DETAILED SYLLABUS

for

LLB
Three Year Course

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector-16 C, New Delhi-110078
 SEMESTER- I

Subject: Law of Contract-I

LLB

Course Objectives: This course aims to-

(i) Understand the basic principles and elements of contract law. (ii) Analyze and interpret
contractual terms, including contractual legal jargon. (iii) Identify and assess the validity of
different types of contracts. (iv) Evaluate the consequences of breaching a contract and assess
available remedies. (v) Understand the role of statutory provisions and case law in contract
interpretation.

Course Outcome: (i) enable students to apply contract law principles to real-life scenarios and
provide reasoned conclusions (ii) produce a clear, rational, coherent and professional written
responses to a contract law question using appropriate legal authority and citation (iii) formulate
and draft well- structured written agreements in response to a given set of facts (iv) Develop
critical thinking and analytical skills to expand career opportunities in law, business, and related
fields.

Unit-I: Formation of Contract

a. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Contract

b. Offer / Proposal: Definition, Communication, Revocation, General/ Specific Offer
c. Invitation to Treat
d. Acceptance: Definition, Communication, Revocation, Tenders /Auctions
e. Effect of Void, Voidable, Valid, Illegal, Unlawful Agreements
f. Standard Form of Contract
g. Online Contracts

Unit-II: Consideration and Capacity

a. Consideration- Definition, Kinds, Essentials, Privity of Contract

b. Capacity to Enter into a Contract
c. Minor’s Position
d. Nature/ Effect of Minor’s Agreements
Unit-III: Validity, Discharge and Performance of Contract

a. Free Consent
b. Coercion, Undue Influence, Misrepresentation, Fraud, Mistake
c. Unlawful Consideration and Object
d. Discharge of Contracts
e. Performance, Impossibility of Performance and Frustration
f. Breach: Anticipatory and Present

Unit-IV: Remedies and Quasi-Contracts

a. Breach
b. Remedies:
i) Damages: Kinds
ii) Quantum Meruit
c. Quasi Contracts

Text Books:

● Anson, Law of Contract , Oxford University Press, 2010 (29th Edn.)

● Pollock & Mulla, The Indian Contract and Specific Relief Act, Lexis Nexis, 2013(14th
Edn.)

References:

● Avtar Singh, Law of Contract and Specific Relief , Eastern Book Company, 2013 (11th
Edn.)
● Pollock & Mulla, The Indian Contract and Specific Relief Act, Lexis Nexis, 2013(14th
Edn.)
● Cheshire and Fifoot, Law of Contract, Lexis Nexis, 2010 (10thEdn.)

List of Cases:

● Carlill v. Carbollic Smoke Ball Co. (1893) All ER Rep. 127

● Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v. Boots Cash Chemist (Southern) Ltd. (1952) 2
All ER Rep. 456
● Balfour v. Balfour (1918-19) All ER 860 (CA).
● Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Datt (1913) XL ALJR 489 (All.).
● Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. M/s. Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co. AIR 1966
SC 543.
● Harvey v. Facey (1893) AC 552.
● Felthouse v. Bindley (1862) 11 CB 869.
● Kedarnath Bhattacharji v. Gorie Mahomed (1886) 7 I.D. 64 (Cal.)
● Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903) 30 I.A. 114
● Khan Gul v. Lakha Singh, AIR 1928 Lah. 609
Subject: Law of Torts and Consumer
Protection LLB

Objective : This course aims to enable the students to-

i. Understand the origin, development and general principles of Law of torts.
ii. Study and understand the fundamental principles of law of torts
iii. Analyse the theoretical background of torts along with significant principles of
liability
iv. Study and evaluate the specific torts against the individual and property
v. Learn the affirmative defenses available in an action for torts
vi. To give an overview of Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Course Outcome:
i. identify and apply the elements of all the major torts while helping clients
solving the legal disputes
ii. critically analyse best avenues for relief available to both the sides and ascertain
which defences are most likely to lead to success
iii. evaluate the usage of tort law in providing relief for victims of large-scale
disasters
iv. the skill of critical self-reflection and evaluation of the policy issues in consumer
law to find solutions to practical issues and problems occurring in the
professional practice.

Unit-I: Introduction and Principles of Liability in Tort

a. Definition of Tort
b. Development of Law of Torts
c. Distinction between Law of Tort, Contract, Quasi-Contract and Crime
d. Constituents of Tort: Injuria sine damnum, Damnum sine injuria
e. Justification in Tort, Volenti non-fit Injuria, Necessity, Plaintiff’s default, Act
of God, Inevitable Accidents, Private Defense

Unit-II: Specific Torts-I

a. Negligence
b. Nervous Shock
c. Nuisance
d. False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution
e. Judicial and Quasi: Judicial Acts
f. Parental and Quasi-Parental Authority

Unit-III: Specific Torts-II

a. Vicarious Liability
b. Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity
c. Strict Liability and Absolute Liability
d. Defamations
Unit-IV: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

a. Definitions of Consumer, Goods and Services

b. Rights and Duties of Consumer
c. Authorities for Consumer Protection
d. Remedies

Text Books:

● W.V.H. Rogers, Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort, Sweet & Maxwell, London,
UK, 2010 (18th Edn..)
● Ratanlal & Dhirajlal, The Law of Torts, Lexis Nexis, India, 2013 (26thEdn.)

References:

● B.M. Gandhi, Law of Torts with Law of Statutory Compensation and

Consumer Protection, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow & Delhi, 2011
(4thEdn)
● R.K. Bangia, Law of Torts including Compensation under the Motor Vehicles
Act and Consumer Protection Laws, Allahabad Law Agency,Allahabad, 2013
● Ramaswamy Iyer’s , The Law of Torts, Lexis Nexis, India, 2007 (10thEdn.)

List of Cases:

● Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932) A.C. 562:147 L.T. 281: 48 T.L.R. 494

● Klaus Mittelbachert v. East India Hotels Ltd., 1997 AIR 201 Delhi (Single
Judge) 3. Ashby v. White (1703) 2 Lord Rayn, 938: (1703) 1 Sm.L.C. 13th
Edn., 253
● Bhim Singh v. State of J& K, 1986 AIR 494
● Gloucester Grammar School Case (1410) Y.B. Hill 11 Hen, 4 of 47, p. 21, 36
● Hall v. Brooklands Auto Racing Club (1932) All E.R. Rep. 208: (1932) 1 K.
B. 205
● Cassidy v. Ministry of Health (1951) 1 All E.R. 574
● D.P. Choudhary v. Manjulata,1997 AIR 170 Raj.
● King v. Phillips (1953) 1 Q.B. 429
● Kasturi Lal v. State of U.P., AIR 1965 SC 1039
Subject: Criminal law -I (IPC)
LLB

Objectives: The objectives are as follows:

(i) Provide an overview of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and its application in the
Indian legal system; (ii)Understand the fundamental principles of criminal law,
including the elements of crime and mens-rea; (iii) Examine specific offenses against
the person, property, women, public tranquility, religion, and public health; (iv)
Familiarize students with general exceptions and defenses available under criminal
law; (v) Develop analytical skills to interpret and apply the provisions of the IPC to
real-world scenarios; (vi) Enhance critical thinking abilities to analyze and evaluate
the ethical and legal implications of criminal offenses; (vii) Promote a comprehensive
understanding of substantive criminal law and its role in maintaining social order and
justice.

Course Outcomes: Upon completing the course on Substantive Criminal Law,

students will be able to:
i. Understand the extent and operation of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and its
general principles.
ii. Analyze the constituent elements of crimes and apply them to various offenses.
iii. Identify and evaluate general exceptions and defenses in criminal law.
iv. Examine offenses against the person and property, including their elements and
legal implications.
v. Evaluate offenses against women, the state, public tranquility, religion, public
health, and morals.
vi. Apply legal principles and provisions of the IPC to analyze and assess real-life
criminal scenarios.
vii. Develop critical thinking and analytical skills in interpreting and applying
substantive criminal law principles.

Unit-I: Introduction and General Principles

a. Extent and operation of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

b. Definition of crime.
c. Constituent elements of crime: Actus reus and mens rea.
d. General explanations (Sections 6-52A) of the IPC.
e. Punishments (Sections 53-75) and sentencing policy in India.
f. Mistake, judicial and executive acts, accident, necessity as general exceptions.

Unit-II: Offenses Against the Person

a. Culpable homicide and murder.

b. Rash and negligent acts.
c. Attempt to murder and Abetment to suicide.
d. Hurt and grievous hurt.
e. Criminal force and assault.
f. Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement.
g. Kidnapping and abductions.
Unit-III: Offenses Against Property

a. Theft, extortion, robbery, and dacoity.

b. Criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust.
c. Cheating and forgery.
d. Mischief.

Unit-IV: Offenses Against Women, State, Public Tranquility, Religion, Public

Health, and Morals

a. Offenses against women: outraging the modesty of women, voyeurism,

stalking, acid attack, sexual harassment of women, rape, unnatural offenses,
cruelty, offenses relating to marriage, dowry death.
b. Offenses against the state: waging war, sedition, promoting enmity between
different groups.
c. Offenses against religion.
d. Offenses affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency, and morals.
e. Public nuisance.

Text Books:

● Glanville Williams, Text Book of Criminal Law, Universal Law Publishing

Co., New Delhi, 2012
● Ratanlal Dhiraj Lal, The Indian Penal Code, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths
Wadhwa, Nagpur, 2019 (39thEdn.)
● K.D. Gaur, Textbook on Indian Penal Code, Universal Law Publishing Co.,
New Delhi, 2017(6thEdn.)
● H.S. Gour, Penal Law of India, Law Publishers, Allahabad, 2018 (11th Edn.)
● Bare Act of Indian Penal Code, 1860

References:

● J.W. Cecil Turner, Russel on Crime, Vol I &2, Universal Law Publishing Co.,
New Delhi, 2012
● K.I. Vibhute, PSA Pillai’s Criminal Law, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths Wadhwa,
Nagpur, 2019 (14thEdn.)
● Glanville Williams, Text Book of Criminal Law, Universal Law Publishing
Co., New Delhi, 2012
● Ratanlal Dhiraj Lal, The Indian Penal Code, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths
Wadhwa, Nagpur, 2019(39thEdn.)
● K.D. Gaur, Textbook on Indian Penal Code, Universal Law Publishing Co.,
New Delhi, 2017(6thEdn.)
● H.S. Gour, Penal Law of India, Law Publishers, Allahabad, 2018 (11thEdn.)
● John Dawson Mayne, Mayne’s Criminal law of India, Gale, Making of
Modern Law, (A Cenage Company, USA, 2013
● Bare Act of Indian Penal Code, 1860
● J.W. Cecil Turner, Russel on Crime, Vol I &2, Universal Law Publishing Co.,
New Delhi, 2012
● K.I. Vibhute, PSA Pillai’s Criminal Law, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths Wadhwa,
 Nagpur, 2019 (14th Edn.)
● Glanville Williams, Text Book of Criminal Law, Universal Law Publishing
Co., New Delhi, 2012
● Ratanlal Dhiraj Lal, The Indian Penal Code, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths
Wadhwa, Nagpur, 2019 (39th Edn.)
● John Dawson Mayne, Mayne’s Criminal law of India, Gale, Making of
Modern Law (Cenage), USA, 2013

List of Cases:

● Nathu Lal v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1966 SC 43.

● Basudev v. State of Pepsu, AIR 1956 SC 488.
● Sukaroo Kobiraj v. The Empress (1887) ILR 14 Cal 566.
● State of Maharasthra v. Mayer Hans Goerge, AIR 1965bSC 722.
● State of West Bengal v. Shew Mangal Singh and Ors., 1981 AIR 1917.
● R. v. Dudley and Stephans (1884) 14 QBD 273.
● Barendra Kumar Ghose v. King-Emperor, AIR 1924 Cal 545.
● Ulla Mahapatra v. The King, AIR 1950 Ori 261.R. v. Daniel McNaughten
(1843) 8 E.R. 718.
● R. v. Shivpuri (1966) 2 All ER 334 (HL).
● K.N. Mehra v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1957 SC 369
● Dr. Vimla v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1963 SC 1572
● Moti Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1964 SC 900
● Joginder Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1979 SC 1876
● Rewaram v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh, 1978 CriLJ 858
● Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1958 SC 465
● Harjinder Singh v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1968 SC 867
● K.M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1962 SC 605
● State of Tamil Nadu through Superintendent of Police CBI/SIT v. Nalini, AIR
1999 (5) SC 2640
● Suresh Kumar Koushal v. NAZ Foundation, AIR 2014 SC 563
Subject: Family Law-I
LLB

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to provide students with the skills to:
i. Analyze and critically comprehend the concept of marriage as a social
institution, comparing and contrasting it with evolving forms such as live-in
relationships and same-sex marriages.
ii. Critically examine the provisions concerning judicial separation, divorce, and
maintenance, utilizing relevant case laws from both Hindu and Muslim laws.
iii. Evaluate the significance of adoption laws from a sociological perspective.

Course Outcome: The course aims to achieve the following outcomes for students:
i. enable critical assessment of the current status of women and children in family
relations.
ii. mould them into professionally qualified persons to handle and resolve family
matters such as divorce, maintenance, adoption, and custody of children.

Unit-I: Hindu Marriage and Dissolution

a. Institution of Marriage under Hindu Law

i. Evolution and Concept of the Institution of Marriage
ii. Forms, Validity, and Voidability of Marriage
b. Matrimonial Remedies
i. Restitution of Conjugal Rights
ii. Judicial Separation
iii. Dissolution of Marriage: Theories, Forms of Divorce, Grounds
iv. Divorce by Mutual Consent
v. Irretrievable Breakdown as a Ground for Dissolution

Unit-II: Muslim Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage

a. Nikah (Muslim Marriage)

i. Definition, Object, and Nature
ii. Essentials for Validity
iii. Kinds, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, Muta Marriage, Distinction
between Nikah and Muta
b. Dissolution of Marriage
i. Talaq: Introduction, Conditions, Modes, Talaq-i-Ahsan, Talaq-i-Hasan,
Talaq-i-Biddat, Ila, Zihar, Talaq-ul-Tafweez, Khulla, Mubarrat, Lian, Faskh
ii. Dissolution of the Muslim Marriage Act, 1939

Unit-III: Adoption, Maintenance, and Guardianship

a. Adoption
i. Nature
ii. Law on Adoption
iii. Conditions and Effects
 iv. Ceremonies
v. Capability
vi. Effects
vii. Inter-Country Adoption
b. Maintenance Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
i. Definition
ii. Maintenance of Wife
iii. Maintenance of Widowed Daughter-in-law
iv. Maintenance of Children and Aged Parents, Dependents
v. Determining Amount of Maintenance
c. Maintenance (Nafaqa)
i. Definition
ii. Maintenance of Wife
iii. Maintenance of Children and Parents
iv. Maintenance under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Unit IV- Guardianship Under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 &
Muslim Law

a. Guardianship Under Hindu Law

i. Natural Guardian and Their Powers
ii. Testamentary Guardians and Their Powers
iii. Certified Guardians and Their Powers
iv. Guardian by Affinity
v. De Facto Guardian
b. Guardianship Under Muslim Law
i. Guardianship of Person (Walayat-e-Nafs)
ii. Guardianship during Marriage (Walayat-e-Nikah)
iii. Guardianship of Property (Walayat-e-Mal)
iv. Testamentary Guardian and Their Powers
v. Certified Guardians and Their Powers
vi. De Facto Guardian

Text Books:

● Paras Diwan, Modern Hindu Law, Allahabad Law Agency, 2019

● Mulla, Principles of Hindu Law, Lexis Nexis India, 2018
● Shivani Goswami, Family Law I, Central Law Publications, Allahabad, 2018
● Mulla, Principles of Mohammadan Law, Lexis Nexis India, 2017

References:

● M. Afzal Wani, Social Dynamics & Legal Control of Child Marriage In India,
Fehmi Computers, Delhi, 2014
● Kanwal DP Singh and Shivani Goswami (ed.), Vulnerability of Women in
Contemporary Times: A Socio-Legal Perspective, Satyam Law International,
 New Delhi, 2020
● Kumud Desai & Kusum, Indian Law of Marriage and Divorce, Lexis Nexis
India, 2020
● B.M. Gandhi, Family Law, Eastern Book Company, Delhi, 2019
● Tahir Mahmood and Saif Mahmood, Introduction to Muslim Law, Universal
Law Publishing, 2017
● Aqil Ahmad, Mohammedan Law, Central Law Agency, Allahabad, 2016
● Paras Diwan, Family Law, Allahabad Law Agency, 2018

List of Cases:

● T. Sivakumar v. Inspector of Police, Tiruvallur Town Police Station, AIR

2012 Mad 62
● Gullipillisowria Rai v. Bhandaru Pavani, AIR 2009 SC 1085
● Ghulam Kubra Bibi v. Md. Shafi Mohammad Din, AIR 1940 Peshawar 2
● Goutam Kundu v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1993 SC 2295
● Smt. Pinki Jain v. Sh. Sanjay Jain, AIR 2005 Delhi 273
● Parveen Mehta v. Inderjit Mehta AIR 2002 SC 2582
● Smt. Asha Gupta Alias Anju Gupta v. Rajiv Kumar, AIR 2005 P H 134
● Narayan Ganesh Dastane v. Sucheta Narayan Dastane, 1975 AIR 1534
● Bipin ChanderJaisinghbhai Shah v. Prabhawati, AIR 1957 SC 176
● Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra&Anr, AIR 2002 SC 177
● Mohammed Ahmed v. Shah Bano and Anr., 1985 SCR (3) 84
● Shayara Bano v. Union of India and others, 1985 (2) SCC 556
● Danial Latifi and another v. Union of India, (2001) 7 SCC 740
● Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India, AIR 1995 SC 1531
Subject: Jurisprudence I (Legal Method and Indian Legal System)
LLB

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to provide students with the opportunity to:
i. Develop and acquire fundamental lawyering skills, including research, writing,
analytical thinking and oral advocacy.
ii. Gain practical exposure and cultivate the necessary skills to become effective,
ethical, and professional members of the legal community.

Course Outcomes: This course aims to equip students with the following proficients:
i. in identifying legal problems and issues within a client-centered legal
environment and adopting a problem-solving approach.
ii. comprehensive understanding and proficiency in utilizing diverse methods and
resources to conduct effective legal research.
iii. in preparing concise and informative briefs and summaries.

Unit-I: Introduction to Law

a. Definition of Law by Various Thinkers: John Austin, Bentham, H.L.A. Hart,

Savigny, Sir Henry Maine, Roscoe Pound, Ehrlich, L.L. Fuller
b. Concept of Law under Article 13 of the Constitution of India
c. Functions of Law
d. Law, Justice, and Morality
e. Classification of Laws:

Unit-II: Sources of Law

a. Custom
i. What is Custom? Types of Customs
ii. Essentials of a Valid Custom to Become a Law
b. Precedent
i. Concept of Precedents
ii. Types:
a) Authoritative and Persuasive
b) Original and Declaratory
c. Difference between Custom, Precedent, and Legislation
d. Legislation
i. Legislation and Types of Legislation
ii. Delegated Legislation and its Types
iii. Reasons for the Growth of Delegated Legislation
iv. Permissible Limits of Legislation in India
Unit III: Basic Principles of Law and the Indian Legal System

a. Principle of Natural Justice and Rule of Equity

b. Rule of Law:
i. Dicey's Rule of Law
ii. Application of Rule of Law in India
c. Separation of Powers:
i. Montesquieu's Doctrine of Separation of Powers
ii. Position in India
d. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
e. Judicial System in India:
i. Hierarchy of Courts
ii. Jurisdiction of the Courts

Unit IV: Legal Writing and Research

a. Legal Research and Types of Legal Research

i. Doctrinal Research
ii. Non-Doctrinal Research
b. Importance of Legal Research
c. Sources of Legal Research
d. Techniques of Legal Research

Text Books:

● T. H. Smith, Glanville William, Learning the Law, Sweet & Maxwell,

London, 2016 (16thEdn.)
● John William Salmond, Jurisprudence, Sweet & Maxwell, UK, 1966
(12thEdn.)
● Ian McLeod, Legal Method, Palgrave Law Mastres, Palgrave Macmillian,
UK, 2013 (9thEdn.)
● V.D Mahajan, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Eastern Book Company,
Lucknow, 2020 (5thEdn.)

References:

● S.K. Verma and M. AfzalWani, Legal Research and Methodology,The Indian

Law Institute, New Delhi, 2001(2nd Edn.)
● J.C. Dernbach, R.V Singleton, et.al., A Practical Guide to Legal Writing and
Legal Method, Aspen Publishers, New York, 2017 (6th Edn.)
● D.D. Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Lexis Nexis, Delhi, 2019
(24th Edn.)
● Nomita Aggarwal, Jurisprudence-Legal Theory, Central Law Publications,
Delhi, 2014, (10th Edn.)
● Joseph Minattur, Indian Legal System, ILI Publication, New Delhi, 2006(2nd
Edn.)
● Robert Watt, Concise Legal Research, Universal law publication Co. Pvt.
Ltd., Delhi, 2012 (6th Edn.)
● H.L.A Hart, The Concept of Law,Oxford Indian Paperbacks (OUP), 2014 (3rd
 Edn.)

List of Cases:

● Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4321.

● Joseph Shine v. Union of India, 2018 SC 1676.
● Regina v. Dudley and Stephens,14 Q. B. D 274.
● Suresh Kumar Kaushal v. NAZ Foundation and Others, AIR 2014 SC 563.
● Ratanlal Alias Babulal Chunilal Samsuka v. Sumdarabal, AIR 2017 SC 5797.
● Union of India and Another v. Raghubir Singh (Dead) Through LRs, (1989) 2
SCC 754.
● In re Delhi Laws Act, AIR 1951 SC 332.
● ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla, AIR 1976 SC 1207.
● A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India, AIR 1950 SC 150.
● H.L. Trehan v. Union of India, AIR 1989 SC 568.
● Menaka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597.
● L.Chandra Kumar v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 1125.
● Union of India v. R. Gandhi,(2010) 11 SCC 1.
● Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 SC 549.
 SEMESTER II

Subject: Special Contract (Law of Contract-II)

LLB

Objectives: This course aims to:

i. To recognize various special contracts, viz. Partnership, sales of goods.
ii. Enable students to understand the basic concepts of indemnity, guarantee and
agency in detail to further enhance their knowledge as to special kinds of
contracts existing under contract law regime
iii. Study the nature of rights and duties of indemnifier/bailor/bailee/principal/agent
to appreciate existing similarities and difference between the stated kinds
iv. Apprise students about the nuances of partnership laws and sale of goods laws as
extended contracts covered under different statutes owing to their own
peculiarities

Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
i. 1.demonstrate an advanced understanding of underlying legal principles, rules,
and institutions which regulate partnerships, contracts and agreements.
ii. 2.critically think, identify and appreciate the special kind of contracts differently
titled and serving different purposes
iii. 3.Analyze factual scenarios and them draft better contracts as professionals

Unit-I: Indemnity, Guarantee and Agency (Conceptual Study)

a. Distinction between Indemnity and Guarantee

b. Right and Duties of Indemnifier and Discharge
c. Rights and Duties of Bailor/Bailee, Lien, etc
d. Definitions of Agent and Principal, Creation of Agency and its Termination

Unit-II: The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 and Limited Liability Partnership
Act, 2008

a. Nature of Partnership Firm

b. Rights /Duties of Partners inter se
c. Incoming and Outgoing Partners, Position of Minor
d. Dissolution and Consequences
e. Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 along with 2021 amendments

Unit-III: The Sale of Goods Act, 1940

a. Definitions, Distinction between Sale and Agreement to Sale

b. Conditions and Warranties
c. Passing off, Property
d. Rights of Unpaid Seller and Remedies for Breach of Contract
Unit-IV: Specific relief Act, 1963

a. Introduction
b. Recovery of possession of property
c. Specific performance of contracts
d. Rectification of instruments, rescission of contracts, cancellation of instruments
e. Injunctions

Text Books:
 Pollock & Mulla, Indian Contract and Specific Relief Act, Lexis Nexis, Delhi,
2013(14th Edn.)
 Avtar Singh, Law of Partnership, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2012
(4thEdn.)
 Avtar Singh, Law of Contract and Specific Relief, Eastern Book Company,
Lucknow 2013 (11th Edn. )

References:
 Avtar Singh, Sale of Goods, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2011 (7th Edn.)
 Michael G.Bridge (ed.), Benjamin’s Sale of Goods, Sweet & Maxwell, London,
2013 (8thEdn.)
 P.S. Atiyah, Sale of Goods, Pearson Education, India, 2010 (12thEdn.)
 P. Mulla, The Sale of Goods and Indian Partnership Act, Lexis Nexis, New
Delhi, 2012 (10th Edn.)

List of Cases:
 Vancouver Malt & Sake Brewing Co. v. Vancouver Breweries Ltd., AIR 1934 PC
101
 Kores Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. Kulok Mfg. Ltd. (1958) 2 All ER 65
 A.V.M. Sales Corporation v. Anuradha Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (2012) 2 SCC 315
 Hungerford Investment Trust v. Haridas Mundhra, AIR 1972 SC 1826
 State of West Bengal v. B K Mondal & Sons., AIR 1962 SC 779
 Hadley v. Baxendale, [1854] EWHC J70
 Bank of Bihar Ltd. v. Damodar Prasad, AIR 1969 SC 297
 State Bank of Saurashtra v. Chitranjan Rangnath Raja, AIR 1980 SCR (3) 915
 Kaliaperumal Pillai v. Visalalakshmi, AIR 1938 Mad 32
 Bolton v. Lambert (1889) 41 Ch. D. 295
Subject: Law of Evidence
LLB

Objectives: This paper’s objective is to

i. Identify and analyze various types of evidence, such as testimonial, physical,
documentary, and circumstantial evidence. Evaluate their relevance and
reliability.
ii. Evaluate and apply rules of admissibility, including hearsay, expert testimony,
character evidence, and privileged communications.
iii. Develop skills in legal research and analysis related to evidence law, including
finding and interpreting statutes, case law, and legal precedents.
iv. Apply evidentiary rules to practical scenarios and hypothetical situations,
analyzing facts, identifying evidentiary issues, and applying appropriate rules to
reach logical conclusions.
v. Understand ethical considerations in evidence law, such as attorney-client
privilege, attorney work product, and the duty of candor to the court. Recognize
and address potential ethical dilemmas.
vi. Enhance oral and written communication skills within the context of evidence
law, including articulating legal arguments, presenting evidence, and engaging in
effective advocacy.

Course Outcome: the course outcome are as follows:

i. The course will foster reflective thinking in students by nurturing their ability to
critically analyze life experiences gained through interactions with society.
ii. It will equip students with the necessary skills for courtroom proceedings,
including recording evidence, conducting examinations-in-chief and cross-
examinations, and qualitatively analyzing the evidence.
iii. It will enable students to become skilled lawyers capable of handling legal
matters across various domains and help in comprehensive personality
development.

Unit-I: Introduction and Relevancy

a. Evidence and its Relationship with the Substantive and Procedural Laws
b. Definitions clause in Indian Evidence Act
c. Principle of Res Gestae; Section 7 to 14 of Indian Evidence Act; Relationship
between proof and evidence
d. Types of Evidence, Theory of Relevancy, Admissibility, Reliability &
Appreciation of Evidence in Court of Law, Factum Probandum and Factum
Probans, Evidence procured thorough illegal means
e. Plea of Alibi
f. Test Identification Parade
g. Conspiracy

Unit-II: Statement – Admissions / Confessions and Dying Declarations

a. Admissions (types, nature, characteristics)

b. Confessions (types, nature, characteristics); evidentiary value of confessional
 statement
c. Dying Declarations
d. Primary and secondary evidence

Unit-III: Method of Proof of Facts

a. Presumptions (Nature, classifications)

b. Expert Opinion
c. Oral and Documentary evidence, electronic evidence -Applications & Issues
d. Burden of Proof, Reverse Burden of Proof
e. Estoppel
f. Privileged Communications

Unit-IV: Emerging Areas in the Law of Evidence

a. Evidence by Accomplice [Rule of corroboration, Categories of accomplice]

b. Definition of Witness, Witness Protection Scheme, Hostile Witness, Trap
Witness
c. Examination of Witness, Cross Examination, Leading Questions
d. Impact of Forensic Science: Evidentiary Value in DNA Test, Narco-analysis.
e. Impact of Social Media in the Law of Evidence

Text Books:
 M. Monir, Law of Evidence, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, Delhi, 2006
 Rattan Lal Dheeraj Lal, Law of Evidence, Lexis Nexis, Nagpur 2011
 Dr. V. Nageswara Rao, The Indian Evidence Act, Lexis Nexis, Nagpur,2015
 Vepa P. Sarathi and AbhinandanMalik, Law of Evidence, EBC Publication,
Lucknow & Delhi, 2017

References:
 GS Pande, Indian Evidence Act, Allahabad Law Agency, 1996
 Avtar Singh, Principles of Law of Evidence, Central Law Publications,
Allahabad, 2013
 Dr. Satish Chandra, Indian Evidence Act, Allahabad Law Agency, 2007
 Batuk Lal, Law of Evidence, Central Law Agency, Allahabad,1990

List of Cases:
 State of Maharashtra v. Prafulla B. Desai (2003)4 SCC 601
 R M Malkani v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1973 SC 157
 Mirza Akbar v. Emperor, AIR 190PC 176
 Ram Narain v. State of UP, AIR 1973 SC 2200
 Bhuboni Sahu v. Emperor, AIR 1949 PC 257
 R.S Maddanappa v. Chandramma (1965) 3 SCR 283
 Haroon Haji Abdulla v. State of Maharastra, AIR 1975 SC 856
 Goutam Kundu v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1993 SC 2295
 Dipanwita Roy v. Ronobroto Roy, AIR 2015 SC 418.
 Mahendra Chawla & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 156
of 2016.Swaran Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 2000 SC 2017.
Subject: Family Law-II
LLB

Objective: The objective of this paper is to facilitate students in:

i. Engaging in critical analysis of the sections of Hindu Law and Mohammedan
Law in India pertaining to inheritance, intestate and testamentary succession,
gifts, wills, and other related aspects, both in codified and uncodified forms.
ii. Evaluating the nature of property transactions within Hindu family relationships
and recognizing the significance of ancestral property and the role of the Karta in
Hindu families.
iii. Cultivating a critical comprehension of property relations within families, the
legal implications of joint family arrangements, as well as testamentary and
intestate succession under the Personal Laws of various communities, while
adopting a practical approach.

Course Outcome: the course outcome are as follows:

i. Students will Acquire the necessary knowledge and legal skills to effectively
handle family law cases involving diverse communities.
ii. Students will be able to help in amicable settlement of disputes relating to
partition of joint Hindu Family property and inheritance rights of Hindus and
Muslims
iii. Students will be able to understand and appreciate the changing dimensions of
the personal laws in the contemporary society

Unit-I: Joint Hindu Family

a. Mitakshara and Dayabhaga Schools

b. Formation and Incident under the Coparcenary Property under Dayabhaga and
Mitakshara
c. Karta of Joint Family: Position, Powers and Privileges
d. Debts: Doctrine of Pious Obligation and Antecedent Debts

Unit-II: Partition

a. Meaning, Division of Right and Division of Property

b. Persons Entitled to Demand Partition
c. Partition how Effected; Suit for Partition
d. Re-opening of Partition; Re-union

Unit-III: Principles of Inheritance under Hindu and Muslim Law

a. The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 General Rules of Succession of a Hindu Male
and Female dying Intestate under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu
Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
b. Stridhan and Women’s Estate
c. Principles of Inheritance under Muslim Law (Sunni Law)
Unit-IV: Muslim Law of Property

a. Hiba: Concept, Formalities, Capacity, Revocability

b. Wasiyat: Concept, Formalities.
c. Marz-ul- Maut

Text Books:
 Paras Diwan, Modern Hindu Law, Allahabad Law Agency, 2019
 Mulla, Principles of Hindu Law, Lexis Nexis India, 2018
 Tahir Mahmood and Saif Mahmood, Introduction to Muslim Law, Universal Law
Publishing, 2017
 Paras Diwan, Muslim Law in Modern India, Allahabad Law Agency, 2016

References:
 RK Aggarwal, Hindu Law, Central Law Agency, 2019
 Paras Diwan, Family Law, Allahabad Law Agency, 2018
 Mulla, Principle of Mahomedan Law, Lexis Nexis, 2017
 Poonam Pradhan Saxena, Family Law- II Lectures, Lexis Nexis, 4th Edn., 2018
 U.P.D Kesari, Modern Hindu Law, Central Law Publications, 2018
 Kanwal DP Singh and Shivani Goswami (ed.), Vulnerability of Women in
Contemporary Times: A Socio-Legal Perspective, Satyam Law International,
2020

List of Cases:
 Dipo v. Wassan Singh, AIR 1983 SC 846
 CWT v. Chander Sen, AIR 1986 SC 1753
 Guramma v. Mallappa, AIR 1964 SC 510
 Puttrangamma v. MS Ranganna, AIR 1968 SC 1018
 A Raghavamma v. Chenchamma, AIR 1964 SC 136
 Ruchika Tomar v. State of Uttarakhand, 2019 SCC Online Utt. 483
 Prakash v. Phulavati, Civil Appeal No, 7217 of 2013
 Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, SLP Nos. 17661767 of 2020
 Mangammal v. TB Raju, Civil Appeal No 1933 of 2009
 Sujata Sharma v. Manu Gupta (2016) 226 DLT 647
Subject: Criminal Law II
(Cr.P.C) LLB

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to achieve the following objectives:

i. Deepen the comprehension of criminal courts and the overall judicial process.
ii. Cultivate a professional attitude by acquiring procedural knowledge concerning
the organizational structure and functioning of criminal courts.
iii. Familiarize students with the various procedures followed within the judicial
system during the course of a criminal trial.
iv. Engage in detailed discussions concerning charge framing, different types of
trials, sentence execution, appeals, and more.

Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
i. Develop the ability to solve real-life problems through practical skill
development activities, thereby making a valuable contribution to the
administration of the justice system.
ii. Apply critical thinking skills in the reading and interpretation of court decisions
regarding criminal jurisprudence
iii. Enhances their analytical skills with practical application in the field of litigation.
iv. effectively handle real-life legal problems through a combination of classroom
teachings and practical skill development activities such as visiting courts, police
stations and participating in mock trials.

Unit-I : Introduction

a. Object and Importance of Cr.P.C, Basic concepts under Cr. P.C.

b. Interface between CrPC and other special laws containing penal/procedural
provisions
c. Functionaries under the Cr.P.C.
d. Power of Courts (Sec 26-35), Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts (Section 177-189)
e. Information to the Police and their powers to investigate

Unit-II : Process to Compel Appearance and Production of Things and

Proceeding before Magistrate-I & II

a. Punitive and Preventive Arrest (with or without warrant) and Provision for Bail
under the Code
b. Summons, proclamation and Attachment
c. Search (with or without warrant), Illegal search, arrest and allied rights and
remedies
d. Proceeding before Magistrate-I
i. Condition Requisites for Initiation of Proceeding
ii. Complaint to Magistrate
iii. Commencement of Proceeding before Magistrate
iv. Provisions as to Accused Persons of Unsound Mind

e. e. Proceeding before Magistrate-II

i. Security for Keeping Peace and Good Behavior
 ii. Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility
iii. Proceedings for Maintenance of ‘wife’ ‘children’ and ‘parents’

Unit-III: Trials and Execution Proceedings

a. The charge: Form of charges, Joinder of charges, Joinder of Persons

b. Evidence in inquiries and trials and the General provisions as to inquiries and
trials
c. Plea Bargaining and Compounding of Offences
d. Trial before a court of session
e. Trial of warrant cases and summons cases by Magistrates
f. Summary Trials
g. Judgement, Execution, suspension, remission and commutation of sentences

Unit-IV: Miscellaneous

a. Reference, Revisions, Appeals and Submission of death sentences for

confirmation
b. Inherent Powers of Court
c. Transfer of criminal cases
d. Irregular proceedings
e. Limitations for taking cognizance

Text Books:

 Ratanla l& Dhirajlal, Criminal Procedure, Lexis Nexis Butterworths Wadhwa,

Nagpur, 2019 (23rd Edn.)
 S.C. Sarkar, The Law of Criminal Procedure, Wadhwa & Co., Nagpur, 2018
 Bare Act of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

References:

 K.N. Chandrasekharan Pillai, R.V. Kelkar’s Lectures on Criminal Procedure,

Eastern Book Company, Lucknow & Delhi, 2017 (6th Edn.)
 K.N. Chandrasekharan Pillai, Criminal Procedure, Eastern Book Company,
Lucknow & Delhi, 2004
 Aiyer & Mitter, Law of Bails- Practice and Procedure, Law Publishers (India)
Pvt. Ltd., Allahabad, 2014
 P.V. Ramakrishna, Law of Bail, Bonds, Arrest and Custody, Lexis Nexis India,
2008
 P.K. Majumdar, Law of Bails, Bonds and Arrest, Orient Publication, New
Delhi,2016 (4th Edn.)
 P.S. Narayana, Code of Criminal Procedure, ALT Publications, Hyderabad 2019

List of Cases:

 Sakiri Vasu v. State Of Uttar Pradesh and Others, (2008) 2 SCC 409
 Adalat Prasad v. Rooplal Jindal & Ors. (2004) 7 SCC 338
 V.S.Kuttan Pillai v. Ramakrishnan & another, AIR 1980 SC 185
 Vijaya Manohar Arbat v. Kashirao Rajaram Sawai (1987) 2 SCC 278
 Dibakar Naik v. Puspalata Patel And Anr., 1997 I OLR 579
 Madhu Limaye v. The State Of Maharashtra, 1978 SCR (1) 749
 Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum And Ors., 1985 AIR 945
 Arnesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273
 Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P.& Ors. (2014) 2 SCC 1
 Sushila Aggarwal v. State of NCT of (Delhi), Special Leave Petition (Criminal)
NOS.7281- 7282/2017
 Satish Mehra v. Delhi Administration (1996) 9 SCC 766
 State of UP v. Chandrika, AIR 2000 SC
 State (Delhi Administration) v. Dharampal (2001) 10 SCC 372
 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan, 2019 SCC 320
 Union of India v. Sriharan @Murugan & Ors. (2014) 5 SCALE 600
 State of Karnataka v. L. Muniswamy & Ors., 1977 AIR 1489
 Govind Ram v. State of Rajasthan, 1997 Cri.L.J. 2101
 Surendra Kumar v. Vijayan, 2005 (4) KLT 475
 Chandrashekhar S/O Khushalrao v. The State Of Maharashtra, 1994 (1) Bom
CR
 Mahesh Chand And Anr. v. State Of Rajasthan, AIR 1988 SC 2111
Subject: Public International Law
LLB

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are as follows:

i. Foster an understanding of the nature of public international law and the
structure of the international legal system.
ii. Define and comprehend the implications of the fundamental elements of public
international law, such as its sources, subjects, recognition and jurisdiction of
States, and principles of State responsibility.
iii. Recognize the significant differences and similarities between international law
and domestic law.

Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
i. Develop knowledge in various key areas of public international law, including
the legal aspects concerning the use of force, human rights, and treaty
interpretation.
ii. Critically analyze the application and operation of international law in practical
contexts.
iii. Pursue further specialization in the field of international law.
iv. Acquire necessary lawyering skills in public international law, thereby preparing
students to become proficient global professionals.

Unit-I: Introduction

a. Nature and Development of International Law

b. Subject of International Law
c. Concept of Subject of Law and of Legal Personality
d. States: Condition of Statehood, Territory and Underlying Principles, Sovereignty
e. International Organisation: Concept, Right and Duties under International Law
f. Status of Individual
g. Other Non-State Actors
h. Relationship Between International Law and Municipal Law (UK, USA, India)
i. Codification of International Law

Unit-II: Sources of International Law

a. Treaties
i. Nature, Scope and Types of Treaty
ii. Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties, 1969
iii. Accession to the treaty
iv. Ratification of Treaty
v. Reservation in the Treaty
vi. Termination of Treaty
b. Custom
c. General Principles of Law
d. Jurist Works
e. General Assembly Resolutions, Security Council Resolutions
f. Other Sources
Unit-III: Recognition, Extradition and the Law of the Sea

a. Recognition
i. Theories of Recognition
ii. De-facto, De-jure Recognition
iii. Implied Recognition
iv. Withdrawal of Recognition
v. Retroactive Effects of Recognition
b. Extradition and Asylum
i. State Jurisdiction
ii. Customary Law Basis
iii. Treaty Law
iv. The Nature of Obligation
c. Law of The Sea
i. Territorial Sea
ii. Contiguous Zone
iii. Exclusive Economic Zone
iv. Continental Shelf
v. High Sea

Unit-IV: Contemporary International Issues

a. Prohibition of the Use of Force

b. Exceptions to the Prohibition: Individual and Collective Self Defence,
c. Authorized or Recognized Military Actions
d. Responsibility to Protect
e. International Criminal Court

Text Books:

 Oppeniheim, International Law, Biblio Bazaar, LIC,2010

 James Crawford Brownlie, Principles of International Law, Oxford University
Press, UK, 2019(9th Edn.)

References:

 Starke, Introduction to International Law, Butterworths Law, , UK,

2013(11thEdn.)
 Shaw, International Law, Cambridge University Press, 2008 (6thEdn.)
 Boyle& C. Chinkin, The Making of International Law, Foundations of Public
International Law, Oxford University Press, New York, 2007
 R.P. Dhokalia, The Codification of Public International Law, Manchester
University Press, United Kingdom,1970
 Mark Villiger, ‘The Factual Framework: Codification in Past and Present’, in
Customary International Law and Treaties, Mark Villger, pp.63-113, The
Martinus Nijhoff, Netherlands,1985
 K. Kapoor, International Law, Human Rights, Central Law Agency, Allahabad,
(8thEdn. 2018)
 Brownlie, International Law and the Use of Force by States, Clarendon Press,
Oxford,1991

List of Cases:

 S.S. Lotus (France v. Turkey), PCIJ

 North Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Rep., 1969
 Asylum Case, ICJ Rep., 1950
 Right of Passage over Indian Territories (Portugal v. India), ICJ Rep., 1960
 Anglo Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Rep., 1951
 Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011
 Union of India v. Sukumar Sengupta, AIR 1990 SC 1692
 Mubarak Ali Ahmed v. State of Bombay, AIR 1957 SC 857
 Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Rep., 1949
 Libya v. Tunisia Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Rep., 1982
 SEMESTER III

Subject- Administrative
Law LLB

Objectives : The objectives of the syllabus on Administrative Law are:

i. to understand the nature, scope, and development of Administrative Law
alongside the application of the same to other domains of public law;
ii. to examine the constitutionality and control mechanisms of delegated legislation
so as to apply the same in legal situations;
iii. to explore judicial functions of administration, including principles of natural
justice for evaluation of governmental accountability;
iv. to study administrative discretion and judicial control of administrative action,
including grounds of judicial review and anti-corruption bodies.

Course Outcome : The course outcomes of the syllabus on Administrative Law are
as follows:
i. Understand the fundamental concepts and principles of Administrative Law and
its relationship with Constitutional Law.
ii. Analyze the constitutionality and control mechanisms of delegated legislation,
including parliamentary and judicial controls.
iii. Evaluate the need for devolution of adjudicatory authority on administration and
comprehend the principles of natural justice.
iv. Examine the grounds of judicial review and understand the judicial control of
administrative action.
v. Gain knowledge of anti-corruption bodies and their administrative procedures,
vi. Develop critical thinking and analytical skills to assess administrative decisions
and their legal implications.

Unit-I: Meaning and Concept of Administrative Law

a. Nature, Scope and Development of Administrative Law

b. Relationship between Constitutional Law and Administrative Law
c. Classification of Administrative Law
d. Rule of Law and Administrative Law
e. Separation of Powers and its Relevance

Unit-II: Delegated Legislation, Constitutionality, and Control Mechanism

a. Meaning and Concept of Delegated Legislation

b. Constitutionality of Delegated Legislation
c. Control Mechanism
i. Parliamentary Control of Delegated Legislation
ii. Judicial Control of Delegated Legislation
iii. Procedural control of Delegated Legislation
Unit-III: Judicial Functions of Administration and Principle of Natural Justice

a. Need for Devolution of Adjudicatory Authority on Administration

b. Problems of Administrative Decision Making
c. Nature of Administrative Tribunals: Constitution, Powers, Procedures, Rules
of Evidence
d. Principles of Natural Justice
i. Rule against Bias
ii. Audi Alteram Partem
iii. Speaking Order (Reasoned Decisions)

Unit-IV: Administrative Discretion and Judicial Control of Administrative

Action

a. Meaning and Concept of Administrative Discretion

b. Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Grounds of Judicial Review
i. Abuse of Discretion
ii. Failure to Exercise Discretion
iii. Illegality, Irrationality, Procedure Impropriety
iv. Doctrine of Legitimate Expectations, Law of Estoppel
v. Evolution of Concept of Ombudsmen
vi. Lokpal and Lokayukta Act and other Anti-Corruption Bodies and
their Administrative Procedures

Text Books:

 I.P. Massey, Administrative Law, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2020

(9th Edn.)
 C.K. Takwani, Lectures on Administrative Law, Eastern Book
Company, Lucknow, 2014, (4th Edn.)
 S.P. Sathe, Administrative Law, Lexis Nexis Butterworths Wadhwa,
Nagpur, 2004

References:

 H.W.R. Wade & C.F. Forsyth, Administrative Law, Oxford University Press,
UK, 2000
 M.P. Jain & S.N. Jain, Principles of Administrative Law, Lexis Nexis,
Delhi, 2013

List of Cases:

 Asif Hameed v. State of J & K, AIR 1989 SC 1899

 State of M.P. v. Bharat Singh, AIR 2003 SC 1170
 Ramjawaya v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 SC 549
 P. Kannadasan v. State of T.N. (1996) 5 SCC 670
 Tata Cellular v. U.O.I (1994) 6 SCC 651
 Vineet Narain v. U.O.I (1998) 1 SCC 226
 Welfare Assn A.R.P, Maharashtra v. R.P. Gohil, AIR 2003 SC 3078
 Province of Bombay v. Khushal Das Advani, AIR 1950 SC 222
 In Re Delhi Laws Act, AIR 1951 SC 332
 Lachmi Narain v. U.O.,I (1976) 2 SCC 953
 Darshan Lal Mehra v. U.O.I, AIR1992 SC 1848
 RajNarain v. Chairman, Patna administration committee, AIR 1954 SC 519
 Govind Lal v. A.P.M. Committee, AIR 1976 SC 263
 Atlas Cycle Industries Ltd v. State of Haryana, AIR 1979 SC 1149
 State of T.N. v. P. Krishnamurthy, AIR 2006 SC 1622
 Secy. Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers v. Cipla Ltd., AIR 2003 SC 3078
 A.K. Kraipak v. U.O.I, AIR 1970 SC 150
 G. N. Nayak v. Goa University (2002) 2 SCC 712
 Ashok Kr. Yadav v. State of Haryana (1985) 4 SCC 417
 Amar Nath Chaudhary v. Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. (2002) 2 SCC 290
 Hira Nath Mishra v. Principal, Rajendra Medical College, AIR 1973 SC 1260
 J. K. Agarwal v. Haryana Seeds Development Corop. Ltd., AIR 1991 SC 1221
 Canara Bank v. V. K. Awasthy, AIR 2005 SC 2090
 Swadeshi Cotton Mills Ltd. v . U.O.I (1981) 1 SCC 664
 Maneka Gandhi v. U. O. I. (1978) 1 SCC 248
 H. L. Trehan v. U.O.I (1989) 1 SCC 764
 M.D., ECIL, Hyderabad v. B. Karunakar (1993) 4 SCC 77
 P. D. Agarwal v. State Bank of India, 2006 (5) SCALE 54
 State of U.P. v.Harendra Arora (2001) 6 SCC 392
 Liberty oil Mills v.U.O.I., AIR 1984 SC 1271
 Canara Bank v.Shri Debojit, AIR 2003 SC 2041
 Rajendra Consumer Co. v. M. H A. Development Authority, AIR 2005 SC 3701
Subject- Constitutional Law - I

Objectives : The course aims:

i. to provide an understanding of the constitution and constitutionalism.
ii. to undertake discussions on the various organs created by the Constitution;
iii. to explore the fundamentals of parliamentary sovereignty and the relevant
doctrines;
iv. to study the emergency provisions and the procedure and doctrine of
constitutional amendment.

Course Outcome: The course outcomes for the subject are as follows:
i. Understand the concepts and classification of constitutions including
constitutional issues;
ii. Analyze the sources, framing, and salient features of the Indian Constitution
keeping in mind the global perspective;
iii. Enriching the outlook of students to appreciate the relations and differences
between the various organs of the state administration;
iv. Comprehend the roles of Parliament, executive, and judiciary thereby inculcating
the spirit of constitutionalism making them responsible citizens.

Unit-I: Meaning and Concept of Constitution and Constitutionalism

a. Definition of Constitution, Constitutionalism and its Classification

b. Sources and Framing of the Indian Constitution
c. Preamble
d. Salient features of Indian Constitution
e. Is Indian Constitution Federal in nature?

Unit-II: Constitutional Organs of the Government

a. a. Parliament
i. Composition
ii. Parliamentary Sovereignty
iii. Parliamentary Privileges
b. Executive Power: Position and Power of President and Governor
c. Judiciary
i. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Courts
ii. Appointment and Independence of Judiciary

Unit-III: Distribution of Powers between Union and States

a. Legislative Relations between Union and the States

b. Administrative Relations between Union and the States
c. Financial Relations between Union and the States
d. Relevant Doctrines:
i. Territorial Nexus
 ii. Harmonious Construction
iii. Pith and Substance
iv. Doctrine of Repugnancy
v. Colourable Legislation

Unit-IV: Emergency, Amendments and Freedom of Trade and Commerce etc

a. a. Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse

b. b. Emergency Provisions: Articles 352- 360
c. c. Amendment of Constitution
i. Procedure of Amendment of the Constitution
ii. Doctrine of Basic Structure

Text Books:

 V.N. Shukla, Constitution of India, Eastern Book Agency, Lucknow, 2017

(13th Edn.)
 M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, Lexis Nexis, New Delhi, 2018

References:

 D.D. Basu, Introduction to the Indian Constitution of India, Prentice Hall of

India Private Ltd., New Delhi, 2019
 H. M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India, Universal Law Publishing Co,
Delhi, 2016
 Glanville Austin, Indian Constitution-Cornerstone of the Nation,
Oxford University Press, UK, 1999
 P.M. Bakshi, The Constitution of India, Universal Law Publishing Co.,
Delhi, 2015.

List of Cases:

 Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461

 Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain, AIR 1975 SC 2299
 Minerva Mills Ltd. v.Union of India, AIR 1980 SC 1789
 SR Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918
 In re Berubari v. Union of India, AIR 1960 SC 51
 Gujrat University v. Sri Krishna, AIR 1963 SC 703
 D.C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar, AIR 1987 SC 579
 Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1983 SC 1019
 In re Presidential Reference, AIR 1999 SC 1
 A.K. Roy v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 1126
 D. C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar (1987) ISCC 378
 B.R Kapoor v. State of Tamil Nadu 2001(6) Scale 309
 In re Special reference No 2002, AIR 2003 SC 87
 Golaknath v. State of Punjab, AIR 1967 SC 1643
 Union of India v. H.S Dhillon, AIR 1972 SC1061
 Prafull Kumar Mukherjee v. Bank of Khulna, AIR 1947 PC 60
 State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Singh, AIR 1952 SC 316
 M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India, AIR 1979 SC 898
 G.K Krishna v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1975 SC 583
 M. Nagraj v. Union of India, AIR 2007 SC71
 I.R. Coehlo v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 2007 SC 8617
Subject- Property Law

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are as follows:

a. To study the classification of property and related concepts, with a focus on the
principles governing property transfers;
b. To provide awareness of amendments and interpretations of legal provisions in
property law through the analysis of relevant case laws;
c. To develop understanding and skills among students by familiarizing them with
the ideals of property transfer for critical assessment of various property-related
issues;
d. To make the students understand the nuances of various modes of transfer of
property.

Course Outcome: The objectives of this course are as follows:

i. To equip students with practical skills necessary to handle property-related
matters effectively;
ii. To enhance students' proficiency in drafting various property-related documents,
such as sale deeds, gift deeds, wills, lease agreements, and mortgages, by
considering the specific requirements of each type of transfer;
iii. To provide students with up-to-date knowledge of the latest changes in property
law, enabling them to handle cases and transactions in accordance with the most
current legal standards.

Unit-I: Concept of Property and General Principles Relating to Transfer of

Property

a. Interpretation Clause
b. Definition of Transfer of Property
c. Transferable and Non-Transferable Property
d. Condition Restraining Transfer
e. Transfer to an Unborn Person
f. Rule against Perpetuity
g. Vested and Contingent Interest
h. Rule of Election

Unit-II: General Principles governing transfer of Immovable Property

a. Transfer by Ostensible Owner

b. Rule of Feeding Grant by Estoppel
c. Rule of Priority
d. Rule of Lis Pendens
e. Fraudulent Transfer
f. Rule of Part Performance

Unit III: Specific Transfers-I

a. Mortgage
i. Definitions and Kinds of Mortgage
ii. Redemption and Foreclosure
iii. Contribution and Subrogation
b. Sale
i. Meaning and Essentials of Sale
ii. Rights and Liabilities of Buyer and Seller
c. Charge

Unit IV: Specific Transfers-II

a. Gift
b. Lease
i. Meaning and Essential
ii. Types of Lease
iii. Duration of Lease
iv. Formation of Lease
v. Determination of Lease
vi. Provision as to ‘Notice’
vii. Rights and duties of lessor and lessee
c. Easement
i. Meaning and Essential
ii. Classification of Easement

Text Books:

 A.P. Singh and Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Property Laws, Lexis Nexis
India, 2015
 Rajni Malhotra Dhingra, Transfer of Property Act,1882 and Indian
Easement Act,1882, Central Law Publication, Allahabad, 2017

Reference Books:

 Mulla, Transfer of Property Act, Lexis Nexis, India, 2018

 Poonam Pradhan Saxena, Property Law, Lexis Nexis, India, 2017
 Vepa. P. Sarthi, (Rev.), G.C.V. Subha Rao, Law of Transfer of Property Act,
Eastern Book Company, Lucknow & Delhi, 2012

List of Cases:

 Smt. Shantabai v. State of Bombay, AIR 1958 SC 532: (1959) SCR 265
 Jumma Masjid, Mercara v. Kodimaniandra Deviah, AIR 1962 SC 847
 T. G. Ashok Kumar v. Govindammal, (2010) 14 SCC 370
 Sardar Govind Rao v. Devi Sahai, AIR 1982 SC 989
 Seth Ganga Dhar v. Shankar Lal, (1959) SCR 509
 Pomal Kanji Govinji v. Vrajlal, (1989) 1 SCC 458
 J.P Builders v. A Ramadas Rao, (2011) 1 SCC 429
 Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt Ltd. v. State of Haryana, (2012) 1 SCC 656
 Associated Hotels of India v. R. N. Kapoor, AIR 1989 SC 1262
 Delta Int. Ltd. v. Shyam Sunder Ganeriwalla, AIR 1999 SC 2607
Subject- Labour Law- I

Objectives: The objectives of the course are as follows:

a. To develop an understanding of the constitutional and legislative rationale
behind the concept of minimum wage;
b. To familiarize them with the dynamic and new labour codes;
c. To analyze the judicial interpretation of employer liability in cases of work-
related accidents, including the extension of liability to certain situations;
d. To comprehensively examine health, safety, and welfare measures for workers,
considering the changing socio-economic landscape;
e. To analyze the insurance requirements of workers from various perspectives;
f. To gain a holistic perspective on maternity benefits provided to workers.

Course Outcome: At the completion of the course, students will:

i. be able to critically evaluate and assess the new labour legislations.
ii. compare and contrast the positions of employers and employees in labor
relations;
iii. acquire the necessary skills to confidently handle labor disputes;

Unit-I: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

a. Applicability
b. Features
c. Definitions
i. Employer
ii. Employee
iii. Worker
iv. Industry
v. Industrial Dispute
vi. Certifying Officer
vii. Standing Order
viii. Trade Union
d. d. Bi- Partite Forums (Chapter- II)
i. Work Committee (Section 3)
ii. Grievance Redressal Committee (Section 4)
e. e. Trade Unions (Chapter- III)
i. Registration of Trade Union (Section 5)
ii. Criteria for registration (Section 6)
iii. Provision to be contained in constitution or rules of Trade Unions (Section 7)
iv. Application for registration, alteration of name and procedure thereof
(Section 8)
v. Registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereof (Section 9)
vi. Appeal against non- registration or cancellation of registration (Section 10)
vii. Communication to trade union and change in its registration particulars
(Section 11)
viii. Incorporation of a registered trade union (Section 12)
ix. Certain Acts not to apply to registered trade unions (Section 13)
 x. Recognition of negotiating union or negotiating council (Section 14)
xi. Objects of general fund, composition of separate fund and membership fee
of trade union (Section 15)
xii. Immunity from criminal conspiracy (Section 17)
xiii. Enforceability of agreement (Section 18)
xiv. Right to inspect books of Trade Union (Section 19)
xv. Rights of minor to membership of trade union (Section 20)
xvi. Disqualification of office bearers of trade union (Section 21)
xvii. Adjudication of disputes of trade unions (Section 22)
xviii. Proportion of office bearers to be connected with industry (Section 23)
xix. Change of name, amalgamation, notice of change and its effect (Section 24)
xx. Dissolution (Section 25)
xxi. Annual Return (Section 26)
xxii. Recognition of trade union at Central and state Level (Section 27)
f. Standing Orders (Chapter IV)
g. Application of standing order and related provisions (Section 28-41)

h. Unit-II: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

a. Voluntary reference of disputes to arbitration (Section 42)

b. Mechanism for resolution of industrial Disputes (Section 43) (Chapter VII)
c. Conciliation Office
d. Industrial Tribunal
e. National Industrial Tribunal
f. Procedure and powers of arbitrator, conciliation officer, tribunal and national
industrial
g. tribunal
i. Strike and Lock outs (Section 62-64) (Chapter VIII)
ii. Lay- off, Retrenchment and closure (Section 65- 76)
h. f. Workers Re-skilling Fund (Section 83) (Chapter –XI)
i. Unfair labour practice (Section 84) (Chapter –XII)
ii. Offences and penalities (Chapter –XIII)

Unit-III: Code on Wages, 2020

a. Applicability
b. Definitions
i. Workers
ii. Wages
iii. Minimum wages
iv. Floor wages
v. Deduction
c. Minimum wages (Chapter II)
d. Fixation of minimum wages
e. Components of minimum wages
f. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
g. Power of central government to fix floor wage
h. Wages of employee who work for less than normal working day
i. Wages for two or more classes of work
j. Minimum time rate wages for piece work
k. Fixing hours of work for normal working day
l. Wages for overtime work

Unit-IV: Code on Wages, 2020

a. Payment of wages (Chapter III)

i. Mode of payment of wages (Section 15)
ii. Fixation of wage period (Section 16)
iii. Time limit for payment of wages (Section 17)
iv. Deductions which may be made from wages (Sections 18, 20- 25)
v. Fines (Section 19)
b. b. Payment of Bonus (Chapter IV)
i. Eligibility for bonus etc
ii. Disqualification for bonus
c. Advisory Board (Chapter V)
d. Inspector cum –Facilitator (Chapter VII)
i. Appointment of inspectors-cum-facilitators and their powers
e. Offences and penalties (Chapter VIII)

Text Books:

 S.N. Mishra, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Publication,

Allahabad, 2013
 Goswami, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Agency, Allahabad, 2011
 GB Pai, Labour Law in India, Vol. 1, Butterworth’s India, New Delhi, 2001,
 The Industrial relations Code, 2019. Ministry of Labour and Employment
- labour.gov.in

Reference books:

 BD Singh, Labour Law for Managers, Excel Books, New Delhi, 2007,
(Chapter 1)
 Bruce E. Kaufman, Industrial Relations, ILO, Geneva, 2006
 EM Rao, Industrial Jurisprudence, Lexis Nexis, New Delhi, 2004, Chapter 1.
 Indian Law Institute, Cases and Materials on Labour Law and Labour Relations
 O.P. Malhotra, The Law of Industrial Disputes (Volume-I), Lexis Nexis, 2015
 S.C. Srivastava, Industrial Relations and Labour Law, Vikas Publishing
House, New Delhi
 ZMS Siddiqi and M. Afzal Wani, Labour Adjudication in India, ILI, New
Delhi, 2001
 Manupatra, Labour Law Reforms :Labour Code on Industrial Relations

List of Cases:

 Banglore water supply v. A.Rajappa, 1978 AIR 548

 State of Bombay v. Bombay Hospital Mazdoor Sabha, 1960 AIR 610
 D.N. Banerjee v. P.R. Mukherjee,1953 AIR 58
 University of Delhi v. Ram Nath, 1963 AIR 1873
 Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate v. Management of Dimakuchi Tea Estate,
 1958 AIR 353
 Tamil Nadu N.G.O. Union v. Registrar Trade Unions, 1962 AIR 234 Mad.
 State of Bihar v. Deodhar Jha, 1958 AIR 51 Pat.
 Tata Iron and Steel Co. v. Workmen, 1972 AIR 1917
 L.H. Factories and Oil Mills, Pilibhit v. State of U.P. (1961) I LLJ 686.
Subject: International Trade Law (Optional)

Objectives: The subject enables the students to:

a. To develop a comprehensive understanding of the legal principles and
implementation of international trade agreements within the framework of the
World Trade Organization (WTO) multilateral trading system;
b. To understand the various theories concerning multilateral trade;
c. To identify and analyze key aspects of international trade law, including the roles
and functions of international organizations involved in shaping global trade
policies;
d. To trace the development of legal instruments and organizations governing
international trade;
e. To examine and assess India's response and approach to international trade
regulations and policies within the WTO framework.

Course Outcome:
i. Students will be able to critically evaluate the practical application of
international trade law in real-world scenarios;
ii. Students will be in a position to compare and contrast India’s position in new
world order;
iii. Students will gain a thorough understanding, knowledge, and professional skills
necessary to handle legal matters related to international trade law in various
legal and para-legal fields.

Unit-I: Introduction of International Trade Law

a. Economic Theories:
i. Mercantilism.
ii. Adam Smith’s Absolute Cost Advantage Theory
iii. David Ricardo’s Comparative Advantage Theory
iv. Hecksher: Ohlin’s Factor Endowment Theory
v. Raymond Vernon’s Product Life Cycle Theory
vi. National Competitive Theory (Porter’s Diamond)
b. Lex Mercatoria and Codification of International Trade Law
c. Sources and Principles of International Trade Law

Unit-II: Development of International Trade: GATT, 1947 - WTO 1994

a. Historical Background of GATT 1947

b. Uruguay Round and Marrakesh Agreement
c. GATT 1994
d. Trade Related Intellectual Property
e. Dispute Settlement Understanding

Unit-III: WTO Agreements

a. Agreement on Agriculture
b. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
c. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
d. Agreement on Anti-Dumping
e. Agreement on Safeguards
f. General Agreement on Trade in Services
g. Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures

Unit -IV: Contemporary Issues: International Trade and Regionalism

a. Trade and Environment

b. Trade and Human Rights
c. Doha Development Agenda
d. SAPTA & SAFTA

Text Books:

 Raj Bhalla, International Trade Law: Theory and Practice, Lexis

Nexis, Delhi,2001 (2ndEdn.)
 A.K. Kaul, Guide to the WTO and GATT: Economics, Law and Politics,
Kluwer Law International, New Delhi, 2006
 Craig Van Grasstek, The History and the Future of the WTO, WTO
Publications, Geneva, 2013

References:

 WTO, Doha Development Agenda, WTO, 2013.

 Peter Van den Bossche, The Law and Policy of the WTO, Cambridge
Publications,Cambridge, 2013.
 Gabriel Moens and Peter Gillies, International Trade and Business: Law, Policy
and Ethics, Routledge, UK, 2015
 Daniel, Oxford Handbook on international Trade Law, Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2009
 Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Legal
Texts, GATT Secretariat, Geneva, 1994
 Francesco Francioni, (ed.)Environment, Human Rights & International Trade,
Hart, Oxford, 2001
 J. Frank, Trade, Inequality and Justice: Towards a Liberal Theory of Just Trade,
Transnational, New York, 2003
 Anil Arora, Jai Narayan Sharma, The International Trade Theories and Current
Trend in the Globalised World, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2008
 A. K. Dixit & V. Norman, Theory of International Trade, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge, 1980
 Robert E. Hudec, Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System, Gower Press
for the Trade Policy Research Centre, London, 1987
 John H. Jackson, World Trade and the Law of GATT, Bobbs-Merrill,
Indianapolis,1969
 RavindraPratap, India at the WTO Dispute Settlement System, Manak
Publications, New Delhi,2004
 T. N.Srinivasan, Developing Countries and the Multilateral Trading System:
From the GATT to the Uruguay Round and the Future, Oxford University Press,
 Delhi, 1998
 Philip A.Akakwam, “The Standard of Review in the 1994 Antidumping Code:
Circumscribing the Role of GATT Panels in Reviewing National Antidumping
Determination”, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, vol. 5, no. 2. P.277, 1996
 Jagdish Bhagwati and Robert E Hudec, Fair Trade and Harmonization:
Prerequisites for Free Trade, . 2 Legal Analysis, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press,
1996
 Rainer M. Bierwagen, GATT Article VI and the Protectionist Bias in Anti-
Dumping Law, Kluwer, Deventer, 1990
 B. S. Chimni, “WTO Dispute Settlement and Sustainable Development”, p 1.,
World Wide Fund for Nature-India, May 1999 (Discussion Paper)
 Nick Covelli, “Public International Law and Third Party Participation in WTO
Panel Proceedings”, 33. 2 JWT, p. 125- 139, 1999
 John Croome, Reshaping the World Trading System: A History of the Uruguay
Round, Kluwer, The Hague, 1999
 Kenneth W. Dam, The GATT: Law and International Economic Organization,
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1970

List of Cases:
 Argentina - Safeguard Measures on Imports of Footwear, Panel Report, 2000
 Australia - Measures Affecting Importation of Salmon, Panel Report, 1998
 European Communities - Measures Affecting the Importation of Certain Poultry
Products, Appellate Body Report, 1998
 India – Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemical
Products, Panel Report, 1998
 Japan – Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages, Appellate Body Report, 1996
 Korea – Safeguard Measures on Imports Of Certain Dairy Products, Appellate
Body Report, 2000
 United Sates – Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products,
Appellate Body Report, 1998
 United States – Safeguards Measures on Imports of Wheat Gluten From
European
 Communities, Appellate Body Report, 2001
 India — Certain Measures Relating to Solar Cells and Solar Modules, Appellate
Body Report, 2016
 European Communities — Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of
BiotechProducts, Panel Report, 2006
Subject - Intellectual Property Rights Law (Optional)

Objectives: The objectives of this course are as follows:

a. To provide students with a solid foundation in intellectual property rights,
emphasizing the basics and key principles, specifically within the framework of
Indian law and practice.
b. To establish a base in IPR regime in India emphasizing on copyright, trademarks,
designs and patents;
c. To encourage critical thinking among students regarding the granting or non-
granting of intellectual property rights.
d. To enhance students' understanding of the national and international concerns
surrounding the protection of intellectual property and its significance in a
globalized world.
e. To explore in-depth the various specific kinds of intellectual property rights,
offering comprehensive coverage and detailed analysis.
f. To foster critical thinking skills by introducing students to the national
intellectual property rights policy.
g. To identify and appreciate emerging trends in intellectual property rights,
recognizing their relevance and application in academic, business, and social
contexts.

Course Outcome: The objectives of this course are as follows:

i. Equip students with the necessary skills to handle practical operations in the field
of intellectual property rights;
ii. Establish a strong foundation in the subject for all students, enabling them to
apply their knowledge in future academic and commercial endeavors;
iii. Prepare students with a practical approach to assist clients or organizations in
matters related to the acquisition, maintenance, or infringement of intellectual
property rights;
iv. Impart the required skills and knowledge to become proficient intellectual
property rights practitioners;
v. Develop research-oriented skills pertaining to emerging areas in the field of
intellectual property rights, such as artificial intelligence and traditional
knowledge.

Unit-I: Fundamentals and Development of Intellectual Property

a. Origin and Development of Intellectual Property Rights

b. Nature, Scope, and Concept of Intellectual Property Rights
c. Justification of Protection and Theories of Intellectual Property Rights
d. International Conventions and Treaties: Paris Convention, Berne Convention,
WIPO, and TRIPS

Unit-II: Copyright and Designs

a. Introduction to Copyright Law

b. Idea-Expression Dichotomy
c. Subject Matter of Copyright
d. Rights, Ownership, and Authorship of Copyright
e. Term, Assignment, Licensing, Infringement, and Remedies
f. Fair Use and Exceptions
g. Industrial Design: Nature, Concept, Registration, and Protection
h. Overlapping of Designs with Copyright and Trademarks

Unit-III: Patents, Trademarks, and Geographical Indications

a. Meaning, Conditions, and Procedure of Patentability

b. Filing Patent Applications, Revocation, and Compulsory Licensing
c. Trademarks: Meaning, Registration, Infringement, Passing Off, and Remedies
d. Geographical Indications: Nature, Registration, Prohibitions, Infringement, and
Remedies
e. Other Intellectual Property Laws: Plant Varieties, Trade Secrets, Integrated
Circuits, and National IPR Policy

Unit-IV: Emerging Issues and Interface with Other Laws

a. Traditional Knowledge and its Protection

b. Intellectual Property Rights and Artificial Intelligence
c. Interface between Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights
d. Interface between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law

Text Books:

 A.C. Kankanala, Indian Patent Law and Practice, Oxford India Paperbacks, 2012
 Alka Chawla, Law of Copyright: Comparative Perspective, Lexis Nexis,
Delhi2013
 B.L. Wadhera, Law Relating to Intellectual Property, Universal Law Publishing,
Delhi, 2014(5thEdn.)
 N.S. Gopalakrishnan & T.G. Ajitha, Principles of Intellectual Property, Eastern
Book Company, Lucknow, 2014(2ndEdn.)
 P. Narayanan, Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House, Delhi,2017
(3rdEdn.)
 Siva Vaidhyanathan, Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford
University Press, New York, 2017
 V. K. Ahuja, Intellectual Property Rights, Lexis Nexis, Delhi, 2017
 W.R. Cornish, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademark and Allied
Rights, Universal Law Publishing, Delhi,2001
 WIPO, Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use, Geneva,
2004(2ndEdn.)
 S. Sivakumar and Lisa P. Lukose, ‘Broadcasting Reproduction Right in India :
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Issues’, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi,
2013
 Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman, Intellectual Property Law, Oxford University
Press, Oxford, 2014, (4thEdn.)
 A.K. Bansal, Law of Trademark In India, Thomson Reuters , Gurgaon, 2014
 Vandana Pal and Ramya Seetharaman, ‘Legal Protection on Trade Secrets’,1
SCC 22, 2004
 Elizabeth Verkey, Law of Plant Varieties Protection, Eastern Book Company,
New Delhi, 2007 (1stEdn.)
 R. R. Hanchinal and Raj Ganesh, Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights, Eastern
Law House, Delhi, 2018
 Lisa P. Lukose, Interface Between Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual
Property, LAP, Germany, 2013
 K. Ahuja, Intellectual Property Rights, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths, Wadhwa,
Nagpur, 2017
 Vandana Singh, The Law of Geographical Indications: Rising above the Horizon,
Eastern Law House, Delhi, 2017
 W.R. Cornish, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademark and Allied
Rights, Universal Law Publishing, Delhi, 2001

References:

 Jayashree Watal, Intellectual Property Rights in the WTO and Developing

Countries, Oxford University Press, India, 2001
 M. Sakthivel, Broadcaster’s Rights in the Digital Era: Copyright Concerns on
Live Streaming, The Brill-Nijhoff, The Netherlands, 2020
 Catherin Colston and Jonathan Galloway, Modern Intellectual Property Law,
Routledge, UK, 2010 (3rdEdn.)
 Chris Reed, Internet Law: Text and Materials, Delhi: Universal Law Publishing
Co. under special arrangement with Cambridge University Press, U.K., 2010
(2nd Indian Reprint)
 Delphine Marie-Vivien, The Protection of Geographical Indications in India: A
new Perspective on French and European Experiences, Sage Law, New Delhi,
2015
 Digvijay Singh, Farmer’s Rights under Intellectual Property Law, Satyam Law
International, Delhi,2018

List of Cases:

 Sap Aktiengesellschaft & Anr. v. Mr. Sadiq Pasha, Proprietor, 2011 (46)
PTC 335 (Del)
 R G Anand v. Deluxe Films, AIR 1978 SC 1613
 University of London Press Ltd. v. University Tutorial Press Ltd. (1916) 2 Ch.
D 601)
 AmarNath Sehgal v. Union of India (2005) 30 PTC 253
 Macmillan v. K J Cooper, AIR 1924 PC 75
 John Wiley and Inc v. Prabhat Chander, 2010 (44) PTC 675 (Del)
 Urmi Juvekar v. Global Broadcast News Ltd. 2008 (36) PTC 377 (Bom)
 Eastern Book Company v. D.B. Modhak, 2008 (36) PTC 1 (SC)
 Donoghue v Allied Newpapers Ltd, (1937) 3 All ER 503
 Bharat Glass Tube Limited v. Gopal Glass Works Limited, 2008 (37) PTC I (SC)
 Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd. v.. Wyeth Limited, 2010 (44) PTC 589 (Del (DB)
 Crocs Inc. USA v. Bata India Ltd. CS (COMM) No. 772/2016)
 Bayer Corporation v. Natco Pharma Limited, 2014(60) PTC 277 (BOM)
 Novartis AG v. Union of India (2013) 6 SCC 1
 N. R. Dongre v. Whirlpool Corporation (1996) 5 SCC 714
 Satyam Infoway Ltd v. Sifynet Solutions Pvt. Ltd, AIR 2004 SC 3540
 M/s Hindustan Development Corporation Ltd v. The Deputy Registrar of
Trade Marks, AIR 1955 Cal 319
 Geep Flash Light Industries v. Registrar of Trade Marks, 18 AIR 1972 Del 179
 Sunder Parmanand Lalwani v. Caltex (India) Ltd, AIR 1969 Bom 24
 K. R. Krishna Chettiar v. Sri Ambal & Co, AIR 1970 SC 146
 Carrefour v. V. Subburaman, 2007(35) PTC 225
 Parley Products v. J P & Co, AIR 1972 SC 1359
 Cadila Health Care Ltd v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd, 2001 PTC 541(SC)
 Balakrishna Hatcheries v. Nandos International Ltd. 2007 (35) PTC 295 (Bom)
 Hawkins Cookers Limited v. Murugan Enterprises, 2012(50) PTC 389 (Del)
 ITC Limited v. Philip Morris Products S.A. 2010 (42) PTC 572 (Del)
 N Ranga Rao v. Anil Garg, 2006 (32) PTC 15 (Del)
 Tea Board v. ITC Ltd. (2019) 1 CAL LT 538
 TK matters related to Indian Neem, Turmeric and Basmati in various
foreign courts
 Scotch Whisky Association v. Pravara Sahakar Karkhana Ltd., AIR 1992 Bom
294.
Subject- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law (Optional)

Objective: The objectives of this course are as follows:

a. To understand the concept of insolvency and contrast the same with other
jurisdictions;
b. To study the role of courts and other bodies involved in the process of insolvency
proceedings;
c. To analyse the role of debtors and the effects of insolvency therein;
d. To comprehensively study the new legislation concerning insolvency and
bankruptcy in India.

Course Outcome: The course outcomes for the subject are as follows:
i. Equip the students with hands on knowledge pertaining to insolvency and
bankruptcy proceedings;
ii. Prepare with respect to the dynamic regime of bankruptcy laws;
iii. Examine the insolvency petition process, including jurisdiction, procedures, and
the role of the court.
iv. Identify the duties of debtors and the effects of insolvency on antecedent
transactions and creditor rights;
v. Understand the difference in adjudication of insolvency and other regular matters;
vi. Evaluate the discharge of debtors, the distribution of assets, and the rights of
creditors;
vii. Develop critical analysis and problem-solving skills in the context of insolvency
and bankruptcy.

Unit-1: Concept of Insolvency and Bankruptcy

a. The concept of insolvency; Inability to pay debt; Comparison between English

and Indian Insolvency and Bankruptcy law.
b. Acts of Insolvency: Transfer of property to a third person for benefit of creditors;
Transfer with intent to defeat the creditors; Fraudulent preference in transfer of
property.

Unit-II: Insolvency Petition and Procedure of Court

a. Definition; Jurisdiction and power of Court; Insolvency petition by creditors;

Insolvency petitions by debtor;
b. Contents of the petition; Admissions of petitions; Procedures of the Court on
petitions; Adjudication as Insolvent;
c. Imprisonment in execution of a decree of a Court; Appointment of interim
receiver; Interim proceedings against the debtor.
Unit-III: Duties of Debtor/ Effect of Insolvency

a. Duties of debtors and Interim proceedings against the debtor; Offences by

debtors; Release of debtor; Discharge of debtor; Indigent persons; Suits by
indigent persons; Procedure at hearing; Dismissal of petitions filed by a
creditors.
b. Effect of insolvency on antecedent transaction; rights of creditors under
execution; Duties of Court executing decree on the property taken in execution;
Avoidance of voluntary transfer.

Unit-IV: Adjudication and Consequences

a. Order of Adjudication; Effect and publication of order; Proceedings, Consequent

on order of Adjudication;
b. Protection order from arrest or detention; Burden of Creditors to prove the debt;
Annulment of Adjudication, power to annul, failure to apply for discharge;
c. Post adjudicatory scheme for satisfaction of the debt; Discharge of debtor;
Distribution of property, priority of debts; offences by debtors, Appeal

Text Books:

 Avtar Singh, Law of Insolvency, Eastern Book Company, 2014 (5th Edition)
 Halsburys’, Laws of England on Bankruptcy and Insolvency Volume- III (2) 1989

References:

 Henry R. Cheeseman, Business Law, Ch.28(1998), Prentice Hall, New Jersey

 Aiyar.S.K., Law of Bankruptcy (1998) Universal, Delhi
 Goyle, Law of Banking and Bankers, Eastern Law House (1995)
 M L Tannan’s, Banking Law and Practice in India, Lexis Nexis (2017)
27th Edition
 Maheshwari, Banking Law & Practice, Kalyani Publishers (2014)
 Anjani Kant, Lectures on Banking Law for Law Students, Central
Law Publications, 4th Edition (2016)
 Mulla, Law of Insolvency in India, Lexis Nexis, (2013)

List of Cases:

 Raghunath K. Kharkar V. Ganesh and others AIR 1964 SC 234

 Mrs N. Lakshmi V. The Official Assignee of Madras AIR 1950 Madras HC 410
 Bankey Lal and Others V. Durga Prasad and Others, AIR 1931 Allahabad HC
512
 Mansa Ram V.Commissioner of Income Tax 1991 ITR, 192 All.
 Innoventive Industries Ltd. Vs. ICICI Bank & Anr. 2017 SCC OnLine SC 1025
 Swiss Ribbons Pvt Ltd vs Union of India WP 99 Of 2018
 Arcelormittal India Private Limited Vs. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors. (2019) 2
SCC 1
 CoC of Essar Steel India Limited Vs. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors Civil Appeal
No.6409 of 2019
 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Vs. A. Balakrishnan & Anr. 2022 SCC OnLine SC
706
 Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure v Union of India 2019 SCC OnLine SC
1005
 SEMESTER IV

Subject: Constitutional Law-II

LLB

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are as follows:

a. To familiarize students with constitutional rights and duties, including the
extensive interpretation of these rights by the judiciary, as well as the
enforcement mechanisms and remedies available for violations.
b. To enable students to critically analyze the intersection between fundamental
rights and directive principles of state policies.
c. To develop rational thinking skills when addressing various constitutional issues.

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Appreciate the concept and utility of State and its role in protection of
fundamental rights.
ii. Hone the skills to do a comparative study on concepts such as pluralism,
secularism, affirmative action of state, etc.
iii. Develop in-depth knowledge of case laws to present better arguments in Courts,
specially focusing on role of judiciary in liberal interpretation of the fundamental
rights.

Unit-I: Fundamental Rights – I

a. Evolution of Concept of Fundamental Rights

b. Definition of ‘State’ for Enforcement of Fundamental Rights: Justifiability of
Fundamental Rights, Doctrine of Eclipse, Severability, Waiver
c. Right to Equality (Articles14-18): Doctrine of Reasonable Classification and the
Principle of Absence of Arbitrariness, Legitimate Expectations, Principle of
Compensatory Discrimination
d. Fundamental Freedom (Article 19): Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Freedom of Press, Judicial Interpretation of Article19; Reasonable Restrictions
(Article19 clause (2) to (6))

Unit-II: Fundamental Rights – II

a. Right to Life and Personal Liberty (Articles 20-22): Scope and Content
b. Right to Education (Article 21A): RTE Act, 2009
c. Right against Exploitation (Articles23-24): Forced Labour, Child Employment
and Human Trafficking
d. Freedom of Religion (Articles 26-28)
e. Educational Rights of Minorities (Articles 29-30)

Unit-III: Right to Constitutional Remedies

a. Article 32 and Article 226
b. Writ Jurisdiction, Its Genesis
c. Writs: Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition and Quo-warranto
d. Public Interest Litigation

Unit-IV: Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties

a. Nature and Justifiability of the Directive Principles of State Policies

b. Detailed Analysis of Directive Principles (Articles 37-51)
c. Fundamental Duties

Text Books:

 V.N. Shukla, Constitution of India, Eastern Book Agency, Lucknow & Delhi,
2017
 M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, Lexis Nexis. New Delhi, 2018

References:

 D.D. Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Lexis Nexis, Inida, 2018
 H. M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India, Universal Law Publishing Co., Delhi,
, 2013(Reprint)
 Glanville Austin, Indian Constitution-Cornerstone of the Nations, Oxford
University Press, UK, 1999
 P.M. Bakshi, The Constitution of India, Universal Law Publishing Co., Delhi,
2015

List of Cases:

 Rajasthan State Electricity Board v. Mohan Lal and Ors., AIR 1967 SC 1857
 Sukhdev Singh & Ors. v. Bhagatram Sardar Singh Raghuvanshi & Anr., AIR 1975 SC
1331
 Sabhajit Tewary v. U.O.I and Ors., AIR 1975 SC 1329
 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. The International Airport Authy of Ind & Or., AIR 1979 SC
1628
 Ajay Hasia and Ors. v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi and Ors., AIR 1981 SC 487
 State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar and Anr.,AIR 1952 SC 75
 MR Balaji v. State of Mysore, AIR 1963 SC 649
 Devadasan v. Union of India, AIR 1964 SC 179
 E.P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1974 SC 555
 Air India v. Nergesh Meerza (1981) 4 SCC 335
 D.S. Nakara v. Union of India, AIR 1983 SC 130
 Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, 1992 Supp.2 SCR 454
 Vishaakha v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011
 Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India, 2008 6 SCC 1.
 Bennet Coleman Co v. UOI, AIR 1973 SC 106
 R Rajgopal v. St of TN AIR, 1995 SC 264
 Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, AIR 2017 SC 4161
 Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerela, 2018 SCC Online 1690
 Joseph Shine v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4898
 Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust v. Union of India, (2014) 8 SCC 1
Subject: Environmental Law
LLB

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are as follows:

a. To cultivate awareness and sensitivity towards environmental issues among
students.
b. To critically evaluate role of law, policies and institutions in the conservation,
management of natural resources and pollution control.
c. To critically examine national and international environmental laws and policies.
d. To interpret significant legal judgments pertaining to environmental matters.

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Appreciate contemporary environmental topics, including trans-boundary
pollution, carbon trading, sustainable development, and waste management and
analyze them with a critical eye.
ii. Strengthen their base regarding the ethical issues and understand basics of
environment protection, sustainable development
iii. Utilize their knowledge of emerging environmental law jurisprudence to work
actively as environmental activists and filing PILs in Courts.

UNIT-I: Introduction to Environmental Studies & Legal Framework for

Environmental Protection: International and National Perspective

a. a.Introduction to Environmental Studies

i. Environment: Meaning & Concept
ii. Environment and human interface: An Overview
iii. Religion and Environment - An Overview
iv. Pollution, Environment Pollution: Meaning, Kinds and Issues
b. b.International Legal Framework
i. Environmental Law: Human Rights Perspective
ii. Stockholm Declaration & Rio-Declaration: Brief Overview
iii. Introduction to Sustainable Development – SDGs -MDGs
iv. UNEP
c. Introduction to Indian Legal Framework
i. Constitutional Guidelines
ii. Pre -Environmental Legislations - Law of Torts, Law of Crimes, Cr. P.C, etc.
iii. Emergence of Environmental Legislations

UNIT-II: Prevention and Control of Water, Air, Noise and Land Pollution

a. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

i. Water Pollution: Definition
ii. Central and State Pollution Control Boards: Constitution, Powers and
Functions
iii. Water Pollution Control Areas
iv. Sample of effluents: Procedure; Restraint Order
v. Consent requirement: Procedure, Grant/Refusal, Withdrawal
 vi. Citizen Suit Provision
b. b.Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
i. Air Pollution: Definition
ii. Central and State Pollution Control Boards: Constitution, Powers and
Functions
iii. Air Pollution Control Areas
iv. Consent Requirement: Procedure, Grant/Refusal, Withdrawal
v. Sample of Effluents: Procedure; Restraint Order
c. Citizen Suit Provision
d. Noise Pollution Control Order, 2000
e. Land Pollution

UNIT-III: General Environment Legislations and Protection of Forests and Wild

Life & Remedies

a. Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986

i. Meaning of “Environment”, “Environment Pollutant”, “Environment
Pollution”
ii. Powers and Functions of Central Govt.
iii. Important Notifications U/s 6: Hazardous Substance Regulation, Bio-
Medical Waste Regulation and Coastal Zone Management, EIA
iv.Public Participation & Citizen Suit Provision
b. Laws Related to Forest
i. Forest Act, 1927: Kinds of forest – Permitted Activates – Authorities and
Offences
ii. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
iii. Forest Conservation vis-a-vis Tribals’ Rights – FRA, 2007
c. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
i. Authorities to be Appointed and Constituted under the
Act ii.Hunting of Wild Animals
iii.Protection of Specified Plants
iv.Protected Area
v.Trade or Commerce in Wild Animals, Animal Articles and Trophies; Its
Prohibition
d. National Green Tribunal
i. i.Constitution
ii. ii.Functions and Powers

UNIT-IV: Current Trends

a. Global Warming - Climate Change

b. International Trade and Environment
c. Sustainable Development
d. Trans-boundary Pollution
e. Natural Resources Conservation
f. Waste managements
g. Green GDP
h. Carbon Trading
Text Books:
 S. C. Shastri, Environmental Law, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow , 2018
(6thEdn.)
 P. Leelakrishnan, Environmental Law in India, Lexis Nexis, India, 2018
(6thEdn.)

References:
 Shyam Diwan & Armin Rosencranz, Environmental Law and Policy in India,
Oxford University Press, India, 2001 (2nd Edn.)
 Gurdip Singh, Environmental Law in India, EBC, Lucknow, India, 2016
 SnehlataVerma, Environmental Problems: Awareness and Attitude, Academic
Excellence Publishers & Distributors, Delhi, 2007
 Benny Joseph, Environment Studies, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2009

List of Cases:
 Municipal Council, Ratlam v. Shri Vardhichand & Ors., AIR 1980 SC 1622
 Vellore Citizen Welfare Forum v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 2715
 Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar, AIR 1991 SC 420
 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 1086
 M/s Abhilash Textiles v. Rajkot Municipal Corporation., AIR 1988 Guj. 57
 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1988 SC 1115
 M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath, AIR 2000 SC 1997
 Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 1446
 A.P. Pollution Control Board v. M.V. Nayudu (2001) SCC 62
 Church of God [Full Gospel] in India v. KKR Majestic Colony Welfare Association, AIR
2000 SC 2773
 Narmada Bachao Andolen v. Union of India, AIR 2000 SC 3751
 T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad v. Union of India (1997) 2 SCC 267
 S. Jagannath v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 811
 Sachidananda Pandey v. State of West Bengal & Ors, AIR 1987 SC 1109
 The Goa Foundation and Another v. The Konkan Railway Corporation And Ors., AIR
1992 Bom. 471
Subject: Corporate Law
LLB

Objectives: The objectives of this course are as follows:

a. To provide students with comprehensive knowledge of various concepts,
principles, procedures, and statutory authorities related to the Companies Act and
other associated laws, in accordance with current legal requirements and
professional standards.
b. To define and illustrate the fundamental concepts, nature, and doctrines of
Corporate Law, as well as comprehend the essential criteria for the formation and
incorporation of a company.
c. To classify and analyze the primary sources and classification of corporate
financing, including an examination of its fundamental aspects.
d. To critically evaluate the concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility and
Corporate Liquidation, and analyze the role of the National Company Law
Tribunal (NCLT) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in the
winding- up process of companies.

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Possess the ability to address legal issues pertaining to company law.
ii. Assess the role of the NCLT/NCALT in safeguarding the interests of creditors,
shareholders, and investors.
iii. Evaluate the content of company management and corporate governance,
incorporating new concepts of corporate accountability.
iv. Handle company law matters before statutory authorities and courts of law
effectively.

UNIT-I: Incorporation and Formation of Company

a. Definition, Nature and Concept of Corporate Personality

b. Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation, lifting of corporate veil
c. Different Kinds of Companies: One person Company, Foreign Company,
Multinational, Transnational Corporations, Companies not for profit, Family
business.
d. Mode of Incorporation
e. Memorandum of Association
i. i.Articles of Association
ii. ii.Promotion, Incorporation, registration, commencement of company
iii. f.Doctrines
iv. i.Doctrine of Constructive Notice
v. ii.Doctrine of Indoor Management
vi. iii.Doctrine of Ultra Vires
UNIT-II: Corporate Financing

a. Prospectus and its Kinds

b. Classification of Company Securities
c. Shares and Share Capital - Concept, Nature and Kinds of Shares and Share
Capital, Issue and Allotment of Shares.
d. Debentures- Concept, Nature and Kinds, Debenture Bond, remedies of debenture
holders.
e. Transfer and Transmission of shares.
f. Borrowing and Lending- Inter-Corporate Loans
g. Financial Fraud- A Case Study of Vijay Mallya etc.
h. Fraudulent Practices to Finance Family Business in India: A Case Study of
NiravModi, Yes bank etc.
i. Role of Court to Protect Interests of Creditors and Shareholders, Class Action
Suits, Derivative Actions, Shareholders Rights- A Case Study of Tata Cyrus
Mistry etc.

UNIT-III: Company Management and Corporate Governance

a. Company Management- Position, powers, duties of directors, appointment of

directors, and removal of directors.
b. kinds of directors- Independent Director, Women Director.
c. Company Meetings- Kinds of Company Meetings and Procedure.
d. Majority Rule, Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement
e. Investor Protection
f. Insider Trading- Concept of Insider Dealings and its Prohibition
g. Corporate Fraud
h. Accounts and Audit, powers, duties and liabilities of auditors, appointment and
removal of auditors.
i. Corporate Governance- Meaning, Need, Current developments, corporate
governance in India.

UNIT-IV: Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Liquidation

a. a. Corporate Social Responsibility

i. Concept, Evolution and Emerging Trends of CSR
ii. CSR under Company Act
iii. Corporate legal liability - civil, criminal and environmental.
b. Winding up of Company
i. Concept of winding up and Dissolution of Company
ii. Compulsory winding up of company
iii. Winding up of company under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016
iv. Role of NCLT/ NCALT in winding up
v. Consequences of winding up order, Role of Liquidator
vi. Liability of past members, preferential payments, unclaimed dividends
Text Books:

 A.K.Majumdar & G.K Kapoor, Company Law and Practice, Taxmann

Publications Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2019 (24th Edn.)
 Avtar Singh, Company Law, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2018 (17th Edn.)
 Saleem Sheikh & William Rees, Corporate Governance and Corporate Control,
Cavendish Publishing Ltd., London, 1995
 Taxmann, Companies Act, Taxmann Publication Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2019
(11th Edn.)
 Taxmann, A Comparative Study of Companies Act, Taxmann Publication Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi, 2013
 Paul L. Davies, Gower and Davies: Principles of Modern Company Law, Sweet
& Maxwell, 2016 (10th Edn.)
 C.R. Datta, Datta on the Company Law, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths Wadhwa,
2017(7th Edn.)
 Ramaiya, Guide to the Companies Act, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths Wadhwa,
2015(18th Edn.)

Reference Books:

 Brenda Hannigan, Company Law, Oxford University Press, UK, 2018 (5th Edn.)
 C.A. Kamal Garg, Bharat’s Corporate and Allied Laws, Bharat Law House Pvt.
Ltd., Delhi, 2018 (8th Edn.)
 Dr. Charles Wild &Dr. Stuart Weinstein Smith and Keenan, Company Law,
Pearson, London, 2009
 David Kershaw, Company Law in Context, Oxford University Press, UK, 2012
 Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Companies Act, 2013, CCH Wolters
Kluwer Business (The Netherlands), Delhi, 2015
 J. P. Sharma, An Easy Approach to Corporate Laws, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 2015
 J. Charlesworth & Geoffrey Morse, Charlesworth and Morse, Company Law,
Sweet & Maxwell, London, 1995
 Lexis Nexis, Corporate Laws, 2013 (Palmtop Edition)
 L. C. B. Gower, Principles of Company Law, R. Cambray & Co. Pvt. Ltd.,
Kolkata, 1997
 Munish Bhandari, Professional Approach to Corporate Laws and Practice,
Bharat Law House, Jaipur, 2018
 S. Kannal& V.S. Sowrirajan, Company Law Procedure, Taxman’s Allied
Services (P) Ltd., New DelhiYear
 K.C. Garg, R.C. Chawla, Vijay Gupta: Company Law, Kalyani Publishers, New
Delhi 2014
 V.S. Datey,Guide to Tax and Corporate Laws, Taxmann Publications Private
Limited, Delhi, 2010
 M.C. Kuchhal,Modern Indian Company Law, Mahavir Publications, Delhi, 2015
 H.K. Saharay, Company Law; Universal Law Publishing Co., Delhi, 2016

List of Cases:

 Ganga Reddy v. MG-6 Wholesome Market (India) (P) Ltd. (2019) 4 Comp LJ 451
 (NCLT)
 Anant Rathi Commodities Ltd. v. Encore Natural Polymers (P) Ltd. (2019) 4
Comp LJ 508 (Bom).
 Unitech Ltd. v. Registrar of Companies, Delhi and Haryana and Sunil Keswani
(2019) 4 Comp LJ 537 (Del).
 Atlas Cycles (Haryana) Ltd. and Ors. v. Vikram Kapur and Ors. (2019) Comp LJ
543 (NCLAT)
 V.R.G. Healthcare (P) Ltd. and Ors. v. Ganesh Ramchandra Chakkarwar (2019)
4 Comp LJ 561 (NCLAT)
 Shiv Kumar Agarwal v. Lal Chand Singhal and Moongipa Investments Ltd, and
Others v. Lal Chand Singhal (2019) 4 Comp LJ 577 (NCLAT)
 Man Industries (India) Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra (2019) 151 CLA 309 (Bom.)
 SBI Global Factors Ltd. v. Official Liquidator of Minar International Ltd. (2019)
151 CLA 337 (Bom.)
 Smiti Golyan and Anr. v. Nulon India Ltd. and Ors. (2019) 151 CLA (Snr.) 5
(NCLAT)
 Manoj Bathla and Ors. v. Vishwanath Bathla and Anr. (2019) 151 CLA (Snr.) 5
(NCLAT)
 Salomon v. Salomon & Co., Ltd. (1897) A.C. 22 (H.L.): (1895-95) All ER Rep.
33 11
 Daimler Co., Ltd. v. Continental Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain) Ltd., 1916
AC 307: (1916-17) All ER Rep. 191
 Lee v. Lee’s Air Farming, Ltd. (1960) 3 All E.R. 420
 Workmen v. Associated Rubber Industries Ltd. (1985) 4 SCC 114: (1986) 59
Comp. Cas. 134 (SC) 65
 Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co. Ltd. v. Riche (1875) L.R.7 H.L : (1874-
80) All ER Rep. 2219 (HL) 79
 Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar v. Life Insurance Corporation of India, AIR
1963 SC 1185
 Royal British Bank v. Turquand (1856) 119 ER 886 : (1843-60) All ER Rep. 435
18. Foss v. Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461 : (1843) 67 ER 189 178
 Shanti Prasad Jain v. Kalinga Tubes Ltd., AIR 1965 SC 1535 199
Subject: Labour Law –II
LLB

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are as follows:

a. To foster an understanding and appreciation of the constitutional and legislative
mandate for minimum wage.
b. To analyze the judicial interpretation of an employer's liability in cases of
accidents occurring during employment, particularly regarding the notional
extension of employment and the obligation to provide compensation.
c. To view health, safety, and welfare measures for workers comprehensively,
considering the impact of liberalization, privatization, and globalization (LPG),
and suggest necessary reforms.
d. To analyze the insurance requirements of workers from various perspectives.
e. To gain a holistic perspective on maternity benefits.

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Critically evaluate the latest labor legislations.
ii. Compare and contrast the positions of employers and employees in labor
relations.
iii. Confidently handle labor disputes.

Unit-I: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

a.Applicability
b.Features
c.Definitions-
i.Manufacturing process
ii.Occupier
iii. Audio- visual worker
iv. Audio- visual production
v. Building workers
vi.Contract labour
vii.Dock work
viii.Building or other construction
work ix.Inter- state migrant worker
d. Duties of Employers and Employees: Sections 6 to 13 (Chapter –III) & Section 33
(Chapter- VIII) & Section 78 (Chapter- XI, Part- VI)
e. Rights of Employee: Section 14 (Chapter –III)
f. Occupational Safety & Health: Sections 16 to 22 (Chapter IV)
g.Health, Safety & working conditions: Section 23 (Chapter-
V) h.Welfare provisions: Section 24 (Chapter- VI)
i. Hours of work & Annual Leave with wages: Section 25-32 (Chapter- VII)
Unit-II: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

a. Inspector-cum-Facilitator and other Authority: Section 34 (Chapter- IX)

b. Special provision relating to employment of women: Section 43
c. Contract workers: Sections 45 to 58 (Chapter- XI, Part- I)
d. Inter- State Migrant workers: Sections 59 to 65 (Chapter- XI, Part- II)
e. Audio- visual workers: Sections 66 (Chapter- XI, Part- III)
f. Mines: Sections 67 to 73 (Chapter- XI, Part- IV)
g. Beedi and Cigar Workers: Sections 74 to 77 (Chapter- XI, Part-
V) h.Factories: Sections 79 to 91 (Chapter- XI, Part –VII)
i. Plantation: Sections 92 – 93 (Chapter- XI, Part- VIII)
j.Social Security Fund (Chapter –XIII)
k.Offences & Penalties

Unit-III: The Code on Social Security, 2020

a.Applicability
b.Features
c.Definitions:
i) Factory
ii) Dependant
iii) Employment injury
iv) Occupational disease
v) Permanent total disablement
vi) Permanent partial displacement
vii) Self- employed worker
viii) Home- based worker
ix) Gig workers
x) Wage worker
xi) Social security
xii) Contribution
xiii) National Security Board
d.Social Security Organization (Chapter
II) e.Employees Provident Fund (Chapter
III)
f.Employees State Insurance Corporation (Chapter IV)
g.Gratuity (Chapter V)
h.Maternity Benefit (Chapter VI)
i.Employee’s Compensation (Chapter VII)
j.Social Security and CESS in respect of building and other construction workers
(Chapter VIII)

Unit- IV: Social Security for Unorganized workers under Code on Social Security,
2020

a. Framing of scheme for unorganized workers and constitution of social security fund
for gig workers, platform workers, etc (Section 109 & 110)
b. Registration of unorganized worker. (Section 113)
c. Schemes for gig workers & platform workers (Section 114)
d. Offences & penalties (Chapter XII)
e. Employment Information and monitoring (Chapter
XIII) f.Miscellaneous (Chapter XIV)

Text Books

 S.N. Mishra, Labour and Industrial Law, Central Law Publication, Allahabad,
2013
 Taxmann’s Labour Law with Code on wages Edition: 2020

Reference books

 Benjamin O. Alli, Fundamental Principles of Occupational Health and Safety,

2nd Edition, International Labour, Geneva, 2008.
 The ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Coventions, 1952 (No. 102) –
ilo.org
 International Labour Standards as Social Security – ilo.org
 Anitana Ghosh, GIG Economy in India Rising (Gen X Millennial – Z), Evincepub
Publishing, Bilaspr, Chattisgarh, 2020.
 Eugene L. Meyer, The Gig Economy. Is the trend towards Non – Staff Employees
Good for Workers, CQ Press, 2016

List of Cases

 U. Unichay v. State of Kerala, 1962 AIR 12.

 Bank of India, Bombay and another v. T.S. Kelawala Bombay and others, 1988
IIL.L.J. 264 (Bom.)
 State of Bombay v. Ali Saheb Kashim Tamboli, 1995 IIL.L.J. 182
 State of Bombay v. Ardeshir Hormasji Bhiwandiwala, 1956 IIL.L.J. 26
 Bijay Cotton Mills Ltd. v. State of Ajmer, 1955 AIR 33.
 Kamini Metals and Alloys v. Their Workmen, 1967 AIR 1175.
 Hydro (Engineers) Private Ltd. v. The Workmen, 1969 AIR 182.
 S.A.F.L. Works v. State Industrial Court, Nagpur, 1978 AIR 1113.
 People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India, (1992)2 LJ 545 (SC).
 Crown Aluminum Works v. Their Workmen, 1958 AIR 30.
Subject: Private International Law (Optional)
LLB

Objective: The objective of this course is:

a. To study the basic principles governing conflict of laws in their application to
various situations
b. To understand the difference in public and private international law and its area
of operation
c. To appreciate the effects of legal decisions taken in different jurisdictions into
other jurisdictions
d. To develop a deeper understanding among students about the selection and the
application of relevant legal provisions wherein foreign parties/laws are
involved.

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Have clarity and vision as to core and principal concepts under private
international law
ii. Have better acquaintance with multiple laws relating to matrimonial disputes
which would enable them to effectively guide their clients in cases involving
multiple jurisdictions.
iii. Handle foreign judgment related matters wherein execution of the same is sought
in India
iv. Be profession ready with in-depth knowledge as to core concepts related to trans-
border operation of legal systems in certain specific cases which is of great
importance in this globalized world
v. Apply their disciplinary knowledge in solving real life intricate family law
related issues wherein different nationalities, jurisdictions, citizenships, domicile
status and legal systems are involved.
Unit – I: Introduction

a. Application and Subject Matter of Private International Law

b. Distinction with Public International Law
c. Characterization and Theories of Characterization
d. Concept of Renvoi
e. Application of Foreign Law
f. Domicile
g. Jurisdiction of Courts

Unit – II: Family Law matters

a. Material and Formal Validity of Marriage under Indian and English Law
b. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction of Courts in Matrimonial Causes: Dissolution of
Marriage, Grounds of Divorce, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, Recognition of
Foreign Judgments
Unit – III: Adoption

a. Recognition of Foreign Adoptions

b. Adoption by foreign Parents
c. Jurisdiction under Indian and English Law

Unit – IV:Indian Law relating to foreign judgment

a. Basis of recognition, recognition

b. Finality, Failure
c. Direct Execution of Foreign Decrees

Text Book:

 Cheshire, Private International Law, Oxford University Press, 2008 (14th Edn.)

References:

 Dr. Paras Diwan, Private International Law, Deep and Deep Publication, 1998
(4th Edn.)
 Morris, Private International Law, Sweet and Maxwell, 2012
 Lakshmi Jambholkar, Select Essays on Private International Laws, Universal
Law Publishing, 2011

List of Cases:

 Udny v. Udny (1869) LR 1 SC & Div 441

 Kedar Pandey v. Narayan Vikram, AIR 1966 SC 160
 Sankar Govinadan v. Lakshmi Bharati, AIR 1974 SC 1774
 Loicis De Raedt v. Union of India, AIR 1991 SC 1886
 Ogden v. Odgen (1908) LRP 492
 Khambatta v. Khambatta, AIR 1935 Bom 5
 Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India AIR 1995 SC 1531
 Parwatawwa v. Channawwa, AIR 1966 Mys 100
 Narasimha Rao v. Venkatalakshmi (1991) 3 SCC 451
 Anoop Beniwal v. Jagbir Singh Beniwal, AIR 1990 Delhi 305
 Lakshmamma v. Thayamma, AIR 1974 AP 255
 Pires v. Pires AIR 1967 Goa 113
 My Space v. Super Cassettes Industries, [236 (2017) DLT 478]
 Shaligram v. Firm Daulat Ram Kundanwal, AIR 1967 SC 739
Subject: Gender Justice and Feminist Jurisprudence (Optional)
LLB

Objectives: The objective of the course is :

a. To provide an overview to the students about different approaches of feminism
b. To introduce students to key writings, concepts, principles, and discourses in
feminist jurisprudence
c. To enable the students to critically examine statutes, judgments, and discourses
on law through the feminist lens
d. To familiarize students with term such as ‘gender inclusion’, ‘gender neutrality’,
‘gender sensitivity’ and ‘gender mainstreaming’, third gender and emerging
rights
e. To examine the prospects of gender justice within state and non-state laws and
mechanisms for legal redress. It discusses the limits of law and feminist re-
imaginations of gender justice.

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Enhance their skills to critically analyze various women specific laws through a
feminist lens.
ii. Appreciate and work towards achieving gender rights as part of human rights
with special emphasis on women and third gender rights.
iii. Work for emancipation and empowerment of women to achieve gender equality.

Unit-I: Feminist Jurisprudence

a. Liberal, Dominance and cultural feminism

b. Socialist feminism and critical race feminism
c. Economic feminism in a liberal market
d. Post-modern feminism/ queer theory
e. Controversies in feminism

Unit-II: Gender Justice

a. Meaning, types of gender

b. Sex and gender
c. Gender injustice, reasons associated
d. Gender identity, gender stereotype & gender roles
e. Evolving concept of gender justice in Asia & the West

Unit III: Notions of gender and sex: Deconstructing the third gender

a. Third gender- introduction, meaning & concept

b. Evolution of third gender and their rights
c. Problems faced- societal, family, education, workplace, discrimination by state
d. Demand for legal recognition
Unit IV: Contemporary debates around men & women
a. International conventions & constitutional provisions
b. Domestic violence, dowry deaths & marital rape
c. Inheritance & surrogacy rights
d. Misuse of Women Comrade Laws and Need for Protection

Text Books:

 Khanna, Girija & Verghese, Mariamma, A., Indian Women Today, Vikas
publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1978
 Bem Sandra L, “The Lenses of Gender Transforming the Debate on Sexual
Inequality.New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993
 Scott Rae, The Ethics of Commercial Surrogate Motherhood: Brave New
Families? Praeger, First Edition (1993)
 Tewari O.P., “Cruelty Against Husbands by Wives & its Remedies”, Allahabad
Law Agency, 2004
 Dr Kanwal DP Singh & Dr Shivani Goswami, Vulnerability of Women in
Contemporary Times: A Social- Legal Perspective

References:

 Monica Chawla. Gender Justice Women and Law in India. New Delhi : Deep &
Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2006
 Prabha Kotiswaran, Á Bittersweet Moment’: Indian Governance Feminism and
the 2013 Rape Law Reforms’ in Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 52, Issue 25-
26, 24 June, 2017.
 Nancy Fraser, How Feminism became Capitalism’s Handmaidenand How to
Reclaim it, in THE GUARDIAN, Oct. 14, 2013, available at
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/14/feminism -capitalist-
handmaiden-neoliberal.
 Gondolf, EW and Fisher, E.R., Battered Women as Survivors, Lexington Books,
 Canada, 1998
 Bhandare, N, Dowry Legislation: Double-Edged Sword, India Today, May
19,1998
 Rege, Sharmila (ed), Sociology of Gender: The Challenge of Feminist
Sociological Knowledge, Sage, New Delhi, 2003.
 Misra, Preeti, Gender Justice: A Dream To Be Fulfilled, Law Review, Vol.20,
198-99,JNPG College, Lucknow
 Diwan, Paras, Law Relating to Dowry, Dowry Deaths, Bride Burning, Rape and
 Related Offences, II ed., Universal Law Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2002.
 Sinha Kounteya, Legalize Homosexuality: Ramadoss”. The Times of India, 2008
 Agarwal, “Gendered Bodies: The Case of the ‘Third Gender’ in India”.
Contributions to Indian Sociology 31(2):273-297.1997
 Richi Verma: Mehrauli graves remind Hijras of past glory, Apr 17, 2014,
 UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Human Rights, sexual orientation and
 gender identity, 2011

List of Cases:

 Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala, 2018 SCC OnLine SC

1690
 Joseph Shine v. Union of India, 2018 SCC OnLine SC 1676
 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and others, 1985 (2) SCC 556.
 Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) 7 SCC 740
 Vishaka and Others v. The State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011
 Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India, 1995 AIR 1531
Subject: Comparative Constitutional Law (Optional)
LLB

Objective: The objective of this paper is :

a. To provide a comparative understanding of different themes of Indian
Constitutional Law, presidential and parliamentary forms of government
b. To compare the Constitutions of other countries with a view to assess their
working in the last several decades

Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
i. Appreciate different dimensions of governance as modern legal professionals
which will aid them in courts
ii. Develop critical understanding of how different constitutional systems deal with
similar issues.

Unit I: General

a. Comparative Constitutional Law - Relevance, methodology, issues and concerns

in comparison
b. Various Forms of government – Presidential and Parliamentary; unitary and
federal.
c. Different Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India - Cooperative
federalism

Unit II: Specific Themes

a. Rule of law – Formal and substantive versions

b. Separation of Powers – in India, UK, USA, France
c. Models of Secularism-USA, France, India
d. Concepts of Social Justice – USA, South Africa and India

Unit III: Review of Constitution

a. Systems of constitutional review – in India, USA, Switzerland, France

b. Amendment of Constitution – Manner and Limitations in India, USA and South
Africa

Unit IV: Transparency and Accountability in governance

a. Ombudsman – Sweden, UK and India (Lokpal & Lokayukt)

b. Right to Information – Extent and its limits in USA, UK and India
c. Independence of Judiciary – Appointment of Judges to higher judiciary, Judicial
activism and accountability – India, UK and US
Text Books:

 Joseph Minattur, Indian Legal System, ILI Publication, 2006 (2nd Revised Edn.)
 D.D. Basu, Comparative Constitutional Law, LexisNexus, 2014 (3rd Edn.)
 M.V. Pylee, Select Constitutions of the World, Universal, 2016 (4th Edn.)

References:

 A. V. Dicey, Introduction to the Study of Law of the Constitution, Liberty Fund

Inc, U.K,1982
 K. C. Wheare, Federal Government Ch. 1 & 2, Oxford University Press, London,
1970 (4th Edn.)
 D.D. Basu, Comparative Federalism, LexisNexus, 2008 (2nd Edn.)
 H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India: A Critical Commentary, Universal,
2012 ( 4th Edn.)
 V. N. Shukla, Constitution of India, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow, 2017, (13th
Edn.)
 M. P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, LexisNexis, 2017 (7th Edn.)

List of Cases:

 Atheist Society of India v. Govt of AP, AIR1992 SC31

 Golak Nath v. State of Punjab, AIR 1967 SC 1643
 I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 2007 Sc 861
 Indra Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narian, AIR1975Sc 2299
 Keshavanand Bharti v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461
 Kuldeep Nayyar v. UOI, AIR 2006 SC 3127
 Maneka Gandhi v. UOI, AIR 1978 SC 597
 Minerva Mills v. UOI, AIR 1980 SC 1789
 Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 SC 549
 S.C Advocate on Record Association v. UOI, AIR 1994 SC268
 Sirros v. Moore (1975) Q.B. 118
 SEMESTER V

Subject: Legal and Professional Ethics

Course Objectives: This course aims to:

a. Understand the professional ethics involved in the legal system.
b. Impart knowledge about professionalism consistent with the legal profession's
values and standards.
c. Boost the ability of students to bridge the gap between law and society,
exercising proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the entire
legal system.

Course Outcome: After successful completion of the course, the students will be able
to:
i. Practice the ethics required from lawyers as an officer of the court.
ii. Take appropriate decisions when faced with any dilemma of professional ethics.
iii. Demonstrate a great commitment to professionalism, critical and pragmatic
thinking, ethical behaviour, court crafts and leadership.

Unit-I: Growth and Evolution of the Legal Profession in India

a. Legal Education in India- Development and the Role of its Regulatory

Authorities
b. Importance of the legal profession
c. Development of law relating to legal profession in India
d. The Advocates Act, 1961- An overview
e. Bar Council of India-
i. Its constitution
ii. Powers and Duties
f. State Bar Councils-
i. Its constitution
ii. Powers and Duties
g. Different Committees under Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils
h. Admission and enrollment of advocates
i. Disqualification for enrolment
j. Rights to practice
k. Professional and other misconduct- Meaning
l. How to make a complaint against an advocate
m. Procedure after a complaint has been referred to a Disciplinary Committee
n. Punishments
o. Review and Appeal against the order of the disciplinary committees
p. Consumer Protection Act- Advocates Deficiency of Service

UNIT-II: Professional Ethics and Emerging Issues in Advocacy

a. Duty to court
b. Duty to client
c. Duty to opponent d. Duty to colleague
e. Duty towards society and obligation to render legal aid
f. Deficiency of Service by Lawyers and the Consumer Protection Act
g. Advertising in legal profession
h. Lawyers strike
i. Entry of Foreign law firms in India
j. Women’s place at the bar

Unit III: Bar-Bench Relation and Contempt of Court

a. Bench-bar relation
b. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
c. Contempt of court
d. its meaning and nature
e. Categories of contempt of court
f. Basis and extent of contempt jurisdiction
g. Procedure in case of contempt
h. Punishment for contempt of court
i. Defenses
j. Remedies against punishment

Unit IV: Other Laws and Rules Essential for Advocacy

a. The Registration Act, 1908.

i. Registration
ii. Compulsory Registered Documents s17
iii. Optional Registration s18
iv. Time and Place for Registration ss23-31
v. Effects of Registration and non-Registration ss47-50
b. Supreme Court Rules
i. Advocates and their Course of Conduct
ii. Role of Single Judge and Registrar of the Supreme Court
iii. Types of Petition Entertained by the Supreme Court, Writ petition, Election
Petition
c. Delhi High Court Rules
i. Delhi High Courts Rules
ii. Advocates and their Course of Conduct
iii. Role and Power of Single Judge
iv. Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction of the Court

Text Books:

 Kailash Rai, Legal Ethics, CLP, Allahabad 2007, (7thEdn.)

 Raju Ramachandran, Professional Ethics for Lawyers-Changing Profession,
Changing Ethics, Lexis Nexis, Delhi, 2014
 GCV Subba Rao, Commentary on Contempt of Courts Act1971, ALT
Publications, Delhi, 2014

References:

 P. RamanathaIyer, Legal andProfessional Ethics, Wadhwa, Nagpur, 2003

(3rdEdn.)
 Chief Justice Dr B Malik, Art of a Lawyer - (Cross Examination, Advocacy,
Courtmanship), Lexis Nexis, Delhi, 2017 (12thEdn.)
 N R Madhava Menon, David Annoussamy, D K Sampath, Adjudication in Trial
Courts–A Bench book for Judicial Officers, Lexis Nexis, Delhi, 2012(1stEdn.)
 N.R. Madhava Menon Murali Neelakantan Sumeet Malik, An Idea of a Law
School- Ideas from the Law , EBC, Delhi, 2019
 Selected Judgments on Professional Ethics, Vol. 1, Bar Council of India Trust,
New Delhi, 2019(3rdEdn.)
 Selected Judgments on Professional Ethics, Vol. 2, Bar Council of India Trust,
New Delhi, 2019 (2nd Revised Edn.)
 N.R. Madhava Menon (ed.),Legal Profession, B.C.I., Delhi, 1984
 M.P. Singh, Outlines of Indian Legal and Constitutional History, Universal,
Delhi, Chapter 13 (Legal Profession) (8thEdn.)
 M.P Jain, Outlines of Indian Legal History, Wardha, Delhi (Chapter XXX,
‘Growth of Legal Profession in India’) (5thEdn.)
 Thomas Morgan and Roland Rotunda, Professional Responsibility, Problems and
Materials, Foundation Press, Delhi, (8thEdn.)
 Sanjiva Row and Akshay Sapre, The Advocates Act, 1961, Lexis Nexis, Delhi,
2016

Act/ Rules/Regulations/Reports:

 Legal Practitioners Act, 1879

 Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926
 India Bar Committee Report, 1923
 All Indian Bar Committee Report, 1951
 Law Commission of India 14th Report, 1958
 The Advocates Act, 1961 Bare Act (Thomson Reuters)
 The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
 The Limitation Act, 1963
 The Registration Act, 1908
 Supreme Court Rules, 2013
 Delhi High Court Rules, 1967
 Part VI of Bar Council of India Rules 1975, (As amended up to 31st January,
2001), Chapter III Conditions for right to practice.
 Part VII of Bar Council of India Rules 1975, (As amended up to 31stJanuary,
2001), Chapter-I Complaints against Advocates and Procedure to be followed by
Disciplinary Committees of the State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India.
 Part VII of Bar Council of India Rules 1975, (As amended up to 31stJanuary,
2001), Chapter – II Review

List of Cases:

 Aswani Kumar Ghosh v. Arbind Bose, AIR 1952 SC 362

 In re on advocate, AIR 1957 SC 149
 Delhi Judicial Service Association v. State of Gujrat, AIR 1991 SC 2176
 In re Dr. D.C. Sexenav. Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, AIR 1996 SC 2481
 Supreme Court Bar association v. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 1895
 Bar Council of Maharasthra v. M.V. Dabhulkar 1976(1) SCR 306 also 1976 (2)
SCR 48
 Hanraj L. Chulani v. Bar Council of Maharashtra 1996 (3) SCC 342
 R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad, AIR 2000 SC 2912
 Indian Council of Legal Aid v. Bar Council of India, AIR 1995 SC 691
 Mahipal Singh Rana, Advocate v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2016 CRI. L. J. 3734
SC
 Bar Council of India v. High Court of Kerala 2004 AIR SCW 2684
 R. K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court 2009 AIR SCW 6876
Subject: Drafting, Pleadings, Conveyancing
LLB

Course Objectives: This course aims at:

a. Enhancing their legal drafting skill which is one of the most intellectually
demanding of all skills lawyers require.
b. Providing practical orientation and develop necessary acumen in drafting legal
documents.
c. Developing the understanding on the theory of effective drafting guidelines.
d. Understanding practical application of concepts and develop necessary skills for
drafting legal documents.
e. Enabling students to understand practical defects and difficulties in the legal
drafting through critical assessment, scrutiny of documents and survey of cases.

Course Outcome: After successful completion of the course, the students will be
able to:
i. Implement effective writing techniques to draft different types of legal
documents in clear and concise way.
ii. Draft effectively after acquiring skills of writing purposefully, articulation, legal
research, and of qualities of language, its clarity and precision.
iii. Draft conveyances and pleadings.

Unit-I: Fundamental Pleadings

a. Pleadings (Order 6 CPC) b. Plaint Structure

c. Written Statement and Affidavit
d. Difference between Writ, Plaint and Written Statement
e. Fundamental Rules of Drafting
f. Application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act
g. Application for Setting aside ex-parte Decree
h. Application for execution
i. Application for caveat section 148A of CPC
j. Application for Compromise of Suit
k. Writ Petitions

Unit-II: Civil Pleadings

a. Suit for Recovery under Order XXXVII of CPC

b. Suit for Permanent Injunction
c. Suit for Dissolution of Partnership
d. Petition for dissolution of Marriage
e. Application for Temporary Injunction Order XXXIX of CPC
f. Appeal from Original Decree under Order 41 of CPC
g. Revision Petition
h. Review Petition

Unit-III: Criminal Pleadings

a. Application under Section 156 CRPC

b. Application for Bail
c. Application under Section 125 CRPC
d. Compounding of Offences by Way of Compromise under Section 320(i) CRPC
e. Complaint under Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
f. Application under Section 482, CRPC

Unit-IV: Conveyancing

a. Notice to the Tenant under Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act

b. Notice under Section 80 of CPC
c. Notice for Specific Performance of Contract
d. Reply to Notice
e. General Power of Attorney
f. Special power of Attorney
g. Will
h. Agreement to SELL
i. Sale-Deed
j. Lease-Deed
k. Partnership Deed
l. Mortgage Deed
m. Relinquishment Deed
n. Deed of Gift Model Drafts
i. Petition for Grant of Probate / Letters of Administration
ii. Application for Appointment of Receiver/Local Commissioner
iii. Application for Appointment of Guardian
iv. Application to Sue as an Indigent Person under Order 33 CPC
v. Appeal from orders under order 43 of CPC
vi. Appeal from appellate decree
vii. Reference to Arbitration and Deed of Arbitration

Text Books:

 N.S. Bindra, Conveyancing, Draftsman and Interpretation of Dates, Delhi Law

House, Delhi, 1985
 G.C. Mogha& S. N. Dhingra, Mogha’s Law of Pleading in India with Precedents,
Eastern Law House, Delhi, 2013(18th Edn.)

References:

 R.N. Chaturvedi, Conveyancing, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2011 (7thEdn.)

 G.C. Mogha, Indian Conveyancer, Dwivedi Law, Allahabad, 2009 (14thEdn.)
 C. R. Datta& M.N. Das, D’Souza’s Form and Precedents of Conveyancing, Eastern Law
House, Delhi,2008 (13thEdn.)
 Rodney D. Ryder, Corporate and Commercial Agreements Drafting Guidelines, Forms
and Precedents, Universal Law Publishers, New Delhi, 2011
 MC Agarwal & GC Mogha, Mogha’s Pleading, EBC, Lucknow, 2017 (Latest Edn.)
 KS Gopalakrishnans Pleadings and Practice, ALT Publications, Hyderabad, 2014
Subject: Jurisprudence II
LLB

Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to:

a. Induct students into a realm of questions concerning nature of law.
b. Develop an analytical approach to understand the nature of law and the
development of legal system.
c. Provide comprehensive knowledge about the philosophy of law which besides
providing disciplinary knowledge further enhances power of analytical reasoning
of the students.
d. Answer fundamental questions about law.
e. Explore the philosophical implications of understanding law as a rhetorical
practice to encourage the research orientation in students.
f. Inculcate an understanding of vocabulary, concepts, doctrines and various
principles used in contemporary jurisprudential debates as well as a nuanced
understanding of the persuasive techniques and rhetorical forms used in legal
argumentation;

Course Outcome: After successful completion of the course, the students will be able
to:
i. Develop a broad and open co-relation of the fundamentals under jurisprudential
studies pertaining to other law and social science subjects.
ii. Identify and elucidate the major preoccupations of legal theory.
iii. Develop an understanding of legal concepts such as Rights, Title, Possession,
Ownership, Liability and Obligation which are basic to the study of Law.
iv. Develop an independent jurist and scholar.

Unit-I: Nature, Concept and Scope of Jurisprudence

a. What is jurisprudence and why is jurisprudence?

b. Descriptive, normative and critical legal theory
c. Concept of law - Classical Indian and Islamic schools
d. Why obey the law, law as an Anarchy or an Obligation or Law as a Social Fact
e. Law and Morality
i. judicial morality, moral and semantic questions relating to judge’s duty and
choice, moral realism
ii. Hart v Fuller and Hart v Devlin
iii. Natural law v Legal Positivism

Unit-II: Jurisprudential Schools of Thought

a. Natural law
i. Classical natural law theory-Aristotle Plato St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas
ii. Hard and Soft natural law
iii. Natural law in political philosophy-Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
iv. Decline of natural law
b. Legal positivism
i. Classical legal positivism - Sir Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, their
comparison.
ii. Modern legal positivism- H.L.A Hart, Hans Kelson, Joseph Raz
c. Legal Realism

Unit-III: Law and Social Theory

a. The sociological perspective

i. Roscoe Pound, Eugene Ehlrich , Emile Durkheim (social solidarity and law)
ii. Max Weber (typology of law, theory of legitimate domination, capitalism and
law)
iii. Karl Marx (ideology and legal fetishism); Jürgen Habermas (concept of modern
state and law)
iv. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
b. Anthropological/Historical Jurisprudence
c. Feminist Jurisprudence
d. Post Modernism
e. Why do legal systems differ?
f. Savigny, Sir Henry Maine, Max Gluckman

Unit -IV: Concepts

a. Rights and duties

i. What is a Right? Theories of Rights
ii. Hohfeld’s Analysis
iii. Human rights, Animal rights
b. Personality
c. Property, Possession and Ownership
d. Negligence
e. Punishment: Retributivism-weak and strong, Consequentialism, restoration
f. Theories of Justice- Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, Concept of equality and
Social justice
g. Effectiveness of Precedents

Text Books:

 H.L.A. Hart, The Concept of Law, Oxford University Press, UK, 2012 (3rdEdn.)
 Nigel Simmonds, Central Issues in Jurisprudence, Thomson Reuters, London, 2018(5th
Edn.)
 Brian Bix, Jurisprudence: Theory and Context, Sweet& Maxwell, London, 2019(8th
Edn.)
 Stephen Mulhall & Adam Swift, Liberals and Communitarians, Wiley Blackwell, USA,
1996(2ndEdn.)
 Will Kymlicka, Contemporary Political Philosophy, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
2002(2ndEdn.)

References:

 Joseph Raz, The Authority of Law, Oxford, 1979, (Chapter 1, a critique of Wolff’s view)
 Joseph Raz ‘Government by Consent’ in Ethics in the Public Domain, Oxford, 1994
 John Mitchell Finnis, Natural Law and Natural Rights, Vol. & II, OUP, UK, 2011 (2nd
Edn.). Read for prominent defenses of view (1) read either chapter 11, or John Finnis,
 ‘Law as Coordination’, in 2 Ratio Juris 301, 1989
 Ronald Dworkin, Law’s Empire, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, pp.190-216,
1986
 Christopher H. Wellman & John Simmons, Is there a Duty to Obey the Law?, Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, 2005
 N.E. Simmonds, ‘Protestant Jurisprudence and Modern Doctrinal Scholarship’ in 60(2),
Cambridge Law Journal , pp. 271-300, July 2001(Focus on the chapter called ‘A
watershed’)
 Robert Ladenson, ‘In Defence of a Hobbesian Conception of the Law’, in 9(2),
Philosophy and Public Affairs, pp.134-159,1980
 Jean Hampton, Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 1986(Read Chapter 4, pp. 97-113)
 Hampton, ‘Democracy and the Rule of Law’ in The Rule of Law, Nomos XXXVI, pp.
13-45, Ian Shapiro (ed.), NYU Press, 1994
 David Dyzenhaus, ‘Hobbes and the Legitimacy of Law’, in 20 Law and Philosophy,
2001,483. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/
 Joseph Raz, Practical Reason and Norms, OUP, Oxford, pp. 129-48, 1990,(2ndEdn.)
 A. Marmor, ‘The Pure Theory of Law’, Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lawphil-theory/4. Law and Morality
 Neil MacCormick, Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory, H.L.A. Hart, Stanford, pp. 42-60,
2008 (2ndEdn.)
 Hans Kelsen, General Theory of Law and State, Harvard University Press,
Massachusetts, pp. 58-64, 123-36, 115-22, 1945
 Hans Kelson, Pure Theory of Law, Vol. I, (Translated by Knight), pp. 114-19, 221-36,
193- 214, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1967, (2nd Edn.)
 H.L.A. Hart, ‘Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals’, 71(4), Harvard Law
Review, pp.593-629, 1958
 W.J. Waluchow, ‘Herculean Positivism’, 5 (2), Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 187-
210, 1985
 William A. Edmundson, An Introduction to Rights, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 2004
 H.L.A. Hart, ‘Are There Any Natural Rights?’, in Philosophical Review, 64, pp/ 175-91,
1955
 Matthew Kramer, Nigel Simmonds, Hillel Steiner, A Debate Over Rights, OUP, Oxford,
2000
 Roger Cotterill, The Politics of Jurisprudence, University of Pennsylvania Press, US,
2009
 Denis J. Galligan, Law in Modern Society, Oxford University Press, UK, 2007
 Brian Tamanaha, A General Jurisprudence of Law and Society, Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2001
 Kitty Calavita, Invitation to Law and Society, University of Chicago Press, Chicago,
2010
 David Nelken 'Law in Action or Living Law? Back to the Beginning in Sociology of
Law',
 Legal Studies 4, pp152-174, 1984
 Marc Hertogh (ed.) Living Law: Reconsidering Eugen Ehrlich, Hart Publishing, London,
2008

List of Cases:

 Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax v. Pahar Ganj Grih Nirman Sahkari (2006) 99 TTJ
JP 549
 Union of India & Anr v. Raghubir Singh (Dead) By Lrs. Etc., AIR 1989 SC 1933: 1989
SCR (3) 316
 Salar Jung Sugar Nulls Ltd. Etc v. State of Mysore & Ors., 1972 SCR (2) 228
 State Of Gujarat v. Gordhandas Keshavji Gandhi AIR 1962 Guj 128: (1962) 0 GLR 269
 Nishikanta Roy v. Monmohon Sen Gupta, AIR 1973 Cal 529, 77 CWN 424
 Late Nawab Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan v Commissioner of Wealth Tax, 1987 AIR 522:
1986 SCR (3)1072
 Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India, AIR 1984 SC 802: 1984 SCR (2) 67
 Queen-Empresss v. Maru and Anr. (1888) ILR 10 All 207
 Debendra Narain Roy v. Jogendra Narain Deb And Ors., 167 Ind Cas 615
 Kanizak Husain And Ors. v. Jadu Rai And Anr. ( 1886) ILR 8 All 576
Subject: Code of Civil Procedure and Limitation Act
LLB

Course Objectives: The paper aims to:

a. Familiarize the students with the various stages involved in a civil case. This
paper will acquaint the students to draft plaints, written statements,
Interlocutory applications, etc. involved in civil cases which will further
enhance their skills of arguments.
b. Make them aware about the nuances of suit filing, rules as to pleadings,
specific requirements of plaint and written statements, counter-claims.
c. Develop understanding of some crucial concepts like res judicata, res-
subjudice, inherent powers of courts, jurisdiction which are sine qua non for
proceeding with civil matters before the courts.
d. Consolidate a code relating to the procedure which is to be followed by the
Court of civil judicature
e. Facilitate justice and adopt a law relating to procedure followed by the
civil courts.

Course Outcome: After successful completion of the course, the students will be able
to:
i. Enhance their drafting skills.
ii. Practically apply judicial procedures.
iii. Acquire a thorough knowledge of procedural aspects of working of civil
courts and other associated machineries in India.
iv. Prepare judgment, decree, execution proceedings, appeals, reference, review.
v. Be profession ready by acquainting them about the after-trial procedures
like drawing of decree, execution petitions, appeals, review, revision, etc.

Unit-I: Introduction

a. Definitions: Decree, Judgement, Order, Foreign Court, Foreign Judgement, Mesne-

Profits, Affidavit, Suit, Plaint, Written Statement
b. Important Concepts: Res Sub-Judice, Resjudicata, Restitution, Caveat,
Inherent Powers of Courts
c. Execution of Judgement and Decree

Unit-II: Initial Steps in a Suit

a. Jurisdiction and Place of Suing

b. Institution of Suit
c. Pleadings: Meaning, Object, General rules, Amendment of Pleadings
d. Plaint and Written Statement
e. Appearance and Non-Appearance of Parties

Unit-III: Interim Orders

a. Commissions
b. Receiver
c. Temporary Injunctions
d. Summary Procedure
e. Suits by Indigent persons
f. Inter-pleader Suit
Unit – IV: Appeal, Reference, Review, Revision and Limitation Act, 1963

a. Appeals from Original Decree

b. Appeals from Appellate Decrees
c. General Provisions relating to Appeals
d. Reference to High Court
e. Review
f. Revision
g. Limitation Act
i. Procedural Law: Section 5 Condonation of Delay, Section 6 -9 Legal
Disability, Section 14-15 Exclusion of Time of Proceeding in Good Faith
in Wrong Court, Section 18-19 Acknowledgement
ii. Substantive Law: Section 25 Law of Prescription and Section 27
Adverse Possession, Section 29 Saving Clause

Text Books:

 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

 C.K. Takwani, Civil Procedure with Limitation Act, Eastern Book
Company, Lucknow & Delhi,2017 (8th Edn.)
 Mulla, Code of Civil Procedure , Lexis Nexis , India 2017, (19th Edn.)
 Sarkar, Code of Civil Procedure, Lexis Nexis, India, 2016, (12th Edn.)

References:

 M.R. Mallick & Sukumar Ray Ganguly‘s Civil Court, Practice and Procedure, Eastern
Law House, Delhi, 2016 (14th Edn.)
 S.K Raghuvanshi (ed.), Tandon’s Code of Civil Procedure, Pioneer Printers, Delhi, 2016

List of Cases:

 Topandas v. Gorakhram, AIR 1964 SC 1348

 Dhulabhai v. State of H.P., AIR 1969 SC 78
 Premier Automobile v. Kamlakar, 1976 (1) SCC 496
 Rajasthan State Road Transport Corpn. v. Krishna Kant, 1995 (5) SCC 75
 Pandurang V/s Shantibai, AIR 1989 SC 2240
 Workmen C.P. Trust v. Board of Trustee, 1978 (3) SCC 119
 Razia Begum v. Anwar Begum, AIR 1958 SC 886 (895)
 B.K.N. Pillai v. P. Pillas, AIR 2000 SC 614
 Sangram Singh v. Election Tribunal, AIR 1955 SC 425
 Martin Burn Ltd. v. Banerjee, AIR 1958 SC 79
 Dalpat v. Prahlad, 1992 (1) SCC 719
 Gujrat Battling Co. Ltd. v. Coca Cola Co., 1995 (5) SCC 545
 Morgan Stanly v. Kartick Das, 1994 (4) SCC 225
 Bihari Chordhary v. State of Bihar, 1984 (2) SCC 627
 Raj Duggal v. Ramesh Kumar, AIR 1990 SC 2218
 Judhistir v. Surendra, AIR 1969 Ori 233
 Mahadeo Prasad Singh v. Ram Lochan (1980)4 SCC354
 Shyam Singh v. Distt Collector Hamirpur, 1993Supp(1) SCC693
 Manilal Mohanlal v. Sardar Sayed Ahmed, AIR 1954 SC349
 Shivraj Patil v. Mahesh Madhaw, AIR1987 SC 294
 Sarju Parsad v. S Jwaleshwari, AIR 1951SC 120
 T D Gopalan v. Commerce HR& CE , Madras, AIR 1972 SC 1716
 Madhusudan Das v. Narayani Bai, AIR 1983 SC114
 Radha Madhav v. Gajadhar Singh, AIR 1960 Sc 115
 State of Punjab v. Jagdev Singh Talwandi, AIR 1984 SC 444
 Thungabhadra Industries Ltd. v. Govt of AP , AIR 1964 SC 1372
 Major SS Khanna v. Brig FJ Dillon, AIR 1964 SC 497
 Anil Rai v. State of Bihar, AIR 2001 SC 3173
Subject: Negotiable Instruments, Banking and Insurance Laws

Course Objectives: This paper aims to:

a. Orient the students towards emerging dimensions of the banking and insurance
sectors bringing transformation in the role played by these sectors.
b. Provide knowledge about operational framework of insurance according to the
general principles of contract.
c. Develop comprehensive understanding of principles, practices and legal
framework relating to banking and insurance.
d. Acquaint the students with the conceptual and operational parameters of
insurance law.
Course Outcome: After successful completion of the course, the students will be able
to:
i. Provide relevant banking and insurance solutions and together with technology-
familiarity, customer-orientation and hands-on application skills.
ii. Take up banking and insurance related cases in today’s globally competitive
market.
iii. Develop critical and creative thinking by studying relevant statutes along with
judicial interpretations.

Unit-I: Banking System in India

a. Historical Development of Banking System in India

b. Bank Nationalization and Social Control
c. Salient features of Banking Regulation Act,1949 (Definitions, functions
of banks and powers of RBI), Commercial & Investment Banking
d. Relationship between Banker and Customer, KYC Norms,
e. Banking Ombudsman and Application of Consumer Protection Law
in Banking Services

Unit-II: Lending, Securities and Recovery Process by Banks

a. Principles of Lending
b. Nature of Securities, Collateral and other Securities
c. Scope, Nature and process of recovery under Recovery of Debts
and Bankruptcy Act,1993
d. Non-performing Assets and Role of SARFAESI, 2002, Important
Definitions and Enforcement of Security Interest
e. Willful Defaulter and Nature of Bank Fraud (Applicable laws and
RBI Guidelines)

Unit-III: The Negotiable InstrumentAct,1881

a. Definition and Kinds of NegotiableInstruments

b. Holder and Holder-in-DueCourse
c. Material Alterations and Crossing of Cheque, etc.
d. Dishonour of NegotiableInstruments

Unit-IV: Insurance Law

a. Nature and Fundamental Principles of Insurance Contracts
b. Kinds of Insurance: Life Insurance, Fire Insurance, Marine Insurance
and Medi- claim Insurance
c. Motor Vehicles Insurance (with reference to Third Party Insurance), MACT
d. Powers, Duties of Insurance Regulatory Development Authority under
IRDA Act2002
e. Application of Consumer Protection with reference to Insurance Services

Text Books:

 M.L. Tannan, Banking Law and Practice in India, Lexis Nexis, 2019 (23rd Edn.)
 Banking and Insurance Law and Practice, Institute of Company Secretaries
of India, Taxmann India, 2019
 M.N. Mishra, Law of Insurance, Central Law Agency, Delhi, 2012, (9th Edn.)
 V.S Datey, Guide to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Taxmann
India, 2018
 Ashish Makhija, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India, LexisNexis
India, 2018

References:

 K.C. Shekhar, & Lekshmi Shekhar, Banking Theory and Practice,

Vikas Publishing House, 2005 (19th Edn.)
 J N Jain & R K Jain, Modern Banking and Insurance: Principles and Techniques,
Regal Publications, 2008
 Jyotsana Sethi & Nishwar Bhatia, Elements of Banking and Insurance,
PHI Publishers, 2012 (2nd Edn.)
 John Birds, Modern Insurance Law, Universal Publishing Co., 2003
 Shah, Landmark Judgments on Insurance, Universal Publishing Co., 2004
 C. Rangarajan, Handbook of Insurance and Allied Laws, Taxmann India, 2015

List of Cases:

 Rustam Cawasjee Cooper v. Union of India, AIR 1970 SC 564.

 All India Bank Officer’s Confederation v. Union of India, AIR 1989 SC 2045.
 Tara Chand Vyas v. Chairman Disciplinary Authority, AIR 11997 SCC 565.
 Sajjan Bank (Pvt.) Ltd v. Reserve Bank of India, AIR 1961 Mad.8.
 Canara Bank v. PRN Upadhyaya ( 1998)6 SCC 526.
 Pink v. Fleming (1890) 25 QBD396.
 Mithoolal Nayak v. Life Insurance Corporation of India, AIR 1962 SC 814.
 Kasim Ali Bulbul v. New India Assurance Co., AIR 1968 J&K 39.
 Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India, WP(Civil) No. 99 of 2018.
 K. Kishan v. M/s Vijay Nirman Company Pvt. Ltd, Civil Appeal No. 21824 of 2017.
 Nikhil Mehta & Sons (HUF) & Ors. v M/s AMR Infrastructures Ltd. (NCLT Delhi), C.P
NO. (ISB)-03(PB)/2017.
 Anuj Jain Interim Resolution Professional for Jaypee Infratech Limited v. Axis
Bank Ltd., Civil Appeal Nos. 8512-8527 of 2019.
 Tata Steel BSL Limited & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr. W.P.(Crl) 3037/2019.
Subject: Emerging Law and Technology (Optional)

Course Objectives: This paper’s objective is to:

a. Introduce the concept of Information Technology in the contemporary time.
b. Discuss the various ways in which law interacts with Information and
Communication Technologies.
c. Make students aware about emerging technologies and their social, political and
legal implications.
d. Acquaint students about the interface of law and technology which is necessary
for understanding the challenges posed by misuse of technology.
e. Discuss in detail the role of law in developing the jurisprudence in the light of
various national and international challenges like national security, privacy, data
protection, global threats.
Course Outcome: After successful completion of the course, the students will be
able to:
i. Provide guidance for articulating the challenges posed by advancing technologies
into the various realms of society including law and means to combat the same.
ii. Provide a clear demonstration of inter-disciplinary approach of learning
acquainting students about fundamental as well as procedural knowledge of
amalgamation of law with technology helping them to attain relevant skills for
employment opportunities.
iii. Undertake further researches into the fields of advancing technology which is
novel to legal regime.

Unit-I: Introduction: Notion of Technology

a. Emergence of Technology and Industrial Revolution b. Legal Order and

Technological Innovation
b. Technology and its Impact on Society and Politics d. Notion of Technological
Society
c. Law, Ethics and Technology

Unit-II: E-Commerce

a. UNCITRAL Model Law of E-Commerce

b. Online Contracting
c. Jurisdiction Issue in E-Commerce
d. Digital Signature/Electronic Signature
e. E-payment, E-Banking
f. E-Commerce Frauds
g. Information Technology Act, 2000

Unit-III: Cyber Crime

a. Jurisdiction Issue in Cyber Crime

b. Cyber Crime: National & International Perspective
c. Cyber Crime against Women
d. Cyber Crime against Children
e. International Convention on Cyber Crime
f. Mobile Phones Crimes
g. Cyber Crime and Evidence

Unit -IV: Genetic Technologies and Law

a. Genetic Technologies
i. Environmental Effect: Environment Protection Act
ii. Genetic Engineering in Plant: Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Act, 2001
iii. Natural Resources: Bio-Diversity Act, 2000
b. Medical Technologies and New Areas Doha Development Agenda
i. Organ Transplantation
ii. Experiment on Human Beings
iii. Sex Determination Test
iv. Designer Baby
v. Abortion vi. Cloning
vii. Artificial Reproductive Technologies

Text Books:

 UNCITRAL Model Law of Ecommerce, 1996

 Vakul Sharma, Information Technology Law and Practice, Universal Law
Publishers, Delhi, 2011 (3rd Edn.)
 Harish Chander, Cyber Laws and IT Protection, PHI Learning Pvt.Ltd., Delhi,
2012
 Nandan Kamath, Law Relating to Computers, Internet and Ecommerce,
Universal Law Publishing Co.Ltd., Delhi, 2006

References:

 Bernard E. Rollin, Science and Ethics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,

2006
 Nandita Adhikari, Law and Medicine, Central Law Publication, Allahabad, 2012
 Pavan Duggal, Mobile Law, Universal Law Publishing Co. Ltd., Delhi, 2012
 UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Comprehensive Study of Cyber Crime (A
Report)
 Arvind Kumar, Gobind Das, Biodiversity, Biotechnology and
International Knowledge: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Narosa
Book Distributors Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2010
 Jaiprakash G. Shevale, Forensic DNA Analysis: Current Practices and Emerging
Technologies, CRC Press, New Delhi, 2013
 Lori B. Andrews, Maxwell J. Mehlman, Mark A. Rothstein, Genetics: Ethics,
Law and Policy, Gale Cenage, USA, 2010 (3rdEdn.)
 Evanson C. Kamau, Gerd Winter, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and
the Law: Solutions for Access and Benefit Sharing, Routledge, UK, 2013
 Sapna Rathi, Sex Determination Test and Human Rights, Neha Publishers &
Distributors, Delhi, 2011
 Anja J. Karnein, A Theory of Unborn Life: From Abortion to Genetic
Manipulation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000
 David Price, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transportation, Cambridge
 University Press, 2000
 Kerry Lynn Macintosh, Illegal Beings: Human Clones and the Law, Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, 2005
 Katarina Trimmings & Paul Beaumont, International Surrogacy Arrangements,
Hart Publications, UK, 2013

List of Cases:

 In Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v. Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos

(AEPD), Case C-131/12, Court of Justice of European Union (ECJ),
ECLI:EU:C:2014:317
 Avnish Bajaj v. State (N.C.T. of Delhi), 116 (2005) DLT 427
 Sharat Babu Digumarti v. Government N.C.T. of Delhi, (2017) 2 SCC 18
 Google India Private Limited v. M/s Visakha Industries & Others Criminal
Appeal No. 1987 of 2014
 My Space v. Super Cassettes Industries [236 (2017) DLT 478]
 Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India [W.P. (C) No. 341/2008]
 Shreya Singhal v Union of India, AIR 2015 SC 1523
 K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1
 Swami Ramdev & Anr. v. Facebook, Inc. & Ors., Delhi High court
CS(OS)27/2019
 Anvar P.V v. P.K.Basheer & Ors. (2014) 10 SCC 473
 Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc., 2017 SCC 34 (Canada)
 Google LLC v. Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL)
24 September 2019, Judgment of The Court (Grand Chamber)
 Novartis AG v. Union of India (2013) 6 SCC 1
Smt. Selvi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka (2010) 7 SCC 263
Subject: Criminology (Optional)
LLB

Course Objectives: This paper aims to:

1. Acquaint the students with the criminal policies including theories of
punishment, and the exercise of discretion in sentencing.
2. Understand the nature and causes of crime, theoretical approaches of
criminology, victimology, victimization process and penology.
3. Understand the meaning of crime, methods of controlling them and the
basic principles of criminal law determining criminal liability and
punishment.
4. Understand inter-related working of different wings of criminal justice system
and their individual and collective impact on crime rate and prevention.
5. Develop an understanding about the anatomy of varied crimes and the
related legal provisions.
6. Deduce varied research areas in the subject and their future scope.

Course Outcomes: After successful completion of the course, the students will
be able to:
1. Examine crime victims and patterns of punishment as complementary aspects of
the criminal justice system, and explores their contributions to social
perceptions of crime and justice.
2. Comprehend the characteristics of the criminal law, the extent of crime;
the effects of crime on victims and society.
3. Understand the attributes of the criminals, methods of crime prevention, and
the characteristics and working of the criminal justice system.
4. Analyze and evaluate varied theoretical understandings and underpinnings
of crime causation characterizing criminals and criminality.
5. Construct a fresh perspective in the field of criminology and its current
overall organization.
6. Understand the fast-emerging concepts of victimology and the present
challenges in the field.

Unit-I: Criminology – Definition, Terminology and Criminal Process

a. Definition and Extent of Crime, Crime and Deviance, Public Conception

and Mis-conception of Crime.
b. Schools of Criminology- Pre classical school, Classical school, Positive
and Neo-classical school.
c. Theories of Crime causation: Psychological Explanation (Learning
behavior, Psycho-analytical approach, mental disorder and criminality),
Sociological Explanation (Ecological theory, Culture
–conflict theory, Differential association, Anomie and strain, Labeling),
Economic explanations of crime causation.

Unit-II: Understanding Typology of Crimes and Related Legal Provisions

a. Typology of violent crimes and Legal & Judicial Interventions:

Homicide, Honor Killing, Mob Lynching.
b. Typology of Crime against Women and Children in physical and cyber space:
 Legal & Judicial Interventions.
c. Juvenile Delinquency: Nature, form and Etiology of delinquency, legal
and institutional framework, Preventing and controlling juvenile
delinquency.
d. Positivist explanation of female criminality.

Unit-III: Penology– Evolution and Latest Trends

a. Theories of Punishments: legal and judicial incorporations

b. Substantive Penal Policy of India: Punishments, their execution,
commutation and remission
c. Alternative Punishments – Nature and Scope
d. Prison and Police Reforms

Unit-IV: Victimology

a. Definition, Nature and Scope and Theories of Victimology

b. Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
c. Victims’ Access to Justice.
d. Victim Assistance Initiatives: national and international

Text Books:

 Roger Hopkin Burke, An Introduction to Criminological Theory,

Willian Publishing, 2001
 Katherine S. Williams, Textbook on Criminology, Oxford Press, Oxford, 2004

References:

 Frank A. Hagan, Introduction to Criminology: Theories, Methods and Criminal

Behavior, Sage Publications Ltd., London, 1978
 Larry Seigel,Criminology, Thomson Wadsworth, Canada, 2008
 Sue Titus Reid,Crime and Criminology, Oxford University Presss, Oxford, 2008
 Mark Tunic, Punishment: Theory and Practice, University of California Press,
Berkeley, 1992
 Robert Elias, Victims Still: Politicla Manipulation of Crime Victim, Sage
Publications Inc., 1993
 R. I. Mawby & S. Walkate, Critical Victimology, Sage Publications Ltd.,
London,1995

List of Cases:

 The National Human Rights Commission v. State of Gujarat (2009) 6 SCC 342.
 Arvind Yadav v. Ramesh Kumar, 2003 Cr.L.J. 2552.
 Delhi Domestic Working Women’s Forum v. Union of India (1995) 1 SCC 14.
 Rudal Sah v. State of Bihar, AIR 1983 SC 1086.
 Nilabati Behera v. State of Orissa (1993) 2 SCC 746.
 Shri D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997) 1 SCC 416.
 Vishakha & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011.
 Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr v. Union of India & Ors., Writ Petition (Criminal) NO. 55
 OF 2013.
 Dannjay Chatterjee v. State of West Bengal (2004) 9 SCC 757.
 Macchi Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1983 SC 957.
 SEMESTER VI

Subject: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Course Objectives: This course aims to: -

1. To Understand the basic principles and elements of Alternative Dispute Resolution
law.
2. To Analyze and interpret Alternative Dispute Resolution Law, including learning
about the legal jargons.
3. To Identify and assess the validity of different types and techniques of Alternative
Dispute Resolution.
4. To Evaluate the consequences of breaching Alternative Dispute Resolution Law
and assess available remedies.
5. To understand summary of the legislative, procedural, and case law behind these
systems and how they interact with litigation is provided in Alternative Dispute
Resolution.
6. To understand the notion of negotiation and mediation is also included in the
legislation of ADR.
Course Outcome (COs):
CO1: Future legal professionals should be trained in alternative dispute resolution in
order to reduce the burden of courtroom litigation.
CO2: They should also be encouraged to learn procedural complexities and specific
hard and soft skills and techniques that are tailored to fit particular ADR models.
CO 3: They should be encouraged to concentrate on incorporating therapeutic
paradigms into their legal practice.
CO 4: To formulate and draft well- structured written agreements in response to a
given set of facts
CO 5: Develop critical thinking and analytical skills to expand career opportunities in
law, business, and related fields.

Unit-I: Concept of ADR

a. Meaning, Nature and Genesis of Alternative Dispute Resolution
b. Forms of ADR Mechanism
c. Legal Framework: Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
d. Legal Aid

Unit-II: Negotiation and Mediation

a. Negotiation
b. Theories, Development and its types
c. Qualities of Negotiator and Process for Negotiation
d. International Negotiation
e. Mediation
f. Good Offices

Unit-III: Arbitration and Conciliation

a. Arbitration Agreement, Essentials, Rule of Severability
b. Composition of Arbitral Tribunal, Extent of Judicial Intervention,
Interim Measures, Power of Court to refer Parties to Arbitration
c. Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal, Competence, Competence of Arbitral Tribunal,
Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings, Place of Arbitration
d. Arbitral Award, Termination, Enforcement
e. Conciliation and its Mechanism

UNIT-IV: International Perspective

a. International Commercial Arbitration
b. New-York and Geneva Convention

Text Books:
 UNCITRAL Model Law, Treaties etc.
 Enforcement of Foreign Award and Jurisdictional Issues
 PSDA (Professional Skill Development Activities) 3 Hrs./Week
 Mock Arbitration/Mediation/Negotiation Session
 Visit to Court/Mediation Centre/Arbitration Institute
 Community Services
 Representing Client in Mediation
 J. G. Merrill’s, International Dispute Settlement. U.K: Cambridge University
Press, 2005(Fifth Edn)
 Avtar Singh, Law of Arbitration and Conciliation, Eastern Book Company,
2013(10th Edn)

References:
 Robert J. Niemic, Donna Stienstra and Randall E. Ravitz, Guide to Judicial
Management of Cases in ADR, Federal Judicial Centre, 2001
 J. Auerbach, Justice Without Law? Oxford University Press, 1983
 Abraham P. Ordover and Andrea Doneff, Alternatives to Litigation:
Mediation,
 Arbitration, and the Art of Dispute Resolution, Notre Dame: National Institute
for Trial Advocacy, 2002
Subject: International Commercial Law
LLB

Course Objective: This course aims to enable the students to-

a. To Understand the origin, development and general principles of International
Commercial Law.
b. To Study and understand the fundamental principles of International Commercial
Law.
c. To Analyse the theoretical background of International Commercial Law along
with settlement of International Commercial Disputes.
d. To Study and evaluate the concept of carriage of goods.
e. To Learn about the concept of International payments.
Course Outcome (COs):
CO-I: Students will learn the necessary information and abilities to comprehend,
interpret, discriminate, create, and apply the rules and procedures of statutory
International Commercial Law in a professional setting in.
CO-II: Learn how to contrast, compare, and reflect on the theoretical ideas that
underlie the laws, on the one hand, and how to organize, separate, and prioritize the
methods and resources that will be used to interpret the laws, on the other.
CO-III: To evaluate the usage of International Commercial Law in providing relief
for victims of large-scale disasters.
CO-IV: To develop the skill of critical self-reflection and evaluation of the policy
issues in International Commercial law to find solutions to practical issues and
problems occurring in the professional practice.

Unit-I: International Sales Contracts

a. Formation of the Contract
b. Breach of Contract and Avoidance of Contract, Doctrine of Frustration,
Damage
c. Rights and Duties of Buyers and Sellers
d. Case Law

Unit-Il: Carriage of Goods.

a. Unimodal and Multimodal Transportation of Goods
b. Documents of Carriage of Goods by Sea
c. Bills of Lading: Kinds, Nature, Features
d. INCOTERMS 2010
e. Case Law
Unit-III: International Payments
a. Methods of International Payments
b. Uniform Customs and Practice 600
c. Types of Letters of Credit
d. Parties to Letter of Credit
e. Case Law

Unit-IV: Settlement of International Commercial Disputes

a. Arbitration: Kinds
b. Mediation Conciliation
d. Recognition and Enforcement
e. Investment Dispute Resolution (PCA. ICC, ICSID, Ad-hoc Arbitration and
other Institutional Institution)
f. Case Law

PSDA (Professional Skill Development Activities)

● Judgment Analysis
● Applied Exercise- Moot Problem
● Debate
● Visit to Institute of Foreign Trade

Text Books:
 Jason CT Chuah, Law of International Trade: Cross Border Commercial
Transactions, 4* Edn Schmitthoff, Export Trade: The Law and Practice of
International Trade, London:
 Sweet and Maxwell, 2000.

References:
 ICC's Incoterms, 2010
 F. Reynolds, "Some Reservations about CISG", in New Trends in Inte
Law111/139
 P. Todd, Bills of Lading and Banker's Documentary Credits, London: Si
Maxwell, 1998 Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods,
 1983
 International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating
to Bills of Lading signed at Brussels on 25 August 1924, as amended by the
Protocol signed at Brussels on 23 February 1968
 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral
 Awards. 1958
 Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, 1980
Subject: Interpretation of
Statutes LLB

Course Objective: The objectives are as follows:

a. To Provide an overview of the Interpretation of Statutes and its application in the
Indian legal system.
b. To Understand the fundamental principles of Internal Aids of Interpretation.
c. To Familiarize students with general differences between Internal and External
aids of Interpretation available under Interpretation of Statutes.
d. To Develop analytical skills to interpret and apply the provisions of the
Interpretation of Statutes to real-world scenarios.
e. To Enhance critical thinking abilities to analyze and evaluate the ethical and
legal implications of Interpretation of Statutes.
f. To Promote a comprehensive understanding of Rules of Interpretation and its
role in maintaining social order and justice.
Course Outcome (COs):
CO I: Students will learn the necessary information and abilities to comprehend,
interpret, discriminate, create, and apply the rules and procedures of statutory
interpretation in a professional setting.
CO-II: Learn how to contrast, compare, and reflect on the theoretical ideas that
underlie the laws, on the one hand, and how to organize, separate, and prioritize the
methods and resources that will be used to interpret the laws, on the other.
CO-III: Learn to compare, contrast and reflect on the theoretical concepts underlying
the statutes on one hand, and plan, differentiate and prioritize approaches and
materials to be used in statutory interpretation on the other hand.

Unit-l: Introduction

a. Meaning of Interpretation
b. Need for Interpretation
c. act, enactment, Statutes, Ordinances, rules, etc.

Unit -II: Internal Aids to Interpretation

a. Title
b. Preamble
c. Heading
d. Marginal Note
e. Section
f. Sub-section
 g. Punctuation
h. Exception
i. Proviso
j. Explanation
k. Saving Clause
l. Schedule
Unit-IlI: External Aids to Interpretation

a. Constituent Assembly Debates for Constitutional Interpretation

b. Constitution of India
c. Legislative History: Legislative Intention
d. Statement of Objects and Reasons Legislative Debates
e. Committee Reports, Law Commission Reports 102

Unit -IV: Rules of Interpretation

a. Literal Rule
b. Golden Rule
c. Mischief Rule
d. Legal Fiction Ejusdem genera Noscitur a soctis
e. Reddendo singula singulis
f. Generalia specialibus non derogant tressio uno est exclusion alterna

PSDA (Professional Skill Development Activities)

a. SIndgmients and Statutes Analysis & Judgment Writing
b. Problem Solving
c. Exercise of Drafting a Stature

Text Books:
 P. St. J. Langan, Maxwell's on the Interpretation of Statules. Lexis Nexis, 124
 Edition. 1969
 V.P.Sarthi, Interpretation of Statutes, Eastern book Company, 5* Edition,
2010.
 References:
 G.P. Singh, Principles of Statutory Interpretation, Lexis Nexis, 13 Edition,
2012
 N.S. Bindra, Interpretation of Statutes, Lexis Nexis,
 Bakshi BM, Interpretation of Statutes, Orient Publisher, 2008
Subject: JUDICIAL PROCESS
LLB

Course Objectives: The objective of this paper is to provide students with the
opportunity to:
a. To Develop and acquire fundamental lawyering skills, including research,
writing, analytical thinking, and oral advocacy.
b. To Gain practical exposure and cultivate the necessary skills to become effective,
ethical, and professional members of the legal community.
Course Outcomes:
CO-I: Proficiency in identifying legal problems and judicial process within a client-
centered legal environment, and adopting a problem-solving approach.
CO-II: Comprehensive understanding and proficiency in utilizing diverse methods
and resources to conduct effective legal research.
CO-III: Proficiency in preparing concise and informative briefs and summaries of
judgments via the help of Doctrines.

UNIT-I CONTEMPORARY NATURE OF JUDICIAL PROCESS

a. Rule of Law: Doctrine of Independence of the Judiciary as an aspect of
Separation of Powers-Notion of the Independence of the Judiciary and the
Legal Profession: Appointment of Judges-Transfer of Judges
b. Nature of the Judicial Process: Search for the Legislative Intention-Methods
of Judicial Interpretation-Role of Philosophy (Logic), History, Tradition and
Sociology-the Judge as a Legislator-Notions of Judicial Review-
Constitutional Basis-Democratic Character of Judicial Review-Power of
Judicial Review- Supreme Court’s Approach to the Question of Its Own
Jurisdiction-Article 32 & Article 136; Judicial and Juristic Activism-Judicial
Creativity and its Limitations-Judicial Activism vis- a-vis Judicial Self-
Restraint-Problems of Accountability of Justice

UNIT - II INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURING OF COURTS

a. Judicial Person: Power Planning-Comparative Study Corporative Patterns of
Workload.
b. Alternatives to Adjudication: Alternative Disputes Redressal Forum-Patterns
of Court Management-Current Crises of the Indian Adjudicatory System.

UNIT-III- DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT STARE DECISIS

 a. Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta: Methods of Determining Ratio-Precedent
in Common Law and Civil Law Countries-Operation of Precedent in India
b. Constitutional Interpretations by the Supreme Court: Techniques of
Innovation (subversion) of Stare Decisis-Supreme Court's Authority to
overrule its Own Decisions-Advisory Jurisdiction and its Import on
Precedent-Prospective
c. Overruling in India-Basic Structure Theory and Limitations to Constitutional
Amendments.

UNIT – IV- INDIAN JUDICIAL PROCESS AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS

a. Debates on the Role of Judges (Supersession, Commitment & Transfer):
Socio- Economic Background of the Indian Judiciary-Politics of Judiciary-
Political Process
b. Jurimetrics: Concept-Conventional-Civil Law and Behavioral Perspective-
Impact of Public Opinion on the Judicial Process-Role of the Appellate Indian
Judges in the Development, Renovation and Retardation of Constitutional
Goals

Textbooks:
 A. S. Anand: ‘Judicial Review: Judicial Activism-Need for Caution’, 42 Journal
of Indian Law Institute 149 (2000).
 Benjamin Cardozo: The Nature of Judicial Process, Yale University Press, USA.
116

References:
1. EdgarBodenheimer: Jurisprudence-The Philosophy and Method of the Law,
Universal Law Publishing-An imprint of LexisNexis; Delhi.
2. Henry J. Abraham: The Judicial Process, OUP, USA.
3. John Rawls: A Theory of Justice, Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
4. Julius Stone: Legal System and Lawyer’s Reasoning, Universal Law
Publishing., New Delhi.
5. Julius Stone: Precedent and the Law-Dynamics of Common Law,
Butterworth, Sydney.
6. Julius Stone: The Province and Function of Law, Universal Law Publishing
Co., New Delhi.
 7. Rajeev Dhavan: The Supreme Court of India-A Socio-Legal Critique of its
Juristic Techniques, N. M Tripathi, Bombay.
8. S. P. Sathe: Judicial Activism in India: Transgressing Borders and Enforcing
Limits, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
9. Upendra Baxi: ‘On How not to Judge the Judges: Notes towards Evaluation of
the Judicial Role’, 25 Journal of Indian Law Institute 211 (1983).
10. Upendra Baxi: The Indian Supreme Court and Politics, Eastern Book Co.,
Lucknow.
11. Virendra Kumar: ‘Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution: Doctrine of
Constitutionally Controlled Governance’, 49 Journal of the Indian Law
Institute, 365-395, (2007).
12. W. Friedmann: Legal Theory, Stevens & Sons, Ltd., London. 117

TEACHING ASSIGNMENT
Since this Semester has been devoted towards practical-oriented understanding of
Law in general, giving the students an opportunity to practice one’s teaching skills is
critical. The student would therefore be given teaching assignments.

 Each student will be assigned two topics in advance to deliver

classroom teaching.
 Each student has to take up five teaching assignments of B.A., LL. B
(H) course.
 Each class will be of one hour duration and shall be assessed on the basis
of his/her teaching performance.
 The class taken will be supervised, observed and evaluated by the
Course teacher.
 Students are supposed to prepare a teaching plan and take the classes
accordingly. Students are also required to prepare teaching material on
the basis of the classes taken.

DISSERTATION
 To make the programme research oriented, students appearing for the Post-
Graduate Degree Programme in Law Examination shall submit a Dissertation
 prepared under the guidance of a Research Supervisor [Allotted by Office of
the Dean].
 The evaluation of the Dissertation and Viva Voce will be conducted by a
Board of Examiners comprising of the Dean of the Faculty, Supervisor
concerned and one External Examiner.
 Every student has to prepare a dissertation, selecting any topic from subjects
taught in the last three semesters, applying Legal Research Methodology.
 This work is to be submitted for evaluation and the students have to appear
before an external examiner for viva-voce.
 The dissertation is expected to be an in-depth and critical analysis of a legal
problem of contemporary significance in the field chosen by the candidate.
 It must incorporate copious references to judicial decisions, law-review
articles, statutes, books, monographs relevant to the topic in the form of
footnotes and bibliographical references.
 The student shall select the topic for Dissertation in consultation with the
Research Supervisor and submit the topic along with the research proposal for
approval of the Dean.
 The student shall select the topic for Dissertation in consultation with the
Research Supervisor and submit the topic along with the research proposal for
the approval of the Dean.
 Within 15 days of the approval of the topic, the student shall submit a
synopsis of their proposed research paper to the supervisor concerned.
 Within a month of approval of synopsis, the student shall submit the first draft
of his/her dissertation to the supervisor concerned.
 The second draft of the research paper shall then be submitted to the
supervisor on approval of which, the student shall submit the final dissertation
to the office of the Dean.
 The Dissertation shall be between 120-150 type written pages on A4 size
papers with 1.5 line spacing, 12 Font size for the body of the text and 10 Font
size for the footnotes in Times New Roman and submitted in 4 copies. ILI
Style of citation is to be followed for the footnotes (available at:
http://www.ili.ac.in/cstyle.pdf).
 Students shall attach Similarity Report generated by UGC approved software
 Turnitin with less than 20% similarity index along with the final submission.
 Submission of Proposed Topic.
 Allocation of Supervisor.
 Synopsis submission.
 Submission of First Draft.
 Submission of Second draft: Final Submission.

 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Third week of November Second week of December Last week of January Third
week of March Third week of April Second week of May.
Subject: Human Rights Law
LLB

Course Objective: This course aims to-

1. To Understand the basic principles and elements of Human Rights law.
2. To Analyze and interpret Human Rights contractual terms, including contractual
legal jargons.
3. To Identify and assess the validity of different types of Human Rights Law i.e.,
International Human Rights Law and National Human Rights Law.
4. To Evaluate the consequences of breaching a contract and assess available
remedies.
5. To Understand the role of statutory provisions and case law in Human Rights Law
interpretation.
Course Outcome (COs):
CO I: To encourage students to consider all legal topics from a human rights
perspective;
CO II: To practice pro bono law in the area of human rights using the critical-thinking
and problem-solving abilities acquired via PSD activities;
CO III: To force them to use their understanding of human rights law in their line of
work;
CO IV: To allow students to assess the efficacy of laws in their execution and come
up with practical recommendations.
CO V: To provide students with the information and resources necessary for human
rights lawyers to fight against human rights breaches.
CO VI: To make them apply their knowledge of Human Rights Law in their
profession.
CO VII: To equip the students with sufficient knowledge and tools for human rights
lawyering to fight against human right violations; and
CO VIII: To enable them to evaluate the effectiveness of statutes in its
implementations and formulate pragmatic suggestions.

Unit-I: Introduction
a. Nature
b. Origin and Evolution
c. Development of Human Right Regime

Unit-Il: International Human Rights Law

a. UN Charter
b. UDHR
c. Covenants of 1966
d. Optional Protocols

Unit-Ill: National Human Rights Law

 a. Constitutional Provisions
b. Fundamental Rights
c. Directive Principles of State Policy
d. Human Rights Act. 1993
e. NHRC: Composition, Powers and Functions
f. Role of State HRC, NCW, NCM, SC/ST Commission
g. Role of Civil Societies and Media.

Unit-IV: Group Rights

a. Prisoners
b. Women and Children
c. Indigenous People
d. Disabled
e. Senior Citizen
f. Refugees

PSDA (Professional Skill Development Activities)

 Project on Works of relevant Commission.
 Study on incidence of Human Rights Violation.
 Reports on Human Rights Violation under Special Enactment.
 Field Visits/ Formation of Human Rights Groups in Colleges and Universities.

Text Books:
 D.D. Basu, Human Rights in Constitutional Law, Lexis Nexis, 2008 (3"' Edn)
 Upendra Baxi, The Future of Human Rights, Oxford University Press, 2012 (3™
Edn)

References:
 Thomas Buergenthal, International Fuman Rights in a Nutshell, West Publisher
Company, 2009 (4" Edn)
 Henry Steiner & Philip Alston, International Human Rights in Context: Law,
Politics, Morals: Text and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2008
 S. K. Kapoor, International Law and Human Rights, Central Law Agency, 2014
 M. K. Sinha, Implementation of Basic Human Rights, Lexis Nexis, 2013
Subject - Moot Court Exercise and
Internship LLB

Course Objectives: This course aims at: -

1. This course seeks to teach students the practical skills needed to do research,
analyse cases, handle witnesses, make arguments in court at both the trial and appeal
phases of a case, and write and produce various types of pleadings and petitions.
2. The training is structured into four sections: moot courts, mock trials, court visits,
and viva voce/attendance.
3. To expose the students to different courts and chambers of practicing solicitors, the
goal is to expose them to the real-world administration of justice system.
4. To understand the professional study of law requires this fundamental and crucial
knowledge.
5. To get competence in legal writing, filing, and litigating matters before courts of
law in India and other countries as a result of studying the practical component
throughout the course.
Course Outcomes: After successful completion of this Course, students should be
able to:
CO-I: To practice at all the stages of any case/matter and at all the fora with critical
thinking
CO-II: To do appellate advocacy by independent research, preparation of arguments
and presenting arguments in a persuasive manner in appellate courts
CO-III: To do trial advocacy, i.e., case analysis, client interviewing and advise, how
to conduct examination-in-chief and cross-examination of witnesses, preparation and
presentation of arguments on facts and law in the trial courts.
CO-IV: To interview clients and advise them on procedural aspects of litigation, costs
and possible legal and social consequences, etc.
CO-V: To work in teams and develop the cooperative nature essential for the legal
practice.

Unit I: Mock Trial including Client Interviewing and Counselling and Case
Analyses
The students will learn the basics of client interviewing and counseling through
simulation exercises. They will be required to do case analyses in the mock trial
exercise to be done by them. At least two mock trials, one Civil and one Criminal
will be conducted during the course of the semester. The students will be divided in
teams of lawyers and witnesses. Each student will be required to function as a lawyer
and witness in the mock trials being simulated in the classroom. 30 marks for this
component are divided equally (5 marks) among different tasks performed by each
student including client interviewing and counselling, case analysis, written
submissions, Examination-in-chief, Cross-examination, and final arguments.
Unit II: Moot Courts
The teacher teaching this course will supply three Moot Court problems to the
students in the course of a single semester requiring them to work on all three
problems assigned to them, prepare written submissions (memorials) and present oral
arguments in a moot court setting.
30 marks for this component are divided equally between written submission and oral
arguments. Students may be asked to work in teams at the discretion of teacher. Each
student will prepare a case only on one side.
A. Rules re Memorial submissions:
1. Each student / team must submit one typed and bound copy of the memorial on
either side no later than the date fixed and announced in the class. Memorials will not
be accepted after the prescribed date and time and the student will lose the marks
assigned for that assignment.
2. Memorial specifications:
a) Memorials must be printed on A4 size white paper with black ink on both sides of
the paper.
b) The body of the memorial must be in Fonts Times New Roman, Size 12 and
footnotes in Fonts Times New Roman in Size 10.
c) Each page must have a margin of at least one-inch on all sides. Do not add any
designs or borders on the pages
d) Memorials should be submitted with differently coloured Title Page for each side:
• Title page in red colour for Petitioner / Appellant
• Title page in blue colour for respondent
e) The Memorial should not exceed 20 typed pages (line space 1.5) and shall consist
of the following Parts:
 Table of Contents
 Statement of Facts
 Statement of Jurisdiction
 List of References and Cases
 Statement of Issues
 Summary of Arguments
 Detailed Pleadings
 Prayer
  Affidavit, if necessary
 Relevant Annexures may be kept by the student and may be used during oral
arguments.

B. Rules re Oral Arguments:

 Court Language shall be English unless prior permission is sought from the
teacher to speak in Hindi.
 Each student would be given 10 minutes to present their oral arguments
 Judges may, at their discretion extend oral argument time, up to a maximum
of 5 minutes.
 Rebuttal would be allowed only to the petitioner and they would have to
specify in the beginning the time they want to set apart for rebuttal.
 Evaluation: The oral performance will be evaluated on the basis of
communication skills, application of facts, persuasion / use of authorities, and
response to questions.

Unit III: Internship - Court Visit / Chamber placements

This part will require the students to be attached with practicing lawyers with a
minimum of ten years standing at the Bar. Preparation for this component has to
begin from the first semester. Each student is required to spend at least one month
doing internship during the summer vacation / winter break / mid-semester break.
Full time internship during the semester is not permitted by the Bar Council of India
and students may do only project work during the semester. During the internship, the
students must keep record of client dealings. research and drafting done, fact
investigations, etc. A certificate confirming the student's attendance and th work done
during internship shall have to be attached with the internship diary to be submitted at
the end of this semester.
During the court visits, the students are required to observe the following stages and
write reports of their observation in the diary:
 Framing of charges/Issues
 Examination-in-Chief*
 Cross-examination
  Final arguments
In the lawyer's chamber, they are required to do and record the following:
1. Read minimum of four case files to learn how files are prepared and maintained
2. Learn how to maintain records and accounts
3. Do legal research in at least two cases
4. Draft minimum of two documents in an ongoing case in the chamber
5. Observe client interviewing and counselling with the permission of the lawyer and
clients in at least two cases.

The students are expected to maintain a diary of their field visits, work done during
placement and their observations. In the diary, they have to keep a log of the time
spent by them each day including factual accounting of their experience of what they
are doing, seeing and hearing. However, the diary should not be only descriptive of
each day but should tocus on what they learnt during the day. What were they
thinking and feeling about their experiences? What is exciting or surprising? What is
bothering them? What are their questions or insights about lawyering and judging?
What criticism or praise do they have for the legal system? What else would they like
to be taking place in their experience? They should be careful that while writing their
accounts they do not reveal any confidential information.

The diary should contain two parts: (a) the factual and analytical information about
their internship; and (b) two legal documents drafted by them during internship. Each
part will be evaluated separately for 15 marks each. This part carries a total of 30
marks.
The diary is an integral part of the course and they will be evaluated in terms of
thoughtfulness and reflections about their learning experience. They must be sure to
write the journal in their own words even if they went with another class fellow or
were in a group and observed the same things. If oo or more students are found to
have copied each other's language, both / all the students found to have copied will be
given a zero for that work.
Subject- Principles of Taxation Law
LLB

Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are as follows:

1. To introduce the basic concepts and principles of Income Tax Act 1961 and their
judicial interpretation.
2. To provide a broad understanding about computation of tax liability of an
individual.
3. To enable the students to at least file his/her income tax return.
4. To inculcate in the students a citizen's responsibility to pay tax by emphasizing on
the importance of tax.
5. To sensitize the students about the ways to curb evasion of tax and implications of
evasion of tax.
Course Outcomes: The following are the expected outcome of this Course. It will
enable the student to -
CO-I: To understand the basic concepts of taxation, the general scheme of direct tax
and interpretation of different provisions of the Income Tax Act.
CO-II: To compute the tax liability of an
individual. CO-III: To deal with court cases
pertaining to tax.
CO-IV: To teach to file income tax return; and Contents.

Unit I: Introduction
a. Historical background of the Income Tax Legislation
a. Basic concept of tax; how tax is different from cess, toll and surcharge; direct
and indirect taxes
b. Meaning of terms: Income, persons, Assessee, Previous year, Assessment year
[sections 2(24), 2(31), 2(7), 3, 2(9) of the Income Tax Act, 1961]
c. Understanding the concept of (i) 'application of income' and 'diversion of income.
(ii) 'capital receipts' and 'revenue receipts'; the differences between the two terms
and their tax implications.

Unit II: Agricultural Income

a. Definition of 'agricultural income' [Section 2 (IA)I
b. Exemption of agricultural income from Income Tax Act 1961 [Section 10(1))

Unit III: Residence and Scope of Total Income

a. Determination of residential status of an Assessee (Section 6); Total Income of
an Assessee (Section 4 and 5); Income deemed to accrue or arise in India
(Section 9)
b. Understanding Place of Effective Management in respect of Control and
 Management
c. 3. POEM Guidelines, Tax Jurisdictions in global perspective
d. 4. Double Tax Avoidance Agreement and Glimpse of DTAA in Indian Context

Unit IV: Heads of Income

a. Mutual exclusivity of each of the heads of income (Section 14)
b. Income from 'Salary' (Sections 15 to 17), deductions applicable to salaried
individuals.
c. Income from House Property (Sections 22 to 27)
d. Income from Profits and Gains of Business or Profession (Sections 28 to 44)
e. Income from Capital Gains (Sections 45 to 55)
f. Income from Other Sources (Sections 56 to 59)

Unit V: Income of Other Persons included in Assessee's Total Income

a. Clubbing of Income (Sections 60 to 63)
b. Clubbing of Income (Section 64)

Unit VI: Assessment

a. Filing of return, belated return and revised return
b. Types of assessment: Self-assessment, Scrutiny assessment. Best Judgment
assessment (Sections 139 to 145)
c. Income Escaping assessment (Sections 147 to 153)

Case Laws:
 CIT v. G.R. Karthikeyan, 1993 Supp (3) SCC 222
 CIT' v. Sitaldas Tirathdas, (1961) 2 SCR 634
 C.I.T. v. Sunil J. Kinariwala, (2003) I SCC 660
 Bacha F. Guzdar v. C.I.T., Bombay, AIR 1955 SC 74
 S. C.I.T. v. Benoy Kumar Sahas Roy, AIR 1957 SC 768
 C.I.T. v. Maddi Venkatasubbayya, (1951) XX ITR 151 (Mad.)
 Sakarlal Naranlal v. C.I.T., AIR 1965 Gui. 165
 K. Lakshmanan & Co. v. C.I.T. (1999) 239 ITR 597 (SC)
 V.V.R.N.M. Subbayya Chettiar v. C.I.T.. AIR 1951 SC 101
 Narottam and Parekh Ltd. v. CIT. Bom. City, AIR 1954 Bom. 67
 Vodafone International Holdings B.V. v. Union of India (UOI) and Anr. (2012) 6 SCC
613
 Ram Pershad v. C.I.T. (1972) 2 SCC 696 C.IT. v. L.W. Russel, AIR 1965 SC 49177
Department of Law, University of Delhi
 C.I.T., West Bengal v. Biman Behari Shaw. Shebait (1968) 68 ITR 815 (Cal.)
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 C.IT., West Bengal v. Biman Behari Shaw, Shebait (1968) 68 ITR 815 (Cal.)
 East India Housing & Land Development Trust Ltd. v. C.I.T. (1961) 12 ITR 19 (SC)
 R. B. Jodhamal Kuthiala v. C.I.T., AIR 1972 SC 126
 B.D. Bharucha v. C.I.T., AIR 1967 SC 1505
 C.I.T. v. Mysore Sugar Co. Ltd., AIR 1967 SC 723
 C.I.T. v. Travancore Sugar & Chemicals Ltd., AIR 1973 SC 982
 Empire Jute Co. v. C.I.T., AIR 1980 SC 1946
 L.B. Sugar Factory & Oil Mills (P.) Ltd. v. C.I.T., AIR 1981 SC 395
 C.I.T. v. Jalan Trading Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. (1985) 155 ITR 536 (SC)
 Bikaner Gypsums Lid. v. C.I.T., AIR 1991 SC 227
 C.I.T. v. General Insurance Corporation, 2007 (1) SCJ 800
 N. Bagavathy Ammal v. C.I.T., Madurai, JT 2003 (1) SC 363
 C.I.T. v. Rajendra Prasad Moody, (1978) 115 ITR 519 (SC
 Philip John Plasket Thomas v. C.I.T. AIR 1964 SC 587
 Batta Kalyani v. Commissioner of Income Tax. (1985) 154 ITR 59
 J.M. Mokashi v. Commissioner of Income Tax, (1994) 207 ITR 252 (Bom)
 Mohini Thapar v. C.I.T. (1972) 4 SCC 493
 State of Kerala v. C. Velkutty, (1966) 60 ITR 239 (SC) 16
 C.I.T. v. Burlop Dealers Ltd. (1971) 79 IT'R 609 (SC)
 Gemini Leather Stores v. The Income-tax Officer, AIR 1975 SC 1268
 The Income Tax Officer v. Lahkmani Mewal Das (1976) 3 SCC 757
 Srikrishna (P) Ltd. v. Income-Tax Officer (1996) 9 SCC 534