Syllabus for B.A.-LLB (Hons.

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 COURSE OUTLINE
SEMESTER - I
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS
Compulsory Law Course Law of Torts including Consumer Protection Law 26
1312112 4
and M.V. Act

1312131 Compulsory Law Course Law of Contract-I 4

1311(a)114 Major Humanities : Political Science Political Science-I: Principles of Political Science 4

1311(a)115 Minor Humanities 1:Economics Principles of Economics 4

Minor Humanities 2: Sociology Introduction to Sociology 4
1311(a)116 Compulsory Course English -I 4
Foreign Language (University Course) Spanish/Fench/ German/ Japanese 2

SEMESTER - II
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
CREDITS
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE

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 1312111 Compulsory Law Course Law of Crimes – I 4 26

1312141 Compulsory Law Course Law of Contract -II 4

1311(a)124 Major Humanities : Political Science Political Science-II: Government System 4

1311(a)125 Minor Humanities 1:Economics Principles of Macroeconomics 4
1311(a)146 Minor Humanities 2: Sociology Sociology – II: Sociological Thought 4
1311(c)126 Compulsory Course English -II 4
Foreign Language Spanish/Fench/ German/ Japanese 2

SEMESTER - III
SUBJECT TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS

1312133 Compulsory Law Course Family Law -I 4 24

1312132 Compulsory Law Course Constitutional Law – I 4
1312162 Compulsory Law Course Law of Crimes – II 4
1311(a)134 Major Humanities : Political Science International Relations-I 4
1311(a)136 Minor Humanities 1:Economics Institutional economics 4
Foreign Language Spanish/Fench/ German/ Japanese 2
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Mentored Seminar -I 1
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Legal Language Writing 1

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 SEMESTER - IV
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS
1312143 Compulsory Law Course Family Law -II 4 24
1312142 Compulsory Law Course Constitutional Law – II 4
1312123 Compulsory Law Course Jurisprudence 4
1311(a)145 Major Humanities : Political Science International Relations-II 4
1311(a)156 Minor Humanities 2: Sociology Indian Society: Structures and Processes 4
Foreign Language Spanish/Fench/ German/ Japanese 2
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Mentored Seminar -II 1
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Right to Information: Decoding and Application 1

SEMESTER - V
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS

1312171 Compulsory Law Course Law of Evidence 4 24

1312152 Compulsory Law Course Property Law 4
Compulsory Law Course Labour Law -I 4
1314163 Optional Law Elective Intellectual Property Law 4
1311(a)155 Major Humanities : Political Science Political Ideas and Political Ideologies 4

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 Clinical Legal Education Course (CLE) Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting
1313154 4
system
Internship –I (1 MONTH AFTER SPRING SEM) 0

SEMESTER - VI
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS

1312151 Compulsory Law Course Company Law 4 26

Compulsory Law Course Labour Law- II 4
1312181 Compulsory Law Course Administrative Law 4
1314164 Optional Law Elective Interpretation of Statutes 4
1311(a)166 Major Humanities : Political Science Public Administration and Public Policy 4
13134104 Clinical Legal Education Course (CLE) Moot court exercise and Internship 4
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Practice & Procedure in connection to FIR 1
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Drafting and Compliances in connection to
1
Contracts

SEMESTER - VII
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS

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1312182 Compulsory Law Course Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act 4 26

1315181 Honours Elective Course Honours Paper -1 4

1315182 Honours Elective Course Honours Paper -2 4
1314174 Optional Law Elective Law of Taxation 4
1312144 Optional Elective Course Environmental Law 4
Optional Elective Course Cyber Law 4
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Client Counselling and Management 1
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Public Interest Lawyering and Legal Aid 1

Internship –II (1 MONTH AFTER SPRING SEM) 0

SEMESTER - VIII
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS
Compulsory Law Course Conciliation and Mediation 4 28
1315183 Honours Elective Course Honours paper -3 4
Honours Elective Course Honours Paper – 4
1315184 4

Honours Elective Course

1315185 Honours paper -5 4

1314185 Optional Law Elective Land Laws 4

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13141103 Optional Elective Course Media and Law 4
Clinical Legal Education Course (CLE) Alternate Dispute Resolution 4

SEMESTER - IX
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS
Compulsory Law Course Public International Law 4 16

1315186 Honours Elective Course Honours Paper – 6 4

1315187 Honours Elective Course Honours Paper-7 4

1315188 Honours Elective Course Honours Paper – 8 4

Skill Enhancement Course Internship –III (1 MONTH AFTER SPRING SEM) 0

SEMESTER - X
SUBJECT COURSE CATEGORY TOTAL
SUBJECT NAME CREDIT
CODE CREDITS

1314186 Clinical Legal Education Course (CLE) Drafting, Pleadings and Conveyancing 4 4

Internship –IV (2 MONTHS ) 0

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 HONOURS ELECTIVE PAPERS
CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT CODE COURSE CATEGORY SUBJECT NAME CREDIT TOTAL CREDITS
Honours Elective Course Introduction to 4 32
Criminology
Honours Elective Course Penology 4
Honours Elective Course Victimology 4
Honours Elective Course Socio - Economic 4
Offences
Honours Elective Course Biology and Psychology 4
of Crimes
Honours Elective Course White Collar and 4
Corporate Crimes
Honours Elective Course International Criminal 4
Law
Honours Elective Course Offences against women 4
and children
HONOURS ELECTIVE PAPERS
BUSINESS LAWS

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 SUBJECT CODE COURSE CATEGORY SUBJECT NAME CREDIT TOTAL CREDITS
Honours Elective Course Competition Law 4 32
Honours Elective Course Law of Insurance 4
Honours Elective Course Banking Law 4
Honours Elective Course Financial Market 4
Regulation
Honours Elective Course Corporate Responsibilities 4
and Governance
Honours Elective Course Mergers and Acquisitions 4
Honours Elective Course Bankruptcy and 4
Insolvency
Honours Elective Course International Trade Law 4

DETAILED SYLLABUS
SEMESTER - I

Law of Torts including Consumer Protection Law and M.V. Act 4

UNIT 1: EVOLUTION DEFINITION, NATURE, SCOPE AND OBJECTS OF LAW OF TORTS 5 Hrs. Learning Outcome:On completion of
this Unit students will be able to describe tortuous liability in general and distinguish the same from crimes and breaches of contracts.

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Principles of justice equity and good conscience – un-codified character-advantages and disadvantages; a wrongful act – violation of
duty imposed by law, duty which is owed to people generally (in rem) – damnum sine injuria and injuria sine damno; Tort distinguished
from crime and breach of contract; Changing scope of law of torts: Principles of Liability – Fault; Wrongful intent; Negligence; Liability
without fault; Place of motive in torts.
UNIT 2: DEFENCES IN ACTIONS FOR TORTS 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to frame
defences to the hypothetical cases presented to them.
Justification – Volenti non fit injuria; Necessity, private and public; Plaintiffs default; Act of God; Inevitable accident; Private defense;
Statutory authority; Judicial and quasi-judicial acts; Parental and quasi-parental authority.
Extinguishment of Liability in Certain Situation – Actiopersonalismoritur cum persona – exceptions; Waiver and acquiescence; Release;
Accord and satisfaction; Limitation.
UNIT 3 – STANDING AND CAPACITY 3 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to advise whether
the suit may be instituted by a hypothetical plaintiff and whether a suit is maintainable against a hypothetical defendant.
Who may sue – aggrieved individual – class action – social action group; Statutes granting standing to certain persons or groups
Who can be sued and who cannot be sued
UNIT 4: VICARIOUS LIABILITY 6 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to find the liability of an
employer, a principal or government in cases of the given hypothetical facts.
Basis, scope and justification; Express authorization; Ratification; Abetment; Special Relationships: Master and servant – arising out of
and in the course of employment – who is master? – the control test – who is servant? – borrowed servant – independent contractor and
servant, distinguished; Principal and agent; Corporation and principal officer.
Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity
UNIT 5: TORTS AGAINST PERSONS AND PERSONAL RELATIONS 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students
will be able to discuss the liability of the defendant on hypothetical facts.

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Assault, battery, False imprisonment; Defamation – libel, slander including law relating to privileges E-defamation; Marital relations, parental
relations, master and servant relations; Malicious prosecution;
UNIT 6: WRONGS AFFECTING PROPERTY 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss the
liability of the defendant on hypothetical facts.
Trespass to Land, Trespass ab initio, Dispossession; Nuisance: Definition, Essentials and Types; Acts Which Constitute Nuisance – Obstructions
of Highways, Pollution of Air, Water, Noise, and Interference with Light and Air.
Movable Property – Trespass to Goods, Detinue, Conversion; Torts Against Business Interests – Injurious Falsehood, Misstatements, Passing
off.
UNIT 7: NEGLIGENCE 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to find the nature and extent of liability of
the defendant on hypothetical facts.
Basic concepts, Theories of negligence, Standards of care, duty to take care, carelessness, inadvertence, Doctrine of contributory negligence, Res
ipsaloquitor and its importance in contemporary law; Liability due to negligence: different professionals; Liability of common carriers for
negligence; Product liability due to negligence: liability of manufacturers and business houses for their products. Nervous shock.
UNIT 8: STRICT LIABILITY AND ABSOLUTE LIABILITY 5 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to fix
the liability even in the absence of negligence in certain cases.
The rule in Rylands v. Fletcher, Liability for harm caused by inherently dangerous industries. Development of Law beyond Strict Liability
Absolute Liability M. C. Mehta vs. UoI.
UNIT 9: LEGAL REMEDIES 5 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to fix the liability for torts on a set of
hypothetical facts.
Legal remedies, Award of damages – simple, special, punitive. Unliquidated Damages – Remoteness of damage-foreseeability and directness,
Shortened Expectation of Life, Injunction, Specific restitution of property; Extra-legal remedies- self-help, re-entry on land, re-caption of goods,
semestdistress damage feasant and abatement of nuisance.

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UNIT 10: CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019 – Objectives, Changes introduced in the new law, Meaning of consumer, Protection of the
rights of consumer, Deficiency in goods and services, Liability in Professional services, Public utility services, Consumer Councils - Consumer
exploitation through Unfair trade practices.
UNIT 11: CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL AGENCIES.
District forum, State commission, National commission, Consumer Law Board - Constitution, Powers, Jurisdiction, Limitation and Procedure of
the Adjudicatory bodies - Enforcement of Consumer rights through PIL , Consumer awareness & education in India.
UNIT 12: MOTOR VEHICLES Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss the need for regulation and
explain the regulatory framework.
Introduction, Necessity of licensing and regulation, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 – objectives and framework, Licensing of drivers of motor
vehicles, Licensing of conductors of stage carriages
UNIT 13: REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe
the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Acts relating to registration of motor vehicles.
Necessity of registration, Procedure for registration, No-objection certificate, Age limit for motor vehicles, Control of transport vehicles,
Provisions relating to state transport undertakings, Construction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles, Control of traffic, Motor
vehicles temporarily leaving or visiting India
UNIT 14: LIABILITY 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to fix liabilities arising out of wrongful use
of motor vehicles.
Liability to pay compensation, permanent disablement, insurance of motor vehicles, against third party risks, Motor Vehicles Claims Tribunal,
offences and penalties under the Act

SUGGESTED READINGS

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1. Singh, Guru Prasanna. Ratanlal&Dhirajlal's Law of Torts, 26hed. New Delhi: Wadhwa& Co, 2013.
2. Jones, Michael A. Text book on Torts. New Delhi: Lawman. 1995.
3. Lakshminath, A. and Sridhar M. Ramaswamylyer's Law of Torts, 10thed. New Delhi: Lexisnexis, 2007.
4. Weir, Tony. Introduction to Tort Law, 2nded. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
5. Pillai, P. S. A. Law of Tort. 9th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book-Co., 2004.
6. Dugdale, Anthony, ed. Clerk &Lindsell on Torts, 19th ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2006.
7. Howarth, D. R., Hepple Howarth, and Mathews. Tort: Cases & Materials. London: Oxford University Press, 2005.
8. Weir, Tony. Case book on Tort. 10th ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2004.Justice S N Aggarwal, Supreme Court on Consumer Protection
Act, Universal Law Publishing Co., 2013.
9. Wadhwa, Justice D. P. (ed). The Law of Consumer Protection. New Delhi: Wadhwa and Company Nagpur, 2006.
10. Nayak, Rajendra Kumar. Consumer Protection Law in India: An Eco-legal Treatise on Consumer Justice. Bombay: N. M/ Tripathi Pvt Ltd.,
1991.
11.Sheth, Dilip K. Treatise on Consumer Protection Law (Law & Practice). Mumbai: Snow White, 2003.
12. Agarwal, Dr V. K. Bharat's Consumer Protection (Law & Practice) 6th ed. New Delhi: B. L. H. Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2008.
13. Singh, Avtar. Law of Consumer Protection (Principles & Practice) 4th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2005.
14. Majumdar, P. K. Law of Consumer Protection in India 5thed. New Delhi: Orient Publishing Company, 2003.
15. Sarkar, UtpalRanjan. Sarkar’s Motor Accidents: Motor Insurance Claims & Compensation. New Delhi :Sodhi Publications, 2004.

Law of Contract – I 4

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UNIT 1: STANDARD FORM OF CONTRACTS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: The development of law of contract as a common law and the basic principles should be appreciated by the students to get an
introduction to the topic as such.
Meaning; Advantages and Disadvantages; History and nature of contractual obligations; Definitions; Elements and kinds; Proposal and
acceptance - forms, essential elements, communication and revocation; Proposal and Invitations for proposal; Floating Offers; Tenders,
advantages, unilateral character, principles of protection against the possibility of exploitation, judicial approach to such contracts, exemption
clauses; clash between two standard forms of contracts; Law Commission of India's views.
UNIT 2: CONSIDERATION 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: To get an overview of the concept of consideration and the necessity of consideration to form a valid contract.
. Meaning, Kinds, Essential Elements; Doctrine of nudumpactum; 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.
UNIT 3: CAPACITY TO CONTRACT: MEANING 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: To understand the privileges and immunities available to the weaker sections of the society.
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; Agreements made on behalf of
a minor; Minor's agreements and Estoppel; Evaluation of the law relating to minor's agreements; Other illustrations of incapacity to contract.
UNIT 4: FREE CONSENT 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Learning the basic concept of consent.
Definition of Consent and Free Consent; Factors vitiating free consent: Coercion – Definition, Essential elements, duress and coercion; Doctrine
of Economic Duress, effect of coercion; Undue Influence – Definition, essential elements, Presumed existence of Undue Influence in law,
Illustrations of undue influence – independent advice, pardahanashin women, unconscionable bargains, effect of undue influence;
Misrepresentation – Definition, misrepresentation of law and of fact, their effects and illustration; Fraud – Definition, essential elements,
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suggestiofalsi and suppresioveri, When does silence amounts to fraud, Active, concealment of truth, importance of intention; Mistake –
Definition, kinds, fundamental error, mistake of law and of fact, their effects, when does a mistake vitiate free consent and when not.
UNIT 5: LEGALITY OF OBJECTS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Understanding object to a contract as an essential element.
Void agreements, lawful and unlawful considerations, and objects, void, voidable, illegal and unlawful agreements and their effects; Unlawful
considerations and objects; Forbidden by law; Defeating the provision of any law; Fraudulent; Injurious to person or property; Immoral; Against
public policy.
UNIT 6: VOID AGREEMENTS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: To learn other kinds of agreements which are expressly declared as void under Indian Contract Act,1872.
Agreements without consideration; Agreements in restraint of marriage; Agreements in restraint of trade, its exceptions, sale of goodwill, section
11 restrictions, under thepartnership Act, trade combinations, exclusive dealing agreements, restraints on employees under agreements of
service; Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, its exceptions; Uncertain agreements; Wagering agreement, its exception.
UNIT 7: DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Concept of discharge and conclusion of contractual liability on discharge are introduced to students.
By performance- conditions of valid tender of performance, How? By whom? Where? When? In what manner? Performance of reciprocal
promises, time as essence of contract; By breach, anticipatory breach and present breach; Impossibility of performance, specific grounds of
frustration, application to leases, theories 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.
UNIT 8: REMEDIES AND QUASI-CONTRACTS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: To understand the remedies available in law of contract and to apply the conceptual understanding when the situation
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Damages, lands, remoteness of damages, ascertainment of damages; Injunction, when granted and when refused, Why? Refund and restitution;
Specific performance, When? Why?
UNIT 09: SPECIFIC RELIEF 15 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: After the completion of this Unit students will be conversant with the principles underlying the grant of specific reliefs and
the different remedies provided under the Specific Relief Act.
Specific performance of contract; Contract that can be specifically enforced; Persons against whom specific enforcement can be ordered;
Rescission and cancellation; Injunction: Temporary and Perpetual; Declaratory orders; Discretion and powers of court.

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Bharuka, G. C. Mulla on The Indian Contract Act. 12th ed. Nagapur: LexisNexis ButterworthsWadhwa, 2009.
2. Beatson, Sir Jack, et al.Anson's Law of Contract. 29th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
3. P. S. Atiya, Introduction to the Law of Contract. Claredon Law Series 1992 (reprint)
4. Markanda, P. C. The Law of Contract. 2 vol; New Delhi: Wadhwa and Company, 2006.
5. Singh, Avtar. Law of Contract. 10th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2008.
6. Cheshire, G. C., Fifoot H. S. and Furmston, M. P. Law of Contract ELBS with Butterworths, 1992.
7. Nair, M. Krishnan, Law of Contracts. Hyderabad: Orient Longman Private Limited, 1998.
8. Treitel, G. H. Law of Contract, Sweet & Maxwell, 1997 (reprint).

Political Science -1: Principles of Political Science 4

Political Science and Law are intricately related and the study of Political Science is pertinent in order to provide an insight to the functioning of
the Law. It explores a critical understanding about the nature, origin and functioning of the State and the government. This paper aims at
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comprehending the conceptual framework of politics and is imperative for inculcating an analytical perception of the basics of the study of
Political Science.
Module 1: Introduction to Political Science
a) Nature and Scope of Political Science
b) Methods of Political Science
c) The Relation of Political Science to other Disciplines- History, Sociology, Economics
d) Importance of Political Science to the Study of Law
Module 2: The Nature of the State
a) Definition and Significance of the State
b) The Essential Elements of the State
c) State and Government
d) State and Sovereignty (Concept, Characteristics, Various Aspects and Challenges to Sovereignty)
Module 3: The Origin of the State
a) Historical Formation- General Conception
b) Social Contract Theory
c) The Theory of Divine Origin
c) The Theory of Force
d) The Historical or Evolutionary Theory
Module 4: Political Concepts and Political Obligation
a) Meaning of Rights, Concept of Particular Rights, Rights against the State
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b) Liberty: Natural Liberty, Civil Liberty, Political Liberty, National Liberty
c) Relation between Liberty and Equality
d) Justice: Meaning and Types
e) Political Obligation: Conceptual Analysis
Suggested Readings:
Text Books
J.C. Johari, Principles of Political Science
Gauba O.P., Political Theory
Ray Amal and Mohit Bhattacharya, Political Theory, Ideas and Institutions
References
Jain M.P., Political Theory Liberal and Marxian
Sabine, George H. and Thorson, A History of Political Theory
Verma S.P., Modern Political Theory
A.C Kapur, Principles of Political Science, S. Chand and Company Ltd, Delhi

Principles of Economics 4

PAPER-I

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OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE: The present era is the era of economics. An efficient legal system and good government cannot ignore the
nuances of economics. Every person has a concern with economics and the progress of the nation. In this course of economics the students will
be introduced to the basic elements of economics
Marks‐100 [Written‐80+ Project‐20] Credit: 04
MODULE-I: General Principle
1) General Concepts: Value and Price, Economic Agents, Equilibrium, Equation and Identity, Functional Relation, Elasticity of a Function.
2) Economics as a Science and its relevance to Law.
3) Economics as a basis of Social Welfare and Social Justice.
MODULE-II: Micro Economics
1) Fundamentals of Consumer Behaviour: Demand and Supply Functions, Elasticity of Demand and Supply, Consumers’ Equilibrium.
2) Market Determinants: Production, Cost, Market Types – Determination of Equilibrium Price and Output in different market types.
MODULE-III: Indian Economy‐I
1) Introduction to Indian Economy: Population, Agriculture, Industry and Service
Sectors.
2) National Income in India: National Income Estimates in India, Trends in National Income – Growth and Structure.
3) Poverty: Concept of Poverty, International Comparison of Poverty, Five Year Plans and Removal of Poverty, Causes of failure to remove
poverty.
4) Demographic Profile of Indian Economy: Rapid Growth of Population, Population and Economic Development.
5) Unemployment in India: Causes, Effects and Govt. Policies of Generating Employment Opportunities.
6) Privatization in India: Comparison of the Public and Private Sector, Meaning and Scope of Privatization, Attempts of Privatization in India.

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RECOMMENDED READINGS:
1. Modern Economics ‐ H. L. Ahuja
2. Contemporary Economics ‐ Sampad Mukharjee.
3. Indian Economy ‐ R. Datt & K. P. M. Sundharam.
4. Indian Economy ‐ S. K. Misra & V. K. Puri.
5. Indian Economics ‐ K. K. Dewett, J. D. Varma
and M. L.Sharma

Introduction to Sociology 4

This course focuses on the relationship between the individual and society and asks how it is that we become members of a society yet remain
individuals within it. In this course we will learn how we shape society and how society shapes us. We will learn how our everyday lives are
connected to the lives of others around the world. For example, Globalization, for the purpose of this course, will be defined as the process of
increasing interconnectedness between states, societies, cultures, and individuals such that events and social relationships in one part of the
world increasingly affect those elsewhere. At the same time, globalization is often highly uneven and can be experienced in a variety of ways,
integrating some people while excluding others, and producing both commonalities and differences . Sociology is a science of lived experiences.
It seeks to make us more conscious of our social world and the living patterns we create, change and recreate. We must critically examine them
rather than take them for granted. To do this, we will learn basic sociological concepts, and learn how these concepts can help us understand our
social surroundings, locally and globally. We will learn that our personal experiences are not independent of the events in the larger society.
We will learn how they connect to each other and how to evaluate that connection, that is, where is it strong and where less so. This means we
will examine the perspective of the individual as well as the perspective of the social structure. In addition, we will learn tools of sociological
analysis and interpretation to help our understandings become deeper and more clear. Finally, there is more than one perspective—way of

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seeing—to any social interaction and we will learn how these ways of seeing apply to various theoretical perspectives in order to dig beneath the
surface of social life.
Course Outline:
Topic : A : What is sociology? Is Sociology Common sense? what is the “Sociological Imagination”? The Rise of the Social Sciences
1. https://sites.middlebury.edu/utopias/files/2013/02/The-Promise.pdf
2. Andre Bettille, “Sociology and Common Sense”, Economic & Political Weekly,
Vol. 31, Issue No. 35-36-37, 14 Sep, 1996

3. Collins , Prologue: The Rise of the Social Sciences file:///E:/USER%20DATA%20DO%20NOT%20REMOVE/Downloads/Collins%20-

Rise%20of%20the%20Social%20Sciences%20(4).pdf

Topic B: Culture
What is Culture? Elements of Culture? Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change-- Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
Readings: 1. Barger, Ken. 2008. “Ethnocentrism.” Indiana University, July http://www.iupui.edu/~anthkb/ethnocen.htm).

2. The Elements of Culture

1. http://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/3-2-the-elements- of-culture/ 2. OED Online. 2011. Oxford University Press
(http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/260911).
1. Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change
2. Scheuerman, William. 2010. “Globalization.” The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by E. N. Zalta, Summer.
http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2010/entries/globalization/).
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 Topic : C: Socialization & Everyday Life
1. Basic concepts of Socialization
Zerubavel, "The Social Lens", http://people.wku.edu/steve.groce/SocialLens-Zerubavel.pdf
Childhood socialization: Gender and sexuality; pictures and toys exercise
Streib, Class Reproduction by Four Year Olds"
http://people.wku.edu/steve.groce/Class Reproduction by Four Year Olds.pdf
Thorne and Luria, "Sexuality and Gender in Children's. . ."
http://people.wku.edu/steve.groce/SexualityandChildrensdailywords-ThorneLuria.pdf
Agents of Socialization
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, http://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/4-3-agents-of-socialization/
2. Social Interaction in Everyday Life
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
http://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/5-3-social-interaction-in-everyday-life/

Erving Goffman, On Face-Work: An Analysis of Ritual Elements in Social Interaction," Reflections 4 (2003), 7-13. http://spark-
public.s3.amazonaws.com/soc101/readings/Goffman%202003-%20On%20Face- Work.pdf
3. New Technology and Everyday Life
IT in everyday life, http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=2846&printable=1
danah boyd, "Social Network Sites as Networked Publics: Affordances, Dynamics, and Implications,"
http://www.danah.org/papers/2010/SNSasNetworkedPublics.pdf

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TOPIC D: Inequality, Stratification and Gender

1. Social Stratification: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics,

http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/sociology/social-stratification-meaning-
types-and-characteristics-sociology-2446-words/6199
2. The Study of Social Inequality
http://www.yorku.ca/lfoster/2010- 11/HRES3890/lectures/THE_STUDY_OF_SOCIAL_INEQUALITY.htm
3. Sociological Perspectives on Gender Stratification
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
sociology/chapter/sociological-perspectives-on-gender-stratification/
4. Women as a Minority
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless- sociology/chapter/women-as-a-minority/
1. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality, https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter12-gender-sex-and-sexuality/

TOPIC: E: Marriage, Family and Childhood

1. https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter14-marriage-and-family/
2. Lareau, A. Unequal Childhoods, file:///H:/USER%20DATA%20DO%20NOT%20REMOVE/Downloads/Lareau%20-
%20Unequal%20Childhoods%20(2).pdf

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3. Ling, Lisa. 2011. “Transgender Child: A Parent’s Difficult Choice.” http://www.oprah.com. (http://www.oprah.com/own-our-america-
lisa-ling/Transgender-Child-A-Parents-Difficult-Choice).

TOPIC: F: Nationalism, Race and Ethnic Identity

1. Anderson, B., Imagined Communities
https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/26844/files/folder/Class%205%3A%20Nationalism%2C%20Race%20and%20Ethnic%20Identity?preview=3
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2. FANON, F., Black Skin, White Mask
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TOPIC: G: Social Movements and Social Change

1. https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter21-social-movements-and-social-change/
2. Godwin.J. &Jasper. J., When and Why Do Social Movements Occur
file:///H:/USER%20DATA%20DO%20NOT%20REMOVE/Downloads/Goodwin%20&%20Jasper%20-
%20When%20&%20Why%20Do%20Social%20Movements%20Occur%20(1).pdf

TOPIC: H: Globalization and Its Discontents

1. Harvey, D. ,Globalization in Question file:///H:/USER%20DATA%20DO%20NOT%20REMOVE/Downloads/Harvey%20-
%20Globalization%20in%20Question%20(1).pdf
2. Ritzer, G. , Enchanting a Disenchanted world, file:///H:/USER%20DATA%20DO%20NOT%20REMOVE/Downloads/Ritzer%20-
%20Enchanting%20a%20Disenchanted%20World%20(1).pdf
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3. Cuterela, S. Globalization: Definition, Processes and Concepts
http://www.revistadestatistica.ro/suplimente/2012/4/srrs4_2012a22.pdf

English -I 4

English has thus far been the language of communication. All important legal materials are in English- It is therefore important to learn English
and this course intends to give you an insight into the language.
Marks-IOO [Written-80+ Project20] credit: 04

MODULE-I: BASIC GRAMMAR

(i) Tense and Concord

(ii) Basic Transformations: Positive and Negative Sentences
(iii) Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences
(iv) Change of Voice
(v) Change of Narration
(vi) Wh-questions
(vii) Question Tag and Short Responses
(viii) Preposition and Determiners
(ix) Some Common Errors in English
RECOMMENDED READING:

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 1. Bolton, David and Goodey, Noel- English Grammar in Steps, New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.
2. Eastwood, John. Oxford Practice Grammar, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
3. Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use, New Delhi: Cambridge UniVersity Press.
4. Murphy, Raymond. Essential Grammar in Use, New Delhi: Cambridge University Press-
5. Quirk, Randolph and Greenbaum, Sidney. A University Grammar of English, Essex: ELBS.
6. Swan, Michael and Walter, Catherine, The Good English Grammar Book, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
7. Swan, Michael. Basic English Usage, Kolkata: Oxford University Press.
8. Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage, Kolkata: Oxford University Press.

SEMESTER – II
Law of Crimes – I 4

UNIT 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 4 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: Students are expected, at the end of this unit, to underline the relative importance of criminal law and of IPC in the light of
their conceptual hues.
Nature and definition of crime, Constituent elements of crime, Extent and application of Indian Penal code, Structure of IPC, Understanding
definitions, General Explanations
General Exceptions: Mistake, Principle of ignorantiafactiexcusat, Principle of ignorantia juris, Accident, Infancy, Insanity, Intoxication, Consent,
Mistake, Private defence
UNIT 2: PUNISHMENTS 4 Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: At the end of this UNIT, students would be in a position to examine the paramountcy of punishments as a means to achieve
the stated ends of criminal law.
Fine; Imprisonment, Simple and Rigorous; Imprisonment for life; Solitary confinement; Capital Punishment.
UNIT 3: ABETMENT 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This UNIT equips the students, with an understanding of the requirement to appreciate the role of abettors in a crime.
Meaning of abetment, Abettor, Punishment for abetment, harbouring.
UNIT 4: CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND OFFENCES AGAINST STATE4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this UNIT, the students would learn the kernel of criminal conspiracy the importance of which can hardly be
over-emphasized in a modern state.
Definition, Punishment, Offences against state, Waging war, Sedition, Responsibility of public servant, Offences relating Army, Navy and Air
force
UNIT 5: OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students are expected to appreciate the nuances of public tranquility at the end of this UNIT.
Unlawful assembly, Rioting, Assaulting or obstructing public servant, Provocation and communal enmity, Affray
UNIT 6: OFFENCES RELATING TO HUMAN BODY 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this UNIT, the students are expected to obtain a clearer understanding of one of the most vexed issues of life
and liberty.
Homicide, Murder, Suicide, Causing Miscarriage, Hurt, Wrongful Restraint and Confinement, Force, Assault, Kidnapping, Abduction.
UNIT 7: SEXUAL OFFENCES 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students would be privy to the complex issues pertaining to different kinds of injuries- physical to emotional- that may be
inflicted on the human beings after studying this UNIT.
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Rape, Unnatural offences.
UNIT 8: OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students are expected, on completion of this UNIT, to understand the different offences against property.
Theft, Extortion, Robbery, Dacoity, Misappropriation, Criminal Breach of Trust, Receiving Stolen Property, Cheating, Trespass, Forgery,
Falsification of Accounts, False, Criminal Breach of Contract of Service
UNIT 9: OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGES 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Study of this UNIT gives a holistic idea of different marital offences.
Bigamy, Adultery, Cruelty by Husband and Relatives, Dowry Death.
UNIT 10: OTHER OFFENCES 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students would be in a position to learn the other offences that are detrimental to the health of society.
Defamation, Criminal intimidation, Insult and Annoyance, Attempt to Commit Offences.
Moot Court exercise: 20 marks.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Gaur, K. D. Criminal Law: Cases & Materials. 4thed. New Delhi: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2005.
2. Ashworth, Andrew. Principles of Criminal Law. 5thed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
3. Suresh, V., and D. Nagasaila. P. S. A. Pillai’s Criminal Law. 9thed. New Delhi: LexisNexis, 2006.
4. Pillai, K. N. Chandrashekhar. General Principles of Criminal Law. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2005
5. Gour, Hari Singh. Commentaries on the Indian Penal Code. 12th ed. Allahabad, Delhi Law Publishers, 2005.
6. Chandrachud, Y. V. RatanlalDhirajlal’s Indian Penal Code. 31st ed. Nagpur: Wadhwa& Co., 2006.
7. Basu, N. D. Indian Penal Code (Law of Crimes). New Delhi: Ashoka Law House, 2006.
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8. Gaur, K. R. A Textbook on the Indian Penal Code. 3rded. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co. 2004.
9. Turner, J. W. Cecil. Kenny’s Outlines of Criminal Law. 19thed. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2006.
10. Sarkar, S. C. Commentary on the Indian Penal Code. 4 Vols. Allahabad: Dwivedi Law Agency, 2006.

Law of Contract – II 4

UNIT 1: INDEMNITY 2 Hrs. Learning Outcome: Understanding the special relationship between the indemnifier and indemnity holder &the
need and importance of contract of indemnity.
The concept; need for indemnity to facilitate commercial transactions; methods of creating indemnity obligations; definition, nature and extent
of liability of indemnifier; commencement of liability of the indemnifier; Situations of various types; indemnityagreements, clauses; indemnity
in international transactions; indemnity by governments during inter-state transactions.
UNIT 2: GUARANTEE 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: Contract of guarantee play a very important role in protecting the position of creditor and
principal debtor. It would enable the students to be familiar with the nature of guarantee contracts and relation between various parties.
Concept, definition; as distinguished from indemnity; basic essentials. The place of consideration and criteria for ascertaining the existence of
consideration in guarantee contracts Position of minor and validity of guarantee when minor is the principal debtor, creditor or surety; continuing
guarantee, nature of surety’s liability. Duration and termination of such liability, illustrative situations of existence of continuing guarantee,
creation and identification of continuing guarantees. Letters of credit and bank guarantees as instances of guarantee transactions. Rights of
surety, position of surety in the eye of law, various judicial interpretations to protect the surety.Co-surety and manner of sharing liabilities and
rights; extent of surety’s liability, discharge of surety’s liability.
UNIT 3: BAILMENT 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: Students will understand the legal responsibilities and liabilities of bailor and bailee in a
contract of bailment.

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Identification of bailment contracts in day to- day life; manner of creation of such contracts. Commercial utility of bailment contracts. Definition
of bailment; kinds of bailees; duties of bailor and bailee towards each other. Rights of bailor and bailee; finder of goods as a bailee.Liability
towards the true owner, obligation to keep the goods safe, right to dispose off the goods.
UNIT 4: PLEDGE 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: The need for security for payment of debt. Relation between parties to such contracts and their
liabilities and responsibilities.
Pledge: comparison with bailment, commercial utility of pledge transactions. Definition of pledge under the Indian Contract Act, other statutory
regulations under regarding pledge, reasons for the same. Rights of the pawner and pawnee. pawnee’s right of sale as compared to that of an
ordinary bailee. Pledge by certain specified persons mentioned in the Indian Contract Act.
UNIT 5: AGENCY 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome: Identification of certain kinds of agency transactions in commercial world. Methods, purpose
and creation of agency contracts.
Identification of certain kinds of agency transactions in day to day life in the commercial world. Kinds of agents and agencies. Distinction
between agent and servant; essentials of an agency transaction. Various methods of creation of agency. Delegation, duties and rights of agent.
Scope and extent of agent’s authority, liability of principal for acts of the agent. Misconduct and tort of the agent, liability of the agent towards
the principal. Personal liability towards the parties. Methods of termination of agency. Liability of the principal and the agent.
UNIT 6: SALE OF GOODS 14 Hrs. Learning Outcome: Law governing sale of goods would enable the students to understand the essentials of a
valid sale and the legal relationship between the parties to such contracts.
Concept of sale as a contract, instances, Essentials of contract of sale, Implied terms in contract of sale. The Rule of Caveat emptor, exceptions.
Changing concept of caveat emptor; Effect and meaning of implied warranties in sale; Transfer of title and passing of risk; Delivery of goods:
various rules regarding delivery of goods; Unpaid seller and his rights; Remedies for breach of contract.
UNIT 7: PARTNERSHIP 12 Hrs. Learning Outcome: Understanding various commercial associations. Legal regulation of partnership firms and
joint and several liability of the partners.
Nature and definition of partnership; Distinct advantages and disadvantages vis-à-vis partnership and private limited company; Mutual
relationship between partners; Authority of partners; Admission of partners; Outgoing partners; Registration of partnership; Dissolution of
partnership; Limited Liability Partnership.
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SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Abhichandani, R. K. (ed.), Pollock and Mulla on Contracts and Specific Relief Acts. Bombay: Tripathi, 14th Edition, 2013.
2. Singh, Avtar. Contract Act. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co. 2000.
3. Nair, Krishnan. Law of Contract. Orient, 1999.
4. Singh, Avtar. Principles of Law of Sale of Goods and Hire Purchase, 1998.
5. Singh and Gupta, Verma J. P. (ed.). The Law of Partnership in India. New Delhi: Orient Law House, 19

Political Science -II: Government System 4

Unit ł: Concept of State and its organs
a. Concept of state and its elements
b. Government and its relation with state
c. Constitution — features and classification
d. Legislature — Concept, types and functions
e. Executive: Concept and functions
f. Judiciary- functions, judicial review and independence of judiciary
g. Separation of powers

Unit II: Unitary and Federal Form of Government

a. Unitary form of Governmerit features, merłts ãnd demerits
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b. Federal form of Government -features, merìts and demerits
c. Co-federal and Quasi Federal Government

Unit III: Parliamentary and Presidential form of Government

a. Parliamentary form - features, merits and demerits
b. Presidential form- features, merits and demerits
c. Other forms: One party democracy and military rule
Unit — IV: Sovereignty, Rights and Duties (Lectures- 10)
a. Sovereignty —definition and types (political, popular and íegaí)
b. Rights — concept and types
c. Duties- concept and types

Text Books:
1. Eddy Asirvatham & K.K. Misra ’Political Theory‘; S.Chand & Company Ltd., Delhi
2. A.C. kapur ’Principles of Political Science’; S.Chand & Company Ltd., Delhi

References:
1. Myneni ’Political Science for Law Students’; Allahabad Law Agency
2. R.L. Gupta ’Political Theory’
3. Vìshoo Bhagwan ’Indian POlİtical thinker*;
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4. Annal Ray & Bhattacharya

Principles of MacroEconomics 4
Module 1:1. General Principles:
I. Economic Systems:
A. Capitalist, Socialist and Mixed Economic Systems
B. Economic Planning: Concept of Planned Economy, Planning in different Economic Systems.
II. Macro Economics:
A. Labour and Wages
B. Money and Capital
C. Savings, Consumption and Investment
Module -II: Indian Economy
A. Public Finance and Economic Policy
1. Gneral Concepts of Banking
2. Fiscal Policy
3. Role of Banking System in India
4. Taxation
B. Economic Planning and Development in India
1. Concept of Economic Development and Sustainable Development
2. Logic of India’s Econopmic Development Strategy, Planning Priorities during Five Year Plans
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3. Recent Theories of Economic Development and their Relevance to the present Indian economic scenario
Recommended Readings:
1. Modern Economics: H.L.Ahuja
2. Contemporary Economics: Sampad Mukherjee
3. Public Finance: H.L.Bhatia
4. Indian Economy: S.K.Mishra and V.K.Puri
5. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy: Mitthani
6. Economic Development and Planning: M.L.Jhingan

Sociological Thought 4

The centre of gravity of legal development lies not in legislation, nor in juristic science, nor in judicial decision, but in society itself”. Eugen
Ehrlich (1862-1922)
The aim of this course is to expose students to the theoretical frameworks from sociology that are used to examine how the law and society
mutually shapes each other. Sociology considers Law as a social institution. Hence, instead of conceptualizing Law in terms of Legislations, legal
doctrines and statutes, Sociology tries to understand the historical, cultural and social aspects of Law. The primary objective of this course is to
introduce students to Sociological understanding on Law, so that they learn to interpret legal issues from vantage point of the discipline. We
will begin by reading and discussing how theorists including Marx, Weber, Durkheim and others understood the role of law in society, whose
interests they saw the law serving and the law’s role in societal transformation. We will attempt to apply these theoretical perspectives to
current legal issues and policies. The approach we will take to studying the law will emphasize the social, political, cultural and historical
aspects of the law, rather than studying the law through legal doctrines, statutes or judicial opinions (though at times these aspects of the law
will be raised). From this vantage point, this course will enable students to understand how the law influences and is influenced by social
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change, social reproduction and inequality (including race, class, gender, and sexuality and enable students to understand how Law can be an
agent of social control, whose interests it serves, how it can exacerbate inequalities, ensure equity and can have a profound role in social
change.
1. Introduction: History of Law and Sociology

Timasheff, N.S. 1937. What is “Sociology of Law” American Journal of Sociology, 43:2, 225 – 235

2. Law in Historical and Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives

2.1. Marx and Marxist Perspectives Conflict Paradigm

Marx, Karl. 1978 (1846) The German Ideology (172-173). In R. Tucker (ed.) The Marx Engels Reader, 2nd ed. 186-193 New York and
London: W.W. Norton and Co.

2.2. Marx, Karl (1996 [1842]), "Proceedings of the Sixth Rhenish Parliament: Debates on the Law on Thefts of Wood" [excerpt], pp. 128-
139 in J. Treviño (ed.), The Sociology of Law: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York: St. Martin's Press.

2.3. Durkheim and Structural-Functional Perspectives

Spitzer, Steven. 1975. Punishment and Social Organization: A Study of
Durkheim’s Theory of Penal Evolution. Law and Society Review 9: 613-635.
Durkheim, Emile. (1974 [1906]), “The Determination of Moral Facts.” pp. 35-62 in Sociology and Philosophy, D.F. Pocock (trans.).
New York: The Free Press. [Excerpt, pp. 37-38]

2.4. Weber and the Law as Legitimate

Weber, Max (1954 ), "Selections" in Max Rheinstein (ed.), Max Weber on Law in Economy and Society. Cambridge, MA; Harvard
University Press [excerpt at pp. 185-194 in S. Macaulay, L. Friedman & J. Stookey, eds. (1995), Law & Society: Readings on the Social
Study of Law. New York, NY: Norton.].
Weber, Max (1978 ) “The Emergence and Creation of Legal Norms,” pp. 753-784 in Economy and Society, G. Roth & C. Wittich
(eds.), Berkeley: U of California Press. [Excerpt: pp. 753-765, 775-776]
Trubek, David. 1972. Max Weber on Law and the Rise of Capitalism, Wisconsin
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 Law Review 720-53

3. American Sociological Intervention in Law and Crime

3.1 Chicago School & its Legacy
3.2 Robert K.Merton: Anomie and Strain Theory
3.3 Howard Becker, Labelling and master Status
3.4 Edwin Lemert, Primary and Secondary Deviance

Lutters, Wayne G. And Ackerman, Mark S, “An Introduction to the Chicago School of
Sociology”(1996), https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.80.7034&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Featherstone, Richard, and Deflem, Mathieu, “Anomie and Strain: Context and Consequences of Merton's Two Theories”(2003),
Sociological Inquiry, 73: 4, November , 471–89.
Bernburg, Jón Gunnar (2009). Labeling theory. In: Marvin D. Krohn, Alan Lizotte & Gina Penly Hall (eds), Handbook on Crime and
Deviance (187-207). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226795096_Labeling_Theory
------ Labeling Theory and Secondary Deviance, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312045265_Labeling_and_secondary_deviance
Lemert, Edwin M.: Primary and Secondary Deviance, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959193.n151 Print pages: 551-553

4. Foucault: Law as Social Control

Foucault, Michel. 1977. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. New
York: Pantheon Books. 195-228.
Turkel, Gerald, 1990. “Michel Foucault: Law, Power, and Knowledge” Journal of Law and Society 17: 2 (summer,), 170-193.

5. Historical and Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives Continued

The Legal Theory of Jürgen Habermas, Mathieu. 2013. “The Legal Theory of Jürgen Habermas.” Pp. 70-95 in Law and Social
Theory, Second Edition, edited by Reza Banakar and Max Travers. Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing.

Bourdieu, Pierre. 1987. The Force of Law: Toward Sociology of the Juridical

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 Field. Hastings Law Journal 38(5): 814-853 (39 pages).

Luhmann, Niklas. [1993] 2004. Law as a Social System, trans. K. A. Ziegert, eds. F. Kastner, R. Nobles, D. Schiff, and R. Ziegert. Oxford:
Oxford University Press. (pp. 76-141)

Ulrich Beck: Law in the Risk Society

Giddens, Anthony, (1999), “Risk and Responsibility”, THE MODERN LAW REVIEW, 62:1, 1-10.

6. Postmodernist Sociological Thought and Law

Schlag, Peter (1991), “Foreword: Postmodernism and Law”, University of Colorado Law Review , available at
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/articles/894.

Henry, Stuart and Milovanovic, Dragan , “ Constitutive Criminology : Origins, Core Concepts, and Evaluation” Social Justice , 27, No. 2 (80),
Criminal Justice and Globalization at the New Millennium (Summer 2000), pp. 268-290. https://www.jstor.org/stable/29767218
Henry, S. & Milovanovic, D. (1994), “The Constitution of Constitutive Criminology: A Post-modernist Approach to Criminological
Theory” in D. Nelken (ed.) The Futures of Criminology. London: Sage.
7. Law as Gendered: Feminist Sociological Thought

Crenshaw, Kimberle, "Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics and Violence against Women of Color," in The Feminist
Philosophy Reader, Alison Bailey and Chris Cuomo (eds.). New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. 279–309.
MacKinnon, Catharine A. 1983 “Feminism, Marxism, Method, and the State: Toward a
Feminist Jurisprudence”, Signs, Vol. 8, No. 4 (summer), pp. 635-658.
Smart, C. (1995). Law, Crime and Sexuality: Essays in Feminism. London: Sage
Publications, Especially Chapters 4, 5 & 7.

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 Lahey, K. A. (2002). Celebration and Struggle: Feminism and Law. In A. Miles
& G. Finn (Eds.), Feminism: From Pressure to Politics (pp. 99–102). Jaipur,
India: Rawat Publications.
Bhadra, Bula (2017), “Recent Rape Law Reforms in India: Catalyst to Gender Justice or Modernization in Legal reform?” (Ed.) S.
Shahidullah, Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh , London, UK:
Palgrave and Macmillan, 359-82.

English – II 4
Course Objective: This Course aims to enhance the rhetoric skills of the students and guide them on the contribution of literature to the human
understanding of the law.
Course Outcome: The students shall be able to imbibe within themselves the interconnect between literature and law and be able to stimulate
theory and logic in a blended manner for reaching legal outcomes.
Unit – I (Poetry)
William Shakespeare: Sonnet 18
William Blake: “The Lamb”; “The Tyger”
William Wordsworth: “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge”
Unit- II (Non-Fiction)
Francis Bacon “Of Revenge”; “Of Empire”
Jeremy Bentham: “Of the Principle of Utility” (Chapter 1) from An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation(Selections)
Unit – III (Short Fiction)
O.Henry – “The Cop and the Anthem”, “The Last Leaf”
Unit – IV (Drama)
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William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Act IV, Sc. I)

SEMESTER - III
Family Law– 1 4

UNIT 1: NATURE, ORIGIN AND SOURCES 7 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to connect the core
concept relating to traditional law with the reformed modern personal law which is based on statutes.
Nature and Origin of Hindu Law, Sources and schools of Hindu law
UNIT 2: CONCEPT OF PROPERTY 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to appraise on the nature of
property transaction that exist in personal LawsHindu family relations and the importance of ancestral property and Karta in Hindu family,
partition.
UNIT 3: MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 20Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to analyze the concept of
marriage and relate it to the changing nature of marriage and Matrimonial remedies.
Concepts of Marriage & Divorce, Conditions for valid marriage, Void & Voidable marriages, Registration of marriage, Matrimonial home,
Restitution of conjugal rights. Judicial Separation, separation agreements. Divorce, grounds for divorce,. Divorce by mutual consent,
Maintenance pending litigation and litigation expenses, Permanent alimony. Under Hindu marriage Act, 1955
UNIT 4: ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE 15 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to understand the
core concepts of adoption laws. The Unit will help students analyze it from sociological perspective thereby understanding the importance of
adoption law in the society.
Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956,. Adoption under Juvenile Justice Act, Maintenance under 125 Cr.P.C.
UNIT 5: MINORITY & GUARDIANSHIP 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit the students will be able to appraise the law
relating to guardianship and the importance of guardian in the matters relating to wards.
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The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
UNIT 6: CONCEPT OF SUCCESSION: 20 Hrs. Learning Outcome: The outcome of this study would be a understanding the legalprinciples of
testamentary succession and intestate succession.
Hindu Succession Act,1956, order of succession among males, distribution of property among heirs of Class I & Class II of the schedule.
Property of Hindu Female and rules of succession in the case of Female Hindus.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Diwan, Paras (Dr). Dr. Paras Diwan on Hindu Law, 2nd Ed. New Delhi: Orient Publishing Co. 2006.
2. Diwan, Paras (Dr). Law of Marriage & Divorce, 5th Ed. Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co, 2008.
3. Diwan, Paras (Dr). Law of Intestate and Testamentary Succession. 3rded. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2006.
4. Mulla. Hindu Law, 20thed. New Delhi: LexisNexis Buttorworths, 2007.

Constitutional Law – I 4

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION 4 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will get a historical perspective about the concepts of constitutionalism and rule of law
Constitutional Law; Constitutionalism; Rule of Law; Historical Perspective; Salient Features of the Indian Constitutions; Fundamental Law;
Preamble.
UNIT 2: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 18 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: By the completion of this Unit the evolution and development of fundamental rights will be made clear to the students.
Introduction; Concept Origin and Development; Magna Carta; The English Bill of Rights of 1689; The American Bill of Rights of 1791 The
French Declaration of Rights of Man; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, Need Fundamental Rights in India; Classification;
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State and Fundamental Rights (Article 12); Justifiability of Fundamental Rights (Article 13); Unconstitutionality of a Statute; Doctrine of
Eclipse; Doctrine of Severability; Waiver of Fundamental Rights; Right to Equality (Articles 14-18); Equality Before Law and Equal Protection
of Law (Article 14); Rule of Law Under Article 14; Rule of Law Under Article 14; Reasonable Classification; Administrative Discretion and
Article 14; Reservation in India; Mandal Commission and Its Effect
UNIT 3: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 18 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit the basic nature of fundamental rights in the constitution its origin etc., will become clear to the
students.Right to Freedom (Articles 19-22); Right to Freedom (Article 19); Protection Against Conviction (Article 20); Ex Post Facto Law;
Double Jeopardy; Prohibition Against Self-Incrimination; Protection of Life and Personal Liberty (Article 21); Right to Education (Article 21-
A); Safeguards Against Arbitrary Arrest and Detention (Article 25-28); Cultural and Educational Rights (Articles 29-30).
Right to Property - Article 19(1) (f) and 19 (5) Article 31; Inter-Relation of – Article 31, Article 14 and Article 19(1) (f); Article 31-A and the
Saving Clause; Article 31- B and the Ninth Schedule; Article 31-C, Article 300-A.constitutional law-making
UNIT 4: DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit the nature and status of directive principles, state’s obligations and their significance will be clear
to the students.
Object and Purpose Nature; Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights Distinguished; Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights – The
Supremacy Factor; Fundamental Duties. Basic structure of the Constitution, Ninth schedule of the Constitution
Moot Court exercise: 20 marks
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Singh, M. P. Shukla V. N. Constitution of India, 12th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2013.
2. De, D. J. Constitution of India. 2 vols., 2nd ed. Hyderabad: Asia Law House, 2005.
3. Basu, D. D. Constitutional Law of India, 7th ed. Nagpur: Wadhwa, 1998.
4. Jain, M. P. Indian Constitutional Law, 7th ed. Nagpur: Wadhwa& Co., 2014

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5. Seervai, H. M. Constitutional Law of India: A Critical Commentary. 3 vols., 4th ed. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishers, 2006.
6. LokSabha Secretariat. Constituent Assembly Debates. 5 vols. New Delhi: LokSabha Secretariat.
Law of Crimes – II 4

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION & FUNCTIONARIES UNDER THE CODE 4 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: Through this unit the students are introduced to some preliminary considerations such as the applicability, functionaries
under the code etc.
Object of the Code; Applicability, Territorial Divisions and Classification of Offenses. Functionaries under the Code: (Police, Prosecutors,
Defense Counsel, Courts). (S. 1-2, 6-9, 24-29 Cr. PC)
UNIT 2: ARREST, SEARCH & SEIZURE. 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the conclusion of this unit the students will have clear understanding of various types of arrest, search and seizure under
the Cr.PC.
Meaning and Purpose; Arrest with / without Warrant. Arrest how made; After arrest procedures; Rights of Arrested Persons, Consequences of
non-compliance withprovisions of arrest. Search & seizure with/without warrant & consequences thereof. (S. 41-60A, Cr. PC).
UNIT 3: INVESTIGATION. 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Through this unit students come to know the various aspects of investigation.
Meaning & purpose; When to investigate, Information to the police, FIR, Procedure after recording the FIR, Power to require attendance of
witnesses, Power to interrogate witnesses & to record their statements, Evidentiary value of statements made to police, Power of Judicial
Magistrate to record confessions/ statements, Case Diary, Procedure to follow on completion of investigation, Investigations & inquiries into
cause of unnatural deaths, suicides, of death in police custody etc. (S. 154- 176, Cr. PC.)
UNIT 4: BAIL& ANTICIPATORY BAIL. 8 Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: This unit gives the students an understanding of how the provisions relating to bail work.
Mandatory Bail; Bail in cases of non-bailable offenses, Powers of High Court & Sessions Court in granting bail; Anticipatory Bail; Cancelation
of Bail; Provisions regarding bond of accused and sureties. (S.436-439, Cr. PC).
UNIT 5: COGNIZANCE, CHARGE, TRIAL& PLEA BARGAINING. 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: in this Unit the students learn how the charge is made and how the trial is conducted.
Meaning and Object of Cognizance, Cognizance of offences by Magistrates and Court of Session, making over of cases to Magistrates, Meaning,
Form and Content of Charge; Alteration of Charge, Basic rules regarding charge and trial; Trial of Warrant Cases: (a) before a Sessions Court,
(b) before a Magistrate; Trial of Summons Cases, Summary Trials, Plea Bargaining. (S. 190-199, S.211-224, S.225-265, S.265A- 265L, Cr. PC.)
UNIT 6: JUDGMENT & APPEAL 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: In this Unit the students are given a picture of the process on how a judgment is pronounced and how an appeal is preferred.
Form and Contents; Post Conviction Orders; Compensation & Costs; Pronouncement of Judgment. Appeal from convictions, Appeals to
superior courts, Procedure for dealing with an Appeal and powers of appellate courts.(S.353-363, S.372-394, Cr. PC)
UNIT 7: REFERENCE, REVISION & TRANSFER. 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This unit tells the students how the process of reference, revision and transfer protect the life and liberty of the accused.
Reference to High Court, Revision: Powers of the Sessions Court and High Court for Revision, Powers of the Supreme Court/ High Court and
Sessions Court to transfer Cases and Appeals. Inherent Powers of High Court.(S.395-412, S. 482. Cr. PC.)
UNIT 8: EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION & COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: In this Unit the students are taught the process of execution of a sentence, suspension, remission & commutation of sentence
etc once the trial court hands out a judgment.
Death Sentence, Imprisonment, Levy of Fine, Suspension, Remission & Commutation of sentences.( S.413-424 Cr. PC.)
UNIT 9: MISCELLANEOUS, MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN & PARENTS, PREVENTIVE MEASURES & SECURITY
PROCEEDINGS 8 Hrs.
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Learning Outcome: Under thus Unit students are made aware of the ways by which law prevents starvation and vagrancy etc leading to
commission of crimes. Students are taught under this unit how apart from having provisions leading to criminal trial, how the Code has also
made provisions for the prevention of crimes.
Persons entitled to claim maintenance, Essential conditions for granting maintenance, Jurisdiction of Magistrates, Enforcement of the Order of
Maintenance, Alteration of Allowance (S. 125-128. Cr.PC).
Preventive action of the Police: Security for keeping peace, for good behaviour, Action under S.107-110. Dispersal of Unlawful Assemblies,
Removal of public nuisance, Urgent Cases of apprehended danger or nuisance.(S. 107-110, 129-153, Cr. PC.)
Moot Court exercise: 10 marks
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (Compulsory Reading)
2. Ratanlal and Dheerajlal. Criminal Procedure Code. Nagpur: Wadhwa, 2006. (Text Book)
3. KNC Pillai (Ed): RV Kelkar’s Lectures on Criminal Procedure. Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2013.
4. SN Mishra: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Central Law Publications, Allahabad. (2013).
5. Mitra, B. B. Criminal Procedure Code. Kolkata: Kamal Law House, 2005.
6. Gaur K.D. Textbook on the Code of Criminal Procedure, Universal Law Publication, 2016.
7. RV Kelkar’s Criminal Procedure, Eastern Book Company, Latest Edition.
8. Takwani Criminal Procedure, Lexis Nexis, 4th Edition, 2015.

Political Science -III: International Relations – I 4

MODULE I
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1. Understanding International Relations : outline of its evolution
2. Major theories : Classical Realism, Neo Realism, Dependency, World
Systems, Feminist
3. Emerging trends and issues : Development, Environment, Terrrorism,
Migration
MODULE II
1. Making of Foreign Policy
2. Phases of Indian Foreign Policy : 1947 – 62, 1962 – 91, 1991 – till date
3. Indo – China relations, Indo – US relations
References :
1. M. Nicholson – International Relations : A Concise Introduction
2. H.J. Morganthau – Politics among Nations
3. J.Baylis & S.Smith (eds) – The Globalisation of World Politics : An
Introduction to International Relations
4. Joseph Frankel – The Making of Foreign Policy
5. Sumit Ganguly – India’s Foreign Policy : Retrospect and Prospect

Economics -II: Institutional Economics 4

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Objective: To introduce the topic of Institutional economics and its systematic application in the field of legal studies. Basic insights of this
paper will shape their understanding. As well as it will enable them to have a new dimension to understand legal issues. Further, they will be
able to understand how Institutions play a role in Economic Development.
UNIT 1. Introduction to Institutional Economics
Some basic concepts related to Institutional Economics, Types of Institutions: Formal and Informal Institution their role in shaping incentives,
property right institutions and contract enforcement institutions.
Brief history of Marxian economics, Evolution of old and new institutional economics.
UNIT 2. Problems of Asymmetry Information
Asymmetric Information, Market of Lemons, Adverse selection, Moral Hazards: Principle agent problem, signalling and screening, efficiency
wage theory, Prisoner’s Dilemma: Dominant strategy and Nash equilibrium.
UNIT 3. Property right and Externalities
Externality: Positive and negative externality, Market Failure and it’s ways of correction: Standards, Fees, Tradeable pollution permits Concept
of property and property right, problems of ill-defined property rights, Public goods and private goods, Open access resources and Tragedy of
commons.
UNIT 4. Transaction Cost and Bounded Rationality
Transaction cost and its related Issues, Social cost vis-à-vis Individual cost, Identification and measurement of transaction cost, Coase theorem,
Bounded Rationality
UNIT 5. Institutions and Economic Growth
Role and Impact of Institutions, Social capital and Economic Development, International Institutions: WTO, GATT, United Nations, World
Bank, IMF, European Union and their functions.
Suggested References:
1. Furburton & Richter, ‘Institutions and Economic Theory’ Dryden Press
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2. Eggertson, Thruinn, ‘Economic behaviour and Institutions’ , Cambridge University Press (2004)
3. Pindyck, Robert S., Rubinfeld, Daniel L., and Mehta, Prem L, ‘Microeconomics’, 7th edition (2009), Pearson.
4. Klein, Peter G, New Institutional Economics
5. Samulson and Nordrons - Economics –18th Edition (2004) - McGraw Hill. Inc.
6. Economics for Managers-by Mankiw
7. Managerial Economics- by Mark Hirschey
8. Parkin, Michael - Macroeconomics, 7th Edition (2004) - PrenticeHall.
9. Miller, R.L. – Economics Today -14th Edition (2005) - AddisonWesley.
10. William Boyes and Michael Melvin- Textbook of economics – 6th edition (2009)-biztantra (Indian edition)
SEC: Mentored Seminar -I (NTCC) 1

Students have to be introduced to the practical art of advocacy, the first step of which is to gear their thought processes towards a definite regime
of thought learning. The main focus of skill enhanced in this paper is to help them develop their knowledge base on the association and
relationship of law to different dimensions of the society – religion, regionalism, women, tribals, children, labour, etc. and express their thoughts
both in the written and oral form.
The students will be tutored and asked to deliver on such concepts in the form of assignments, presentations, debates and tutorials and in the
process their efforts towards public speaking and their oratory skills will be enhanced.
The Course will be designed with 50:50 marks distribution assigned to assignments and performance at the Seminar presentations during both
Mid Term and End Term.

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 SEC: Legal Language and Legal Writing (NTCC) 1

Students will be equipped with an understanding of the interplay between language and the law, the flaws in legal language and the significance
of the language of the law. They will be provided with skill based training on the use of legal language through a study of a selection of common
legal terms, as used within and outside the legal context. A study of the general rules and guidelines to be adhered to while writing and
communicating in a formal legal manner will further seek to impart to students the tools and techniques necessary to communicate cogently,
concisely, and persuasively as lawyers. The general principles of academic legal writing will also be enhanced through this Course.
Students will be evaluated, both in the Mid Term and in the End Term on their prowess towards academic writing in Law and the quality of
research and publications contributed by them within the Semester.

SEMESTER -IV
Family law – II 4

UNIT 1: NATURE, ORIGIN AND SOURCES: 7 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to connect the core concept relating to traditional law with the reformed
modern personal law which is based on statutes.
Nature and Origin ofMuslim law,Sources and schools of Muslim Laws.
UNIT 2: CONCEPT OF PROPERTY 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to appraise on the nature of property transaction that exist in personal Laws
Gifts and Endowments. Concept of property under Islamic Law, Hiba, Wakfs, Will
UNIT 3: Marriage, Dower and maintenance

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UNIT 4: Dissolutions of Marriage
UNIT 5: Parentage, Legitimacy and Guardianship
UNIT 6: Pre-emption
UNIT 7:Inheritance.

Books Suggested :

1. Abdur Rahim, Principle of Islamic Jurisprudence (1994)

2. Syed Ameer Ali, Mahommedan Law, Tagore Law Lectures
3. Baillie, Digest of Moohummudan Law
4. The Durrul Mukhtar, (Tr. By Brij Mohan Dayal)
5. Fyzee, A.A.A. , Outlines of Muhammadan Law
6. Hedaya, Tr. Into English by C.l. Hamilton
7. S. Mahmassani, The Philosophy of Jurisprudence in Islam.
8. Tyabji, F. B., Muhammadan Law, The Personal Law of Muslims.
9. I. A. Khan (ed). Muslim Law. 10. S. Khalid Rashid, Muslim Law.

Constitutional Law – II 4

UNIT 1: EXECUTIVE 10 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, the students are expected to gain the basic inputs on the composition and significance of the union
and state executive.
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President of India – Election, Powers and Functions, Vice-President, Legislative Powers, Advisory Opinion of Judiciary – Governors –
Appointment, Powers and Functions, Relationship Between State Government and Cabinet, Power to Make Laws – Relationship between Union
and State Executives.
UNIT 2: LEGISLATURE 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students, at the end of this Unit, are expected to learn about the law-making process among others.
Constitution, Compositions and Sessions, Powers and Privileges of Members of Parliament and state legislatures – Introduction and Passing of
Bills, Joint Sitting, Money Bills, Budget.
UNIT 3: JUDICIARY 15 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On studying this Unit, students would get the required analysis about the pivotal role played by the Supreme Court in
dispensation of justice.
Supreme Court – Establishment and Constitution, Court of Record, Jurisdiction, Original and Appellate Jurisdiction, Special Leave Petition,
Precedents.
High Courts – Establishment and composition, Writ jurisdiction, Power over lower courts
Prerogative Writs – Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari, Quo Warranto. – Writ Jurisdictions of Supreme Court and High Courts.
UNIT 4: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CENTRAL & STATE GOVERNMENT 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: The study of this Unit is instrumental in students' understanding of the struggle for constitutional space by the two
governments in federalism.
Federalism, Administrative Relations, Financial Relations, Finance Commission, Trade Relations.
UNIT 5: CONTRACTS AND SERVICES 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students would be learning, at the end of this Unit, the role of government as party to a contract and its implications as well
as conditions affecting the services.
Government contracts, Recruitment and conditions of service, Doctrine of pleasure
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UNIT 6: ELECTIONS, EMERGENCY AND AMENDMENT 7 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: The study of this Unit makes students appreciate the legal nuances of emergency and amendment powers as well as the
manner of conducting of elections.
Election commission – Composition, Powers and Functions, Role of EC in the Superintendence of Elections, Anti-defection Law,
Representation of Peoples Act, 1951.
Emergency – National, state and financial, Suspension of Fundamental rights, Amendment – power and necessary procedure.
Moot Court exercise: 10 marks
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Singh, M. P., and V. N. Shukla. Constitution of India. 11th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2010.
2. De, D. J. Constitution of India. 2 Vols. 2nd ed. Hyderabad: Asia Law House, 2005.
3. Basu, D. D. Constitutional Law of India. 7th ed. Nagpur: Wadhwa, 1998.
4. Jain, M. P. Indian Constitutional Law. 6th ed. Nagpur: Lexis NexisButterworthsWadhwa, 2010.
5. Seervai, H. M. Constitutional Law of India: A Critical Commentary. 3 vols. 4th ed. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishers, 2006.
6. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Constituent Assembly Debates. 5 Vols. New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat.
JURISPRUDENCE 4

UNIT 1: NATURE AND SCOPE OF JURISPRUDENCE 8Hrs.

Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will get clarity of the concept Nature and Scope of Jurisprudence.
Definition, meaning, nature, classification, and value of Jurisprudence, Meaning and purpose of law
UNIT 2: SOURCES OF LAW 8Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will get clarity of the different sources of Law
Custom, Legislation and Precedent
UNIT 3: LEGAL THEORIES 8Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will get clarity of the different theories of jurisprudence
Analytical Theory, Natural Law theories, Pure theory of Law and Sociological theories
UNIT 4: PERSONS 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will get clarity of the concept “persons” – legal and natural and rights and obligations
attached to it will become clear to the students.
Nature of personality; Status of the unborn, minor, lunatic, drunken and dead persons; Corporate personality; Dimensions of the modern legal
personality: Legal personality of non-human beings
UNIT 5: POSSESSION AND OWNERSHIP 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: After the completion of this Unit students will get clarity about ownership as a right, its components and rights attached to it
Possession: the Concept; Kinds of possession; Ownership: the Concept; Kinds of ownership; Difference between possession and ownership.
UNIT 6: PROPERTY AND TITLE 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the completion of this Unit students will be clear about concept of property in law, kinds of property, rights& duties
arising out of and attached to it
Property: the concept; Kinds of property; Title
UNIT 5: LIABILITY 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, various types of liabilities and how these arise and the degrees of liability will be clear to the students
Conditions for imposing liability; Wrongful act; Damnum sine injuria; Causation; Men’s rea; Intention; Malice; Negligence and recklessness;
Strict liability; Vicarious liability.
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UNIT 6:LEGAL RIGHTS 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will get clarity about the concept of right and its jural correlatives
The concept and meaning: Kinds; Right and duty correlation; Natural Rights and Fundamental Rights.

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Bodenheimer. Jurisprudence—The Philosophy and Method of Law. New Delhi: Universal, 1996.
2. Fitzgerald (ed.) Salmond on Jurisprudence. Bombay: Tripathi, 1999.
3. Friedmann, W. Legal Theory. New Delhi: Universal, 1999.
4. V.D. Mahajan, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 1996 (reprint).
5. Freeman M. D. A. (ed.), Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence, (1994), Sweet & Maxwell
6. Paton G. W. Jurisprudence. Oxford: ELBS, OUP,1972
7. Hart, H. L. A. The Concepts of Law. Oxford: ELBS, OUP, 1970
8. Pound, Roscoe. Introduction to the Philosophy of Law. New Delhi: Universal, 1996 (reprint).
9. Dias R. W. M. Jurisprudence. New Delhi: Adithya Books. 1994 (First Indian re-print)
10. Dhyani S. N. Jurisprudence: A Study of Indian Legal Theory New Delhi: Metropolitan, 1985.

Political Science IV: International Relations -II 4

The study of International Relations is imperative for the understanding of the varied dynamics of global issues. It is an intriguing subject that enables the
students to develop a comprehensive viewpoint about the major political developments as well as help them to undertake analytical perspective on the impact

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of historical, economical, political events. It intends to make the students aware of and engaged in the debating and challenging issues of international
developments and globalisation

Module 1: Basic Concepts in International Relations

a) Imperialism and Colonialism

b) War-Concept and role as an instrument of national and foreign policy

c) Balance of Power

d) Collective Security and Disarmament

d) Bipolarity and Unipolarity

e) Globalisation

Module 2: Key Issues in International Relations

a) The State System and the International Order

b) Nature and Scope of National Power, Elements of National Power

c) Regionalism and Integration

d) Non-Aligned Movement

Module 3: Cold War and Post Cold War International Order

a) Origin and Evolution of Cold War

b) End of Cold War and its Impact

c) Post Cold War Developments and the Emergence of the Third World

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Module 4: Foreign Policy

a) Concept and Instruments of Foreign Policy

b) Role of Diplomacy in Foreign Policy

c) Propaganda in Foreign Policy

Text Books:

1) Palmer and Perkins, International Relations

2) Andrew Heywood, Global Politics

c) S.H. Hoffman, Essays in Theory and Politics of International Relations

d) J. Bandopadhya, Making of Foreign Policy

References:

1) Peter Calvocoressi, World Politics since 1945

2) Melvin P. Leffer and David S. Painter (eds.), Origins of the Cold War: An International History

3) M.S. Rajan, Non-Alignment and the Non-Alignment Movement in the Present– World Order

Sociology III: Indian Society: Structures and Processes 4

1. Understanding Indian Democracy : Historical Background, Impact of Colonial Rule, Discourse on State and Society

2. Political Institutions : State, Constitution, Parliament, Federalism, Local Governance, Supreme Court, Party System

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 3. Ideology and Indian Politics : Nationalism, Secularism, Representation, Political Mobilization and Social Justice

4. Identity Politics in India : Dimensions of Class, Caste and Gender, Dalit Politics, Communal Violence, National Identity and Minority issues,
Understanding Regional diversities, Problems of Regionalism and Secessionism

5. Politics, Policy and Development : State and Capitalist Class, The rise of Crony Capitalism, Politics and Redistribution, Right to Work and
problems of Unemployment, Corruption

6. Social Movements and Civil Society : People’s Movement, Social Change and Non-Governmental Organizations

References

1. Kohli, A., and Singh,P. (Eds.).(2018). Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics, New York : Routledge, Francis & Taylor Group

2. Jayal, N. J., and Mehta, P.B.(Eds.).(2010). The Oxford Companion to Politics in India, New York: Oxford University Press

3. Kabiraj, S.(2010). The Imaginary Institution of India : Politics and Ideas, New York : Columbia University Press

4. Khatri,N.(2013). “Anatomy of Indian Brand of Crony Capitalism”, SSRN Electronic Journal, available at
file:///C:/Users/A.%20M.%20Moitra/Downloads/2013SSRN.pdf

SEC : Mentored Seminar -II (NTCC) 4

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The analysis of legal concepts and the application of law to various situations will be promoted through this Course wherein the students will be
allotted research work on contemporary socio-legal and socio-economic issues and present their research work through assignments and seminar
presentations. Through this Course, their ability to identify, define and interpret legal provisions will further be skilled and this Course will
prepare them at a foundation level on their mooting abilities and skills. They will also be participating in different Seminars wherein speakers
from all walks of life will address them on diverse issues having legal implications and they will be asked to submit reports on the takeaways
from such educative sessions.
The evaluation pattern will be based on report writings submitted by them (at least 5) throughout the entire Semester and will have to appear for
a Presentation and Viva-Voce examination based on such report submissions at the End Term examination.

SEC : Right to Information: Decoding and Application (NTCC) 1

This skill enhancement Course will introduce the students to the understanding of the term’information’ and its various connotations and help
them distinguish between ‘information’and ‘mis-information’ . It will also guide them develop an understanding on the relevance of information
in the current scenario and how the right to information should be utilised towards the attainment of constructive ends leading towards the
attainment of justice. Apart from understanding diverse facets of the ecxisting law, they will also be skilled on the nuances of drafting
applications under the Act and the procdere asoociated with filing of such applications.
Performance of students through Assignments, presentations, Viva-voce pertaining to the law submitted by them will be the parameters of
evaluation throughout the Semester (both Mid Term and End Term).

SEMESTER – V
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 Law of Evidence 4

A. Law of Evidence
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to define the basic terms and show familiarity with their usage.
Objects and Reasons of India Evidence the Act 1972, definitions of: “fact”, “facts in issue”, “relevant”, “document”, “evidence”, “proved”,
“disproved” and “not proved”, “may presume”, “shall presume” and “conclusive proof”.
UNIT 2: RELEVANCY OF FACTS 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to give their opinions as to whether a fact is relevant as evidence.
Motive, preparation, previous or subsequent conduct, role of motive in an offence, facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts,
identification of accused, existence of conspiracy, significance of common intention etc.
UNIT 3: ADMISSIONS AND CONFESSION 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to give opinion as to the relevancy and effect of an admission or a confession as
evidence in a case.
Admission defined. Oral admissions, admission in civil cases, confession, information received from accused etc.
UNIT 4: STATEMENTS BY PERSONS WHO CANNOT BE CALLED AS WITNESS
4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to advice as to the course available where the persons who have made statements
relevant in a case cannot be produced before the court to give evidence.
Who is dead or cannot be found: Statements made under special circumstances Entries in books of account, public record or electronic record,
maps, charts and plans, law contained in law books.
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UNIT 5: JUDGMENT AND OPINIONS 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to form opinion as to the admissibility of judgements and orders as evidence.
Previous judgements, judgements in probate etc, fraud or collusion in obtaining judgement or incompetence of court may be proved.
Opinion of experts, handwriting, digital signature, existence of right or custom, usages, tenets, opinion on relationship, grounds or opinion.
UNIT 6: CHARACTER 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to tell when character may be proved and when it cannot be proved.
Civil cases and criminal case, previous bad character, character as affecting damages.
UNIT 7: WINTNESSES AND PROOF OF FACTS 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to tell who may be a witness in a case, what is the weight of his evidence and
how the evidence may be recorded. They will also be able to tell whether a particular fact needs to be proved.
Witnesses, who may testify, judges and magistrates, communication during marriage, professional communications, confidential
communication, accomplice.
Facts judicially noticeable, facts admitted
UNIT 8: ORAL EVIDENCE 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to explain the rules of Evidence Act in respect of oral evidence.
Proof of facts by oral evidence. Direct and Hearsay Evidence. Exclusion of Oral by Documentary Evidence, Evidence of Terms of Contracts,
Grants Etc.
Examination of Witness: Examination-in-chief, leading questions, cross examination, indecent and scandalous questions, impeaching credit of
witnesses, refreshing memory, production of documents, judge’s power to put questions etc. Improper admission and rejection of evidence.
UNIT 9: DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to explain the rules of Evidence Act in respect of documentary evidence.
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Contents of documents, primary & Secondary evidence, proof of signature, attesting witness – public & private documents, certified copies,
official documents – Presumption as to Documents: Genuineness of certified copies, record of evidence, gazettes, books, collection of laws and
report of decisions, powers-of-attorney, digital signature, foreign judicial records, maps, charts, telegraphic messages, documents 30 years old &
electronic records 5 years old.
UNIT 10: BURDEN OF PROOF 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit students will be able to explain the rules of Evidence Act in respect of burden of proof.
On whom burden of proof lies, burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible, exceptions, presumption as to dowry death,
presumptions in cases of rape.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Indian Evidence Act, 1872. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing.
2. Nandi. Indian Evidence Act, Kolkata: Kamal Law House, 2005.
3. Mishra, Ranganath. Supreme Court on Evidence Act. New Delhi: Bharat Law House 2009.
4. Field. Field’s Commentary on Law of Evidence. Delhi: D. L. House, 2006.
5. Woodroffe, Sir John, and Syed Amir Ali. Sir John Woodroffe and Syed Amir Ali’s Law of Evidence. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Co.,
2001.
6. Monir M., Text Book on the Law of Evidence. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2006.
7. Singh, Avtar. Principles of the Law of Evidence. Allahabad: Central law Publication, 2005.
8. Lal, Batuk. BatukLal’s Law of Evidence. Allahabad: Orient Publishing Company 2004.
Property Law 4

MODULE I: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND & GENERAL INTRODUCTION

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 A: Meaning and Definition of Property &Transfer of Property

B: Interpretation of-
1.Movable & Immovable Property
2.Instrument
3.Attestation
4.Registration
5.Attached to earth

6. Actionable claim

7. Notice

MODULE II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFER OF PROPERTY

A: Transfer of property, whether movable or immovable

1.Movable and Immovable property

2.Transfer of property- meaning and elements
3.What kinds of property can be transferred .
4. Restrictions on alienation of property
5.Restrictions on enjoyment of property
6.Transfer to unborn person
7.Rule against perpetuity
8.Vested and contingent interests
9.Conditional transfers
10.Ulterior transfer
11.Doctrine of election
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 12.Rule relating to apportionment

B. Transfer of immovable property

i. Doctrine of holding out

ii. Feeding the grant by estoppel
iii. Doctrine of priority
iv. Transfer lispendens
v. Fraudulent transfer
vi Doctrine of part performance

MODULE III: SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS

A: Sale

i. Meaning and essentials

ii. Rights and liabilities of buyer and seller
iii. Marshalling by subsequent purchaser

B: Mortgage

i. Meaning, essentials and kinds of mortgage

ii. Right to redeem
iii. Right to foreclosure or sale
iv. doctrine of priority
v. Doctrine of marshalling and contribution
vi. Doctrine of subrogation
vii. Charges

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C: Lease

i. Meaning and essentials

ii. Determination of Lease
iii. Rights and liabilities of lessor and lessee
D: Gifts-

i. meaning and essentials

ii. Gift how made
iii. Onerous Gift

iv. Universal donee

Module – IV

Indian Easement Act, 1882.

Definition and essential features of easement; Kinds of easement; Imposition, Acquisition and Transfer of Easements
Licenses.

REFERENCES:

Prescribed Legislation: Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

Prescribed Books:

H. S. Gaur’s Commentary of Transfer of Property Act.

G.C.V. Subbarao’s Commentary on Transfer of Property Act.

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Mulla, Transfer of Property Act.

R.K.Sinha, The Transfer of Property Act.

Compulsory Course : Labour & Industrial law -I 4

UNIT 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 3 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students are expected to appreciate the evolution of industrial jurisprudence and the crusader's role
played by our apex Court in this regard. They would be also able to analyze the philosophical undercurrents of social security, laced with the
constitutional and international ethos.
Industrial Jurisprudence; Labour Policy in India; Industrial Revolution in India; Evils of Industrialisation, Economic Evils, Social Evils; Labour
Problems; Industrial Peace and Industrial Harmony; Industrial Relations; Principles of Labour Legislation; Social Justice; Social Equity; Social
Security; Growth of Labour Legislation in India; Industrial Adjudication; Globalization and Labour, The concept of Social Security,
constitutional foundations and the role of ILO.
UNIT 2: INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947; THE INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT (STANDING ORDERS) ACT, 1946; TRADE UNIONS
ACT, 1926 22 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This Unit makes the students understand the brooding omnipotence of ID Act, 1947, in resolution of industrial disputes as a
means to ensure industrial peace. Students would get, after studying this Unit, a comprehensive idea about the paramountcy of standing orders
and domestic inquiry goaded by the principles of natural justice as an effective tool of ensuring workers' wellbeing. Study of this Unit imbibes in
the students the requisite knowledge of the significance of tradeunionism and the crucial role played by collective bargaining in taking the labour
philosophy to its logical conclusion.1
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947:Historical Development; Scope and applicability of Act; Definitions – Appropriate Government;
Workman; Industry; Industrial Disputes; Award; Settlement; Public Utility Service; Strike; Lock Out; Retrenchment; Lay Off; Closure, etc.;
Reference and Settlement of Industrial Disputes, Works Committee, Conciliation Officers, Board of Conciliation, Court of Inquiry, Labor Court,

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Industrial Tribunal, National Industrial Tribunal, Reference Power of Government, Voluntary Arbitration, Procedure and Powers and Duties of
Authorities; Strikes; Lock Outs; Lay-Off; retrenchment; Unfair Labor Practices; Representation of Parties; Protection of Worker Representation.
THE INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT (STANDING ORDERS) ACT, 1946:Draft Standing Order; conditions for certification of standing orders;
appeals; Register of Standing Orders; Temporary application of model standing orders.
TRADE UNIONS ACT, 1926: History of Trade Union Movement; Definitions; Registration of Trade Unions; Rights and Liabilities of Trade
Unions; Immunities and Privileges of a Registered Trade Union; Trade Union Funds Trade Recognition of Union; Collective Bargaining;
Amalgamation; Dissolution of Trade Unions.

UNIT 3: FACTORIES ACT, 1948; EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE ACT, 1948 13 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students to view the health, safety and welfare measures contemplated for workers in a comprehensive
manner, especially in light of the LPG, and to take stock of the reforms needed. Students would be invigorated to analyze the insurance
requirements of the workers from a multifarious perspective after studying this Unit.
FACTORIES ACT, 1948:Introduction, Scope, Applicability, Definitions: factory, occupier, manufacturing process, hazardous process, worker,
approval, Licensing and Registration of Factories, Notice by Occupier, Duties of Occupier and Manufacturer, Health, Safety and Welfare
Measures, Working hours of Adults, Employment of Young Persons, Leaves and Wages, Special Provisions.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Bhatia. Constructive Industrial Relations and Labor Laws, 2003.
2. Kumar, Labour Problems and Remedies, 2007.
3. Kumar, H. L. Obligations of Employer Under Labour Law, Delhi 2005.
4. Kumar, Sanjeev. Industrial and Labour Laws, 2004.
5. Pillai, Madhavan. Labour and Industrial Law, 1998.
6. Pai G. B. Labour Law in India, 2001.
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7. SharathBabu. Social Justice and Labour Jurisprudence, 2007.
8. Sharma, J. P. Simplified Approach to Labour Laws, 2006.
9. Srivastava. Commentaries on the Factories Act, 1948.

Intellectual Property Law 4

UNIT 1: HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students will be equipped to appreciate the territorial evolution and the international and global
expansion of intellectual property together with its philosophical and economic underpinnings.
Historical Evolution of IPR Protection – Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Designs, GI, Plant Varieties, Lay-out designs of ICs; Philosophical &
Theoretical Justifications; International Protection – Paris Convention, Bern Convention, Lisbon & Madrid Agreement, TRIPS Agreement
UNIT 2: PATENTS 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students to understand the fundamental aspects of patents, especially the criteria for patentability and
patentees’ rights together with the procedural aspects of acquisition and enforcement
Objectives of Patent Law; Meaning, Subject matter and eligibility; Procedure for Acquisition – Contents of Application; Provisional & Complete
Specification; Procedure for Filing; Procedure for grant of patents – Anticipation; Ownership and assignment; Limitations and Exceptions to
Patent Rights – Government use, Compulsory Licensing; Infringement and acts not amounting to infringement (their relation to limitations and
exceptions); maintenance surrender and revocation of patents; Powers of the Controller
UNIT 3: COPYRIGHT 12 Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students would be able to appreciate the various works protected by copyright, management and
transfer of rights and law relating to infringement.
Objectives of copyright protection; eligibility; Meaning of copyright; originality and idea-expression dichotomy Works protected under
copyright; Economic Rights, Moral rights and neighbouring rights; Registration of copyright; ownership, licensing and assignment; copyright
societies; Limitations and Exceptions; Infringement; Technological Protection Measures
UNIT 4: TRADEMARK 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This Unit makes the students understand the requisite conceptual as well as statutory provisions pertaining to trademarks and
various trends in relation to passing off.
Objectives and functions of trademark protection – registration of trademarks and service marks; concept of distinctiveness and consumer
deception – grounds for refusal of registration; well-known marks and dilution – passing off and infringement; Registration of domain names;
Cyber squatting
UNIT 5: DESIGNS 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Study of this Unit gives a holistic view of the different facets of designs.
Objectives of design protection – criteria for protection - grounds of refusal and element of functionality – rights – ownership and assignment of
right – infringement; Overlap between copyright and designs
UNIT 6: EXPANDING HORIZONS OF IP 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students, at the end, to appreciate IP as a response to new technology and also the areas of conflict
emerging out of IPR
Protection of Semiconductor Chips; Geographical Indications; Plant Varieties – Farmers’ Rights, Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge and
Traditional Cultural Expressions

SUGGESTED READINGS

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1. Subram, N. R. Demystifying Intellectual Property Rights. New Delhi: LexisNexis – ButterworthsWadhwa, Nagpur, 2009.
2. Bainbridge, David. Intellectual Property. 5th ed. Pearson Education, 2003.
3. Torremans, Paul, and Jon Holyoak, Intellectual Property Law. 2nd ed. Butterworths, 1988.
4. Bains, Willam. Biotechnology from A to Z. 2nd ed. VCH, Federal Republic of Germany, 1998.
5. Bainbridge, David. Intellectual Property. 5th ed. Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 2002.
6. Colston, Catherine, and Kirsty Middleton. Modern Intellectual Property Law. 2nded, Cavendish Publishing, 2005.

Political ScienceV: Political Ideas and Political Ideologies 4

This paper seeks to uphold an indepth understanding about basic ideas and ideologies of Political Science as well as helps to comprehend the
foundation of the discipline. This paper attempts at explaining the conceptual framework of politics and is imperative for inculcating an
analytical perception of the fundamental perspectives of the study of Political Science.

A. Basic Ideas

1. Power: Concept

2. Authority: Concept

3. Legitimacy: Concept

4. Rights: Concept and Types: Civil, Political and Economic

5. Duties: Concept

B. Core Concepts: Meaning, Basic Principles and Types of Democracy

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1.Participation and Representation

2.Success and Challenges to Democracy

3.Law: a) Nature and Sources of Law

b) Importance of Political Science to the Study of Law

4. Political Obligation: Conceptual Analysis

C. Political Concepts

1.Liberty: a) Meaning

b) Kinds: Positive Liberty and Negative Liberty

2. Equality: a) Meaning

b) Types: Social, Economic and Political

c) Relation between Equality and Liberty

3. Justice: a) Meaning

b) Kinds

D. Ideologies

1. Nationalism and Ethnicity

2. Communism: Meaning, Nature and Characteristics

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3. Marxism : Meaning, Nature and Charateristics

4. Socialism : Meaning, Nature and Characteristics

5. Capitalism ; Meaning, Nature and Characteristics

Suggested Readings:

Gaus, Gerald F: Political Concepts and Political Theories, Westview Press, Boulder, 2000.

Heywood, Andrew: Politics, Palgrave, London

Bellamy, Richard and Andrew Mason (eds), Political Concepts, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2003

Sabine, George H and Thorson, A History of Political Theory

Verma, S.P., Modern Political Theory

Gauba, O.P., Political Theory

Bhargava, Rajiv and Ashok Acharya (eds.) Political Theory

Held, David, Models of Democracy

Heywood, Andrew, Political Ideals and Concepts

Heywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies

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 4
CLE: Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting system

UNIT –I

Importance of legal profession in society-Evolution of legal profession in India

UNIT-II

Professional ethics , duties and liabilities of the advocate in relation to court, client, opponent court-Right to practice of the Lawyer –
and Bench and Bar relationship and the role of the Lawyer - -obligation to render legal aid.

UNIT-III

The liability of the Advocate for deficiency in service and other wrongs in his professional dealing-Rights and Privileges of Advocate
and restrictions -Contempt of Court Act 1971 -Advocates Act 1961

UNIT-IV

Statutory position of Bar Council of India-Disciplinary power of Bar Council of India-Bar Council of India Rules- Lawyer and
maintenance of Client’s account-General principles of accountancy.

Acts

• Bar Council of India Rules 1961

• Contempt of court Act 1971
• Advocate Act 1961
• Consumer Protection Act 2019

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Books

• Book On Advocacy - Krishna Murthy Iyer

• The Golden Book on Advocacy - Keith Evam
• Bar Council Code of Ethics
Case Laws

SEMESTER – VI
Company Law 4

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION, HISTORY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPANY AS SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY AND EXCEPTIONS
8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT students will students will get clarity about jurisprudential aspects of ‘company’ and
classification of companies, Jurisprudential issues – Incidents of corporate personality, Lifting the corporate veil – Statutory and judicial inroads
to corporate personality, Legal personality of group companies, distinction of companies from other business entities
UNIT 2: PROMOTION ACTIVITY AND FORMATION OF COMPANIES 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT the process of formation of different kinds of companies and commencement of business will
be made clear to the students.
Company Promoters – Legal Position of Company Promoters, Remedies against breach of duties by promoters
Pre Incorporation Contracts – Ratification-Jurisprudential Issues, Scope of Sections 15 and 19 of Specific Relief Act, 1963, Rights and
Liabilities of the Company, third parties and promoters in respect of pre incorporation Contracts, Comparison between Indian and English Law
Provisional Contracts – Meaning, Trading certificate –Distinction between private companies and Public companies, Effect of provisional
contracts
Contracts made after the company is entitled to commence its business
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Formation of Companies – Legal and procedural issues, Conclusiveness of the certificate of Incorporation.
Commencement of business – Distinction between Private and public company
UNIT 3: CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS, THEIR AMENDMENT AND EFFECT OF IRREGULAR TRANSACTIONS 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT students will come to know about the law and procedure relating to the basic documents for a
company, obligations arising out of these documents.
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association- nature and correlations, Contents of Memorandum and Articles of Association –
Obligatory and non-obligatory provisions of the Memorandum of Association, Legal status of the non-obligatory provisions, Whether Articles of
Association are mandatory-significance of Table A articles, Contractual effect of the Memorandum and the Articles of Association,
Shareholders’ Agreements and their effect on the company, Amendment of provisions in the Memorandum and the Articles of Association- Law
& procedure, understanding of about the ultra vires actions, consequences and remedies available to the companies and their agents.
Doctrine of ‘Ultra Vires’ – Significance of the Object clause, Effect of Ultra Vires Transactions, Remedies
Doctrine of Constructive Notice and Indoor management – Legal protection of the Company and third parties prejudiced by the un-authorized
transactions by the Companies Agents.
UNIT 4: MEMBERSHIP 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT students will have clarity about the membership in companies, requirements and procedures
related to the same.
Members of a Company and Their Legal Status – Register of Members – Membership in Respect of Shares in the Dematerialized Form –
Service of Notice to Members, Company and ROC – Publicity Requirements with Regard to Membership
UNIT 5: CORPORATE FINANCE 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT students will be able to understand statutory requirements various financial funds and
maintaining finance in a company.

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Capital – Concept of Capital in Corporate Law –– share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund – Rules governing the raising and
maintenance of capital – Buyback of shares – Reduction of capital
UNIT 6: CORPORATE SECURITIES 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT students will get clarity about acquisition of corporate securities , types of shares and
debentures.
Types of Corporate Securities – Shares, Debentures and Other Securities – Legal Nature of Shares and Debentures – Classes of Shares and Their
Special Features – Variation of Class Rights – Shares as property – Trust and beneficial interest, Share certificate, Lien on shares, Forfeiture of
shares – Shares as membership
Debentures – Types of debentures-secured and unsecured, Debenture trust deed and debenture trustees, Remedies of debenture holders,
Redemption of preference shares and debentures, Distinction between equity shares, preference shares and debentures, Conversion of preference
shares into equity and debentures
Modes of acquisition of Corporate securities – Allotment, Transfer, Transmission, Legal and Procedural aspects, Blank transfers, Transfers of
securities in dematerialized form, Payment of Dividends.
UNIT 7: COMPANY CHARGES AND COMPANY DEPOSITS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this UNIT students will be able to have clarity about the method of giving security for repayment of loan
or other liabilities of a company will be made clear to the students.
Types of charge-fixed and floating charge – Registration of charges and effect of non-registration – Crystallization of floating charges – Theories
of floating charges – Vulnerability of floating charges – Effect of negative covenants in winding up
UNIT 10: DIVISION OF POWERS BETWEEN THE GENERAL MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS 9 Hrs. Learning
Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students are expected to know the fundamentals of the working of Boards and General Meetings. Powers of
the Board: The rule in Curningham’s case, Restriction on the Powers of Board – Statutory & Contractual, Statutory Provisions Conferring
powers on Board and General Meeting.

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UNIT 11: BOARD OF DIRECTORS 9 Hrs. Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students would be in a position to critically analyze the
composition, powers and duties of Board of Directors. Board of Directors – Legal nature of the office of directors, Composition of the board,
Qualification, Disqualification of the Directors, Categories of Directors, Additional Directors, Alternate Directors, Directors who fill Casual
Vacancies, Nominee Directors, Government Director, Executive and Non-executive Directors, Whole Time & Part Time Directors, Independent
Directors and Their Role, Termination of Office of Directors, Functioning of the Board – Remuneration of Directors Other Than Managerial
Personnel – Committees of Board of Directors – Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee – Constituencies to which the directors owe duties,
Fiduciary duty, Duty of care and skill, Statutory duties
UNIT 12: MEETINGS 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: This Unit creates an understanding of the concept and modalities of General Meeting in
students. General Meeting as an Organ of the Company and its Operation, Types of Meetings, Transaction of the Business by the General
Meeting. Procedural Requirements with regard to General Meeting.
UNIT 13: MAJORITY RULE 8 Hrs. Learning Outcome: This Unit makes the students appreciate the statutory as well as the judicial approaches
towards majority rule. Rule in Foss v. Harbottle and exceptions, Ratification of irregular acts
UNIT 14: COMPANY LIQUIDATION – COMPULSORY AND VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP ON OVERVIEW 10 Hrs. Learning Outcome:
On the conclusion of this Unit, students would get an idea of the how, why and what aftermath of winding up of a company, distinction between
dissolution and winding up, Kinds of liquidation, Grounds for Compulsory Winding Up, Commencement and Consequences of Winding Up
Order, Who can File Winding Up Petition, Position, Powers and Duties of Liquidator, The Role of Court in Compulsory Winding up. Voluntary
Winding up – Member’s Voluntary Winding up, Creditor’s Voluntary Winding up, Declaration of Solvency, Appointment of Liquidator,
Powers and Duties of liquidators in Voluntary winding up Fradulent Trading, Misfeasing Proceedings, Public and Private examination, Effect of
Winding Up on Antecedent Transactions, Realisation of Assets and Distributions of Assets in Winding Up Position of Secured Creditors,
Defunct companies, and Registrar’s power, Changes introduced by IBC.

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Gower, L. C. B. Principles of Modern Company Law. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1997.
2. Palmer. Palmer’s Company Law. London: Stevans, 1987.

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3. Pennington R. R. Company Law. Butterworths, 1990.
4. Ramaiya, Guide to the Companies Act. Wadha, 1998.
5. Sealy, L. S. Cases and Materials in Company Law. 2007.
6. PrachiManekar, Insights into the new Company Law,Lexis Nexis2013.
7. Nicholas Bourne, Bourne on Company Law, Routledge, 2013.
8. Gower, L. C. B. Principles of Modern Company Law. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1997.
9. Palmer. Palmer’s Company Law. London: Stevans, 1987.
10. Pennington R. R. Company Law. Butterworths, 1990.
11. Ramaiya, Guide to the Companies Act. Wadha, 1998.

Compulsory Course : Labour & Industrial law -II 4

UNIT 4 – EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE ACT, 1948:

Learning Outcome:
Objects, salient features, application and definitions, dependent, employment, employee, apprentice, family manufacturing process, factory,
occupier, disablement, wages, expenses from ESI fund, contribution; recovery of contributions, benefits
UNIT 4 – EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ACT, 1923; MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961 12 Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students to analyze the judicial delineation of an employer's liability, as against an accident arising out
of and in the course of employment with special reference to the notional extension of employment, to pay compensation in certain cases. Study
of this Unit cajoles the students to appreciate the maternity benefit in a holistic perspective.
EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ACT, 1923: Employees’ Compensation – Employer’s Liability – Commissioners – Rules.
MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961: Objects, salient features, application and definitions, prohibition of employment during certain periods,
right to payment of maternity benefit; powers and duties of inspectors;
UNIT 5: MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948; THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936; THE EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND &
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1952 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: By studying this Unit, students would be able to appreciate the raison d'etre behind the constitutional and societal craving for
minimum wage. At the end of this Unit, students will be able to discuss the intricacies involved in the payment of wages, especially the
deductions. Study of this Unit will enable the students to discuss, apart from the legal provisions, the contemporary debate on EPF and workers'
vulnerability in this regard.
MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948:Objects, salient features, applications and definition of the Act, ‘scheduled employment’, minimum wages and
fixation of minimum wages, employee, overtime, piece work, claims, offences and penalties, exemptions and exceptions;
THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936:Objects, salient features, application and definitions, Payment of wages and deductions from wages,
authorities under the Act and procedures, penalty for offences under the Act.
THE EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND & MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1952: Objects, salient features, application and
definitions; EPF Scheme; employees pension scheme, Protection against attachment, priority of payment if contributions over other debts,
penalties, offences by companies, establishment exempted from EPF Act, Transfer of Account and liability in case of transfer of establishment.
Moot Court exercise:20 marks
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Bhatia. Constructive Industrial Relations and Labor Laws, 2003.
2. Kumar, Labour Problems and Remedies, 2007.
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3. Kumar, H. L. Obligations of Employer Under Labour Law, Delhi 2005.
4. Kumar, Sanjeev. Industrial and Labour Laws, 2004.
5. Pillai, Madhavan. Labour and Industrial Law, 1998.
6. Pai G. B. Labour Law in India, 2001.
7. SharathBabu. Social Justice and Labour Jurisprudence, 2007.
8. Sharma, J. P. Simplified Approach to Labour Laws, 2006.
9. Srivastava. Commentaries on the Factories Act, 1948.

Administrative Law 4

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION 6 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss the basic doctrines of administrative law and to distinguish
between the various functions ofadministration.
Evolution, Nature and Scope of Administrative Law, (Reasons for the growth of Administrative Law in 21st century In India) Laissez-faire
State, Social Welfare State, and Modern State, Comparative evolution, Definition, Nature and Scope, Relationship between Administrative Law
and Constitutional Law.
Classification of Functions of government, Doctrine of rule of Law, Doctrine of Separation of powers.
UNIT 2: DELEGATED LEGISLATION AND QUASI LEGISLATION 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe delegated legislation and quasi legislation and distinguish
between them
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Concept, Growth and Development, Classification, Comparative position – UK; USA; India, Excessive Delegation, (Quasi Legislation and Sub
– ordinate Legislation) – Constitutional Limits, Control Mechanism
UNIT 3: NATURAL JUSTICE 12 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss the concept and components of natural justice and explain the
effect of failure of natural justice.
Concept, Growth, nemojudex in causasua – Rule against bias, audialterampartem – Right to be heard, Recent requirements of Natural Justice-
Reasoned decision & Right to legal Representation, Expanding Horizon of Natural Justice, Duty to Act Fairly & Legitimate Expectation, Other
procedural norms, Exclusion of Natural Justice, Exceptions to Principles of Natural Justice, Effect of failure to comply with principles of Natural
Justice.
UNIT 4: ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETIONARY POWERS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to explain the difference between discretionary functions and ministerial
functions and the grounds for judicial review of discretionary functions.
Discretionary powers, Judicial Control over administrative discretion, Fundamental Right and administrative discretion, Reasonable Exercise of
Power and Wednesbury principle.
UNIT 5: JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to enumerate grounds on which judiciary may review administrative actions
and explain the related doctrines.Grounds of Judicial Review of Administrative Action, Writ Jurisdiction, Doctrine of Legitimate expectation,
Doctrine of public accountability, Doctrine of Proportionality, Laches
UNIT 6: ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss the importance, merits and demerits of quasi-judicial bodies.
Concept of administration adjudication, Reason for the growth, Administrative Tribunals. (The establishment of Tribunals Act, 1985 and its
Main Objectives and Salient features)

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UNIT 7: REMEDIES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION INCLUDING WRIT JURISDICTION 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to explain the grounds to obtain remedies against government.
Remedies, Private Law Remedies, Constitutional Remedies, Exclusion of Jurisdiction.
UNIT 8: MALADMINISTRATION & ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss the functioning of different institutions for redressal against
maladministration.
Concept and Need, Ombudsman, Ombudsmen in India – Lokpal, Lokayukta in States, (Lokpal and Lokayukta Act,2014 and its Salient features
and the Main objectives) Central vigilance Commission, Right to Information (Right to Information Act, 2005 and its Salient features and the
Main Objectives.
Cases – VineetNarain v. Union of India (1998) 1 SCC 226
UNIT 9: GOVERNMENT AS A LITIGANT 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to fix the liability of government on the basis of hypothetical facts and
frame defence on the part of the government.
Development of the concept of state liability, tortuous liability, contractual liability, privileges of government, doctrine of estoppel and waiver
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Jain M. P., and S. N. Jain, Principles of Administrative Law. Nagpur: Lexis Nexis, India, 2010.
2. Jain, M. P. Cases and Materials on Indian Administrative Law. Nagpur: Lexis Nexis, India.
3. Basu, Durga Das. Administrative Law.
4. Sathe, S. P. Administrative Law.LexisNexis, India, 2004 (2010).
5. Massey, I. P. Administrative Law. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2008.
6. Takwani, C. K. Administrative Law. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 1980.
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 Interpretation of statutes 4

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION 8 Hrs.

Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to know the general principles and rules of statutory and Constitutional
interpretation and explain their applicability.
Legislation: Meaning, process - Types of legislation: Codifying, Consolidating, by Incorporation, by Reference, Validating Act, Amending
Act, General and Special Acts – Different Parts of Statutes – Interpretation v. Construction – Fundamental or BasicPrinciples/Rules of
Interpretation: sententialegis, ex visceribusactus and ut res magisvaleat quam pareat – Guiding Rules of Interpretation: Literary Rule, Golden
Rule, Mischief Rule or Purposive Construction and Harmonious Rule – Subsidiary Rules: Same word same meaning, use of different words,
non obstante clause, legal fiction, mandatory and directory provisions, conjunctive and disjunctive words, construction of words: noscitur a
sociis, ejusdem generis and reddendo singular singulis –Constitutional Interpretation: Doctrines of Severability-Reading down/in, Eclipse,
Harmonious Construction, Colourable Legislation, Constitutional Silence, Pith and Substance and Ancillary Enroachment, Repugnancy,
Prospective Overruling, and Basic Structure.
UNIT 2: INTERNAL AIDS TO INTERPRETATION 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to know the various intrinsic aids to statutory construction.
Long Title – Preamble – Headings - Marginal Notes or Section headings – Punctuation – Illustration – Definition – Proviso – Explanation –
Transitional Provision – Schedule – Differences between Proviso and Exception
UNIT 3: EXTERNAL AIDS TO INTERPRETATION 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to know the extrinsic material which can be used to interpret a statute
and the circumstances in which they may be used for interpretation and its due weight as given in judicial decisions.

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Legislative History: English, American and Indian Practices –Historical facts and Surrounding Circumstances - Later Social, Economic,
Political and Scientific and Technological Developments – contemporaneaexpositio or executive construction - References to Statutes in
parimateria, Use of Dictionaries, Legal Texts and Use of International Treaties and Foreign Decisions
UNIT 4: PRESUMPTIONS IN INTERPRETATION 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to know the various presumptions in interpretation of statutes.
Presumption regarding statutes: Constitutionality – Territorial Operation – Principles of International Law – Jurisdiction of Courts – Affect
of Statute on State - Construction most agreeable to justice and reason: avoiding absurd, anomalous or inconvenient orunjust results -
Presumption regarding Legislature: knows the existing law, does not commit mistakes or make omissions or precise in its choice of language
UNIT 5: STATUTES AFFECTING JURISDICTION OF COURTS 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to the effect of exclusionary provisions in a statute.
General Principles – the extent of exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts – exclusion of jurisdiction of superior courts
UNIT6: EXPIRY AND REPEAL OF STATUTES 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to know the implications of repeal.
Perpetual and Temporary Statutes – Effect of Expiry of Temporary Statute - Repeal – Implied Repeal – Consequences of Repeal – Quasi
repeal by desuetude
UNIT 7 : INTERPRETATION OF FISCAL STATUTES 4 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to identify distinctly the various rules governing construction of fiscal
statutes in particular.
Principles of Strict Construction – General Principles – Special Rules – Exemptions and Notifications – Machinery and Procedural
Provisions – Other Principles: Double Taxation, Territoriality, Burden of Proof, Retrospectivity – Tax Statutes and Constitution – Tax
Evasion
UNIT 8: INTERPRETATION OF REMEDIAL AND PENAL STATUTES 4 Hrs.
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Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to clearly distinguish between construction of penal and beneficial
pieces of legislation.
Remedial and Penal Statutes: Distinction – Liberal Construction of Remedial Statutes – Strict Construction of Penal Statutes – mens rea in
statutory offences
UNIT 9: SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION AND MIMAMSA RULES 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to knowthe rules at play in delegated pieces of legislation. And will also
acquaint themselves with the Mimansa Rules of Interpretation as applied by the Indian courts.
Forms of Delegated Legislation–Constitutional Limits – Distinction between Conditional and Delegated Legislation – Delegated Legislation
and Judicial Review Procedures and Powers under General Clauses Act, 1894 - Mimansa Rules of Interpretation: Application, Maxwell v.
Mimamsa
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Singh, Guru Prasanna.,Principles of Statutory Interpretation. 14th edition,Nagpur: Lexis Nexis, 2016.
2. Sarathi, VepaP.,Interpretation of Statutes. 5thed. New Delhi: Eastern Book Company, 2010.
3. Langan, P. St. J.(Ed).,Maxwell on the Interpretation of Statutes. 12thed. New Delhi: Lexis Nexis, 1969
4. Jone, Oliver (Ed).,Bennion on Statutory Interpretation 5th ed. London: Lexis Nexis, 2013
5. Dhanda, Amita(Ed)., N. S. Bindra's Interpretation of Statutes. 12thed. New Delhi: Lexis Nexis, 2017.
6. Katju, Markandey.,Interpretation of Taxing Statutes, 2nd Edition , Butterworths, 1998
7. Mukhopadhyay, Sukumar.,Interpretaion of Fiscal Statutes in India, 3rd Edition, New Delhi: Centax, 2010
8. Chopra, D.S.,Interpretation of Statutes, 1st ed. New Delhi: Thomson Reuters, 2014.
9. Katju, Markandey, (Ed).,K.L.Sarkar’sMimansa Rules of Interpretation. 4thed. New Delhi: Thomson Reuters, 2013.
10. Scalia, Antonin., and Bryan A Garner., Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, West Group, 1st Edition, 2012
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 Political Science VI: Public Administration And Public Policy 4
The study of Public Policy illuminates insights and understandings on wide-ranging social and political phenomena. It enables students to nurture the values
of what is ‘right’ and ‘good’ in administration and enlightens to deduce practical judgements leading to good consequences. The study of Public
Administration empowers the students to have a deeper understanding about the policies of the government, democratic values of the country and the need for
better management of public affairs. It enables them to acquire a comprehensive overview about the intricacies of administration, public organisations and
constitutional framework.

Module 1: Introduction to Public Policy

a) Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public Policy

b) Types and Importance of Public Policy

c) Public Policy and Globalisation: The changing trends

d) Public Policy and Public Administration- An Overview

Module 2: Public Policy in India

a) Framing Public Policy in India: Key Factors

b) Public Health Policy, Environmental Policy, Education Policy

c) Indian Economy and Public Policy

d) Significance of civil society in the policy making process in India

Module 3: Introduction to Public Administration

a) Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public Administration

b) Public and Private Administration

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c) New Public Administration, Comparative Public Administration and Development Administration

d) Public Administration: An Art or a Science

Module 4: Major Approaches

a) Bureaucracy in India: Structure, Function and Behaviour

b) Bureaucratic Theory- Views of Max Weber

c) Ecological approach to Public Administration: Riggsian Model

d) An Overview of Rural Local self-government in India: The Panchayati Raj administration

Text Books

Rumki Basu, Public Administration: Concepts and Theories

Avasthi and Maheshwari., Public Administration

Mohit Bhattacharya, New Horizons of Public Administration

Thomas R. Dye, Understanding Public Policy

References

Sri Ram Maheswari, Indian Administration

Sri Ram Maheswari, Local Self-Governance in India

Guy Peters, The Politics of Bureaucracy

Thomas A Birkland, An Introduction to the Policy Process

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 CLE: Moot Court and Internship 4

UNIT 1: MOOT COURT

Learning Outcome: On the conclusion of this Unit, the students would be able to appreciate the research, oratorical and articulation skills
required of a lawyer.
Every student is required to present argument in at least three moot courts in the semester. The moot court problem will be assigned to the
student by the course teacher and the student will be required to make a written submission for 5 marks and also make oral submission for 5
marks.
UNIT 2: COURT ATTENDANCE, INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, PRE-TRIAL PREPARATIONS 20 Marks
Learning Outcome: On completing this Unit, students will be able to comprehend the practicalities of the justice system and the pivotal role the
courts play in dispensation of justice.
They will also get a practical exposure to the techniques of client interviewing and the substantive as well as procedural steps involved in
preparation of a brief by lawyers.
Student are required to attend two trials, one civil and one criminal, in the course of last year of the course. They are required to maintain a
record and enter the various steps observed by them during their attendance on different days in the court assignment. Records maintained in
respect of each trial will be valued for 10 marks.
Each student will observe two interviewing sessions of clients at a lawyer’s office or at the Legal Aid Office and record the proceedings in a
diary, which will carry 5 marks.
Each student will further observe the preparation of documents and court papers by the advocate and the procedure for the filing of the
suit/petition. This will be recorded in the diary which will carry 5 marks.
UNIT 3: INTERNSHIP 30 Marks
Learning Outcome: Students will have practical experience of the professional aspects of the subjects they have studied.

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UNIT 4: VIVA VOCE 10 Marks
Learning Outcome: This Unit helps students unearth their potential for the profession and the desirable improvements for the same.
A viva voce test will be conducted on the above three aspects.

SEC: Practice and Procedure in connection to FIR (NTCC) 4

Students will be inculcating the application of the Criminal Law procedures in connection to Criminal cases throughout this Paper and their
evaluation will be conducted on the understanding of the procedures to be adopted and followed at different stages in the litigation process.
SEC: Drafting and Compliances in connection to Contracts
4
(NTCC)

The drafting of contracts is an art which must be nurtured by knowing and applying the law related to such contracts adequately. Simultaneously,
there must exist the appropriate knowledge related to procedure of filing compliances to such laws. Through this Course, the rightful blend of
learning of theory and practice will be undertaken by the student.
The students will be evaluated on their nuances of drafting contracts and thereby on their knowledge of applying the law into practice.

SEMESTER – VII

Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act

4

A. Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act

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UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION 3 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to explain the basic terms used in civil proceedings.
Concepts, affidavit, order, judgement, decree, plaint, restitution, execution, decree-holder, judgement-debtor, mesne profits, written
statement, Distinction between decree and judgement and between decree and order.
UNIT 2: JURISDICTION 7 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to identify the rank of a court in the hierarchy of courts and discuss the
jurisdiction of various courts. The will also be able to tell in which court a case with hypothetical facts may be instituted.
Kinds, Hierarchy of courts, Suit of civil nature – scope and limits, Res subjudice and Res judicata, Foreign judgement — enforcement, Place
of suing, Institution of suit, Parties to suit: joinder, mis-joinder or non-joinder of parties : representative suit, Frame of suit: cause of action,
Alternative disputes resolution (ADR), Summons
UNIT 3: PLEADINGS 7 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss about what may and what may not be pleaded. They will be
able to enumerate different pleadings and their nature and essential contents.
Rules of pleading, signing and verification, Alternative pleadings, Construction of pleadings, Plaint: particulars, Admission, return and
rejection. Written statement: particulars, rules of evidence, Set off and counter claim: distinction, Discovery, inspection and production of
documents, Interrogatories, Privileged documents, Affidavits
UNIT 4: APPEARANCE, EXAMINATION AND TRIAL 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss about the preliminary stages as well as trial stage in a civil
proceeding.
Appearance, Ex-parte procedure, Summary and attendance of witnesses, Trial, Adjournments, Interim orders: commission, arrest or
attachment before judgement, injunction and appointment of receiver, Interests and costs
UNIT 5: EXECUTION 8 Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss about different modes of execution, powers of executing
courts and properties is exempt from execution.
The concept, General principles, Power for execution of decrees, Procedure for execution, Enforcement, arrest and detection, Attachment,
Sale, Delivery of property, Stay of execution
UNIT 6: SUITS IN PARTICULAR CASES 7 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to discuss about special suits.
By or against government, By aliens and by or against foreign rulers or ambassadors, Public nuisance, Suits by or against firm, Suits in
forma pauperis, Mortgages, Interpleader suits, Suits relating to public charities
UNIT 7: APPEALS REVIEW, REFERENCE AND REVISION 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to suggest remedies available to a party aggrieved by the order of a
court.
Appeals from original decree. Appeals from appellate decree, Appeals from orders, General Provisions relating to appeal, Appeal to the
Supreme Court
UNIT 8: MISCELLANEOUS 5 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to advice in respect of transfers of cases, caveats, invoking the inherent
powers of courts and similar miscellaneous matters.
Transfer of Cases, Restitution, Caveat, Inherent powers of courts, Law Reform: Law Commission on Civil Procedure – Amendments
UNIT 9: LAW OF LIMITATION 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to compute the periods of limitation in a given hypothetical case.
The concept – the law assists the vigilant and not those who sleep over the rights, Object, Distinction with latches, acquiescence,
prescription, Extension and suspension of limitation, Sufficient cause for not filing the proceedings, Illness, Mistaken legal advise, Mistaken

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 view of law, Poverty, minority and Purdha, Imprisonment, Defective vakalatnama, Legal liabilities, Foreign rule of limitation: contract
entered into under a foreign law, Acknowledgement – essential requisites, Continuing tort and continuing breach of contract.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Mulla. Code of Civil Procedure. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Co., 1999.
2. Thacker, C. K. Code of Civil Procedure. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Co., 2000.
3. Mallick M. R. (Ed.). B. B. Mitra on Limitation Act. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 1998.
4. Majumdar P. K., and Kataria R. P. Commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Co., 1998.
5. Saha A. N. The Code of Civil Procedure. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Co., 2000.
6. Sarkar's Law of Civil Procedure. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Co., 2000.

Law of Taxation 4

UNIT 1: HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL FOOTINGS OF TAXATION 8Hrs.

Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students will be firmly ensconced in the historical and constitutional footings of taxation.
Historical Background of Taxation in India, Canons of a Good Taxing System, Characteristics of Tax, Reasons for Taxation, Kinds of
Taxation, Types of Taxes, Merits and Demerits of Direct and Indirect taxes, Constitutional Provisions relating to Taxation.
DIRECT TAX LAWS
UNIT 2: FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS OF INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: Students would be firmly rooted in the conceptual tone of taxation at the end of this Unit.

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Basic concepts/Definitions – Assesse, Persons, Previous year, Assessment Year, Distinction between Capital and Revenue Receipts, Income,
Basis of Charge and Scope of Total Income, Incomes which do not form part of the Total Income, Residential Status and Incidence of Tax,
Agricultural Income and Taxability.
UNIT 3: TAX TREATMENT UNDER SALARIES AND HOUSE PROPERTY 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, Students will get requisite knowledge about tax treatment under the two heads i.e., salaries and
house property
Heads of Income, Basis of Charge of Salaries, Concept of Allowances and Perquisites, Profits in lieu of Salary, Computation of Salary in
Tax, Deduction from Salaries, Basics relating to Income from House Property, Charging Section in House Property, Determination of
Annual Value, Deductions under the head House Property.
UNIT 4: TAX TREATMENT UNDER BUSINESS OR PROFESSION AND CAPITAL GAINS 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: The Unit on profits on business or profession and capital gains would provide students, a complete view of the relevant
statutory provisions.
Meaning of Business or Profession, Charging Section of Business or Profession, Computation of Profits and Gains of Business or Profession,
Aspects of Depreciation under this head, Deductions, Special Provisions for Business or Profession, Concept of Capital Gains, Basis of
Charge, Long Term and Short Term Capital Gains, Computation and Deductions.
UNIT 5: TAX TREATMENT UNDER INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES AND ALLIED CONCEPTS 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: This Unit makes the students appreciate the computation of income in its proper perspective.
Income from Other Sources, Income from Other Persons included in Assessee’s Total Income, Aggregation of Income and Set off or Carry
Forward of Losses, Various Deductions to be made in computing Total Income, Tax Holiday, Rebates and Reliefs.
UNIT 6: DETERMINATION OF TAX LIABILITY AND INCIDENTAL CONCEPTS 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students would be in a position to appreciate the ways and means of determining tax liability and
the incidental concepts.

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Filing of returns, E-filing, Types of Returns, Permanent Account Number, Types of Assessment, Income Escaping Assessment, Tax
Deduction at Source, Tax Collection at Source, Recovery and Refund of Tax, Provisions of Advance tax, Income Tax Authorities and their
Powers including search and seizure, Appeals, Penalties.
UNIT 7:INTERPRETATION OF TAXING STATUTES 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to distinguish between avoiding and evading tax and the techniques used
by courts to discourage evasion.
Principles of Interpretation, Purpose of Interpretation, Rule to determine Tax Liability by way of Rule of literal Construction and Rule of
Strict Construction, Interpretation of Charging and Machinery Provision, Interpretation of Retrospective and Prospective Provisions,
Doctrine of substantial Compliance, External and Internal aids to interpretation, Precedents.
INDIRECT TAXES
UNIT 8: GOODS AND SERVICE TAX 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: The study of this Unit gives the student cogent information andknowledge about the relevance, desirability and
procedural aspect of GST.
Legislative Background, Constitutional Amendment, Basic Concepts of GST, IGST, CGST, SGST, GST (Compensation to the States) Bill,
Transitional Provisions, Rates of Tax, Computation and Procedural Aspects, Assessment, Offences and Penalties, Authorities and their
powers.

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Dr. Girish Ahuja and Dr. Ravi Gupta, Systematic Approach to Taxation, Bharat 33rdEdition, 2016-2017
2. Dr. Vinod Singhania and Dr .KapilSinghania, Direct taxes law and Practice, Taxmann, 43rd Edition
3. SampathIyengar, Law of Income tax ,Bharat Law House,2008
4. K N Chaturvedi, Interpretation of Taxing Statutes, Taxmann, 2008
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 5. Dr. A L Saini & Dinesh Saini, Practice Guide to Appeals and Petitions Under Income Tax Act, 2016
6. V.S.Datey, All About GST- A Complete Guide to New Model GST Law, 5th Edition, Taxmann, 2017

Environmental Law 4

UNIT-I 10 Hrs.
1. The concept of Environment
2. Environmental Policies in India
3 International initiatives for Protection of Environment:
i) U.N Stockholm Declaration, 1992;
ii) RIO Declaration,1992;
iii) Kyoto Protocol, 1997
UNIT-2 10 Hrs.
1. Important principles relating to Environment
I) Sustainable development;
II) Intergenerational equity;
III) Polluter Pay Principle;
IV) Precautionary Principle.
2. Constitutional Provisions on protection of environment & Judicial Interpretation:
i) Relevant Provisions of the Part-III of Constitution of India;
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 ii) Relevant Provisions of the Part-IV of Constitution of India;
iii) Relevant Provisions of Constitution of India on power of Legislation on Environment related Issues.
iv) Constitutional Remedies: Art.32 and Art.226
UNIT-3 10 Hrs.
1. Laws relating to Environmental Pollution under:
I) Law of Torts:
a. Public Nuisance, Negligence;
b. Strict Liability and Absolute Liability;
c. Damages and Injunction.
II) Indian Penal Code,1860
III) Sections 91 and 133 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
UNIT-4 10 Hrs.
1. Specific Laws for Protection of environment:
i) Environment Protection Act,1986:
ii) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981
iii) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974
iv) Forest Conservation Act 1980
v) Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
vi) Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
vii) National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
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 SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Introduction to Environmental law by Santhakumar S.
2. Environmental law in India by Leelakrishnan.P
3. Environmental law and Policy in India by Resencranz&Diwan
4. Environmental Law by Jaiswal P
5. Environmental Law by Shastri S.C

Optional Elective Course: Cyber Law 4

Module I: Introduction

• Overview of Computer and Web Technology

• Need for Cyber Law
• Cyber Jurisprudence at International and Indian Level

Module II: Jurisdictional Aspects in Cyber Law

• Issues of jurisdiction in cyberspace
• Types of jurisdiction
• Prerequisites of jurisdiction.
• The Test evolved
- Minimum Contacts Theory
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 - Sliding Scale Theory
- Effects Test and International targeting Jurisdiction under IT Act, 2000.

Module III: Cyber Crimes& Legal Framework

• Introduction to Cyber Crimes

• Cyber Crimes Vs. Conventional Crime
• Reasons for cyber crimes and cyber criminals
- Cyber Crimes against Individuals, Institution and State - Hacking, Digital Forgery, Cyber Stalking/Harassment, Cyber
Pornography, Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Defamation Viruses ( File Infectors, Boot record infectors, Boot and file viruses) , Salami attacks-
Web Jacking
• Right to Privacy and Data Protection on Internet
- Concept of privacy
- Threat to privacy on internet
- Ingredients to decide confidentiality of information
- Breach of sensitive personal information and confidentiality under IT Act and penalties for the same.
- Right of Interception under IT Act.
• Different offences under IT Act, 2000

Module IV: Digital signature and Electronic Signature

- Concept of public key and private key

- Certification authorities and their role
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 - Creation and authentication of digital signature
- Concept of electronic signature certificates Electronic Governance
- Concept of electronic records and electronic signatures
- Rules for attribution, acknowledgement and dispatch of such records

Module V: E Contracting

• Salient features of E-contract

• Formation of E-contract and types
• E-mail Contracting
• Indian Approach on E-contracts

Module VI: E Commerce

• E-commerce-Salient Features and advantages

• Models of E-commerce like B2B, B2C
• Indian Laws on E-commerce

Module VII:E-Governance

• E Government and E Governance

• Components of E Governance
• Types of interactions in E Governance

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 ➢ G2G
➢ G2B
➢ G2C
➢ G2E

• Benefits of E Governance

➢ Governance
➢ Public Service
➢ Management

• E Governance challenges specific to India

• Legal Frame work for E Governance under IT Act
• Initiatives taken in India ( Various E Governance Programs)

Module VIII: Intellectual Property Issues in Cyber Space

• Interface with Copyright Law

• Trademarks &Domain Names Related issues
• Dispute Resolution in Cyberspace

References

• Karnika Seth, Computers, Internet and New Technology Laws, Lexis NexisButterworthsWadhwa Nagpur.
• Nandan Kamath, Law Relating to Computer Network and E-commerce, Universal Law Publisher.
• Apar Gupta, Commentary on Information Technology Act, Lexis Nexis.

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 • Chris Reed & John Angel, Computer Law, OUP, New York, (2007).
• Justice YatindraSingh,Cyber Laws, Universal Law Publishing Co, New Delhi, (2012).
• Verma S, K, Mittal Raman,Legal Dimensions of Cyber Space, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, (2004)
• JonthanRosenoer, Cyber Law, Springer, New York, (1997).
• SudhirNaib, The Information Technology Act, 2005: A Handbook, OUP, New York, (2011)
• S. R. Bhansali, Information Technology Act, 2000, University Book House Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur (2003).
• Vasu Deva, Cyber Crimes and Law Enforcement, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, (2003).

SEC: Client Counselling and Management 4

UNIT 1: Communication
Meaning of communication, Types and Directions to Communication ,Approaches to Communication, Barriers to Communication,
Communication Process, Email etiquettes in communication, Effective presentation and public speaking. Basics of report writing

UNIT 2: Personality: Meaning and Definition

Determinants of personality, Heredity, Environment and Situational Factors, Theories of personality: Trait
Theory, Type Theory, Psycho Analytic Theory, Humanistic Theory and Learning Theory. Importance of appropriate dressing
UNIT 3: Attitude
Meaning and Definition, Types of Attitude, Formation of Attitude, Negative Attitude and objective, Building
positive attitude, Situational analysis of Attitude, Perception.

UNIT 4: Motivation and Leadership

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Motivation. Theories of Motivation, Various motives: Biological and social Motives, Motives to know and Be effective, Frustration and conflict
of motives. Definition Leadership, Theories of Leadership, Characteristics of leadership.
UNIT 5: Client Interviewing & Legal Counseling
Meaning and significance, Different Components: listening, types of questions asked, Information gathering, Report formation.
Define Legal counseling and its differentiation from general counseling, Different types of counseling.

Suggested Readings:
1. Introduction To Counseling And Guidance, Gibson and Mitchell, Pearson India
2. A Practical Approach to Client Interviewing, Counseling, and Decision-making, G.Nicholas Herman and Jean Cary, Lexis Nexis
3. Leadership And Management Development: Developing Tomorrow's Managers,Kevin Dalton, Pearson India
4. Human Resource Management, Gary Dessler, Pearson
5. Organizational Behaviour, Bhattacharyya D K , Oxford University Press

Clinical Paper-III: Public Interest Litigation &Legal Aid Service 4

UNIT 1 CONCEPT OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION 30 Marks

Learning Outcome: After completing this Unit, students will be able to discuss the different standings on which PILs are admitted and will be
able to explain the differences between the adversarial and inquisitorial procedures.
Liberalisation of locus standi, suomotu intervention by the court – Epistolary jurisdiction, creeping jurisdiction – Adversarial and inquisitorial
procedures – Research in support of public interest litigation.
UNIT 2 LEGAL AID AND PARA LEGAL SERVICES 30 Marks
Learning Outcome: After completing this Unit students will be able to describe the objects of Legal Services Authorities Act and the provisions
of the Act which seek to realise these objects.

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Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
UNIT 3 EXTENSION PROGRAMME 30 Marks
Learning Outcome: After compelling this Unit students will have sufficient exposure to the real life conditions of the society and the problems of
the common people.
The students shall take part in extension programmes like LokAdalats, Legal Aid Camps, Legal Literacy Camps, etc., under the guidance of the
Course Teacher. Each student shall maintain a journal containing the details of his participation in the extension programmes.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Agrawala, S. K. Public Interest Litigation in India, Bombay: N. M. Tripathi, 2000.
2. Menon, N. R. Madhava, Clinical Legal Education.
3. Public Interest Litigation(PIL) & How to file PIL,CAVirendraPamecha, 2014
4. Public Interest Litigation (with Model PIL Formats), Dr. B.L. Wadhera, 2014
5. Law Relating to Public Interest Litigation, R. Chakraborty (Laymanns) ,2015
6. Public interest Litigation Legal Aid And LokAdalats , by Mamtarao. 2015
SEMESTER -VIII

Conciliation and Mediation 4

Unit 1:MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SKILLS : Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students to learn the about the historical
development of Conciliation and Mediation as progressive tools of dispensation of justice.Mediation and Conciliation skills.
Unit 2: Learning Outcome: Meaning of Mediation, Advantages, Characteristics, Appointment of Mediator, fixation of fee, restrictions on
mediation, Mediation models- Med-Arb, Arb-Med, Role of Mediators, Simulation Exercises.
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Unit 3: Conciliation-Meaning, conciliation as a mode of settlement of disputes, distinction between negotiation, mediation and conciliation,
advantages, Appointment of conciliators, commencement of conciliation proceedings, submission of statements, communication between
conciliator and the parties, Role of a conciliator, settlement agreement- status and effect. Termination of conciliation proceedings; costs and
deposits, Simulation Exercises.
Unit 4: Application of Conciliation and Mediation as Techniques in dispute resolution under different Statutes
Unit 5: International Development of Conciliation and Mediation Law
RECOMMENDED READINGS:

Land Law 4

Module‐I: Land Reform

Concept of Land Reform;
Land Reforms and India.
Module‐II: Land Reforms in WB
Land Reforms in West Bengal;
Operation Barga.
Module‐III: THE WEST BENGAL LAND REFORMS ACT, 1956
Definitions. (Section 2)
Raiyats: Various rights; restrictions on rights (Sections 4‐7)
Pre‐ emption (Section‐ 8)

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 Powers of Revenue Officer (Section 9, and powers under other provisions under the Act)
Diluvated Land (Section 11)
Partition of holding among Co‐ sharer Raiyats (Section 14)
Restrictions on alienation of Land by Schedule Tribes (Sections 14A‐ 14I)
Ceiling on Holding (Sections 14J‐ 14Z)
Bargadars (Sections 15‐ 21E)
Principles of Distribution of Land (Sections 49‐ 49A) Page‐56
Module‐IV: THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894
Definitions (Section 3)
Acquisition (Sections 4‐ 10)
Reference to Court and Procedure thereon (Sections 18‐ 28A)
Acquisition of land for Companies (Sections 38A‐ 44B)
Module‐V: THE WEST BENGAL PREMISES TENANCY ACT, 1997
Definitions (Section 2)
Eviction: (Sections 6‐ 7)
Fair Rent: (Sections 17‐ 22)
Appointment of Controller,
Additional and Deputy Controller and Registrar: (Section 39)
Final Hearing of certain applications: (Section 42)
Appeal, Revision and Review: Fair Rent: (Section 43)Bare Acts:
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 The West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1956
The Land Acquisition Act, 1894
The West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997
RECOMMENDED READING:
The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. : A. N. Saha
The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. :SusantaSen
The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. : D. P. Chatterjee

Optional Law Elective Course: Media & Law 4

A. Media & Law

Module 1: Need of Law in Media
Freedom of Speech and Expression under the Indian Constitution and Restrictions
Media Personal Privileges
Print Media and Press Law
Broadcasting and its privileges
Performer’s Rights
Module 2: Copyright Law
Copyright violation and Media Laws
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Copyright amendments and print media
Module 3: Defamation
Provisions embodied in the Indian Penal Code
Indecent Representation Act, 1986
Module 4: Media regulating bodies
Print Media and Registration Act
National Security Act Press Trust of India
Censorship in India
Module 5: Constitution of India and Media Laws
Newspaper circulation and Fundamental Rights
Art 19 of Indian Constitution and Reasonable restriction
Media Trial
Suggested Readings:
1. MadhaviGoradia, Facet of Media Law
2. Media, Press and Telecommunication Law, 2007

Clinical Paper : Alternative Dispute Resolution 4

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UNIT 1: ADR 20 Marks Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, the students would acquire the meaning of the term ADR, its necessity,
objective and scope, different mechanisms of ADR, international and national perspectives of ADR.
UNIT 2: NEGOTIATION SKILLS 20 Marks Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students would acquire the conceptual as well as the
necessary practical approach to the art of Negotiation.
Importance of Negotiation as a method of Conflict Resolution, Negotiation Skills and Behaviour, Rule of law; Ethics and Policies, Simulation
Exercises.
UNIT 3: ARBITRATION 60 Marks Learning Outcome: Upon studying this Unit, students would get the required knowledge about the legal
regime on Arbitration.
Arbitration - Introduction to Arbitration– meaning, scope, concept, terminology, history of Arbitration, types of Arbitration, Arbitration
agreement, seat of arbitration, Arbitral Proceedings, statement of claim and defense, Arbitral Tribunal - Composition, eligibility and
qualifications of arbitrators. Termination or a mandate of arbitral Tribunal's and of arbitrators, appointment of arbitrators and filling up of
vacancies, powers and functions of Arbitral Tribunal's, Arbitral award-recourse and enforcement, rules of procedure, Online Dispute Resolution,
Simulation Exercises.
The course is required to be conducted by senior legal practitioners through simulation and case studies.
SUGGESTED READING:
1. A Practical Approach to Alternative Dispute Resolution. Stuart Sime , Susan Blake , Julie Browne: Oxford University Press, USA, 2014
2. Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Developing World Perspective. Albert Fiadjoe: Routledge, 2013.
3. Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative dispute resolution. St Paul, Minn : West Group, 2001.
4. Markanda, P.C. 7th ed. Law relating to arbitration and conciliation: commentary on the arbitration and conciliation act, 1996. New Delhi :
LexisNexis ButterworthsWadhwa Nagpur, 2009

Semester – IX

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 Public International Law 4

Public International Law

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL LAW 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to understand the nature and definition of international law and its
significance along with other related aspects. The Unit will help the students to analyse the scope and ambit of this discipline.
Definition, Nature, Relationship and Difference between Public International Law and Private International Law, Importance of International
Law, Theory of Law of Nature, Theory of Positivism, True Basis of International Law, Theory of Consent, Theory of Auto Limitation,
PactaSuntServanda, New trends.
UNIT 2: SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 9 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to analyse the
various sources of international law along with its significance. The Unit also focuses on the evolving prominent sources of international law
such as soft laws, jus cogens etc.
Conventions, Customs, General Principles of Law, Judicial Decisions, Works of Jurists.
UNIT 3: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUNICIPAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to appreciate the
enforceability and validity of international law within the national jurisdictions.
Relationship between international law and municipal law, Doctrines of Monism and Dualism, Automatic Adoption and Specific Adoption.
UNIT 4: LAW OF TREATIES 6 Hrs.

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Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to understand the significance of treaties and its validity, observance and
termination.
Introduction to treaty law, Conclusion of treaties, Reservations, Observance, Application and Interpretation of Treaties, Modification and
Amendment of Treaties, Invalidity, Termination and Suspension of Treaties.
UNIT 5: STATEHOOD AND RECOGNITION 8 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will have clarity on states and entities similar to states that are treated as subjects of
international law. The traditional and modern incidence of statehood and the concept of recognition which follows statehood are also
discussed with the help of significant case laws.
Subjects of international law: Individuals, States; International Organizations; Non State Entities; Entities Sui Generis, Definition and
Incidence of Statehood; Rights and Duties of States; Recognition – Theories, Modes, Effects of Recognition.
UNIT 6: STATE TERRITORY AND STATE SUCCESSION 6 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to understand the concepts associated with state territory. Modes of
acquisition and loss of territory and state succession also is dealt with in detail.
State Territory; Modes of Acquisition; Modes of Loss, Definition of State Succession;
Rights and Duties Arising out of State Succession
UNIT 7: STATE JURISDICTION AND RESPONSIBILITY 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to gauge the scope and ambit of state jurisdiction, state responsibility
and diplomatic and consular immunity under international law.
State Jurisdiction and Responsibility; Theories of Jurisdiction; Elements of Responsibility; Diplomatic and Consular Immunity in
International Law.
UNIT 8: LAW OF THE SEA 10 Hrs.

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Law of the Sea under UNCLOS, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, EEZ, Continental Shelf and the High Seas. Exercise jurisdiction in
various zones and exploitation of resources, common heritage of mankind.
UNIT 9: NATIONALITY, ASYLUM AND EXTRADITION 7 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit the learner will be able to decipher the principles related to nationality, extradition and
asylum.
Nationality: Meaning; Modes of Acquisition of Nationality; Loss of Nationality; Principle of Effective Nationality (Nottebohm case);
Statelessness; Extradition: Meaning; Basic Principles; Conditions; Asylum: Meaning and Definition; Conditions for seeking asylum;
Relationship between Asylum and Extradition; Distinction between Asylum seekers and Refugees
UNIT 10: SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES 10 Hrs.
Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit the learner will be able to understand the pacific means of settlement of disputes under
international law. The jurisdiction of ICJ and other specialized chambers are also discussed in this regard.
Means of Settlement: Arbitration, Negotiation, Good Offices, Mediation, Conciliation, Enquiry; Settlement of International Disputes under
the United Nations; International Court of Justice and other adjudicatory bodies.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Brownlie, Ian. Principles of Public International Law, by James Crawford, 8th ed. Oxford, 2012
2. Venzke, How Interpretation makes International Law, 2013, Oxford University Press.
3. Garcia-SalmonesRovira, Project of Positivism in International Law, 2014, Oxford University Press.
4. Walter et al (eds.), Self Determination and Secession in International Law, 2014, Oxford University Press.
5. Cassese, Antonio, International Law, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
6. Shearer, I. A. Starke’s International Law. 11th ed. Eastern Book Co., 2007, Lucknow.

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 The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. :Ashutosh Mukherjee

Semester-X

129176 Clinical Paper-I: Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing 4

UNIT 1: DRAFTING
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students would be in a position to appreciate the quintessential norms of drafting deviation from
which would scuttle the prospects of a case.
General principles of drafting, Substantive rules
UNIT 2: PLEADINGS (CIVIL)
Learning Outcome: On studying this Unit, students will be able to write plaints as well as other civil pleadings.
Plaint, written statement, IA, OP, Affidavit, Execution Petition, Memorandum of Appeal and Revision Petition, petitions under Art. 226 and Art.
32 of the Constitution
UNIT 3: PLEADINGS (CRIMINAL)
Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students to understand the prerequisites of the criminal pleadings.
Complaint, Criminal Miscellaneous Petition, Bail Application, Memorandum of Appeal and Revision Petition.
UNIT 4: CONVEYANCE
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students would have an understanding of the principles of conveyancing and in fact draft these.

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Sale Deed, Mortgage Deed, Lease Deed, Gift Deed, Promissory Note, Power of Attorney, Will, Trust Deed
UNIT 5: LEGAL SCRUTINY REPORTS
Learning Outcome: This Unit enables the students to acquire the relevant strategies for scrutinizing the reports.
UNIT 6: JUDGEMENT WRITING
Learning Outcome: At the end of this Unit, students would be honing the skills of judgment writing.
The course will be taught through class instructions and simulation exercises, preferably with assistance of practising lawyers/retired judges.
Apart from teaching relevant provisions of law, the course may include not less than 15 practical exercises in drafting carrying a total of 45
marks (3 marks for each) and 15 exercises conveyancing carrying 45 marks (3 marks for each exercise) remaining 10 marks will be given for via
voce.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Sengupta, Ajit K. Maumdar’s Law Relating to Notices. Kolkata: Eastern Law House Pvt. Ltd., 2005.
2. Mogha G. C. Mogha’s Law of Pleadings in India with Precedents. 17th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2006 (2009).
3. Shrivastava J. M. Mogha’s Indian Conveyancer. 14th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2009.
4. Bindra, M. S. Bindra's Pleading & Practice Vol. 1 & 2. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2010.
5. Parimeswaran, S. Law of Affidavit. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2003.
6. Rathwade, Rajaram S. Legal Drafting, Pune: Hind Law House, 2010.

Internship 0
Internship undertaken by students across the Semesters will be maintained through proper documentation and such records will be evaluated on
a score of 100 marks (50 marls on documents submitted and 50 marks on viva).

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 HONOURS ELECTIVE COURSES:

BUSINESS & CORPORATE LAWS

Honours Elective 1: Competition Law 4
UNIT- 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITION LAW (6 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - Concept of market, Open market- Regulated market,
Market functions of role of competition law, Nature & Scope of competition law and policy, Evolution & Growth of competition law,
Theoretical foundations of competition law, Competition Act, 2002- overview, definitions and ideas of agreement, dominant position,
combination and effects of anti- competitive activities
UNIT- 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPETITION LAW (6 hrs.): Laerning Outcomes- Market definition and dimensions & Concept of relevant
market, Tests for Market delineation- Demand Side Substitutability, Supply Side Substitutability, SSNIP Test, Efficiency of market and issues of
agreements, combinations, Market failure, Information asymmetry- moral hazard and adverse selection, Concept of market power, dominant
position, Substantial degree of market power, Business rationale, Proscribe test, Tests for anti- competitive practices
UNIT- 3: ANTI- COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS (08 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - Anti competitive agreements: Concept, forms and treatment
in India, Parallel import, Treatment of anti- competitive agreements under USA, EU, UK, Australia
UNIT- 4: ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION (08 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - Abuse of dominant position: Concept, forms and treatment in
India, Essential facilities doctrine, Refusal and abuse of dominant position, Pricing strategies and abuse of dominant position, Treatment of
abuse of dominant position under USA, EU, UK, Australia
UNIT- 5: COMBINATIONS (6 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - Combinations: Concept, forms, reasons and regulatory framework in India, Different
tests for studying the impacts of combinations in the market, Unilateral and co- ordinate effects of combinations, Foreclosure, Failing firm,
Creeping acquisitions, Regulation of Cross- border combinations, Treatment of combinations under USA, EU, UK, Australia.
UNIT- 6: COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA (4 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - Composition, powers and function of CCI, Role of the
DG, Appellate Tribunal, Penalties & remedies.

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UNIT- 7: AUTHORIZATION AND NOTIFICATION (4 hrs.): Learning outcomes - On the completion of this Unit students will have a clear
understanding about the authorisation and notification in competition law, Concept of authorization and notification, Process for notification and
authorization, Treatment of authorization and notification under USA, EU, UK, Australia
UNIT- 8: IPR AND COMPETITION LAW (08 hrs).: Learning outcomes - Theoretical basis of IPR and Competition law, TRIPs and its impact
on competition law regime, Abuse of IPR and competition law (agreements, abuse of dominant position, combination), Doctrine of exhaustion
and it’s treatment, Modern trend to the conflict in IPR and Competition law
UNIT- 9: MODERN DIMENSIONS OF COMPETITION LAW( 06 hrs): Learning outcomes -
WTO and it’s impacts on Competition Laws with reference to UNCTAD, International enforcement and judicial assistance, Applicability of
competition law into agricultural sector, Dumping, State aid, Recession
Suggested Readings:
1. Whish, Richard. Competition Law. London: Oxford University Press, 2009.
2. Furse, Mark. Competition Law of the EC and UK. London: Oxford University Press, 2008.
3. Rijn, Alphen aan den. The Reform of EC Competition Law: New Challenges, Austin.
4. Chao, Yang-Ching. International and Comparative Competition Law and Policies India. Kluwer Law International, 2008.

Honours Elective II : Law of Insurance 4

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION (6 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will have clear understanding of the business of
insurance in India and the different aspects relating to insurance and the emerging trends in insurance.

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Meaning of insurance and its importance, Historical background, Development and growth of insurance industry in India, Nationalization of
insurance business in India, Entry of private players, Emerging trends in insurance sector – burglary and theft insurance, aviation insurance,
liability insurance, group insurance, agricultural insurance.
UNIT 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE LAW (8 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will have detailed
knowledge of the basic principles of law of insurance in India. How insurance commences, the concept of premium and the risks covered under
insurance. This Unit also distinguishesbetween Re-insurance and Insurance.
Essentials of insurance law, Provisions of the Constitution, obligations to the rural and social sector, Law relating insurance in India, Contract of
insurance, Good faith, Misrepresentation, Warranties, Conditions, Indemnity and subrogation, Proximate cause, Insurance and consumer
protection, Insurable interest, Commencement of insurance policy, Utmost good faith, Reinsurance, Proximate cause, Risks, Double Insurance,
Premium- definition- mode of payment-days of grace-forfeiture- return of the premium.
UNIT 3: LIFE INSURANCE (10 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe the law relating to life
insurance in India. The life insurance contract and the events insured under life insurance and the persons entitled to claim life policy amount
will also be dealt in this Unit.
Introduction, Formation of Life insurance contract, General nature of Life Insurance Contract, LIC Policy and Art. 14, Mutual assent,
Assignment and nominations, Risk covered in life insurance, events insured in Life Insurance, circumstances affecting the risk, amount
recoverable under Life Policy, Persons entitled to payment, Settlement of Claim and Payment of Money.
UNIT 4: MARINE INSURANCE (10 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe the law relating to
marine insurance in India.
Scope of marine insurance, Marine Insurance Act, Mixed sea and land risks, Carriage of goods by sea
UNIT 5: FIRE INSURANCE (8 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe the law relating to fire
insurance in India.
Condition precedent in fire insurance, Standard fire Policy, Fire claim and amount recoverable.

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UNIT 6: OTHER TYPES OF INSURANCE (6 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe the other
types of insurance in India and the law relating to the motor vehicles and liability insurance in India.
Insurance of motor vehicles, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Accident Insurance. Liability Insurance.
UNIT 7: REGULATORY AUTHORITIES (6 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to describe the
regulation of insurance business in India. The scope of FDI in insurance and the relevant changes enumerated in Insurance Act 1938.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, Tariff Advisory committee, Insurance Association of India, Councils and Committees,
Ombudsmen, Insurance intermediaries – insurance agents, surveyors, loss assessors, third party administrators, Amendments to the Insurance
Act, scope of FDI in Insurance.
UNIT 8: REGISTRATION OF INSURANCE COMPANY (6 Hrs.): Learning Outcome: On completion of this Unit students will be able to
explain the requirements of registration of insurance companies and the relevant IRDA Regulations concerning the topic.
General registration requirements, capital structure requirements, Certificate of Registration, renewal, cancellation and revival, deposits,
investments, submission of returns, actuary, advertisements. IRDA Regulations.
Suggested Readings:
1. Srinivasan, Principles of Insurance Law. 8th ed. Wadhva& Co, 2006
2. Jaiswal, J. V. N. Law of Insurance. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2008.
3. Bhargava, B. P. (Ed.) Rajiv Jain’s Insurance Law & Practice. 2nded. New Delhi: Vidhi Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2006.
4. Singh, Avtar. Law of Insurance. Lucknow: Eastern Book Co., 2004.
5. Murthy, K. S. N. and K. V. S. Sarma. Modern Law of Insurance. 4thed. New Delhi: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2002.
6. Srinivasan, M. N. Srinivasan's Principles of Insurance Law. 9th ed. Gurgaon: LexisNexisButterworthsWadhwa Nagpur, 2009.

Honours Elective III : Banking Law 4

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UNIT 1: Introduction to Banking (9 hrs.)-Learning Outcome – At the end of the Unit, students will be able to understand about the evolution of
the banking system in India, structure and functioning of banking institutions and the different systems of banking.
UNIT 2: Relationship between Banker and Customer (9 hrs.) Learning Outcome – The student learns about the nature of relationship between
the banker and the customer and the duties a banker owes towards a customer, rights of a banker, types of accounts and the concept and
principles of good lending.
UNIT 3: The Negotiable Instruments Act (9 hrs.) Learning Outcome – Nature of negotiable instrument, kinds of negotiable instruments and
knowledge of associated terms, distinction between holder and holder in due course, concepts of endorsement and negotiation, inchoate stamped
instrument, Crossing of Cheques, Dishonour of Negotiable Instrument.
UNIT 4: Reserve Bank of India Act (9 hrs.) Learning Outcome - Structure and functions of Reserve Bank of India, Relationship of RBI with
Commercial and Non-Commercial Banks.
UNIT 5: Banking Regulation Act (7 hrs.) Learning Outcome: The student understands about the control over management, prohibition of certain
activities in relation to Banking Companies, acquisition of the undertakings of Banking Companies and suspension of business and winding up
of Banking Companies.
UNIT 6: Role of banking institutions in the socio-economic development (10 hrs.) Learning Outcome: The student is able to analyze the role of
banking institutions in economic and social development of the country, concepts of priority lending, nationalization and current scenario,
protection of stakeholders.
UNIT 7: Emerging Trends in Banking(7 hrs.) The students is introduced to the concepts of E-Governance, E-banking and its evolution and takes
an overview of the present day operations in banking.
Suggested Readings:
1. Narasimham Committee report on the Financial System (1991) – Second Report (1999)
2. Information Technology Act, 2000.
3. M.L. Tannan, Tannan’s Banking Law and Practice in India (Eighth Edition-2008), India Law House, New Delhi,2 volumes
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4. Principles of Banking Law (Third Edition) [ROSS CRANSTON, QC, MP, Centennial Professor of Law, LSE]
5. SETH’S Banking Laws [commentaries on Banking Regulation Act as amended by SARFESI Act 2002 and
BRA, amendment act 2007]
6. K.C. Shekhar, Banking Theory and Practice (1998) UBS Publisher Distributors Ltd.New Delhi.
7. Basu, A. Review of Current Banking Theory and Practice (1998) Macmillan

Honours Elective IV :Financial Market Regulation 4

Unit 1: Indian Capital Market (9 hrs. ) Learning Outcome - At the end of the Unit, the student gets an overview of the Indian Capital market and
its operations, the authorities governing the nmarkets, Securities Market Reforms and Regulatory Measures to Promote Investor Confidence and
an understanding of the depository system.
Unit 2: Intermediaries in Securites Market (12 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – The students are introduced to the different intermediaries -primary
and secondary, role and functions of different stakeholders, concepts of underwriting, lenders, brokers, bankers to an issue, Portfolio Managers,
Debenture Trustees, Foreign Institutional Investors, Depositories, Depositories Participants, Custodians, Credit Rating Agencies, Venture
Capitalists.
Unit 3: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (10 hrs.) : Learning Outcomes – Role and powers, SEBI Guidelines for Disclosure and
Investor Protection, detailed procedure for issue of various types of shares and debentures including prospectus requirement and book building.
Unit 4: Non-banking Finance Companies: (10 hrs.) Learning Outcomes - Formation and regulation of NBFCs.
Unit 5: Depositories (9 hrs.) : Learning Outcomes - An analysis of the Depositories Act, constitution, role and functions of depository,
depository participants, issuers and registrars.
Unit 6: Emerging Issues and Solutions(10 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – Ananlyze case studies to address diverse issues related to intermediaries in
the securities market.
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Suggested Readings:
1. Himalaya publishing House, Capital Market in India, E. Gordon & H. Natarajan
2. Vikas publishing House Pvt, Ltd; Indian Financial system, H.R. Machiirmu
3. Bharat Law House, Guide to Indian Capital Market, Sanjeev Agarwal
4. Taxman Allied Service (P) Ltd, SEBI practice Manual, V.L. Iyer
5. Tata McGraw Hill, Indian Financial Systems, M.Y. Khan
6. Taxman, SEBI Manual
Honours Elective V: Corporate Responsibilities and
4
Governance

Unit 1: Corporate Governance(6 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – At the end of this Unit, the students will have knowledge on the concept, need,
principles and evolution of Corporate Governance.
Unit 2: Global Approaches towards Corporate Governance (8 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – At the end of this Unit, students will gain insights into
the varios approaches adopted towards strengthening corporate governance in USA, UK and other countries.
Unit 3: Growth of Corporate Governance in India (12 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – This Unit shall throw light on the role of various Committee
Reports towards establishing and implementing corporate governance in India and trace the development of corporate governance in India
through case studies.
Unit 4: Statutory Provisions (10 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – This Unit shall equip the students on statutory provisions directed towards
promoting corporate governance measures in India and their outcomes.
Unit 5: National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business: Learning Outcomes (6 hrs.)- At the
end of this Unit, students shall be equipped with the understanding of Guidelines on social, environmental and economic responsibilities of
business
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Unit 6: CSR (8 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – The students shall be introduced to statutory provisions on CSR and its implementation.
Unit 7: Case Studies (10 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - The students will be analyzing adopting case discussion methods and presentations on
approaches of companies towards enabling corporate governance and corporate responsibilities.
Suggested Readings:
1. Saleem Sheikh & William Rees, Corporate Governance & Corporate Control, Cavendish Publishing Ltd., 1995
2. Corporate Governance (IICA) By Taxmann.
3. Corporate Governance And Fraud Risk Management In India by Balwinder Singh, Pearson India
4. Corporate Governance: Principles and Practices by Sandeep Goel, McGraw Hill
Honours Elective VI: Mergers and Acquisitions 4

Unit 1: Corporate Restructuring (12 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - At the end of this Unit, the students understand the meaning and need for
corporate restr ucturing, evolution of the comncept, types of corporate restructuring and barriers to corporate restructuring.
Unit 2: Mergers (12 hrs.): Learning Outcomes - At the end of this Unit, students gain knowledge on concept, motive and process of Mergers and
Acquisitions guided by recent Examples of M & A in India, concept of de-merger and reverse merger.
Unit 3: Legal issues (12 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – At the end of this Unit, students will be aware of various statutory provisions – Companies
Act, 2013, SEBI Buyback of Securities Regulations, SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of shares and Takeover Regulations), SEBI (Delisting of
Securities) Guidelines, Provisions of Income Tax Act, Competition Act for M & A
Unit 4: Takeover, Divesture (8 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – Students will know about these concepts, their benefits and disadvantages.
Unit 5: Case Studies in Mergers & Acquisitions (16 hrs.): Learning Outcomes – At the end of this Unit, students will be able to analyze the legal
perspective of mergers and acquisitions through real life examples and discussions.
Suggested Readings:

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1. Aurora, Shetty, Kala on Mergers and Acquisitions, Oxford
2 M.Y. Khan, P.K. Jain on Financial Management , TMH
3 Sudi Sudarsanam, Creating Value from Mergers and Acquisitions, PHI
4 P. Rajesh Kumar, Mergers & Acquisitions, TMH
5 Prasant Godbole, Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring, Vikas Publication
6 Prasanna Chandra Financial Management: Theory and Practice, TMH Latest
7 Bhagaban Das, Debdas Rakshit, Sathya Swaroop Debashish, Corporate restructuring: Merger, acquisition and other forms, Himalaya
8 Pradip Kumar Sinha, Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring Himalaya

Honours Elective VII :Bankruptcy and Insolvency 4

Unit 1: Introduction to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Regime in India (10 hrs.) : Learning Outcome: Insolvency and Bankruptcy: Social, Legal,
Economic and Financial Perspectives, Need for Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Exploring the rationale and objectives
Unit 2: Authorities and Enforcement Mechanism in IBC 2016(10 hrs.): Learning Outcome: Role of Adjudicating Authorities, role of the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), Appellate Authorities and analysis of some important cases
Unit 3: Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)(10 hrs.): Learning Outcome: Initiating an application for Resolution and role of Interim
Resolution Professional, Committee of Creditors: Powers, Duties and Processes, Information Memorandum and Resolution plan
Unit 4: Liquidation Process(10 hrs.): Moving from Resolution to Liquidation, Voluntary Liquidation
Unit 5: Insolvency of Individuals and Partnership firms (10 hrs.)
Unit 6: Emerging Issues and Development – Discussion on important case decisions(10 hrs.)

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Suggested Readings:
1. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
2. Report of the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee
3. Practical Aspects of Insolvency Law, ICSI
4. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India, Dr, Ashish Makhija, Lexis Nexis
Honours Elective VIII: International Trade Law 4

Unit-I:
Introduction of International Trade Law
a. Economics of International trade b. Trade Theories c. International aspects of import -export trade d. International treaties for bilateral trade e.
Sources and Principles of International Trade Law

Unit-II:
Development of International Trade: GATT 1947 - WTO 1994
a. Historical evolution of GATT ( General Agreement of Tariff & Trade) & WTO
b. Marrakesh Agreement & decision making process c. GATT 1994 d. WTO authorities e. Sources of WTO law

Unit-III:
WTO Agreements

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 a. Agreement on Agriculture b. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures c. Agreement on Anti-Dumping d. General Agreement
on Trade in Services

Unit-IV:
India & WTO
a. Obligations of India to meet WTO requirements b. Amendments to domestic law
c. Impact of India-Uruguay Round-Doha Round-Bali Round d. Trade Negotiations Committee e. Environment & Climate change f. Economic
impact of FDI

Unit-V
Dispute settlement mechanism under WTO
a. Dispute between members b. Procedure for filing complaints c. Appellate body
d. Measures & counter measures by parties.

Suggested Readings:

1. Raj Bhalla, International Trade Law: Theory and Practice

2. A.K.Kaul, Guide to the WTO and GATT: Economics, Law and Politics
3. Indira Karr- International Trade law

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4. Dr. S.R. Myneni, International Trade Law (International Business Law)
5. Simone Schnizer- Understanding International Trade Law

HONOURS ELECTIVE COURSES

CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY
Honours Elective I: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY 4
Unit I

Crime and Criminology

• Fundamental principles of crime- the concept of crime, crime and morality

• Actus reus, mens rea, application of mens rea, Perception of crime in ancient times.

UNIT II
Meaning, nature & scope of the study Criminology:

Definition and scope of Criminology, Radical criminology, Green criminology, is it a science or not? Significance of the subject
Relation of criminology with social science,

Unit III
Schools in Criminology:

(1) Pre-classical (2) Classical (3) Neo-classical, (4) Socialist (5) Geographical (6)

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 Italian and body type (Typological) (7) Psychological (8) Multiple Causation

Unit IV

Theories of criminology

• Different theories of criminal behaviour--- bio-anthropological theories, sociological theory, economic theory, marxist view
• Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory
• Bonger’s Economic Theory
• Atavists theory of Lombroso- Its criticism by Ferri and Garafalo
Unit V

Etiology of Crime:

(1) Biological factors (2) Psychological factors (3) Cultural areas as factors of crime (4) The home and family factors (5) Social
institution (6) Public agencies of communication

References:

1. Maguire, Morgan and Reiner, The Oxford Handbook of Criminology,

2. Ahmed Siddiqui, Criminology: Problems and Perspectives, Eastern Book Co. Lucknow
3. N. V. Paranjape, Criminology & Penology, 12lh Edition, Central Law Publications, Allahabad

4. Frank Hagen, Introduction to Criminology

5. R,Deb, Principles of Criminology

6. Sutherland & Cressey, Criminology

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 Honours Elective II: PENOLOGY 4

Unit – I Introduction to Penology

1. Concept and meaning of punishment
2. Theories of punishment
3. Kinds of punishment
4. Changes in punitive philosophy

Unit – II
Criminal justice administration

• Adversial and inquisitorial justice

• Correctional Administration – the functionaries
• Police, court, model prison, modern rehabilitative measures—alternatives to incarceration
• Treatment of offenders/ after care and rehabilitation through--Probation, parole, open prison etc.

Unit III
Sentencing & Punishment

• Sentencing policy , international trend,

• Trend of the Indian judiciary
• Factors to adjudicate on sentencing-aggravating and mitigating factors

Unit IV
Prison Administration
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 1. Concept and meaning of prison
2. History of prison in India and abroad.
3. Prison structure and prison management.
4. Prison reforms.

Unit –V Capital Punishment

1. Capital punishment in India-past to present
2. Arguments of Abolitions and Retentionist of capital punishment.
3. Classification of prisoners.
4. Prisonization

References:
1. Tappan : Contemporary corrections.
2. Tappan : Crime Justice and corrections.
3. Johnson : Crime, correction and society.
4. Vidhya Bhushan : Prison Administration in India .
5. Khan M. Z. : Work on jail inmates
6. Ram Ahuja : Sociological criminology
7. Probation services in Criminal Justice Administration ,Prof N.K. ChakrabartI

Honours Elective III: VICTIMOLOGY 4

Unit I
Victim and victimization

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 1. Concept, Nature & Related Issues
2. Historical Development of Victimology
3. Key Concepts in Victimology: Victim Precipitation, Victimization Proneness, Victim Responsiveness, Victim Psychology
4. Psycho-dynamics of Victimization
5. Primary Victimization, Secondary Victimization, Tertiary Victimization, Victim Vulnerability
6. Patterns of Victimization: Victims of Crime, Victims of Abuse of Power
7. Victimless Crimes

Unit II
National and International concerns for victims of crime
1. U.N. Declaration on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (1985)
2. World Society of Victimology
3. Status of Victims in Criminal Justice System- National Policy Concerns and State Initiatives for Victims of Crime in India
4. Judicial Response

Unit III
Victim Compensation
1. Rights of Victim, Restitution and Rehabilitation of Victims
2. Compensation for Victims of Crime and Abuse of power - An International Perspective
3. Compensation to Victims of Crime: Legislative Framework in India
4. Recommendations of Justice Malimath Committee with respect to compensation to victims of crime
5. Judicial Trends in Compensatory Jurisprudence

Unit IV
Victim Assistance
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1. Assisting victims during crime investigation and trial
2. Legal aid to victims of crime
3. Prevention of Victimization -Role of citizens and voluntary organizations -Counseling, guidance and rehabilitation of special kinds of victims
of crime and abuse
5. National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), USA & Victim Witness Assistance Programs.
6. Introduction to Restorative Justice System

1. Suggested Reading

1. Ahmed Siddique’s Criminology, Penology & Victimology

2.N.V. Paranjape’s Criminology, Penology & Victimology
3. Pillai, Criminal Law
4. K.D.Gaur, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
5. Singh Makkar, S.P, 1993, Global perspectives in Victimology, ABC Publications, Jalandar.
6. Rajan, V.N, 1981, Victimology in India: An Introductory Study, Allied Publishers, New Delhi.
7. Devasia, V.V, 1992, Criminology, Victimology and Corrections, Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi.
References:
Frank Hagen’s An Introduction to Criminology
1. Sutherland and Cressey, Criminology
2. Schur, Edwin, M, 1965, Crimes without victims, Prentice Hall. Inc.
3. Sparks, Richard F, Genn, Hezel G, Dodd, David. J, 1997, Surveying victims, John Wiley and Sons’ Ltd.
4. Geiser, Robert. L, 1979, Hidden Victims, Beacon Press, Boston.
Parsonage, William H, 1979, Perspectives on Victimology, Sage Publications.

Honours Elective IV: SOCIO-ECONOMIC OFFENCES 4

Unit 1: Introduction

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Nature of Socio- Economic Justice, Rise of economic Offences, Difference between economic Offences & Other Offences, Types of Economic
Offences, An Overview of Economic Legislations in India.

Unit 2: Impact of Capital Market Frauds on the Economy

Capital Market in India & Need for Reforms, Economic Offences in Capital Market: Price Manipulation, Vanishing Companies & Insider
Trading, The Dawn of Different Scams in India & their Impact on the Indian Economy: Harshad Mehta Scam, Ketan Parekh Scam, Saradha
Fund Scam, Rose Valley Scam & Sahara Scam & Organizations Regulating Securities Markets in India.

Unit 3: Organized Crimes

Relevant Provisions of: The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006, Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, & The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.

Unit 4: Offences against Marginalized Groups

Relevant Provisions of: The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, The Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2016 & The Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers and
their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.

Unit 5: Investigation & Prosecution

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Relevant Provisions of: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act 2003, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central Investigation
Department (CID) & the International Agencies: Interpol, RAW.

Suggested Reading:
Text Books:

1. Dr. Shivani Mohan, Economic Offences in India Impact Analysis

2. Singhal’s Socio Economic Offences
3. Dr. Nuzrat Parveen Khan, Socio Economic Offences
4. Dr. B.K. Sharma, A Treatise on Economic & Social Offences
5. Joginder Singh, Inside CBI
6. J.C. Chaturvedi, Police Administration and Investigation of Crime
7. V.K. Singh, India’s External Intelligence: Secrets of Research and Analysis Wing RAW

Honours Elective V: Biology and Psychology of Crime 4

Unit – I
Heredity :
Definition and scope of heredity, Genes, Chromosomes, Mendal's Law of Heredity, Genotype, Phenotype.
XYY Syndrome and crime.

Unit – II
Heredity and crime :

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Study of family Genology, study of twins, Endocrine glands and crime, Heredity against ecology.

Unit – III
Biogenic Theories :
1. Evolutionary Atavism theory - Lombroso
2. Gorings theory - Charles Goring
3. Hooton's theory - Hooton
4. Physiological make up theory - Sheldon

Unit – IV
Psychogentic theories :
1. Psychological theory - Gaddard
2. Psychiatric theory - William Healy
3. Psychoanalytical theory - Freud, Adler, Abraham's etc.
Unit – V
1. Mental Problems
2. Conflict - Definition and Types
3. Frustration - Reactions, Relations, Effect, adjustment.
4. Feeble mindedness.
5. Psychopathic personality.

References:
1. Vold G. : Theoretical Criminology
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 2. Sutherland and Cressy : Principles of Criminology
3. Page J.D. : Abdnormal Psychology
4. Brown : Psychodynamics of Abnormal Behavior
5. Abrahamson : Psychology of crime
6. Shanmugam T.E. : Abnormal Psychology
7. Frielender : Psychoanalytical approach and juvenile Delinquency
8. Ram Kumar Varma : Asamanya Manovigyan
9. Labh Singh : Abnormal Psychology
10 Ahuja Ram : Social Criminology
Honours Elective VI: White Collar and Corporate Crimes 4
Module 1
(a) Evolution of the Concept of Economic Crimes
(b) Emergence of Economic Crimes in India
Module 2
(a) White Collar Crime: Definitional issues, Sutherland’s Definition of White
Collar Crimes, Relationship with other types of crimes, Blue Collar Crime,
Corporate Crime, Organized trans-national Crime, Occupational Crime
(b) Rationalization of White Collar Offences
Module 3
Development of the Corporate crime, Impact of Industrial Revolution and
advancement of technologies and scientific developments on corporate crimes.
Nature, Extent and consequences of corporate corruption, Prominent patterns

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and incidences, Corporate Tax Evasion
Module 4
(a) Theories of Corporate Criminal Liability :Theory of Vicarious Liability,
Identification Theory, Aggregation Theory
(b) Analysis of corporate criminal liability in India, USA & UK
Module 5
Study of selected legislations in India
(a) Provisions in the Companies Act 2013 to prevent corporate frauds.
(b) The Prevention of Corruption Act,1988
(c) The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment)Act 2012
(d) Food Safety and Standards Act,2006 and Food Safety and Standard Rules,2011
Suggested Readings:
1. S.P. Singh, Socio- Economic Offences (1st Ed., 2005, Reprint 2015)
2. Ahmed Siddiqui, Criminology: Problems and Perspectives (4th Ed., 1997)
3. Seth and Capoor, Prevention of Corruption Act with a treatise on Anti- Corruption Laws (3rd Ed., 2000)
4. C. Mehanathan, Law on Prevention of Money Laundering in India (2014)
5. N.V Paranjape, Criminology, Penology with Victimology, 16th Ed., 2014, Central Law Publication

Honours Elective VII: International Criminal Law 4

Module –I
1. Introduction
2. Individual Responsibility: Historical Development (a) Treaty of Versailles, (b) Nuremberg & Tokyo Trials (c) Genocide Convention,
1948, (d) Geneva Convention, 1949, ILC Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind
3. State Sovereignty and International Criminal Law
4. General Principles of International Criminal Law
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Module II

1. War Crimes
2. Crimes Against Humanity
3. Genocide
4. Crimes of aggression
5. Other Crimes(Torture and Terrorism)
6. Modes of Criminal Responsibility and Defences,

Module III :

1. International Criminal Court

2. ICC Jurisdiction over the Nationals of Non-States parties
3. International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY)
4. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

Module IV
1. The Iraqi Special Tribu
2. Universal Jurisdiction
3. Special Court for Sierra Leone
4. Extraordinary Court for Cambodia
5. Response of South Asian Countries to the ICC
6. Indian Perspectives on the ICC
7. The Future of International Criminal Law

Suggested Readings:
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1. Cassese, Antonio, International Criminal Law (Oxford University Press, London, 2008) ed.2nd
2. Schabas, William A., An Introduction to the International Criminal Court, ( Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001)
3. Elies van Siledregt, Individual Criminal Responsibility in International Law
4. Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem

Honours Elective VIII: Offences Against Women & Children 4

MODULE I
Various offences against women in India:
1. Offences Affecting Public Decency & Morals.
2. Offences against human body (marital rape)
3. Offences related to marriage &cruelty
4. Law related to Dowry Prohibition & Domestic Victimization of Women
5. Termination of pregnancy and related privacy concerns. violence
6. Prevention of Immoral Trafficking and Forced Prostitution
Module II
Major provisions of Legislations protecting Women against Offences:
•The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.
•The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
•The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
•Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Module III
Crime against Children under Indian Penal Code.
1)Infanticide (Section 315 IPC)
2)Rape Unnatural Offence (Section 377 IPC)
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3) SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN
4)Kidnapping & Abduction
5)Abetment of Suicide of Child
6)Exposure and Abandonment of child
7)Procuration of Minor Girls
8)Importation of Girls from Foreign Country
9)Buying of Minors for Prostitution
10) Selling of Minors for Prostitution

Module IV
Protection to Children against Offences under Special and Local Laws:
i)Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
ii) Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994(for persons below 18 years of age)
iii) Child labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
iv)Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
v)Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015
vi)Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Suggested Readings:
1.Indian Penal Code- Ralanlal Dhirajlal-Wadhwa
2.SITA (Supression of Immoral Trafficking in Women)
3.Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Dr. Preeti Mishra
4. Lawyers collective, Law relating to sexual harassment at work place- Universal Delhi.
5. Krishna Pal Malik, Women & Law, Allahabad Law Agency
6. Manjula Batra,Women and Law, Allahabad Law Agency.
7. Harijit S. Sandhu : Juvenile Delinquency – Causes, control and prevention
8. Darshan Kumar : Juvenile Delinquency

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