Jurisprudance
7. S.N. Dyani, Fundamental of Jurisprudance: Indian Approach
8. G.C.V.Subba Rao, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
9. Friedman – Legal Theory
10. Ronald Dworkin – Taking Rights Seriously
11. Roscoe Pound – Philosophy of Law

Paper-XXXI
LOCAL LANGUAGE
(Introduction of Law in Local Language / Telugu )

Classroom instruction of Eight select topics in each of the following subjects shall be given in
Local Language / Telugu)

1. Constitutional law of India

2. Law of Crimes

3. Family Law

4. Law of Torts and Consumer Law.

5.Environmental Law.

6. Intellectual Property Law.

7. Alternate Dispute Resolution Systems (ADR)

8.International Law

Note : Examination for 80 Marks shall be on the basis of written record on 16 topics (two topics
from each subject). Each topic carries 5 marks. The record shall be evaluated by the
teacher of the subject and external examiner nominated by the University for conducting
Viva. Viva will be for 20 marks
.

Books Recommended
Nyaya Vignana Darsini, Telugu Academy, 2012

Paper XXXII Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to Market Institutions (Rythu Bazar Etc)

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be

kept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4
Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
 SEMESTER-VII

Paper-XXXIII
PROPERTY LAW INCLUDING TRANSFER OF PROPERTY ACT AND EASEMENTS
ACT

Unit-1:

1. Concept and meaning of property - kinds of property - movable and immovable property
- tangible and intangible property, private and public property.

2. General Principles of transfer of property, transfer of property, what property cannot be

transferred? Conditions restraining alienation, condition restraining enjoyment, vested and
contingent interest, condition precedent and condition subsequent, transfer to unborn person and
rule against perpetuity.

Unit-2:

1. Doctrine of election – covenants- transfer by ostensible owner, doctrine of feeding the

grant by estoppel, Doctrine of acquiescence, Doctrine of lis pendens, fraudulent transfer,
doctrine of part- performance.

2. Sale: Definition, contract for sale, rights and liabilities of seller and buyer.

Unit -3:

1.Mortgages: Kinds of mortgages, - when registration is necessary?, Rights of mortgagor

- right to redeem, clog on redemption, partial redemption, rights and of mortgagee, right
to foreclose or sale, right to sue for mortgage money, accession to mortgaged property,
rights of mortgages in possession, substituted securities, liabilities of a mortgagee in
possession, marshalling and contribution, subrogation - legal subrogation and
conventional, "redeem up and foreclose down",

3. Lease: Definition, right and liabilities of lessor and lessee, kinds of leases. tenancy-atwill,
tenancy by- holding-over, tenancy-at-sufferance.Gifts: definition, essentials, onerous gift,
conditional gifts, universial donee, donation mortis causa.

Unit-4
 1.Exchange of Properties and Assignment of actionable claims.

2.Easements: Definition, nature and characteristics of easements, acquisition or creation

of easements, classification or kinds of easement, termination or determination of easements,
difference between easement and license.

Books Recommended:
1. Mulla, Transfer of Property, Butterworths Publications.
2. Subba Rao, GCV, Commentaries on the Transfer of Property Act.
3. Krishna Menon, Law of Property.
4. Sanjeev Rao, Transper of Property
5. Grover, Transfer of Property
 Paper – XXXIV
LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – I

Unit-I

1.Historical Perspective on Labour: Labour through the ages – slave labour – guild system –
division on class basis – labour during feudal days Labour – capital conflicts: Profit
motive,exploitation of labour, poor working conditions, poor bargaining power, unorganized
labour,surplus labour, division of labour and super-specialisation, lack of alternative employment
From Laissez faire to Welfare State: Transition from exploitation to protection and from
contractto status.International Labour Standards and their implementation.

2.Trade Unionism: Colonial labour law and policy Labour Movement as a counter measure to
exploitation –History of trade union movement in India;Right to trade union as part of human
right to freedom of association.Role of trade unions in the changing economic scenario.

Unit-II:

1.Legal control and protection of trade unions Indian Trade Union Act of 1926: registration,
rights and liabilities of trade union, Amalgamation and dissolution of trade union Problems:
multiplicity of unions, over politicization, intra-union and inter-union Rivalry, outside
leadership, closed shop and union-shop, recognition of unions.Amendments to Trade Union Act
and reforms in law.

2. Collective Bargaining: Concept of collective bargaining – essential characteristics – merits

and demerits – conditions for the success for collective bargaining Bargaining process:
Negotiation Pressurization techniques: Strike and lockout, go-slow, Work to rule, Gherao;
Structure of bargaining: plant, industry and national levels Recognition of trade union for
collective bargaining

Unit-III:

1.Law relating to service conditions: Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,

1946 - Scope and object of the Act, Model standing orders, and matters to be incorporated in
standing orders (schedule to the Act) Submission of draft standing order, certification and
modification of standing orders Interpretation of standing orders and power of appropriate
Government to make rules Concept of misconduct, disciplinary action and punishment for
misconduct.
2. Law relating to Industrial disputes: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Conceptual conundrum:
industry, industrial dispute, workmen; (Sec.2’j’k’&’s’); Dispute settlement machinery:
Conciliation officers, Board of Conciliation, labour court, Industrial Tribunal and National
Tribunal – duties and powers; (Sec3-10) Reference for adjudication and Voluntary Arbitration
(Sec.10 & 10A) Award and its binding nature and judicial review of awards. (Secs.18 & 11-A);
Statutory limitations on strikes and lock-outs; unfair labour practices – prohibition and penalties.
(Sec.22-31&25-T, 25U); General and special provisions relating to lay-off, retrenchment &
closure (Sections 25A-25S & 25K-25R); Recommendations of Second Labour Commission on
industrial disputes.

Unit-IV:

1.Discipline in Industry: Meaning of discipline and causes of indiscipline in industry;

Doctrine of hire and fire – history of management’s prerogative; Restraints on managerial
Prerogatives.Fairness in disciplinary process, right to know the charge sheet and right of
hearing, Domestic enquiry – notice, evidence, cross-examination, representation, unbiased
inquiry officer and reasoned decision; Prenatal (permission) and Postnatal (approval) control
during pendency of proceedings (Sec.33 of ID Act)

\
Books Recommended:
1. R.F. Rustomji: The Law of Industrial Disputes in India.
2. J.N. Malik: Trade Union Law.
3. Bagri: Law of Industrial Disputes, Kamal Law House, 2001.
4. Srivastava: Law of Trade Unions., Eastern Book Company, 4th Edition 2002.
5. Dr. V.G.Goswami, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
6. S.N. Mishra, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
7. Khan and Khan Labour Law, Asia Law House, Hyderabad.
 Paper- XXXV
COMPANY LAW

Unit-I:

1.Meaning of Company, essential characteristics, corporate personality and lifting the

corporate veil, Forms of Corporate and non-Corporate Organisations; Corporations, partnerships
and other associations of persons, state corporations, government companies, public sector
private sector, their-role, functions and accountability of companies.

2.Incorporation, Memorandum of Association - various clauses - alteration therein - doctrine of

ultra vires, Articles of Association - binding force alteration - its relations with memorandum of
association - doctrine of constructive notice and indoor management exceptions, Prospectus -
issue - contents - liability for misstatements -statement in lieu of prospectus, Promotors - position
- duties and liabilities

3.Shareholders: Shares - general principles of allotment statutory restrictions - share

certificate its objects and effects - transfer of shares - restrictions on transfer - procedure for
transfer - refusal of transfer - role of public finance institutions - relationship between transferor
and transfers - issue of shares at premium and discount, Shareholder - who can be and who
cannot be a shareholder modes of becoming a shareholder calls on shares - forfeiture and
surrender of shares - lien on shares rights and liabilities of shareholder, Share capital - kinds -
alteration and reduction of share capital - further issue of capital - conversion of loans and
debentures into capital duties of court to protect the interests of creditors and shareholders.

Unit-II:

1. Directors - position - appointment - qualifications, vacation of office - removal,

resignation - powers and duties of directors -meeting, registers, loans remuneration of directors -
role of nominee directors-compensation for loss of office - managing directors and other
managerial personnel, Meetings - kinds procedure – voting.

2.Dividends, Debentures, Borrowing Powers: Dividends - payment - capitalization of bonus

shares, Audit and accounts, Borrowing - powers - effects of unauthorized borrowing - charges
and mortgages - loans to other companies investments - contracts by companies, Debentures -
meaning- floating charge - kinds of debentures - shareholder and debenture holder - remedies of
debenture holders.

3..Majority rule: Protection of minority rights, Prevention of oppression and mismanagement,

who can apply - when can he apply, powers of the court and of the Central Government.
Unit-III:

1.Other Allied Aspects: Private companies - nature advantages conversion into public company
foreign companies, government companies, holding and subsidiary companies, Investigations–
Powers, Reconstruction and amalgamation, Defunct Companies. National company Law
Tribunal, powers and functions.

2..Law and Multinational Companies: Collaboration agreements for technology transfer,

Control and regulation of foreign companies taxation of foreign companies, share capital in such
companies.

Unit-IV:

1.Winding Up: Winding up - types - by court - reasons - grounds - who can apply -
procedure, powers of liquidator - powers of court consequences of winding up order- voluntary
winding up by members and creditors winding up subject to supervision of court.

2.Winding up proceedings: appointment of liquidator, powers and duties of official

liquidator; Liability of past members - payment of liabilities - preferential payments, unclaimed
dividends - winding up of unregistered company

Books Recommended:
1. Palmer, Company Law
2. 2. Gover, Company Law
3. Ramaih, A Guide to Companieis Act, Wadhwa Publications
4. Avatar Singh: Company Law, Eastern Book company, Lucknkow
5. Anantha Raman, lectures on company Law, Wadhwa and Company
6. Tadon M.P. ,Company Law, Allahabad Law Agency, Allahabad
7. Kailash Rai, Company Law , Allahabad Law Agency, Allahabad
8. Majumdar, Company Law, Taxman Publications
 Paper- XXXVI
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Unit-I:

1. Evolution, Nature and scope of Administrative Law, From a laissez faire to a social
Welfare State, State as regulator of primary interest State as provider of services Other functions
of modern state - relief, welfare, Evolution of administration as the fourth branch of
Government Necessity for delegation of powers on administration., Evolution of agencies and
procedures for settlement of dispute between individual and administration., Regulatory agencies
in the United States, Conseild’ state of France, Tribunalization in England and India.,
Relationship between Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Public Administration.,
Separation of Powers - to what extent of relevant in administrative functions, Rule of Law and
Administrative Law., Definitions of Administrative Law, Scope of Administrative Law,
Emerging trends - positive duties of administration under the modern social welfare legislation
and compulsions of planning.

2.Bureaucracy in India: Nature and organisation of civil service, Central and State, Its
hierarchical character, accountability and responsiveness, powers and functions, Disciplinary
proceedings and prosecutions under Prevention of Corruption Act.
Maladministration: Disciplenery proceedings under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988,
Ombudsman, Parliamentary Commissioner, Lok Pal, Lok Ayukta, Vigilance commission,
Congressional and Parliamentary Committees.

Unit-II:

1. Legislative Powers of Administration : Necessity for delegation of legislative power,

Constitutionality of delegated legislation-powers of exclusion and inclusion and power to modify
statute, Requirements for the validity of delegated legislation, Consultation of affected interests
and public participation decision-making., Publication of delegated legislation, Administrative
directions, circulars and policy statements, Legislative control of delegated legislation, Laying
procedures and their efficacy, Committees on delegated legislation- their constitution function
and effectiveness, Hearings before legislative committees, Judicial control of delegated
legislation - doctrine ultra vires, sub-delegation of legislative powers.

2.Administrative Adjudicatory Process: Administrative tribunals and other adjudicating

authorities their ad-hoc character - Compare administration of Justice in Courts with that of
Tribunals (Ref. Robson), Nature of tribunals - constitution, procedure, rules of evidence, etc.,
with special reference to the following, Central Board of Customs and Excise, MRTP
Commission, ESI Courts, Service Tribunals, Jurisdiction of administrative tribunal and other
authorities : Distinction between quasi-judicial and administrative functions and relevance of this
distinction in the light of recent decisions of the supreme court.

Unit-III:

1.Principles of Natural Justice: The right to hearing - Essentials of hearing process, Bias (no one
can be a judge in his own cause) oral hearing, etc., Requirements regarding reasoned decisions,
the right to counsel, institutional decisions. Exception to the rule of natural justice, violation of
principles of natural justice, viod or viodable. Administrative Appeals, Council of Tribunals and
Inquiries in England, U.S. Regulatory Agencies and Administrative procedures Act 1946.,
Emerging Trends of Tribunalization in India as a relief to congestion in the courts and utilization
of administrative expertise. Exceptions to the rules of natural justice, violation of principles of
natural justice, void or viodable.

2.Judicial Control of Administrative Action: Preliminary. Courts as the final authority to

determine legality of administrative action-problems and perspectives. Exhaustion of
administrative remedies, Standing, standing for social action litigation, laches, res judicate,
grounds of Judicial Review : Scope of Judicial Review, Jurisdictional error/ultra vires, abuse and
non exercise of jurisdiction, Error apparent on the face of the record., violation of principles of
natural justice, violation of public policy, primary jurisdiction, Doctrine of legitimate
expectation, doctrine of public accountability and doctrine of proportionality, Methods of
Judicial Review, statutory appeals, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, quo-warranto, hebeas
corpus, declaratory judgments and injunctions, specific performance and civil suits for
compensation , Fact-finding commissions

Unit-IV:

1.Administrative discretion and its judicial control and its judicial control,Need for
administrative discretion, Administrative discretion and rule of law, Male fide exercise of
discretion, Constitutional imperatives and use of discretionary authorityIrrelevant considerations,
Non-exercise of discretionary power, Discretion to prosecute or to withdraw prosecution,
Limiting, confining and structuring discretion-General discretion, technical discretion.

2.Liability for Wrongs (Tortious and contractual), Tortious liability sovereign and nonsovereign
functions, Crown Proceedings Act of U.K. and Torts Claims Act of U.S., Statutory
immunity, Act or state., Contractual liability of government, Government privilege in legal
proceedings-State, Secrets, public interest, etc., Right to information and open government,
Estoppel and Waiver

3.Corporations and Public Undertakings : , State Monopoly - Remedies against arbitrary action
or for acting against public policy, Liability of public and private corporations of Departmental
undertakings., Legal Remedies, Accountability - Committee on Public Undertakings, Estimates
Committee, etc. Powers of Enquiry and Investigation of the Administration: Powers of the
government under the commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, Working of the Act. Right to know:
Right to Information Act, 2005.
Books Recommended:
1. Griffith and Street: Principles of Administrative Law.
2. H.W.R. Wade: Administrative Law, Oxford Publications, London.
3. De Smith: Judicial Review of Administrative Action, Sweet and Maxwell.
4. S.P. Sathe: Administrative Law, Butterworths.
5. I.P. Massey: Administrative Law, Eastern Book Company.
6. Jain and Jain: Principles of Administrative Law, Wadhawa Publication, Naapur.
 Paper - XXXVII

INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND PRINCIPLES OF LEGISLATION

(Optional Paper-I)

Unit-I:

1.Introduction: Difference Between Construction and Interpretation, Concept and Power

of Interpretation, Literal Construction, Other principals of Interpretation, General Principals of
interpretation: The Primary rule: Literal construction, the other main Principals of interpretation,
Reading words in their context: the external aspect, Reading words in context: the statutory
aspect.

2.Beneficial construction and restrictive construction, Consequences to be considered,

Presumption against changes in the common Law, mens rea in statutory offences.

3. Theoretical or ideological approaches to interpretation, Judicial Restraint, Judicial

activism, Juristic Restraint, Juristic activism.

Unit- II:

1.Presumptions regarding jurisdiction, Presumptions against ousting established jurisdictions,

Presumptions against creating new and enlarging established jurisdictions, How far statutes
affect the crown Further presumptions regarding jurisdiction, Territorial extent of British
legislation, How far statutes conferring rights affect Foreigners, Presumption againstviolation of
International Law.

2.Construction to avoid collision with other provisions, construction most agreeable to

justice and reason, Presumption against intending what is inconvenient or unreasonable,
Presumption against intending injustice or absurdity, Presumption against impairing obligations,
permitting advantage from ones own wrong, Retrospective operation of statutes.

Unit- III:

1.Exceptional Construction, Modification of the Language to meet the intention, Equitable

construction, Strict Construction of penal Laws, Statues encroaching on rights or imposing
burdens, Construction to prevent evasion, Construction to prevent abuse of powers.

2.Intentions attributed to the legislature when it expresses none, Imperative and directory and
enactments, Absolute and qualified duties, Impossibility of compliance, Waiver, Public and
private remedies.
Unit- IV:

1.Rules of statutory interpretation: their judge made character, Legalism and Creativity:
Mischief and Golden Rule, Rule of Construction in Fiscal and Criminal Statutes, Technicality:
Rules as to necessary and implied repeal: Rule for interpretation of codifying, consolidating and
amending statute, Values and Interpretation, countemporaneo expositto, nositur a sociis,
Ejusdem Generis.

2.Constitutional interpretation, differentiation from statutory interpretation Rex Vs Burah as

example, Literal interpretations, Harmonious construction, Reference to constituent
assembly debates, Pith and substance, Occupied field, Residuary power, Repugnancy, Amending
power Directive Principles as source of constitutional interpretation. stare decisis, the doctrine
has inherited by us, Techniques of innovation (Subversion) of stare decisis, Supreme
Court’s authority to over rule its own decisions (Eg: Antulay Case), Advisory jurisdiction and its
import on precedent, retrospective overruling in India, Objections to judicial review as anti-
majoritarian.

3.Principles of legislation: Principles of the civil code, principles of the penal code of
Punishments.

Books Recommended:
1. D.D. Basu — Limited Government and Judicial Review.
2. Jeremy Bentham: Theory of Legislation, Butterworths Publications.
3. Vepa P. Sarathi: Interpretation of Statutes, Eastern Book Co, Lucknow
4. Maxwell: Interpretation of Statutes, Butterworths Publications.
5. Crawford: Interpretation of Statutes, Universal Publishers, Delhi
6 Chatterjee: Interpretation of Statutes.
7. G.P. Singh: Principles of Statutory Interpretation, Wadhwa and Company,
Nagapur.
 Paper XXXVIII Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal
Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Visit to Public Office (Registrar Office, E/Me-seva etc)

2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be

kept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4
Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
 SEMESTER – VII

Paper –XXXIX: LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – II

Unit-I:

1.Remuneration for Labour

2.Law relating to wages and bonus: Theories of wages: marginal productivity, subsistence, wage
fund, supply and demand, residual claimant, standard of living, Concepts of wages (minimum
wage, fair wage, living wage, need-based minimum wage); Constitutional provisions;
components of wages: Minimum Wages Act, 1948: Objectives and constitutional validity of the
Act; procedure for fixation and revision of minimum rates of wages – exemptions and
exceptions; Payment of Wages Act, 1936: Regulation of payment of wages; Authorized
Deductions, Payment of Bonus Act; Bonus - Its historical background, present position and
exemptions ; Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2007

Unit-II:

1.Social security against employment injury and other contingencies: Concept and
development of social security measures; Employers liability to pay compensation for
employment injury; Legal protection: Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 - Concept of
‘accident arising out of’ and ‘in the course of the employment’; Doctrine of notional extension
and doctrine of added peril; Total and partial disablement; Quantum and method of distribution
of compensation. Employees State Insurance Act, 1948: Benefits provided under the Act;
Employees’ State Insurance Fund and Contributions; Machinery for the implementation of the
Act; ESI Court and appeal to High Court.

2.Law relating to retirement benefits: Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions
Act, 1952; Family Pension Scheme 1971 and Employees Pension Scheme 1995; The changing
rules regarding Employees Provident Fund and Pension Schemes; Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
– Concept of Gratuity; Eligibility for payment of gratuity; Determination of gratuity; Forfeiture
of gratuity.

Unit-III

1.Labour Welfare: Philosophy of Labour Welfare; Historical Development of Labour

welfare legislation; Health, Safety and welfare measures under Factories Act, 1948; Welfare of
women and child labour: Protective provisions under Equal Remuneration Act & Maternity
Benefit Act.

2.Contract Labour: Problems of contract labour; Process of contractualisationof labour ; Legal

protection: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970; Controversy regarding
Abolition of contract labour and their absoption; Land mark cases: Air India Statutory Corpn. V.
United Labour Union, (1997) & SAIL case (2002); proposed amendment and its impact on the
contract labour.

Unit-IV:

1. Unorganised Sector: Problem of Definition and Identification; Unionization problems

Historical backdrop of proposed bills on social security for unorganized sector (2004, 2005 &
2007); Unorganized Sector Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008.

2.Protection of Weaker Sections of Labour: Problems of bonded labour, bidi workers, domestic
workers, construction workers inter-state migrant workmen; Legal protection: Bonded Labour
System (Abolition) Act, 1976; Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1979

Books Recommended:
1. R.F. Rustomji: The Law of Industrial Disputes in India.
2. J.N. Malik: Trade Union Law.
3. Bagri: Law of Industrial Disputes, Kamal Law House, Delhi.
4. Srivastava: Law of Trade Unions., Eastern Book Company.
5. Dr. V.G.Goswami, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
6. S.N.Mishra, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
7. Khan and Khan Labour Law, Asia Law House, Hyderabad.
 Paper XXXX - PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Unit-I:

1.Basic Aspects of International Law;: Nature and Basis of International Law, Definition
of International Law, Relationship between Muncipal Law and International Law, Sources of
International Law (Treaties custom, general principles, recognized by civilized Nation, ICJ
decisions).

2.State as subject of international law: Essentials of statehood- not fully sovereign states and
other entities, Right and duties of states, Modes of acquisition and loss of state territory, State
responsibility.

Unit-II:

1.Recognition, Succession: Concept of recognition, theories, kinds and consequences of

recognition, recognition.

2.Individual as a subject of International Law: The Basic modification, post charter position:
Nationality, Extradition, UNO & Human Rights, UDHR, Covenant on Civil Political
Rights,1966, Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, 1966.

Unit-III:

1. Equitable resource utilization and justification: Law of the Sea Air, Law of Outer
Space, Common Heritage of Mankind.

2.State Jurisdiction: Basis of Jurisdiction, Sovereign Immunity, Diplomatic Privileges and

Immunities.

Unit-IV

1.Treaties: Making of Treaty, Reservations to treaty, Pacta sunt servanda, Modes of termination
of treaty.

2. UNO, Principles and Purpose of UNO, Security Council (Composition, powers and
functions), General Assembly (Composition, powers and functions, ECOSOC (Composition,
powers and functions) Trusteeship Council, ICJ ( Composition, types of jurisdiction)

3.International Economic Institutions: a) WTO (Organization and functions) b) IMF

(Compositions, powers and functions) c) IBRD (Composition, powers & function) and d)
UNCTAD.

Books Recommended:
1. Oppenhiem, International Law, Longman, 9th Edn
2. Ian Bronnlie, Principles of Public Internal Law Oxford University Press,
3. Malcom N Shaw, International Law, Cambridge Publication.
4. H.O Agarwal;. International Law and Human Rights, Central Law Publications
Allahabad.
5. S.K.Kapoor, Public International Law, Central Law Agency.
6. J.G.Starke, Introduction to International law, Aditya Books, New Delhi.
7. S.K.Varma, An Introduction to International Law, Printice Hall of India, New Delhi
8. Bowett, International Institutions.
9. International Law; Sir Robert Jennings and Sir Arthur Watts (ed) Longman
 Paper – XXXXI: PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION LAW

Unit-I:

1.Constitutional Provisions- Arts. 265 to 289 - Scope of Tax Laws: b. Tax and Fee.
Capital Receipt and Revenue Receipt distinguished.

Unit-II:

1.Direct Tax Laws : Income Tax Law: Historical out line, Definitions-‘Income’
‘Agriculture Income’ Previous Year’ and Assessee’ Incidence of Tax and Residential Status.
Statutory exemptions (Ss 10 to 13A) classification of Income and Heads of Income (Ss 14 to
59): b. Assessment (Ss.109 to158) Collection and Recovery of Tax (ss19A-234) Double
Taxation Relief Clubbing of Incomes Ss50-66).

2.Income Tax Authorities, Settlement of cases (S.245). Appeals and Revisions (Ss 246-
269), Penalties, offences and prosecution (Ss 270-280).

Unit-III:

1.Wealth Tax Act: Definitions of Asset, Net Wealth. Valuation Date Deemed Assets, Exempted
Assets.

2.Indirect Tax Laws: a) Central Sales Tax Act. 1956 - Historical outline-Definitions-A
detailed study of Ss. 4 to 6A-Registration of Dealers-Liability in special cases (Ss 16 to 18): b)
A.P. General Sales Tax Act, 1957, Definitions: Business-Dealer-Casual Dealer-Total turn-over-
Registration of dealers (S. 12) Sales Tax Authorities (Ss 3 and 4).

Unit-IV:

1.VAT, Scope of VAT, problems and prospects in its application,

Books Recommended:
1 Dr. Vinod K. Singhania, Student Guide to Income Tax, Taxman.
2 Dr. Vinod K. Singhania, Direct Taxes Law & Practice, Taxman Allied Service
Pvt. Limited.
3 Myneni S.R., aw of Taxation, Allahabad Law Series.
4 Kailash Rai, Taxation Laws, llahabad Law Agency.
5 Dr. Gurish Ahuja, Systematic Approach to Income Tax, Bharat Law House Pvt.
Limited, Delhi
6 V.S. Datey: Law and Practice Central Salkes Tax Act, 2003, Taxman
Publications.
7. Nani Palkivala: Income Tax, Butterworths Publications.
8. Dr. GK Pillai, VAT- A Model for Indian Tax Reforms
9. Naidu’s Sales Tax Act

Paper - XXXXII: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS’ LITIGATION

(Optional Paper-II)

Unit-I:

1.Introductory: The meaning of intellectual Property. The main forms of intellectual

property: copy rights, marks, patents, designs. The competing rationales for protection of
rights in Copyright Trade marks Patents designs Introduction to the leading international
instruments concerning intellectual property rights: the Berne convention, Universal Copyright
Convention, the Paris Union, the World Intellectual Property Rights Organization (WIPO) and
the UNESCO; TRIPS; WIPO.

2.Meaning of Copyright Copyright in literacy, dramatic and musical works

,Copyright in Musical and Works and cinematograph films , Ownership of Copyright,
Assignment of Copyright, Author’s special rights, Infringement of copyright, Fair use
Provisions, Remedies.

Unit-II:

1.Intellectual Property in Trademarks: The rationale of protection of trade marks as (a) an

aspect of commercial and (b) of consumer rights, definition, conception of Trade Marks,
Registration; Distinction Between Trade Mark and Property Mark, Geographical Indicators.

2.The law of intellectual property: Patents: Conception of Patent. Historical overview of

the patent law in India, Patentable inventions with special reference to biotechnology products
entailing creation of new forms of life, Process of obtaining a patent. Various grounds for
refusing patent grant.

Unit-III:

1.Rights and obligations of a patentee, limitations and patents as chose in action,

Duration of Patents Law.

2.Litigation in Copyright Law.

Unit-IV:

1.Litigation in Trade Mark Law.

2.Litigation in Patents Law.

Books Recommended:

1. P. Narayanan: Patent Law, Eastern Law House.

2. Roy Chowdhary, S. K. & Other, Law of Trademark, Copyrights, Patents and
Designs.
3. Dr. G.B. Reddy, Intellectual Property Rights and the Law, Gogia Law Agency.
4. John Holyoak and Paul Torremans, Intellectual Property Law.
5. B.L. Wadhera, Intellectual Property Law, Universal Publishers.
6. W.R. Cornish, Intellectual Property Law, Universal Publishers.
 Paper - XXXXIII
LAND LAWS INCLUDING TENURE AND TENANCY SYSTEM
(Optional Paper-I)

Unit- I:

1.Ownership of land - Doctrine of eminent domain -doctrine of Escheat.

2.Movement of Law reforms: Pre-Independence position - Zamindari Settlement –

Ryotwari Settlement -Mahalwari System - Intermediaries - Absentee Landlordism - Large
holdings. Post-dependence Reforms: Abolition of Zamindaries Laws relating to
abolition of Intermediaries.

Unit-II:

1.Land Ceiling: Urban Land Ceiling and Agrarian Land Ceiling.

2.Laws relating to acquisition of property and Governmental control and use of land - Land
Acquisition Act of 1894.

Unit-III:

1. Laws relating to tenancy reforms: Land to the Tiller, Rent control and protection against
eviction, AP (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956.

2..Laws relating alienation / assignment in scheduled areas: A.P. Schedule Areas Land
Transfer regulation 1959. (Samatha Case), A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act,
1977.

Unit-IV:

1.Laws relating to Grabbing. A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, AP Land Grabbing
(Prohibition) act, 1982.

2.Forest Laws - Conservation of Forest Act, 1980, A.P. Forest Act, 1967.

3.Tribal Right to Land (Recent Act) and A.P. Land Revenue Code.

Books Recommended:
1. P. Rama Reddi and P. Srinivasa Reddy: Land Reform Laws in A.P., Asia Law House. 5th
Ed. Hyderabad..
2. P.S. Narayana: Manual of Revenue Laws in A.P., Gogia Law Agency, 6th Ed. 1999.
3. Land Grabbing Laws in A.P.: Asia Law House, 3rd Ed. 2001, Hyderabad.
4. G.B. Reddy: Land Laws in A.P., Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad, 1st Edition, 2001.

Paper -XXXXIII
INVESTMENT LAW INCLUDING SECURITIES
(Optional Paper-III)

Unit-I:

1.Securities: The concept and kinds: Government Securities, Securities issued by banks,
Secured issued by corporations, Securities in mutual fund and Collective investment schemes,
Depository receipts.

2.Government Securities: Bonds issued by government and semi government institutions, Role
of Central Bank (the RBI in India), Impact of issuance of bonds on economy, Government loan
from the general public, External borrowing, World Bank, IMF, Asian Development Bank,
Direct from foreign government and Treasury deposits, government loan: the constitutional
dilemma and limitations, dilution of powers of Central Bank.

Unit-II:

1.Securities issued by Banks: Bank notes, issue of bank notes, changing functions of banks
form direct lending and borrowing to modern system, Bank draft, travelers’ cheques, credit
cards, smart cards, nature of deposits, current, saving and fixed deposits, interest warrants.

2.Corporate Securities Shares, Debentures, Company deposits, Control over corporate securities,
a) Central government, b) National Company Law Tribunal c)SEBI guide lines on capital issues
d) RBI; Protection of investor, a) Administrative regulation, b) Disclosure regulation, c)
Protection by criminal sanction.: Basic features of the Securities Contracts(Regulation) Act,
1956 – recognition of stock exchange, option in securities- listing of securities, guidelines for
listing of shares, debentures etc.

Unit-III:

1.Basic features of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 – establishment
of SEBI, sanctions and Powers of SEBI, powers of the Central Government under the Act,
guidelines for disclosure and investors protection – SEBI Appellate Tribunal and Appeals.

2.Collective investment: Unit Trust of India, Venture capital, Mutual find, Control over
issue and management of UTI.

Unit-IV:

1.Depositories: Denationalized securities, Recognition of securities, Types of depository

receipts: IDR, ADR, GDR and Euro receipts, SEBI guidelines on depositories.

2.Investment in non-banking financial institutions: Control by usury laws, control by

RBI, Regulation on non-banking financial and Private–financial companies; law Relating to
NBFCs – AP Protection of Depositors Act, 1999.

3.Foreign Exchange management in India: Concept of foreign exchange management and

administration of Exchange Control.

Books Recommended:
1. Avatar Singh, Company Law, Eastern Book Company, Lucknkow.
2. Ramaih, A Guide to Companieis Act, Wadhwa Publications.
3. Anantha Raman, Lectures on Company Law, Wadhwa and Company
4. Majumdar, Company Law, Taxman Publications.
5. Sumi Agrawal Robin,Joseph Baby, Amit Agarwal, SEBI Act
6. Laik on Unfair Trade Practices in Securities Market, Taxmann
7. Taxmann’s Corporate Laws
8. Gupta, S.N., The Banking Law in Theory and Practice, (1999) Universal, New
Delhi.
9.Tannan, M.L., Tannan’s Banking Law and Practice in India, (2000) India Law
House, New Delhi
10. Bhandari, M.C., Guide to Company Law Procedures, (1996) Wadhwa and Co.,
New Delhi.
 Paper XXXXIV - Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral

Presentation and 25 Marks for Writeup). The student is required to make
oral presentation on any one of the topics given by the Class Teacher
Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and
observe various proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive
study and make a Report to the College. It Carries 25Marks and
25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1.Police Station Visit

2.Other Programmes as suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be

kept in the same Record which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4
Size along with certificate from the teacher concerned and Principal.
 SEMESTER - IX

Paper- XXXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE AND LIMITATION ACT

Unit-I:

1.Introduction: Conceptions of Civil Procedure in India before the advent of the British
Rule, Evolution of Civil Procedure from 1712 to 1901, Principal features of the Civil Procedure
Case. Importance of State Amendments, Types of Procedures – Inquisitorial and Adversary-
Importance of observance of procedure. Law Reforms, the Code of Civil Procedure
(Amendment) Act, 2002.

2.Suits: Concept of Law Suit, Order I, Parties to Suit, Order II, Frame of Suit, Order IV,
Institution of suits, Bars & Suit: Doctrines of Sub Judice & Res Judicata, Place of Suing (Section
15, 20) - Territorial Jurisdiction., “Cause of Action” and Jurisdictional Bars, Summons (Sections
27,28,31, Orders IV,VI,IX), Service of Foreign Summons (Section 29), Power for Order (Section
30 order XI).

Unit-II:

1.Pleadings: (Order VI), Material Facts, Forms of Pleading, Condition Precedent,

Presumptions of Law, Striking Out/Amendment. Plaint: (Order VII), Particulars (esp., in money
suits/suits for immovable Property), Showing of doferosni’s interest and liability, Ground of
Limitation, Return of Plaint, Rejection of Plaint, Production and listing of Documents, Written
Statement, Counter Claim, Set off, Framing of issues; Appearance and Examination:,
Appearance, Ex-parte procedure, Default of Portion, Summoning and attendance of witnesses,
Examination, Admissions, production, importing, return of documents, hearing, affidavit;
Adjournments:, Order XVII, Adjournment, Judicial Discretion& problems Arrears;

2.Judgment and decree: Concepts of judgment, Decree, and Interim Orders and stay
Injunctions, Appointment of Receivers, Costs. Execution: (Order XXI), Concept of “Execution”,
General Principles of Execution, Power for Execution of Decrees (Section 38-46), Procedure for
Execution (Section 51-54), Enforcement: Arrest and Detention (section 55-59), Attachment
(Section 60-64), Sale (Section 65-67).

Unit-III:

1.Suits in Particular Cases: Suits by or against Government (Section 79-82), Suits by

Aliens and by or Against Foreign Rulers, Ambassadors and (Section 91-93), Suits relating to
public matters, Incident and supplementary proceedings (Section 75-78, 94-95), and Suits against
Minors, persons with unsound mind, indigent persons etc., Inter pleader suits.
2.Appeals: Appeals from Original Decrees (Section 96-99-A) and Order XLI., Appeals
from Appellate Decrees (Sections 100-101), Appeals from Orders (Sections 104-106) (Order
XLII), General Provisions Relating to Appeals (Section 107-108), Appeals to the Supreme Court
(Section 108).

Unit-IV:

1.Commissions: The Rationale of Commissions, Order XXVI, Socio-Legal Commissions

of Inquiry in “Social Action” or “Public Interest Litigation”.

2.Limitation: Concept of Limitation – Why limitation, General principles of limitation,

Extension – sufficient causes – acknowledgment, Legal disability – Condonation – when comes
to an end, Limitation Act, 1963 (excluding Schedules).

Books Recommended:

1. .K. Takwani: Civil Procedure, 4th Edition, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow, 2007.
2. A.N. Saha: Code of Civil Procedure
3. Mulla: Code of Civil Procedure: Tripathi (Abridged Edition), (Student Edition).
4. B.B.Mitra: Limitation Act, 17th Edition, Eastern Law House, Calcutta, 1974, Allahabad,
1973.
5. Sanjiva Row: Limitation Act, 7th Edn. (in 2 Vol.s), Law Book Co., Allahabad, 1973.
6. Sanjiva Row: Code of Civil Procedure, 3 rd Edn, (in 4 Vols), Law Book Co.,
Allahabad.
7. AIR Commentaries on Limitation Act, W.W. Chitaley, AIR Ltd., Nagpur.
 Paper - XXXXVI – LAW OF CRIMES – II
(Criminal Procedure Code, Juvenile Justice Act and Probation of Offenders Act)

Unit I:

1.Criminal justice system: Inquisitorial and Adversary\Accusatorial; International norms

regarding the basic principles of criminal justice system; Constitutional perspectives - Articles
14, 20, 21 & 22; The rationale of criminal procedure; Salient features of the Criminal Procedure
Code, 1973; The organization of police, prosecution & defense and prison authorities – duties,
functions and powers; Constitution of criminal courts and the significance of the segregation of
magistrates into judicial and executive magistrates categories under the code;Important
definitions: Investigation, first information, cognizable and non cognizable offence, bailable and
non bailable offences, complaint, inquiry, charge, trial, summons and warrant cases,
compoundable and non compoundable offences, discharge and acquittal, appeal, revision and
reference.

2.Investigation proceedings: Initiation of investigation proceedings (sec.154-157);

Interrogation powers of police officer (Secs.160& 161); evidentiary value of FIR and statements
made to police officer (Sec162 of Cr.P.C. and Sec.145 &157 of Evidence Act); Arrest with and
without a warrant : exercise of power and execution rules (Secs.41-60 & 70-80);Preventive
powers of the Police (Sec.149-153);Rights of arrested person (Secs.50,50A,54-57,75,76,303,304
of Cr.P.C & Art.22); 2.3 Search and Seizure (Secs.51,93-103, 165,166 & 166A,166B);
Proclamation and attachment (sec.82-89) Recording of confessions and statements (sec.164);
Special remand order (Secs.167); Police diary (Secs.172); Police report (Sec.173); Inquest
proceedings (Secs.174-176).

Unit-II:

1.Jurisdiction of Courts, Inquiry proceedings & Bail provisions: General principle of

jurisdiction of criminal courts (Sec.177); Exceptions to the principle (sec.178-188); Initiation of
Inquiry proceedings (Sec.190-194); Exceptions to the general principle of moving criminal
courts (Secs.195-199); Complaint to magistrates (Secs.200-203); Inquiry proceedings before
magistrates (Secs.204-209); Bail provisions (Secs.436-450).

2.Security and Maintenance proceedings: Security for keeping peace and for good behavior
(Secs.106-124); 4.2 Maintenance of Public order and tranquility: Unlawful Assemblies
(Secs.129-132); Public Nuisance (Secs133-144); Disputes as to immovable property (Secs.145-
148); Maintenance of wives, children and parents: Order of maintenance (Secs.125); The Muslim
Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act,1986); Procedure, alteration and enforcement
(Secs.127&128)

Unit-III:

1.Trial Proceedings: Concept of fair trial: Presumption of innocence, right of silence &
right to speedy trial; Charge: Content and form (Secs.211-217); General principle to be tried
separately for every charge and its exceptions (Secs.218-224); Trial before a court of session
(Secs.225-237); Trial of warrant cases before magistrates (Sec.238-250); Trial of summons
cases (Sec.251-265); Summary trials (Secs.260-265); Pleas and limitations to bar trail: Principle
of Autrefois acquit and autrefois convict (Secs.300& Art20); Compounding of offences
(Sec.320); Withdrawal from prosecution (Secs.321); ); Irregular proceedings (Secs.461,462 &
479); Limitations to take cognizance of offences (Secs.467-473); Evidence in inquires and trials
Secs.272-283); Tender of pardon (Secs.307-309); Provisions as to Accused persons of unsound
mind (Secs.328-339).

2.Judgment, Appeals, Reference, Revision and Execution: Judgment: Mode and other provisions
(Sec.353-365); Confirmation of death sentence (Secs.366-371); Appeals (Secs.372- 394);
Reference and Revision (Sec.395-405); Transfer of criminal cases (Secs.406-412); Execution,
suspension, remission and commutation of sentences (Secs.413-435).

Unit-IV:

1.Juvenile Justice System: Concept of juvenile justice; Historical perspective of juvenile

justice system; Provisions relating to juvenile offenders under IPC(Secs.82&83) and Criminal
Procedure Code(Secs.27&260); Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 – Distinction between juvenile
offender and neglected juvenile; Constitution of Child welfare boards and juvenile courts;
Observation and juvenile homes; Powers of the State Government to constitute Advisory Boards
and release the juvenile from juvenile or special home; 7.3 Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Act,
2000 – major changes made to the JJ Act, 1986.

2.Probation of offenders and Parole: Concept of probation; Development of probation system in

India; Probation of Offenders Act 1958: Salient features; Role of probation officers; Role of
Judiciary in the implementation of the Act; Parole system: Concept and distinction with the
Probation system.

3.Reforms in Criminal Procedure: Major recommendations made in the Mall math Committee,
2002 in relation to Criminal Procedure Code; The Code of Criminal Procedure Code
(Amendment) Act, 2005 – important changes; The Code of Criminal Procedure Code
(Amendment) Act 2006 – significant changes.

Books Recommended:
1. R.V. Kelker, Lecturers on Criminal Procdedure Code
2. S.N. Mishra, Criminal Procedure Code
3. Achutan Pillai: Criminal Law, Butterworth Co.
4. Ratan Lal and Dhiraj Lal: Indian Penal Code, Wadhwa & Co.
5. Gour K.D.: Criminal Law - Cases and material, Butterworth Co.
6. Kenny's: Outlines of Criminal Law.
 Paper XXXXVII: LAW OF EVIDENCE

Unit-I:

1.Introductory: Conceptions of evidence in classical Hindu and Islamic Jurisprudence, The

Introduction of the British “Principles” of evidence, The Main Features of the Indian Evidence
Act, 1872. Applicability of Evidence Act, Administrative Tribunals, Industrial Tribunals,
Commissions of Enquiry, Court-martial. Central Conceptions in Law of Evidence:, Facts:
Section 3 definition relevant facts/facts in issue, Evidence: Oral and documentary and real
Primary and secondary evidence, Circumstantial Evidence and Direct and indirect Evidence-
Hearsay Evidence, “proving” not proved and “disproving”, Witness, Appreciation of Evidence
Presumption (Section 4).

2.The Doctrine of Res Gestae (Sections 6,7,8), Test identification parade(Sec.9), Evidence of
Common Intention (Section 10), The problems of relevancy of “Otherwise” Irrelevant Facts
(Section 11), Proof of Custom (Section 13), Facts concerning state of body and mind (Sections
14,15 & 16).

3.Admissions and Confessions:, General Principles concerning Admissions (Sections 17- 23),
Differences between “Admission” and “Confession”, The problems of non-admissibility of
confessions caused by , “any inducement, threat or promises” (Section 24), Inadmissibility of
confession made before a police officer, (Section 25), Admissibility of “Custodial” Confessions
(Section 26), Admissibility of information” received from an accused person in custody; with
special reference to the problem of discovery based on “joint statement” (Section 27),
Confession by co-accused (Section 30), The problems with the judicial action based on a
“retracted confession”

Unit-II:

1.Statement of persons who cannot be called as witnesses: Dying declarations: The

justification for reliance on dying declarations (Section 32), The judicial standards for
appreciation of evidentiary value of dying declarations. Other statements by persons who cannot
be called as witnesses, Sections 32(2) to (8) and 33.

2.Relevance of judgments, general Principles (Sections 40-44), Admissibility of Judgments in

Civil and Criminal matters (section 43), “Fraud” and collusion” (Section 44).

3.Expert testimony: General principles (Sections 45-51), Who is on expert? Types of expert
evidence, The problems with expert testimony. Evidence of character.
Unit-III:

1.Oral evidence: general principles concerning Oral Evidence (Sections 59-60),

exceptions to hearsay evidence.

2..Documentary evidence: General Principles concerning documentary evidence, primary

and secondary evidence,(Ss. 61-66) Public document and private document(Sections 74-78)
General Principles Regarding Exclusion of Oral by Documentary Evidence.(Sections 91-92)
attested documents (Ss 67-72) Ambiguous documents (Ss93-100) presumptions regarding
documents (Ss 79-90).

3.Of Witnesses: Competency and compellability of witnesses, Examination of witnesses,

Competency to testify (Section 118-122),Privileges of communications: matrimonial
privileges(Section 122) State Privilege (Section 123), Professional Privilege (Sections
126,127,128), Accomplice (Section 133), General Principles of Examination (Sections 135-
166), Leading Questions (Sections 141-143), Lawful Questions in Cross-Examination (section
146), Hostile witness (Section154), Impeaching of the standing the credit of witnesses (Section
155), refreshing the memory (Sec. 164)

Unit- IV:

1.Burden of proof: The general conception of burden of proof (Section 101-104), General and
Special Exceptions to burden of proof, Presumption as to dowry death (Sections 113-B), The
Scope of the doctrine of judicial notice (Sections56-57) Facts admitted need not be proved (Sec
58).

2.Estoppel: What is Estoppel? Estoppel, Res judicata and waiver; and presumption,
Promissory Estoppel, (Secs. 115-117), Improper admission and of witness in civil and criminal
cases.(S. 167).

3.Law Reform: Amendment to Indian Evidence Act by the IT Act, 2000.

Books Recommended:

1. Vepa P. Saradhi: Law of Evidence, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow

2. Batuk Lal: The Law of Evidence, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
3. Avtar Singh: Principles of the Law of Evidence, Central Law Publications.
4. V. Krishnama Chary: The Law of Evidence, S.Gogia & Company, Hyderabad
5. M. Monir: Principles and Digest of the Law of Evidence, the Universal Book Agency,
Allahabad.

Paper - XXXXVIII:
BANKING LAW INCLUDING NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT
(Optional Paper-IV)

Unit-I:

1.Banker and customer: General relationship between banker and customer, essential
features of general relationship, special relationship.

2.Business aspects of banking: Opening of new account, kinds of accounts; current account,
savings account, deposit account, joint account, accounts of special customers. (Minor,
partnership, company, trust, married women etc.).

3.Pass book; over-over; draft-appropriation of payments; right of set-off, combining of several

accounts, receipt of valuable for safe custody,. garnishee orders.

Unit- II:

1.Rights of banker over securities for bank advances: Banker’s lien, pledge, guarantee,
documents of title goods a) bill of lading, dock warrant, warehouse keeper certificate, delivery
order, railway receipt, Bankers commercial of letters credits.

2.Definition of Negotiable instrument, essential features of negotiable instruments, difference

between negotiability and assign ability, Promissory note-bill of exchange, cheque and other
analogous instruments(Bankers draft, travelers cheque, dividend warrant).

2.Cheque: Kinds of Cheques, crossing of Cheques, endowments and its kinds, holder and
older in due, payment in due course, marking of Cheques.

Unit-III:

1.Liabilities of the parties to the negotiable instruments: Dishonour of Cheques, statutory

protection of paying banker and collecting banker; forgeries.

2.Banking Companies Regulation Act, 1949: General and specific powers of the Reserve Bank
of India and central government, restrictions and loans and advances .

3..The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: Functions and promotional role of the Reserve
Banks of India, RBI and commercial banks.

Unit- IV:
1.Nationalisation of Banks: Effect of nationalization, achievements and drawbacks; globalization
and its impact.

2.Innovations in Banking: e-Banking, off-shore banking and RBI guide lines.

Books Recommended:
1. Paget-Law of Banking
2. Sheldon-Practice and Law of Banking
3. Tannan-Law of Banking
4. Gulati- Banking Companies Act
5. Maheswari- Banking Law and Practice
6. Bashyam and Adiga-Negotiable Instruments Act
7. Parthasarathi, Negotiable Instruments Act.
 Paper - XXXXVIII: LAW OF INSURANCE
(Optional Paper-IV)

Unit-I:

1.Contract of Insurance: Subject matter of the insurance principles applicable - Formation

of Contract.

2.Definition and meaning of the term insurance.

3.History of Insurance in England and India in brief butline.

Unit-II:

1.Nature of Insurance Contract : Contract uberrima fidei - Contract of Indemnity -

Contract of wager and conditional contracts.

2.Classification of Insurance - construction of Insurances policies.

3.General principle of insurance common to all branches - insurable interest -premium - risk and
proximate cause-non-disclosure-representations and Warranties assignment
contribution and subrogation-double insurance and over insurance-reinsurance.

Unit-III:

1.Life Insurance: Nature and scope, definition, Kinds of life insurance, the policy
formation of life insurance contract-Life insurance conditions, circumstances affecting the risk,
assignment & nomination, amounts recoverable, persons entitled to payment, settlement of
claims and payment of money.

2.Fire Insurance: Definition and scope of fire insurance, nature of fire insurance contract,
meaning of fire, formation of contract, insurable interest, indemnity, reinstatement,
causaproxima, Kinds of policies, conditions in fire policies. The and alteration, notice of
abandonment, average conditions. Right after loss, amount recoverable.

3.Marine Insurance: Nature and scope of Marine Insurance contract, nature of the contract,
the Marine Adventure. The step in Marine Insurance, Classification of Marine Policies,
Deviation and change of voyage. The perils of the sea and Maritime perils, proximate cause,
Loss: Partial, General average and particular over age: total loss actual total loss and constructive
loss. Notice of Abandonment, inchemeree clause, sue and labour clause, Adumption. Burgalary
Insurance: Nature and scope, Meaning the term burglary, exceptions in the policy Accident
Insurance: Nature and scope meaning, the risk Gurantee insurance: Nature and Scope, Contract,
Contracts of Gurantee and insurance contracts, fidelity policies, insurance of debts.

Unit-IV:

1.Liability Insurance: General, defence by insurer of assured, statutory suborgation,

practice, employer’s liability insurance.

2.Motor Vehicle Insurance: Relevant Provisions, Rights of Third parties. Clauses restricting
cover.

3.Statutory Materials: The Insurance Act 1938: 2. The Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956: 3.

4.The Marine Insurance Act 1963: 4. The General Insurance Act, 1972 . The Motor Vehicles
Act.

Books Recommended:
1. M.N. Srinivasan: Principles of Insurance Law
2. K.S.N. Murthy, Modern Law of Insurance in India
3. Brijmohan Singh, Law of Insurance.
4. Mac Gillivray, Insurance Law
5. Porter, Insurance
6. Arnold’s Marine, Insurance
7. Houseman, Life Insurance
8. Chambers Marine, Insurance Act, 1906
9. Collinvaux, Insurance
10. Johan Bird, Insurance
 Paper - XXXXIX:
MEDIA LAW INCLUDING RIGHT TO INFORMATION
(Optional Paper-V)

Unit -I:

1.Mass Media - Types of – Press Films, Radio Television:

Ownership patterns – Press – Private – Public, Ownership patterns – Films – Private, Ownership
patterns – Radio & Television, Public, Difference between visual and non-visual media – impact
on peoples minds.

2.Press – Freedom of speech and Expression – Articles 19 (1) (a):

Includes Freedom of the Press, Laws of Defamation, Obscenity, Blasphemy and Sedition, Law
relating to employees, Wages and Service Conditions, Price and Page Schedule Regulation,
Newsprint and Control Order, Advertisement – is it included with in freedom of speech and
expression? Press and the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act

Unit-II:

1.Films - How far included in freedom of speech and expression?:

Censorship of films, Constitutionally, The Abbas Case, Difference between Films and Press –
Why Pre-censorship valid for films but not for the press? Censorship under the Cinematography
Act.

2.Radio and Television - Government Monopoly: Why Government department? Should there
be an autonomous corporation? Effect of television on people, Report of the Chanda Committee,
Government Policy, Commercial advertisement, Internal security of serials, etc, Judicial Review
of Doordarshan decisions: Freedom to Telecast.

Unit-III:

1.Constitutional Restrictions Radio and television subject to law of defamation and obscenity,
Power to legislate – Article 246 read with the seventh schedule , Power to impose tax – licensing
and license fee.

2.Right to Information: Development of RTI in India

Unit-IV:

2.Right to Information Act, 2005: Its implementation

3.Right to Information Decisions: Decisions of Judiciary, RTI and Decisions of Chief Central
Information commissions and State Information Commission under the RTI Act, 2005.

Books Recommended:
1. M.P. Jain, Constitutional Law of India (1994) Wadhwa.
2. H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India Vol. 1. (1991) Tripathi, Bombay.
3. Rajeev Dhavan “On the Law of the Press in India” 26 JI.L/288 (1984).
4. Rajeev Dhavan, “ Legitimating Government Rehtoric: Reflections on some Aspects of
the Second Press commission”26 J.L/.391 (1984) .
5. Soli Sorabjee, Law of Person Censorship in India (1976).
6. Justice E.S. Venkaramiah, Freedom of Press: Some Recent Trends (1984)
7. D.D.Basu, The Law of Press of India (1980)
8. Right to Information Act, 2005, SP Sathe, 2006
9. Right to Information in India, Solu Nigam
 Paper -XXXXIX:
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
(Optional Paper-V)

Unit-I:

1.Origin and development of concept of Human Rights: Meaning of human rights and
jurisprudential dimensions, Evolution of the concept of human rights, First Generation, Second
Generation and Third Generation Human Rights, Sovereignty Vs Human Rights.
Human Rights and United Nations Organization:

2.Human Rights and UN Charter,

Promotion and protection of human rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights.

Unit-II:

1.Human Rights and Regional Arrangements: Europium Convention on Human Rights,

American Convention of Human rights,African Charter of Human Rights,

2.Protective agencies and mechanism, international commissions on human rights, ILO and
Human Rights, UNICEF and human rights, Centre for human rights, OHCHR, Amnesty
International, Amnesty International, Red Cross.

Unit-III:

1. Vulnerable Groups in International Human Rights Law: International human rights law
relating to women - CEDAW, international human rights law relating to children - UN
Declaration and Charter on Right of Child, Indigenous groups and UNO, Refugees and
international law of human rights.

2. International Humanitarians Law (IHL): Basic principles of IHL, Geneva conventions,

Rights of POW, Rights of civilians, Woman and IHL

Unit-IV:

1.International Enforcement of Human Rights: International Court of Justice, International

Criminal Court, Role of European Court of Justice.

2.Indian and International Human Rights Law: Constitutional mechanism for

implementation of international human rights law, protection of Human Rights Act.

Books Recommended:

1. Dr. H.O. Agarwal, international Law on Human Rights, Central Law Agency, Allahabad
2. U.Chandra, Human Rights
3. M.K. Balachandran, Rose Varghese, Introduction to Humaniterian Law, ICRA..
4. Angela Hegarthy, Slobban Leonard, Human Rights – an Agenda for the 21st Century.
5. Wace, Rebecca, Intelrantional Human Rights, Text and Materials, Loandan, Sweet and
Maxwell.
 Paper XXX - Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education

This paper shall consists of two parts. Part-A and Part-B.

Part-A is Debate or Seminar. It carries 50Marks (25 Marks for Oral Presentation and 25 Marks
for Writeup). The student is required to make oral presentation on any one of the topics given by
the Class Teacher Selected two Topics from each subject in the semester.
A Written Record shall also be submitted to the college well in advance.

Part-B is Clinical Legal Education.

The Principal and Class Teacher will suggest the students to visit and observe various
proceedings at a particular Institution as an Extensive study and make a Report to the College. It
Carries 25Marks and 25Marks for Viva-Voce Test.

Activities Suggested:

1. Mediation Proceedings at Mediation / ADR Center / Lok Adalat / Permanent Lok Adalat
2. Other Programmes as Suggested by the College.

Note: Debate / Seminar and Clinical Legal Education Record shall be kept in the same Record
which is to be in laminated Bounding in A4 Size along with certificate from the teacher
concerned and Principal.
 SEMESTER – X
Paper-XXXXXI- Practical Training I:
DRAFTING, PLEADING AND CONVEYANCING

Class room instructions and simulation exercises on the following items shall be extended:

Unit-1:

Drafting:
General principles of drafting and relevant substantive rules shall be taught.

Unit-2 :

Civil Pleadings:

(i) Plaint, (ii) Written Statement, (iii) Interlocutory Application, (iv) Original
Petition, (v) Affidavit, (vi) Execution Petition, (vii) Memorandum of Appeal and Revision and
(viii) Petition under Article 226 and 32 of the Constitution of India.

Unit-3 :

Criminal Pleadings:

(i) Complaints, (ii) Criminal Miscellaneous Petition, (iii) Bail Application and
(iv) Memorandum of Appeal and Revision.

Unit-4:

Conveyancing:

(i) Sale Deed, (ii) Mortgage Deeds, (iii) Lease Deed, (iv) Gift Deed, (v) Promissory Note, (vi)
Power of Attorney and (vii) Will etc of 15 exercises.

NOTE:

Drafting and Pleadings will include 15 exercises and carries 45 marks.

Conveyancing will include 15 exercises and carries 45 marks.

These 30 exercises shall be recorded. Each student shall be served with different problems for
the purpose of exercise.
These exercises shall be evaluated by a Board of Examiners consisting of one Teacher of the
University College concerned, Principal/Head and Teacher concerned.

The same Board will also conduct Viva Voce on the above concepts. It carries 10 marks. The
proceedings of the Viva Voce shall be recorded.

The candidate shall get a minimum 1/3 of marks allocated for each component and 40% on the
aggregate in order to qualify and pass in the above paper.

Books Recommended:

(1) R.N. Chaturvedi : Pleadings and Conveyancing, Central Law Publications.

(2) De Souza : Conveyancing, Eastern Law House.
(3) Tiwari : Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing, Central Law Agency.
(4) Mogha: Indian Conveyancer, Eastern Law House.
(5) Mogha: Law of Pleadings in India, Eastern Law House.
(6) Shiv Gopal : Eastern Book Company.
(7) Narayana P.S. Justice: Civil Pleadings and Practice, Asia Law House.
(8) Narayana P.S. Justice: Criminal Pleadings and Practice, Asia Law House.
(9) Noshirvan H.Jhabvala: Drafting, Pleadings, Conveyancing & Professional Ethics.
 Paper-XXXXXII - Practical Training II:

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

(Out line of the Course: Professional Ethics, Accountancy for Lawyers and Bar-Bench
Relations)

Unit-I:

1.Law and Legal profession - Development of Legal profession in India, Right to practice
a right or privilege? - Constitutional guarantee under Article 19(g) and its scope.

2.Regulation governing enrolment and practice - Practice of Law -Whether a business ?,

Solicitors firm - Whether an industry , Elements if Advocacy

Unit-II:

1.Ethics, Seven lamps of advocacy, Advocates duties towards Public, Clients, Court,
towards other advocates and Legal Aid, Bar Council of Ethics.

2.Disciplinary proceedings, Professional misconduct -disqualifications, Functions of Bar Council

of India/State Bar Council in dealing with the Disciplinary proceedings, Disciplinary Committee,
Disqualifications and removal from rolls.

NOTE:

50 selected opinions of the Disciplinary Committees of Bar Councils and 10 major judgements
of the Supreme Court on the subject to be covered.

Unit-III:

Bar-Bench Relations.

Unit-IV:

1.Accountancy of Lawyers: Nature and functions of accounting, important branches of

accounting. Accounting and Law, Use of knowledge of accountancy in Legal Disputes especially
arising out of Law of Contracts, Tax Law, etc., Accountancy in Lawyers office/firm. Basic
financial statements, -Income & Loss account, Balance Sheet- Interpretation thereof, -Feature of
Balance Sheet Standard Costing.
NOTE:

There shall be a University written examination on this paper for 80 marks and viva voce
examination carrying 20 marks. The viva voce board shall be as mentioned under VIII. The
candidate shall get a minimum 1/3rd of marks allocated for each component and 40% on the
aggregate.

Books Recommended:

1.Myneni S.R.: Professional Ethics, Accountancy for Lawyers and Bench-Bar Relation.
2.Gupta S.P.: Professional Ethics, Accountancy for Lawyers and Bench-Bar Relation.
3.Kailash Rai: Professional Ethics, Accountancy for Lawyers and Bench-Bar Relation.
4.Siroh: Professional Ethics, Central Law Publications, Allahabad.
5.Ramachandra Jha: Selected Judgements on Professional Ethics published by Bar Council
of India Trust.
6.Dr. G.B. Reddy: Practical Advocacy of Law, Gogia Law Agency, Hyd.
7. The Contempt of Law and Practice
8. The Bar Council Code of Ethics
9. 50 Selected Opinions of the Disciplinary Committees of Bar Councils and 10 Major
Judgments of the Supreme Court on the subject
 Paper-XXXXXIII, Practical Training III:
ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) paper is by written examination for 60 marks and for 30
marks, a student is required to participate and learn a) Negotiation skills b) Conciliation skills c)
Arbitrational practice including international arbitrational and arbitration rules by simulation
programmes and case studies to be conducted by either by a legal practioner or a senior teacher.
c) The third component of this paper will be Viva Voce examination on all the above two
aspects. This will carry 10 marks.

Unit-I:

1.Judicial dispute resolutions: Characteristics, Operating Principles, Party participation

and Control, Short focus on issue, Reasoned Decision, Finality, Adversary Process, What course
do and do not do effectively? Advantages and Disadvantageous of such resolution

2.Alternative dispute resolution: Alternative to formal adjudication - Techniques

processes, Unilateral - Bilateral - Triadic (Third party) Intervention, Advantages – Limitations,
Distinction between arbitration - conciliation and negotiation, Distinction between judicial
settlement and alternative dispute resolution.

Unit-2:

1.Self-help, avoidance and limping, Negotiation, mediation, Conciliation, Arbitration;

Distinction between, Alternate models of dispute resolutions: Role of Panchayat, Role of Grama
Sabhas, Lokpal, Lakayukta, Lok Adalats, Family Courts.

2.The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Background of the Act, Definitions of
“Arbitration”, “Arbitrator”, Arbitration Agreement”,Appointment of “Arbitrator”, grounds for
changing the arbitrator , terminator of Arbitrator.

Unit-3:

1.Proceedings in arbitral tribunals and enforcement of awards, Arbitral Award

Termination of Proceedings, Setting aside of arbitral award, Finality and Enforcement,
Appeals, Enforcement of foreign awards, New York and Geneva Convention Awards.

2.Section 89 and O-10, R-1-AB and C of CPC Conciliation, Meaning and definition
conciliation agreement, appointment of conciliator, powers and function of conciliator,
techniques of successful conciliation proceedings, enforceability.

Unit-4:
1.Other Alternative modals of dispute resolution, Family Courts, Family Courts Act, 1984,
family council ling techniques, Tribunals, Motor Accent Tribunals, MV Act, relevant
provisions, Administrative Tribunals, Consumer Forms.
2.Legal Services Authority.

3.Role of N.G.Os in dispute resolutions

Books Recommended:

1) O.P. Tiwari : The Arbitration and Conciliation Act (2nd Edition): Allahabad Law
Agency.
(2) Johar's : Commentary on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Kamal Law
House.
(3) Acharya N.K.: Asia Law House, Hyderabad.
(4) Tripathi S.C.: Central Law Agency, Allahabad.
(5) Avatar Singh: Arbitration and Conciliation, Eastern Law Book House, Lucknow.
(6) Murthy KKSR: Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad.
(7) P.C. Rao Alternate Dispute Resolution 2001 Ed. Universal Book Traders, New
Delhi.
(8) S.D. Sing: Alternate Dispute Resolution 2001 Ed. Universal Book Traders, New
Delhi.
 Paper- XXXXXIV- Practical Training - IV:
MOOT COURT EXERCISE AND INTERNSHIP

This paper will have three components of 30 marks each and Viva Voce for 10 marks.

Unit-1:

Moot Court - 30 Marks

Requirements:
1. Three Moot Courts in a year
2. Each 10 Marks
3. Moot Courts shall be based on assigned problems to be prepared by the faculty
concerned
4. Evaluation by Principal/Head concerned an advocate and Teacher concerned

5. Out of ten marks allotted for each problem. 5 marks are to be allotted for written
submissions and five for oral advocacy
(a) Written submissions shall include brief summary of facts, issues involve provisions of
Land agreements, citation, Prayer, etc.,
(b) Marks for oral advocacy may be awarded for communication skills, presentations,
language, provisions of law, authorities quoted court manners, etc.

Unit-2:

Observance of Trial in Two Cases, one civil and the criminal case - 30 marks
Student has to attend courts to observe one civil and one criminal case minimum and record
his observations step by step of different stages of litigations/proceedings in the 2/3rd year of
3-year Law Course.
This court assignment should be evaluated by an internal Teacher and an advocate and
average be taken. Court attendance shall be compulsory and attendance has recorded in a register
kept therefore. This may be carried under the supervision of a Teacher of the college.

Unit-3:

Interviewing Techniques and Pre-trial Preparation and Internship Diary - 30 Marks

Requirements:
1. Each student has to maintain a diary to record interactions with clients, preparation of
documents and court papers.
2. The student should observe two ‘interview sessions’ with clients either in the Lawyers
office or in the legal aid office. This shall be recorded in the Diary. This carries 15 marks.
3. Each student has to observe the preparation of documents and court papers and record
such observance in the diary. This carries 7 1/2 marks.
4. Each student shall observe the procedure for filing suit/petition and record the same in the
diary. This carries 7 1/2 marks.

Unit-4:

The fourth component of this paper will be Viva Voce examination on all the above three
aspects. This will carry 10 marks.
Internship: Each registered student shall have completed minimum of 12 weeks internship for
Three Year Course during entire period of legal studies. The internship can be done under NGO,
Trial and Appellate Advocates, Judiciary, Legal Regulatory authorities, Legislatures and
Parliament, other Legal functionaries, Market Institutions, Law Firms, Companies, Local Self
Government etc and such other at district level, where the concerned law college is situated.
Internship in any year cannot be for a continuous period of more than Four Weeks and all
students shall at least go through once in the entire academic period with Trial and Appellate
Advocates. Each student shall keep internship diary and the same shall be evaluated by the
Guide in Internship and also a Core Faculty member of the staff and external examiner each time

Books Recommended:

(1) Dr. Kailash Rai: Moot Court Pre-Trial Preparation and Participation in Trial Proceedings.
(2) Amita Danda: Moot Court for Interactive Legal Education, Gogia Law Agency,
Hyderabad.
(3) Blackstone's: Books of Moots, Oxford University Press.
(4) Mishra: Moot Court Pre-Trial Preparation and Participation in Trial Proceedings.
(5) NRM Menon, Clinical Legal Education, Pre.Law Education Series, EBC
 Paper - XXXXXV:
PENOLOGY AND VICTIM LOGY
(Optional Paper-VI)

Unit-I:

1.Dimensions of Crime in India , Nature and extent of Crime in India, Reporting of Crime
statistics and problem of accurate reporting of Crime, Victim Studies, self-reporting, Costs of
Crime, Some factors for evaluating the rate of crime in India-Terricory: Population:
Heterogeneity: Human values, General approaches to crime control, Continental
approaches: Social defence, Social approaches: Crime Prevent Control, Crimes of the
powerful, Organised crime-smuggling, traffic in narcoties, White collar crime:- corruption in
public life, Socio-economic crime: Adulteration of Food and Drugs: fraudulent trade practices,
Crimes in the professions-Medical, Legal, Engineering, State Criminality., Perpetrators of
ordinary crime, The situation criminal, The chronic offender, Criminality of Women.,
Young offenders, Criminal gangs, Crimes of the marginalized with special reference to
i. Forest offences; ii. State’ offenders, vagrants, prostitution.

Unit-II:

1.The Police and to Criminal Justice The Police system, Structural organisation of
police at the centre and the states, Mode of recruitment and training, Powers and duties of
police under the police acts, Criminal Procedure Code and other laws, Arrest, search and
seizure and Constitutional imperatives, Methods of police investigation, Third degree
methods, Corruption in police, Relationship between police and prosecution, Liability of police
for custodial violence, Police Public relations., Select aspects of National Police
Commission Report.

2.Punishment of Offenders Some discarded modes of punishment, Corporal punishment :

Whipping and flogging : Mutilation and Branding, Transportation Exile, Public execution,
An appraisal of these modes of punishment, Punishments under the Indian Criminals Law,
Capital punishment, Imprisonment, Fine, Cancellation or withdrawal of licences, etc., The
prison system, Administrative organisation of prisons, Mode of recruitment and training, The Jail
Manual, Powers of prison officials, Prisoners classification - Male, Female : Juvenile and Adult
:Undertrial, Constitutional imperatives and prison reforms and convicted prisoners, Open
Prisons, Violation of prison code and its consequences, Appraisal of imprisonment as a mode of
punishment.

Unit-III:
1.Treatment and correction of Offenders, The need for reformation and rehabilitation of
offenders undergoing punishment/imprisonment, Classification of offenders through modern
diagnostic techniques, The role of psychiatrists, psychoanalysts and social workers in the prison,
Vocational and religious education and apprenticeship programmes for the offenders, Group
counselling and resocialisation programmes, Prisoners organisations for self-government.,
Participation of inmates in community services, An appraisal of reformative techniques,
Suggested forms of treatment of offenders under the IPC (Amendment) Bill, 1972, Efficacy of
imprisonment as a measure to combat criminality and the search for substitutes.

Unit-IV:

1.Resocialization processes Probation, The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958., The

attitude of judges towards probation, Mechanism of probation and standards of probation
services, Problems and prospects of probation, The suspended sentence, Parole, Nature of
Parole, Authority for granting parole, Supervision paroles, Parole and conditional release,
Release of the offender, Problems of the released offender, Attitudes of the community towards
released offender, Prisoner Aid Societies and other voluntary organization, Governmental action,
An appraisal.

2.Nature and Development, its expanding dimensions, typology of victims, compensation,

compensation by application of Article 21 and 300A, victim and criminal justice, emerging
trends and policies

Books Recommended:

1. Ahmmad s, Criminology and Penology, Central Law Agency, Alhabad

2. Iyer, Prospective in Criminology, Law and Social Change;
3. Ross, H. Lawrence (Ed.), Law and Deviance (1981);
4 Sutherland, E. and Cressy, Principles of Criminology (1978);
5. Walker, N., Crime and Criminology (1961): A Critical Introduction (1987);
6. J.M. Sethna, Society and to Criminal (1980); A. Siddique, Criminology: Problems
and Perspectives, Central Law Agency. Lucknow
7. M. Ponioan, Crinology and Penology, Poineer Books, Delhi.
8. E. Sutherland, White Collar Crime (1949);
 Paper - XXXXXV:
WOMEN AND CRIMINAL LAW
(Law relating to Violence against Women)
(Optional Paper-VI)

Unit-I:

1.Introduction: Root causes of violence against women – Religion, patriarchy, marriage

institution and changing cultural values; Perpetuation of violence: Social evils – Prostitution,
Sati, child marriages, female feticide and infanticide, witchcraft, incest; International norms
relating to protection of women and children against violence: CEDAW, UNIFEM Declaration
on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 1993.

2.Protection under IPC: Protective provisions under IPC: Definition of rape (Sec.375);
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1983 – Incorporation of new sections 376(A-D); Landmark
cases: Mathura rape case; Bandit Queen case,; Marital offences: Cohabitation by a man with a
woman other than his wife (Sec.493); Bigamy (Secs.494 & 495), Mock marriages (Sec.496);
Adultery (Sec.497); Enticing a married woman (Sec.498); Offences against minor girls (Secs.
366, 366A, 366B,372,373)

Unit-II:

1.Procedure Laws and Protection to Women: Indian Evidence Act, Secs. 113A, 113B,
114A and Relevant provisions of Criminal Procedure Code.

2.Protection under special laws: Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929; Immoral Traffic
(Prevention) Act, 1956 (1986 Amendment) Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971;
Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987; The Indecent Representation of women
(prohibition) Act (1987) ;Pre-natal Diagonstic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of
Misuse) Act, 1994 (PNDT Act) widening its scope through an amendment in 2003.

Unit-III:

1.Domestic violence and the law: Different forms of domestic violence; Amendments made to
IPC (304B, 406 and 498A) and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961(1983 and 1986 Amendments)
dealing with domestic violence. Legal protection: Protection of women from
Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Civil remedy; Definition of domestic violence; Role of Police
officers, Protection officers and Service providers.

Unit-IV:
1.Sexual Harassment: Defintion and types of Sexual harassment; IPC provisions dealing
with Sexual harassment (Sec.294, 354,509); Land mark cases: VisakhaVs. State of Rajasthan;
Apparel Export Promotion Council Vs. A.K. Chopra; Guidelines formulated by the SC:
Formation of Complaints Committees; Preventive and Remedial measures; Legislative attempts
made and reasons for failure to bring a comprehensive legislation; Sexual Harassment of women
at work place (Prevention) Bill, 2003 (National Commission for Women); The Protection against
sexual harassment of women at the workplace and other establishments Bill, 2005; Reforms in
law.

2.Role of Statutory bodies: National Commission for Women and State Commissions for
Women; constitution, powers and functions; National Commission for Women Act, 1990, Free
legal aid to women,

Books Recommended
1. R.N.Choudhary, Law relating to Juvenile Justice
2. Dipanshu Chakrobarty, Atrocities on Women
3. Indira Jaisingh, Prenatal and Diagnostics Act
4. AS.R.Myneni, Women and Law 57
5. Mamata Rao, Law relating to Women and Children

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