Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, M.P.

BA.LL.B. (Hons) Revised Syllabus

PART-II SEMESTER - IV
Paper— I Political Science IV
Unit - I Salient features of the British Constitution
1. Executive
2. Legislature
3. Judiciary
4. Party System
Unit -Il The constitution of United States of America (U.S.A)
1. Federal Executive.
2. The President of U.S.A.
3. Legislature-Congress
4. Judiciary
5. Party System in U.S.A.
Unit - 111 The constitution of UK
1. Salient Features
2. Rights and duties of citizens
3. Federal Executive
4. Judiciary
5. Legislature

Unit - IVThe constitution of Switzerland

1. Salient Features.
2. Federal Executive.
3. Federal Legislature
4. Swiss Federal Judiciary.
5. Direct Democracy in Switzerland
 Unit — V Comparative studies of various constitutions
1. Constitutional amendment in U.S.A. & Switzerland.
2. House of lords of Britain & Senate of U.S.A.
3. U.S.A. President, British Prime Minister, Indian President & Prime Minister.
Select Bibliography

l . Hood and Philips — Constitution of England.

2. A. V. Diecy — Principle of Constitution.
3. Wade and Philips — British Constitution and Administrative law.
4. Corwin — US Constitution, What it means today.
5. Mason and Benne — American Constitution 46

History—Ill
Unit — I Administration of Justice in Surat, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta .
1 Emergence of the East India Company development of authority under charters

2 Trading body to a territorial power : subsequent charters,

3. Administration of justice in Surat,

4. Administration ofjustice in Madras from 1639 to 1726

5 Administration ofjustice in Bombay 1668-1726 6
Administration ofjustice in Calcutta 1619-1726.
The Mayors Court I Charter of 1726.

2 Provisions of the charter and working ofjudicial system

3 Charter of 1753 4 Defects ofjudicial systems

Unit — Il Adalat System

1. Grant of Diwani and Execution of Diwani functions .
2. Judicial plan of 1772 and its Defects
3. New plan of 1774

4. Reorganization of adalats in 1780

5. Reforms of 1781 and The first civil code

6. Reforms in the administrations of criminal justice 51 The Regulating Act 1773

l. a) Case of Raja Nandkumar (1775) ; whether a judicial murder ?

b) The Patna case (1777-79)

c) The Cassijurah Case (1779-80)
2. Act of settlement 1781 3. Major defects

Unit — Ill Law and administration in the Supreme Court

l. Supreme Courts at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay
2. Establishment of the High Courts
3 Charter Act, 1833

4. The Indian High Courts Act 1861

5. Charter of Calcutta High Court
6. Allahabad High Court
7. The Indian High Courts Act 1911

8. The Government of India Act 1915 : other High Courts

9 Government of India Act 1935 : more high courts created
10 Jurisdiction of high courts I I Post constitutional developments — Emergence
of federalism

Unit — IV The Federal Court of India and privy council of India

I Foundation of the Federal Court, its jurisdiction and Authority of Law
2 Expansion of Jurisdiction
3. Abolition of the Federal Court
4 An Assessment
5. Privy Council
(i) Jurisdiction, Reorganization, Sui Generis body

(ii) Appeals from India

6. The Supreme Court of India 52
 (i) Origin
(ii) Constitution
(iii) Jurisdiction and powers
(iv) Doctrine of precedents and the Supreme Court.
t (v) Recent changes

Unit — V Growth of Legislature, Constitutional History

1. Development of legislative authorities in India from 1861-1935 (Constitutional
Development)
2. Growth of Criminal Law
3. Growth of personal law of Hindus and Muslims
4. Influence of English Law in India
5. Prerogative writs in India
6. Racial discrimination
7. Growth ofjustice, equity and good conscience

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Paper Ill: Public International Law

Unit-I :
International Law-definition-sources-relation with municipal lawsubjects
of international law theories as to the basis of international lawsubjects of
international law-states-individuals international organizations

Unit - 11 :
State-incidence-various types of states-recognition of states-territorial
sovereignty-state jurisdiction-civil-criminal-extradition-asylumprivileges,
immunities of foreign states-diplomatic and consular relations—
Transmission of rights and duties-state succession-territorial sovereignty
and domestic jurisdiction-doctrine of reversion
Unit - 111 :
The law of treaties-conclusion of treaties-reservations-entry in to
forcedeposit and registration invalidity of treaties-invalidity-termination
and suspension-application and effects of treaties amendments and
modifications- interpretations of treaties

Unit - IV :
International organizations-Legal personality-performance of acts in the
law - The U.N. General Assembly—Security Council—U.N.—Peace
enforcement and peacekeeping—Economic and Social Council
—International Court of Justice—Organization of Courts—
Jurisdiction

Unit — V :
Law of the Sea — Territorial Sea — Contiguous Zone Continental Shelf
— Exclusive Economic Zone — emerging issues

- Paper
IV : Family Law Il (Muslim Law)
Unit -1
Muslim Law l. Origin and development of Muslim Law, 2. Who is
Muslim, 3. Conversion to Islam, 4. Nature and history of Mohammedan
law. 5. Schools of Muslim law and sources of Muslim law.

Unit - 11
Marriage l. Kind of Marriage, (Nikah) (Muta Marriage) 2. Option of
puberty, 3. Divorce, 4. Dissolution of Marriage, 5. Marriage Act 1939, 6.
Meher (Dowry).

Unit - 111
Guardianship 1. Guardianship — elements, types 2. Maintenance-liability

Unit - IV
Will, Gift and Wakf 1. Wills, 2. Gift. 3. Doctrine of musha and preemption,
4. Wakf
Unit — V

Parentage and inheritance l. Parentage and acknowledgement 2.

Succession and Death bed transaction

Paper V : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Unit -1
Introduction l. Meaning, 2. Administrative Law — The Concept
definitions, nature, historical development, sources, relationship with
Constitutional law), 3. rule of law and separation of powers, 4.
Classification of administrative functions and distinction between them.
5. Droit administrative.

Unit - 11
Delegated Legislation l. Meaning and its kinds, 2. Aadministrative
directions 3. Ddistinction between delegated legislation and administrative
directions. 4. Control over delegated legislation procedural, judicial and
parliamentary control, 5. Principles of natural justice, 6. Civil services in
India.

Unit - 111
Administrative discretion 1. Judicial control of discretionary powers, 2.
Act of State, 3. Tortious liability of the State. 4. Contractual liability of the
State

Unit - IV
Government privileges in legal proceedings. l . Meaning and kinds,
Estoppel and Waiver 2. official secrets 3. right to information 4. lokpal and
lokayukt 54 5. Central Vigilance Commissions 6. Commission of inquiry.
Unit — V
Administrative Tribunals 1. Definition of Administrative Tribunals 2.
Merits, demerits, 3. Reasons of growth 4. Distinction between courts and
Tribunals 5. Public corporation - classification characteristics, controls,
formation 6. Remedies - Constitutional and ordinary.
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OPTIONAL Paper -VI Language - 1 (French)
Unit —I Introduction
1. Introduction to French language. 2. Introduction to Alphabets and accent marks. 3.
Numbers (cardinal / Ordinal) 4. Days of the week. 5. Articles
(Definite/lndefinite)
Unit - 11 Verbs
\1. Introduction to the Group of Verbs 2. I st Group of Verbs 3. Irregular Verbs 4.
Months of the year 5. Genders

Unit — Ill Parts of Speech

l. 2nd Group of Verbs 2. Professions in French 3. Sentence Formation. 4.
Interrogatives 5. Parts of speech (Plurals, Adjectives)
Unit — IV Preposition
l. 3rd Groups of Verbs. 2. Nationalities in French 3. Preposition 4. Geography of
France 47
Unit — V Miscellaneous
1. Small Essays 2. Unseen Passage 3. Translation in English 4. Translation in French
5. General Question.
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BA.LL.B. (Hons) Revised Syllabus
PART-II SEMESTER - IV
Paper — VI (Optional-B) Language - I (Hindi)
Unit - I

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Unit - 11

Unit - 111

Unit - IV

Unit -V
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