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SYLLABUS

Semester - I

SOA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW


SIKSHA ‘O’ ANUSANDHAN
(Deemed to be University)
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) INDIA
SEMESTER - I
SUBJECT: ENGLISH – I
SUBJECT CODE: LE 101

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course will focus on enhancement of thoughts ideas and vision for practical application in
student’s professional life. Combined with communication skills, the paper will help in
developing critical and analytical skills among the students.

UNIT – I LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND LAW

a) Meaning and communications approaches: Types, Directions and


challenges
b) Barriers to communication
c) Nonverbal communication: Importance, types (Paralanguage, Body
language, proximity etc.)
d) Legal Maxims, Foreign words, Legal terms

UNIT- II LEGAL WRITING AND LANGUAGE

a) Reading comprehension of legal and general text


b) Paragraph writing
c) Précis writing
d) Formal correspondence

UNIT – III GRAMMAR AND USAGE - I (PARTS OF SPEECH)

e) The Sentence, The Noun


f) The Pronoun, The Adjective
g) The Verbs – Finite, Infinite, Auxiliaries; The Adverb
h) The Preposition, The Conjunction, The Interjection

UNIT – IV LITERARY READINGS (GEMS OF MODERN PROSE)

a) Chapter - Mahatma Gandhi


b) Chapter - The Shaping of My Character
c) Chapter – Mission of Education
d) Chapter – My Advice to the Younger Generation

Recommended Books:

• J.S. Singh and Nishi Behl. Legal Language, writing and general English.
• Varinder Kumar, Rajbodh, et.al. Business Communication, Oscar Publication
2010.
• Quick and Easy way of Effective Speaking by Dale Carregie, Delhi: Royal Book
Depot, 2010.
• Geofrey Leech & Jan Svartvik – A communicative grammar of English.
• Wren & Martin – High School English grammar and composition.
• Gems of Modern Prose Edited by Sarat C. Satapathy, Arun Mohanty
• Communication skills; Sanjay Kumar and Pushp Lata, Oxford Publication

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SEMESTER - I
SUBJECT: LAW OF CONTRACT – I
(GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT)
SUBJECT CODE: LC 102

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the study is to make the students aware of the complexities of business
transactions along with its basic necessities & to have an idea to differentiate between a contract
from an agreement.

UNIT – I FORMATION OF CONTRACT

a) Agreement & Contract-Meaning, Nature, Definitions, Essentials, Proposal –


Essentials, Intention to create legal relationship, Classification, Communication
and Revocation, Difference from Invitation to treat
b) Acceptance-Meaning, Essentials, Effect, Communication and Mode of
communication of acceptance, Revocation, Legality of Standard form of
Contracts.
c) Consideration-Meaning, Essentials, Stranger to consideration and privity of
contract, Inadequacy of consideration
d) Forbearance to sue, composition with creditor, Rule in Pinnel’s case & its
Exceptions, Exceptions to the rule “Agreement without Consideration is void”.

UNIT- II CAPACITY OF THE PARTIES AND FREE CONSENT

a) Capacity of the Parties – Meaning and Essentials, Nature and effect of Minor’s
Agreement & its exceptions
b) Beneficial contracts, Minor’s contract for necessaries, Position of Persons having
Unsound mind and Persons Disqualified by Law
c) Free Consent – Meaning and Nature of Consent and Free Consent, Elements
Vitiating Free Consent, Coercion, Undue influence.
d) Fraud- Elements, Mere silence is no fraud, Effects of fraud, Misrepresentation
and its elements, Mistake- Types, elements

UNIT–III LAWFUL OBJECT AND CONSIDERATION, VOID AGREEMENTS


AND DISCHARGE OF CONTRACT

a) Legality of the Object and Consideration – Meaning, Nature and categories,


public policy and heads of public policy
b) Void Agreements- An agreement without consideration, Agreement in restraint
of Trade, agreement in restraint of legal proceedings, Uncertain agreement,
c) Wagering agreements- Essentials, effects, Contingent Contract- Performance,
essential characteristic, Enforcement of contract contingent.
d) Discharge of contract- Meaning and effects, Discharge by performance- Tender
of performance, Devolution of joint liabilities and rights, Time, Place and Manner
of Performance, Performance of Reciprocal Promises, Appropriation of Payment
of debt.

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UNIT– IV DISCHARGE OF THE CONTRACT, QUASI CONTRACTS AND
REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT

a) Impossibility of performance- Nature and definition, Impossibility and


frustration, Grounds of Frustration, Time- when essence of contract and not of
the essence of contract, and its consequences
b) Discharge by Agreement- Novation, Alteration, Rescission, Remission, Accord
and Satisfaction, Consequence of rescission of voidable contract, Discharge by
Breach- Actual Breach, Anticipatory Breach and Consequences.
c) Quasi contract- Meaning, nature, definition, Quasi contractual situations,
Juridical basis of Quasi Contract.
d) Consequences of Breach of Contract- Remedies, Damages – Meaning, Nature,
Kinds, Remoteness and Measurement of Damage, Mitigation of damages,
Liquidated Damages and Penalty.

Recommended Books:

• Avtar Singh- Contract & Specific Relief


• R K Bangia- Contract- I
• S SSrivastava- Law of Contract- I & II
• Mulla- The Indian Contract Act
• S K Kapoor- Contract & Specific Relief Act
• Anson’s Law of Contract,
• Law Of Contracts (1 & 2)by GCV SubbaRao, 12th Edition, 2024
• Cheshire, Fifoot, and Furmston's Law of Contract, 17th edition, Odford
University Press,

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SEMESTER-I
SUBJECT: LEGAL METHOD
SUBJECT CODE: LC 103

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

This course focuses on learning law, the fundamentals of law, its utility in administration of
justice, various sources of law, legal systems of the world, the basic features of the Indian
Constitution and significance of legal citations and writing

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION TO LAW

a) Definition, Functions
b) Nature, Classification of Law
c) Punishments and Remedies in Criminal and Civil wrongs
d) Law, Fact and procedural Justice (Question of Fact and Question of Law)

UNIT- II SOURCES OF LAW

a) Customs-Valid Features, Kinds, Criticism


b) Legislations- Basic Features, Kinds, Primary Rules of Interpretation
c) Precedent-Evolution, Components, Nature and Types
d) Conventions and Treaty Law-Features and Significance

UNIT III LEGAL SYSTEMS

a) Common Law and Civil Law Legal System


b) Islamic Legal System, Canon Law, Ecclesiastical Law, Hybrid system
a) Judicial System in India, Court Structure, Power and Jurisdiction
b) Constitution as the Basic Law, Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, and Its
Supremacy

UNIT IV LEGAL WRITING AND RESEARCH

a) Legal materials- Statutes, Reports, Journals, Manuals, Digests etc.


b) Significance of Citations, Case Law Analysis
c) Legal Maxims and Phrases
d) Broad Nature/Techniques –Quantitative and Qualitative, Doctrinal,
Empirical

Recommended Books:

• Osborn, Percy George (1948) The Law Student’s Pronouncing Dictionary.


London: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd.
• Garner, Bryan A. (2009) Black’s Law Dictionary. London: Sweet &
Maxwell Ltd.
• Woodley, M. (2009) Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary. London: Sweet &
Maxwell Ltd

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SEMESTER -I
SUBJECT: LAW OF TORTS–I &
THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
SUBJECT CODE: LC104

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

With the rapid changing social scenario, the in adequacy of law to protect individual
is exposed. This paper will introduce the students the basic concept of Law of Torts,
the defenses available in an action for torts, principle of tortuous liability, the capacity
of parties to sue and be sued and matters connected therewith. In the modern era of
consumer concern of goods and services, the law of torts has a crucial significance.
The course is designed to give knowledge to the students about the law relating to
consumer protection, various legislation and judicial decision & remedies provided to
the people under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN TORT

a) Meaning, Nature and Scope


b) Essential Constituents of Tort
c) Mental Elements in Torts–Intention, Motive, Malice, Negligence and
Recklessness
d) Capacity of Persons in Tortious Act

UNIT- II JUSTIFICATIONS OR GENERAL DEFENSE

a) Volentin on fit injuria, Exception to Volenti non fit injuria


b) Act of God, Inevitable Accident, Private Defense,
c) Mistake, Necessity, Act of State
d) Statutory Authority, Judicial, Quasi-Judicial, Parental and Quasi
Parental Authority

UNIT-III VICARIOUS LIABILITY, STRICT AND ABSOLUTE LIABILITY,

a) Vicarious liability – Master and Servant, Employer and


Independent Contractor, Principal and Agent, Company and
Director, Firm and Partner, Guardian and Ward
b) Vicarious liability of the State
c) Rules of Strict Liability and Exception– Rylandv. Fletcher
d) Rules of Absolute Liability – M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, The
Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Case, polluters pay rule

UNIT-IV CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

a) Silent features and Scope, Object of the Act,


b) Definitions: Consumer, Complaint complainant, defect, Deficiency,
Dispute, Unfair trade practice.
c) Rights and Responsibilities of Consumers, Consumer Protection
Councils

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d) Consumer Disputes Redressal commission–Establishment, Composition
and Jurisdiction, Procedure of adjudication of Consumer Disputes-
Admission and disposal of grievances.

Recommended Books:

• Salmond & Heuston- On the Law of Torts(2000), Universal, Delhi


• D.D. Basu, The Law of Torts (1982) Kamal, Calcutta.
• Winfield & Jolowizon Tort(1999) Sweet and Maxwell, London
• RatanLal & Dhiraj Lal-The Law of Torts(1997)Universal, Delhi
• R.K. Bangia, Law of Torts
• Winfield, Law of Torts.
• Ramaswamy Iyer, Law of Torts.
• Achuthan Pillai P.S., Law of Torts.
• Vivienne Harpwood, Modern Tort law.
• Winfield & Jolowicz: Tort, XII Edition, Sweet and Maxwell, London-
1994
• Salmond and Heuston: Law of Torts, Indiareprint Universal Books
Traders, New Delhi-1994.
• Ramaswamy Iyer: The Law Torts
• Achutan Pillai: The Law of Torts, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow.
• Durga Das Basu: The Law of Torts, X Edition Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi
• RatnaLal & Dhiraaj Lal: The Law of Torts, Wadhwa & Company,
Nagpur, 1992
• R.K. Bangia: The Law of Torts, Allahabad Law Agency, Allahabad,1999
• J.N. Panday: The Law of Torts, Central Law Publications,
Allahabad,1999
• Vivienne Harpwood: The Law of Torts, Cavandish Publishing
Ltd., London, 1993
• Hepple & Mathews: Tort- casesand materials, Butterworth, London, 1980.
• D.N.Saraf, Law of Consumer Protection in India, MN Tripathi, Bombay.
• R.K.Bangia, Consumer Protection Act

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SEMESTER – I
SUBJECT: HISTORY – I
(HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA)
SUBJECT CODE: LA 111

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

This paper focuses on broad features of legal institutions and administration in ancient, and
medieval India and enables the students to acquire basic idea on the structure of the society,
administration and polity. This paper objectifies in knowing various aspects of polity, kingship,
nature of society, justice and administration in the ancient and medieval India. The paper will
offer a close study of select themes, focusing specifically on the intersections in history and law.

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND POLITY

a) History – Meaning and Methodology, Approaches to the study of Indian


History
b) Theory of Kingship (Brahmanic, Buddhist, Kautilyan, Balban, Alauddin
Khilji)
c) Vedic Polity, Mauryan Polity and Gupta Polity
d) Introduction to the Ancient Indian Legal Studies (Law from Vedic Era to
Gupta, Yajnyavalkya Smriti, Grihasutra, NaradaSmriti, Manu Samhita,
Kautilya’s Law School of Thought)

UNIT- II ANCIENT INDIA


a) Nature of Society (Varna, Jati, Gotra, Pravara, Family, Slavery and Position of
Women)
b) Economy in Vedic, Mauryan and Gupta Time
c) Historical Changes during 6th Century, Varnasharma Dharma, Guilds,
Feudalism.
d) Implementation of Law in Social Customs and Day to Day Life

UNIT – III MEDIEVAL INDIA


a) Chola Village Administrative and Delhi Sultanate
b) Justice and Judicial System in India
c) Interpretation of Law in India (Dharma and Custom, Royal Ordinances)
d) Mughal State (Mansabdari System and Administrative Apparatus)

UNIT - IV LEGAL SYSTEM IN PRE AND POST MUGHAL PERIOD


a) Legal Institutions for protection of Islamic Law
b) Features of Islamic Criminal Law
c) Judicial Organisation (King, Chief Qazi and Judicial Officer)
d) Law for non-Muslims (Akabarnama), Re-interpreting of Quranic / Shariat
Law from AD 712 – AD 1800)

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Recommended Books:

• Patrick Olivelle – The Law Code of Manu


• Patrick Olivelle – King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India :
Kautilya’sArthasastra
• H.V. Sreenivas Murthy – History (for Law Students)
• RomilaThapar – History of India, Vol. I
• R.S. Sharma – Aspect of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India
• Robert Lingat – The Classical Law of India
• Satish Chandra – Medieval India, Vol. I and Vol. II
• A. S. Tripathi – Jurisprudence
• T. Rama Jois – Ancient Legal Thought
• A. L. Basham – Wonder that was India, Part – I
• S. A. A. Rizvi – Wonder that was India, Part – II
• E. H. Carr – What is History?
• Author Maarwick – Nature of History
• RomilaThapar – Past and Prejudice
• R.S. Sharma – Sudras in Ancient India

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SEMESTER – I
POLITICAL SCIENCE -I
(POLITICAL THEORY AND ORGANISATION)
SUBJECT CODE: LA 112

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

Students will get to know about the general introduction and importance of political science.
Students will know the basic theories of state, evolution of government elements of State &
Political thoughts, concept of liberty, equality, justice and contemporary political thinkers to
issues and problems in Indian Polity. Students will know about the individual and citizen’s
rights and duties which is given and protected by the state. Learners will know about the
citizen’s participation in Indian electoral and democratic process.

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION
a) Political Science: Meaning and Scope
b) Political Science and its relation with law and Social Sciences
c) State- Elements and origin (Force, Divine and Social Contract)
d) Theories of State Action - Individualism and Welfare State

UNIT- II POLITICAL CONCEPTS


a) Nation, Nationalism and Internationalism
b) Law, Justice, Liberty- Types and safeguard of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
c) Concept of Political and Legal Sovereignty
d) Power and Authority, Legitimisati on and Obligation

UNIT - III POLITICAL ORGANISATION


a) Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, Separation of Power, checks and
Balances, Judicial Review and Judicial Activism
b) Forms of State: Unitary, Federal and Quasi federal
c) Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government
d) Theories of Representation- Territorial, Proportional and Functional

UNIT - IV STATE CITIZENS AND DEMOCRATIC ORDER


a) Citizenship, Types, Functions, Obedience and Right to Protest, Theory of
Punishment
b) Rights and Duties: (Fundamental Fights, Fundamental Duties and Human
Rights)
c) Election and Electoral participation in Democracy
d) Nation Buildings: Meaning, Challenges and role of Citizen in Nation
Building

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Recommended Books:

• A. Appadorai – The Substance of Politics (OUP)


• E. Barker – Principles of Social and Political Theory (Surajif)
• George Subine- History of Policical Theory (Oxford- IBH)
• Rathore and Haqqi – Political Theory and Organization (EBC)
• Rayand Bhatt Acharya – Political Theory: Ideas and Institutions (World Press)
• E. Ashrivadham – Political Theory (S. Chand)
• A. Heywood – Politics (Palgrave)
• AC Kapoor – Principles of Political Science (Shoad)
• O P Gauba : An introduction to Political Theory, Macmillan India LTD; 2021-
9th Edition
• Andrew Heywood - Political Theory- An Introduction; 1994- 4th Edition

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SEMESTER-I
SUBJECT: ECONOMICS-I
SUBJECT CODE: LA 113

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

To make the students aware about different micro economic concepts and their application.
Learn to integrate theoretical and practical knowledge and evaluate micro economic policy
measures.
Demonstrate understanding of verbal, graphical and mathematical representation of economic
idea, analysis and correlations among them.
Use knowledge in economics in their day-to-day life.
Interpret the conditions of each micro economic unit of any country.

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS


(a) Definition, methodology and scope of economics
(b) Forms of economic analysis- Micro Vs Macro, partial Vs General, Static
Vs Dynamic, Positive Vs Normative.
(c) Basic concepts and precepts – economic problems, economic
rationality, optimality, Economic Organization- market, command and
mixed economy, Production possibility Curve
(d) Relation between economics and law- economic offences and economic
legislation

UNIT- II DEMAND AND SUPPLY


(a) Theories of demand- Demand Function, Law of Demand, Determinants
of Demand
(b) Concept of utility and utility theory-utility approach, Indifference curve
approach, Budget line and Consumer equilibrium
(c) Law of supply, supply function, price determination; Shift of demand
and supply
(d) Elasticity of demand and supply; consumer surplus, Applications of
demand and supply- tax floor and ceilings; applications of indifference
curves- tax, labour and work, Price- ceiling and price- floor

UNIT-3 PRODUCTION ANALYSIS, COSTS AND MARKET STRUCTURE


(a) Concepts of production- Production isoquants, returns, returns to factor,
returns to scale
(b) Cost and revenue concepts, cost function
(c) Classification of markets- Pure and perfect competition; monopoly,
monopolistic and imperfect competition; duopoly and oligopoly,
market failures and Asymmetric information
(d) Concept of Dumping- to be sustained with the cases of International
Courts of Justice, Competition law.

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UNIT-4 THEORY OF DETERMINATION OF FACTOR PRICES, RENT,
INTEREST, WAGES AND PROFIT

(a) Labour supply and wage determination


(b) Role of trade unions and collective bargaining in wage determination;
minimum wage legislation
(c) Exploitation of labour
(d) The theory of rent, interest and profits

Recommended Books:

• Price theory, JStigler


• Lipsey Introduction to Positive Economics; ELBS
• Bilas Microeconomic theory; McGraw Hill Intedn;2nd edition
• Hirshleifer Price Theory and Applications; Prentice Hall; 1978
• Myneni, S.R. Principles of Economics; Allahabad law Agency; Faridabad
• Modern Economic Theory, K.K Dewett
• Micro Economics by A Koutsoyiannis
• Business Economics- Micro, H.L. Ahuja, S. Chand & Company, New Delhi
• Principle of Microeconomics: H.L. Ahuja, S. Chand & Company; 2012-19th
Edition
• Economics: P.A. Samuelson and W.D Nordhaus, Tata McGraw Hill; 2007-9th
Edition

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SEMESTER – I
SUBJECT: COMPUTER APPLICATION
SUBJECT CODE:

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

This course provides students with the ability to utilize technology to create documents,
manage files, organize office functions and do legal research. Recognition of popular and
specific software is included, as well as the value of technology in the effective and economical
delivery of legal services to clients. This course further seeks to provide not only a foundation
for understanding Computing technology and applications in the context of today’s legal
environment, but also to impart those skills necessary for solving a range of legal information-
based problems.

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS


a) Introduction to computers, definition & meaning
b) Characteristics of computers
c) Functions of a computer
d) Basic computer system components
e) How computers represent and store information
f) Introduction to computers, definition & meaning
g) Characteristics of computers
h) Functions of a computer
i) Basic computer system components
j) How computers represent and store information
k) Introduction to computers, definition & meaning
l) Characteristics of computers
m) Functions of a computer
n) Basic computer system components

UNIT- II TYPES AND GENERATION OF COMPUTERS

a) Introduction to types and classifications of computers, Classification based


on size & performance
b) Definition of computer generations
c) The various computer generations
d) Significance of studying computer generations
e) Introduction to types and classifications of computers
• Classification based on size & performance
• Classification based on functionality & purpose
• Classification based on processing

UNIT – 3 APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS TO LAW

a) Use of computers in the law field


b) Various computing technologies used in law & justice
c) Roles of computers in the law discipline
d) Impacts (positive and negative) of computers in law

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UNIT – 4 UNDERSTANDING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS

a) Definition of computer software


b) Categories and types of computer software: (systems and applications
software)
c) THE INTERNET & WORLD WIDE WEB
• Definition and meaning of the Internet, History and growth of the
Internet & applications
• What is www and what makes the www work?
• Functions of the web & web browser software

Recommended Books:

• Introduction to Computers: By Peter Norton, 6th International Edition


McGraw Hill.
• Using Information Technology; A Practical Introduction to Computer &
• Communications: By Williams Sawyer, 6th Edition-McGraw Hill.
• ICT in Business: By Nyeko and Moya, 2nd Edition.
• Computer Literacy: By John Preston, Robert Ferrett and Shelly Gaskin, 2007.
• Unmasking ICT: By Bazibu, M., Baguma, I., Anjoga, H. (2008, 1st Edition.
• The ABCs of Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition: By Guy Hart-Davis,
BPB Publications, 1998.
• University Library, the Internet sites and Lecture’s notes and handouts.

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