SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

DETAILED SYLLABUS

for

BACHELOR OF LAW

[LL.B. (H)]

Five Year Integrated Course

(w.e.f. 2005-2006)

GURU GOBIND SIGNH

INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY

KASHMERE GATE, DELHI

FIVE-YEAR LAW COURSE

LL.B. (H) PROGRAMME

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
101	Legal Method	4	1	5
103	History-I	4	1	5
105	Political Science-I	4	1	5
107	Law of Contract – I	4	1	5
109	Economics-I	4	1	5
111	English and Legal Language	2	1	3

Second Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
102	History – II	4	1	5
104	Political Science – II	4	1	5
106	Sociology	4	1	5
108	Economics – II	4	1	5
110	Law of Contract – II	4	1	5
112	Techniques of Communication, Client Interviewing and Counselling	2	1	3

Paper Code: LL.B. 101 L T Credit

Paper: Legal Method 4 1 5

1. This paper focuses on orientation of students to legal studies from the point of view of basic concepts of law and legal system.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Meaning and Classification of Laws

a. What is law?

b. Meaning and definition

c. How is law made?

d. What are the uses and functions of law?

e. Classification of laws:

i. Public and Private Law

ii. Substantive and Procedural Law

iii. Municipal and International Law (Number of hours - 10)

II. Sources of Law

a. Custom

b. Precedent

c. Legislation (Number of hours – 09)

III. Basic Concepts of Indian Legal System

a. Common Law

b. Constitution as the Basic Law

c. Rule of Law

d. Separation of Powers

e. Judicial system in India (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Legal Writing and Research

a. Legal materials – Case law

b. Statutes, Reports, Journals, Manuals, Digests etc.

c. Importance of legal research

d. Techniques of Legal Research

e. Legal writings and citations (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Glanville Willains – Learning the law
Nomita Aggarwal – Jurisprudence (Legal Theory)
B.N.M. Tripathi – An Introduction to Jurisprudence and Legal theory

Essential Case Law:

1. Raj Kishore Jha v. State of Bihar, AIR 2003 S.C. 4664

2. Commissioner of Income Tax, Hyderabad v. PJ. Chemicals, 1994 Suppl. (3) S.C.C. 535

3. Air India v. Nargesh Mirza, AIR 1981 SC 1829

4. Geeta Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India, AIR 1999 S.C. 1149

5. Neera Mathur v. L.I.C. 1992 (1) S.C.C. 286

6. D.K. Basu v. State of W.B., 1997 (1) SCC 417

7. Dwrka Prasad Aggarwal v. B.D. Aggarwal, AIR 2003 S.C. 2686

8. Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Meerut v. Sharvan Kumar Swarup & Sons, 1994 (6) S.C.C. 623

9. Shikhar Chand Falodia v.S.K. Sanganeria, AIR 2004 Gau. 19.

10. Grandphone Company v. B.B. Pandey, AIR 1984 S.C. 667

11. Peoples Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India 1997 (1) S.C.C. 301

12. Lachman v. Nand Lal, AIR 1914 Oudh. 123

13. R.K. Tangkhul v. R. Simirei, AIR 1961 Manipur 1

14. Balusami v. Balkrishna, AIR 1957 Mad. 97

15. Tekaha A.O. v. Sakumeeran A.O. AIR 2004 S.C. 3674

16. Superintendent and Remembrancer of Legal Affairs West Bengal v. Corporation of Calcutta AIR 1967 S.C. 997

17. Nath Bros. Exim. International Ltd. v. Best Roadways Ltd. 2000 (4) S.C.C. 553

18. State of Bihar v. Sonawati AIR 1961 S.C. 221, 231

19. Samta Vedike v. State of Kar2003 CR.L. J. 1003 Kar H.C.

20. Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 S.C. 549, 556

Paper Code: LL.B. 103 L T Credit

Paper: History –I 4 1 5

1. This paper focuses on broad features of legal institutions and administration in ancient, medieval and modern India.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit

I. Introduction

a. History – Meaning and Methodology

b. Relationship between Law and History (Number of hours – 08)

II. Polity, State and Administration

a. Ancient India

– Vedic Polity

– Mauryan State

– Gupta Polity

b. Medieval India

– Chola Village

– Administration

– Delhi Sultanat

– Mughal State (Mansabdari System and Administrative Apparatus)

c. Theory of Kingship and nature of State in Ancient and Medieval India

– Brahmani

– Buddhist

– Kautilyan

– Balban

– Alauddin Khilji

– Turko Afgan - Concept

d. Political movements of Gandhi – Non-Cooperative Civil Disobedience, and Quit India (Number of hours – 10)

III. Society and Economy

a. Social Institutions

– Varna

– Jati

– Gotra

– Pravara

– Family

– Slavery

– Position of Woman

– Changes in Medieval period

b. Reformation in Medieval and modern times

– Nanak

– Kabir

– Raja Ram Mohan Roy

– Aligarh movement and Backward Caste Movement (B.R. Ambedkar Jotiba Phule and Naicker)

– Economic Structure

– Feudalism

– Post- Maoryan Economy

– Gupta economy

– Iqtadari system

– Agrarian Reforms of Alauddin Khalji and Mohammed-bin Tughlaq

– Market reforms of Alauddin Khalji

– Drain of Wealth and Stages of Colonialism (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Legal Systems and Institutions Ancient India and Medieval India

a. Sources: Vedic Texts, Brahmanas, Sutras (Kalpa and Dharma), Dharma Shastra, Asthashastra, custom

b. Thinkers – Manu, Brihaspati, Yajnavaltya Narada, Katyayan

c. Judicial System

– Types of court: Pratishita, Apratishta, Mudrita, Sasita, Guilds, Panchayats, Kantakasodhana, Dharmasthiyaa

– Procedures : Appointment of judges, Trail, witness, Pleaders, secret agents, werdeit and punishment, role of judges and investigation

d. Sources of Islamic Law : Sharia and Hadis

e. Salient features of Islamic Criminal Law

f. Judicial organization : King, Chief Qazi, Judicial Officers, Investigative process and punishments

g. Law with regard to non-Muslims

h. Evolution of judicial setup – changes introduced by Akbar

(Number of hours – 10)

Text Books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

H.V. Sreeniwasmurthy – History (for law students)
Habib & Nizami – Comprehensive History of India, Vol. V and VI

Further Readings:

1. Bipan Chandra – India’s Struggle for Independence (Pengieon)

2. A.S.Tripathi – Jurisprudence

3. T.Rama Jois – Ancient Legal thought

4. A.L. Basham – Wonder that was India, Part-I

5. S.A.A. Rizvi – Wonder that was India, Part –II

Paper Code: LL.B. 105 L T Credit

Paper: Political Science – I 4 1 5

1. This paper focuses on understanding the basic concepts, theories and functioning of state.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction and theories

A. Introduction

What is Political Science- definition, aims and scope
Relationship between Political Science and Law (Number of hours – 10)

B. Theories of State

Divine and Force theory
Organic theory
Idealist theory
Individualist theory
Theory of social Contract

C. Indian Context

a. Santiparva and Kautilaya’s Saptang theory

b. Development of concept of Hindu State

c. Islamic concept of state

II. Liberalism and Totalitarianism

a. Liberalism

- Liberalism meaning and features

- Merits and demerits

b. Totalitarianism

- Totalitarian state – meaning and features

- Merits & demerits of Totalitarian state

- Fascism & Nazism (Number of hours – 08)

III. Socialism and Marxism

a. Socialism

- Socialism- meaning and features

- Schools of Socialism

(ii) Fabianism

(iii) Syndicalism

(iv) Guild socialism

b. Marxism

- Concept of Marxism

- Historical and dialectical materialism

- Concept of class and class struggle

- Merit and demerits of Marxism (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Political Thinkers

a. Western Political Thinkers- Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Aquinas, J.S. Mills and T.H. Green

b. Indian Political thinkers – Gokhale, M.N. Roy, Jay Prakash Narayan, Gandhi and Nehru (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Eddy Asirvatham & K.K. Misra, Political Theory, S. Chand & Company Ltd., Delhi
A.C. Kapur, Principles of Political Science, S.Chand & Company Ltd., Delhi

I. Formation of Contract

a. Meaning and nature of contract

b. Offer / Proposal

– Definition

– Communication

– Revocation

– General/ Specific offer

– Invitation to treat

c. Acceptance

– Definition

– Communication

– Revocation

– Provisional Acceptance

– Tenders / Auctions (Number of hours – 10)

II. Consideration and Capacity

a. Consideration

– Definition

– Essentials

– Privity of contract

– Consideration

– Exceptions Sections 2(d), 25

Capacity to enter into a contract

– Minor’s position

– Nature / effect of minor’s agreements (Number of hours – 10)

III. Validity, Discharge and Performance of Contract

a. Free Consent

b. Coercion, undue influence, Misrepresentation, Fraud, Mistake

c. Unlawful consideration and object

d. Effect of void, voidable, valid, illegal, unlawful and uncertain agreements / contracts

e. Discharge of Contracts

f. Performance

g. Time and Place of performance

h. Agreement

i. Impossibility of performance and frustration

j. Breach – Anticipatory & Present (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Remedies and Quasi Contracts

a. Remedies

1. Damages

2. Kinds

3. Remoteness etc.

4. Injunction

5. Specific performance

6. Quantum Meruit

b. Quasi Contracts (Sections 68-72) (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Avtar Singh – Law of Contract and Specific Relief
Mulla - Law of Contract and Specific Relief

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Alfred W. Stonier & Doughlas C. Hague, A Text Book of Economic theory, Longman Group Ltd., London

Further Readings:

1. Lipsey, Principles of Positive Economy

2. K.K. Dewett, Modern Economic Theory

Paper Code: LL.B. 111 L T Credit

Paper: English and Legal Language 4 1 5

1. The objective of this course is to develop a students capability to write and speak in English correctly.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Grammar and Usage

a. Tense and Composition

a. Basic Transformations

- Active / Passive

- Negatives

- Questions

b. Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences

c. Reported Speech

d. Some Common errors (Number of hours – 10)

II. Comprehension and Composition

a. Reading comprehension

b. Comprehension of legal texts

c. Paragraph and precis writing

d. Formal Correspondence

e. Note taking

f. Drafting of reports and projects

g. Abstracts and Precis (Number of hours – 10)

III. Legal Language

a. Legal maxims

b. Foreign words

c. Drafting of moot memorials (Number of hours – 08)

IV. a. Common Hindi and Urdu words used in courts

b. Translation from Hindi to English and vice versa (Number of hours – 06)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Legal Language and Legal Writing – P.K. Mishra

2. English Grammar – Wren and Martin

Further Readings:

1. Legal Language, writing and General English – J.S. Singh

Paper Code: LL.B. 102 L T Credit

Paper: History – II 4 1 5

1. The course is to develop understanding of evolution of modern legal system in India.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Early Developments (1600- 1836)

b. Charters of the East India Company: 1600, 1661, 1726 and 1753

c. Settlements: Surat, Madras, Bombay and Calcutta

d. Courts: Mayor’s Court of 1726 and Supreme Court of 1774

e. Statutes: Regulating Act, 1773; Pitts India Act, 1784; The Act of Settlement 1781

f. Conflict: Raja Nanad Kumar, Kamaluddin, Patna Case, and Cossijurah

g. Warren Hastings: Judicial Plans of 1772, 1774 and 1780

h. Lord Cornwallis: Judicial Plans of 1787, 1790 and 1793

i. Lord William Bentinck (With special focus on Appraisal of Criminal law)

(Number of hours – 10)

II. Evolution of law and legal Institutions

a. Development of Personal Laws

b. Development of Law in Presidency Towns

c. Development of Civil law in Mufassil: Special Emphasis on Justice, Equity and Good Conscience

d. Codification of Laws: Charter of 1833, The First Law Commission, the Charter of 1853, The Second Law Commission

e. Establishment of High Courts, 1861

f. Privy Council and Federal Court: Appeals and working of Privy Council, Appraisal of Privy Council, Features of Federal Court

g. Evaluation: Special Reference to Racial Discrimination, Merit and Demerits

(Number of hours – 10)

III. Legal Profession and Education

a. Early Developments though Major’s Court, Supreme Court, Company’s Adalat, High Court, Legal Practitioners Act of 1879, The Chamier and Indian Bar Committer of 1951

b. The Advocates Act of 1961: Provisions and Disciplinary powers

c. Law Reporting: Theory of Precedents, Features of Law reporting from 1773 to 1950

d. Legal Education: History and Basic Aims of Legal Education

(Number of hours – 10)

IV. Constitutional History

a. The Indian Councils Act, 1861

b. The Indian Councils Act, 1892

c. The Indian Councils Act, 1909

d. The Government of India Act 1919

e. The Government of India Act, 1935

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. M.P. Jain – Outlines of Indian Legal History

2. V.D. Kulshrehtha – Landmarks of Indian Legal and Constitutional History

IV. Social Control and Social Change

(a) Agencies of social control: custom, folkway, mores, law, religion, education, mass media

(b) Social Change

- Sanskrization

- Parochilization

- Westernization

- Universalization

- Modernization (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

MacIver & Page ‘Society: An Introductory Analysis’; MacMillon India Ltd.; N.Delhi
M. Haralambos ‘Sociology: Themes and perspectives’; Oxford University Press; N. Delhi

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Alfred W. Stonier & Doughlas C. Hague, A Text Book of Economic Theory, Longman Group Ltd., London.
Lipsey, Principles of Positive Economy.
K.K. Dewett, Modern Economic Theory.

I. Indemnity and Guarantee / Bailment and Pledge

a. Meaning, Distinction between Indemnity and Guarantee

b. Right / Duties of Indemnifier, Indemnified and Surety

c. Discharge of Surety

d. Kinds of Guarantee

e. Bailment and Pledge

i. Meaning and Distinction

ii. Rights and Duties of Bailor / Bailee, Pawnor / Pawnee

iii. Lien

iv. Termination of Bailment (Number of hours – 08)

II. Agency

a. Definitions of Agent and Principal

b. Essentials of relationship of agency

c. Creation of agency: by agreement, ratification and law.

d. Relation of principal / agent, subagent and substituted agent

e. Termination of agency (Number of hours – 10)

III. Specific Relief Act, 1963

a. Recovery of property

b. Specific performance of contracts

c. Injunctions – Temporary and Perpetual, Mandatory (Number of hours – 08)

IV. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932

a. Nature of partnership firm

b. Relations of partners to one another and outsiders

- Rights /Duties of partners interse

- Partnership Property

- Relations of Partners to third parties

- Liability for holding out

- Minor as a partner

c. Incoming and outgoing partners

d. Dissolution

- By consent, by agreement, compulsory dissolution, contingent dissolution, by notice, by Court.

e. Consequences of dissolution

f. Registration of firms and effects of non registration (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Avtar Singh, Law of Contract and Specific Relief

2. R.K. Bangia, Law of Contracts

Further Readings:

Pullock & Mulla, Indian Contract and Specific Relief Acts
Avtar Singh - Law of Partnership
K. Sukumaran, Pollock & Mulls - The Indian Partnership Act

Paper Code: LL.B. 112 L T Credit

Paper: Communication, Client Interviewing and Counselling Techniques 2 1 3

1. This paper is to develop in the students art of communication, client interviewing and counseling advocacy skill in them.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

1. Communication

a. Meaning

b. Types and Directions to Communication

c. Approaches to Communication

d. Barriers to Communication

e. Communication Process

f. Channels of Communication (Number of hours – 10)

II. Client Interviewing

a. Meaning and significance

b. Different Components: listening, types of questions asked, Information gathering, Report formation, Ethical consideration (Number of hours – 10)

III. Legal Counselling

a. Definition and its differentiation from general counseling

b. Different types of counselling

c. Approaches to Counseling

d. Training Skills: Simulated exercises (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Legal Reasoning

a. Legal Reasoning: Definition, Components of Legal Reasoning, Deductive and Inductive Reasoning, Levi’s and Bodenheimer’s Model of Legal Reasoning

b. Law and Logic: Aristotelian Logic and Syllogism

c. Significance of mooting to law students (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. N.R. Madhava Menon, Clinical Legal Education

Further Readings:

1. Jenny Chapman, Client Interviewing and Counselling

2. Stephens P. Robbins, Organizational Behaviour

3. Morgan, Introduction to Psychology

FIVE-YEAR LAW COURSE

LL.B. (H) PROGRAMME

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
201	Business Law	4	1	5
203	Family Law – I	4	1	5
205	Constitutional Law – I	4	1	5
207	Law of Crime – I	4	1	5
209	Communication and Advocacy Skill – II	4	1	5
211	French / German	2	1	3

Fourth Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
202	Law of Torts and Consumer Protection	4	1	5
204	Family Law – II	4	1	5
206	Constitutional Law – II	4	1	5
208	Law of Crime – II	4	1	5
210	Administrative Law	4	1	5
212	French / German	2	1	3

Paper Code: LL.B. 201 L T Credit

Paper: Business Law 4 1 5

1. This paper is to provide understanding about the important statutes governing transfer of property in goods and negotiable instruments.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Sale of Goods: Definition, Conditions and Performance

a. Definition of ‘goods’ and ‘sale’

b. Essentials of sale

c. Conditions and Warranties

d. Passing of property

e. Nemo Dat quod non habet

f. Performance of Contract (Number of hours – 08)

II. Sale of Goods Act: Right of parties and remedies

g. Rights of unpaid seller: Right of lien, Right of Stoppage in Transit, Right of Resale

h. Remedies for beach of contract (Number of hours – 07)

III. Negotiable Instruments

a. Definition, essential kinds of negotiable instruments

b. Holder and holder in due course

c. Negotiation and assignment (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Negotiable Instruments: Presentation and Liability

a. Presentation of Negotiable Instruments

b. Crossing of cheques

c. Discharge from Liability

d. Noting and Protest

e. Dishonour of negotiable instruments (Number of hours – 07)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Avtar Singh – Sale of Goods

2. Bhashyam and Adiga – Law of Negotiable Instruments

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Hindu Law - Paras Diwan

2. Muslim Law of India - Tahir Mahmood

3. Paras Diwan – Family Laws

Paper Code: LL.B. 205 L T Credit

Paper: Constitutional Law – I 4 1 5

1. Objective of this paper is to provide understanding of basic concepts of Indian Constitution and various organs created by the constitution including their functions.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Constitution

a. Definition and Classification

b. Sources of Constitution

c. Constitutional Conventions

d. Salient features of Indian Constitution

e. Rule of Law

f. Separation of powers (Number of hours – 10)

II. Distribution of Powers between Center and States.

Legislative Powers – Administrative Powers – Financial powers (Number of hours – 10)

Doctrine of Territorial Nexus – Doctrine of Harmonious Construction – Doctrine of Pith and Substance – Doctrine of Repugnancy

III. Constitutional Organs

a. Parliament

b. Parliamentary Sovereignty

c. Parliamentary Privileges

d. Anti Defection Law

e. Executive Power

f. Collective Responsibility of Cabinet

g. Judiciary - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Courts

h. Independence of Judiciary

i. Public Interest Litigation

j. Power of Judicial Review

k. Doctrine of Political Question (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Emergency Provisions.

Amendment of Constitution

Doctrine of Basic Structure (Number of hours – 10)

Text books/ Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. V.N. Shukla, Constitution of India

2. M.P. Jain – Indian Constitutional Law.

3. Nutshells – Constitutional and Administrative Law.
Essential Case Law:

1. R.K. Dalmia v. Justice Tendulkar AIR 1958 S.C. 538

2. In Re Article 143, Constitutional of India AIR 1951 S.C. 332

3. Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab AIR 1955 S.C. 549

4. Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain AIR 1975 S.C. 2299

5. Scora v. U.O.I. 1993 (4) S.C.C. 441

6. State of H.P. v. Umed Ram Sharma AIR 1986 S.C. 847

7. S.R. Bommai v. Union of India, 1994(3) S.C.C. 1

8. A.D.M. Jabalpur v. Shiv Shankar Shukla, 1976 Suppl. S.C.R. 172

9. India Cements Ltd & Anr v. State of Tamil Nadu, 1990 (1) S.C.C. 12

10. A.P. Sampoorna Madhya Nished Samithi & Ors. v. State of A.P., AIR 1997 A.P. 312

11. U.N. Rao v. Indira Gandhi, AIR 1971 S.C. 1002

12. Keshavanad Bharati v. State of Kerala, 1976(2) S.C.R. 347, 523

13. National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh, AIR 1996 S.C. 1234

14. Minerla Mills v. Union of India AIR 1980 S.C. 1804

15. Samta Vedike v. State of Karnataka 2003 CR.L.J. 1003 Kar N.C.

16. Tikaramji v. State of U.P. AIR 1968 S.C. 1286

17. Calcutta Gas Co. v. State of W.B. AIR 1962 S.C. 1044

18. Gujarat University v. Sri Krishna AIR 1963 SC 702

19. DAV College v. State of Punjab AIR 1971 SC 1737

20. Prafulla Kumar v. Pramil of Commerce AIR 1947 P.C. 60

21. State of Rajasthan v. G.Chawla AIR 1959 SC 544

22. Union of India & Ors. V. Shah Govardhan Lal Kabra 2000 (7) Scale 435

23. Zayerbhai v. State of Bombay AIR 1954 SC 752

24. Union of India v. V.H.S. Dhillon AIR 1972 SC 1061

25. Jayanti Lal Amrit Lal Rana v. F.N. Rana AIR 1964 S.C. 648

26. State of Haryana v. Ram Kishan AIR 1988 SC 1301

27. K. Nagraj v. State of A.P. 1985 (1) SCC 527

28. K.T. Plantantion v. State of Karnataka, AIR 2002 (Oct) Kar 365

29. Gunupati v. Nafisul Hasan AIR 1954 SC 636

30. Pandit MSM Sharma v. Sri Krishna Sinha AIR 1959 SC 395

31. In powers, privileges and Immunities of State Legislature Re: AIR 1965 SC 745

32. P.V. Narsimha Rao v. State 1998 (94) SCC 626

33. Tej Kiran v. Sanjiva Reddy AIR 1970 SC 1573

34. Roop Ashok Hurrah v. Ashok Hurrah 2002 (3) SCC 406

35. Tirupathi Balaji Developers (P) Ltd. v. State of Bihar AIR 2004 SC 2351

36. A.K. Roy V. UOI 1982 (2) SCR 272

37. State of Maharashtra v. A. Lakshmirutty AIR 1987 SC 331

38. Kihoto Hollohah v. Zachillu 1992 Suppl (2) SCC 651

39. Ravi Naik v. UOI AIR 1994 SC 1558

40. G. Vishwanathan v. Speaker T.N. Assembly 1996 (2) SCC 353

41. M. Kashinath Jalmi v. Speasker Legislative Assembly Goa 1993 (2) SCC 703

42. D.C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar 1987 (1) SCC 379

43. Krishan Kumar v. State of Bihar 1998 (5) SCC 643

44. Makhan Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1964 SC 381

45. A.D.M. Jabalpur v. Shivshankar Shukla AIR 1976 SC 1207

46. Raghvnath Ganpat Rao v. UOI AIR 1993 SC 1267

Paper Code: LL.B. 207 L T Credit

Paper: Law of Crimes – I 4 1 5

1. This paper is to deal with the basic principles of criminal law determining criminal liability and punishment.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law

a. Extent and operation of the Indian Penal Code

b. Definition of Crime

c. Fundamental elements of crime

d. Stages in commission of a crime

- Intention, Preparation, Attempt: (i) Essentials of the attempt, Impossible attempt, attempt and preparation distinguished (Number of hours – 10)

II. General Explanations and Exceptions

a. Definitions

b.Constructive joint liability

c. Mistake

d.Judicial and Executive acts

e. Accident

f. Necessity

g. Infancy

h. Insanity

i. Intoxication

j. Consent

k.Good faith

l. Private defence (Number of hours – 10)

III. Abetment and Criminal Conspiracy (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Punishment

a. Theories: Deterrent, Retributive, Preventive, Expiatory and Reformative Theory

b. Punishment under the IPC: Fine, Life Imprisonment, Death Sentence

(Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Ratanlal & Dhirajlal – The Indian Penal Code
H.S. Gaur – Penal Law of India

Further Readings:

1. Glanville Williams – Textbook of criminal law

2. Russel on Crime

Essential Case Law:

Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. King Emperor – AIR 1925 PC
Moti Singh v. State of U.P. – AIR 1964 SC 900
Joginder Singh v. State of Punjab – AIR 1979 SC 1876
Basdev v. Stat of Pepsu – AIR 1956 SC 488
State of Gujrat v. Kousara Monilal – AIR 1964 SC 1893
State of Maharasthra v. M H George – AIR 1965 SC 722
Sarjoo Prasad v. State of U.P. – AIR 1961 SCC 631
State of West Bengal v. Shew Mangal Singh – AIR 1981 SC 1917
Sheo Narain v. State of rajasthan – 199(2) Crimes 169 (Raj)
Delhi Judicial Service Association, Tis Hazari Court v. State of Gujrat AIR 1991 SC 2176
M Naughton’s Case – (1843) 4St Tr (NS) 847
Paras Ram v. State of Punjab – (1981) 2 SCC 508
Puran Singh v. State of Punjab – AIR 1975 SC 1674
Wassan Singh v. State of Punjab – 1996 Cr LJ 878 SC
Sukaroo Kabiraj v. Express – 1877 ILR (14) Cal 566
Rupan Deol Bajaj v. KPS Gill – AIR 1996 SC 309
Kanwar Singh v. Delhi Administration – AIR 1965 SC 871
Jaidev v. State of Punjab – AIR 1963 SC 612 (617)
Abyanand Misra v. State of Bihar – AIR 1961 SC 1698
Sudhir Kumar Mukherjee v. State of W.B. – AIR 1973 SC 2655
State of Maharashtra v. Mohd. Yahub
R v. shivpuri – 1986 2 All El 334
Mahaboob Shah v. King Emperor – AIR 1945 pc 118
B.N. Shreekantiah v. Mysore State AIR 1958 SC 672
Pandurang Tukia v. State of Hyberabad – AIR 1955 SC 216
Shreekantiah Ramayya v. State of Bombay - AIR 1955 SC 287
Haradhan Chakrabarty v. Union of India – AIR 1990 SC 1210
Bimbadhar Pradhan v. State of Orissa - AIR 1956 SC 469
Kehar Singh v. State (Delhi Administrator) – AIR 1988 SC 1883
State of T. N v. Nalini – AIR 1999 SC 2640
C.B.I. v. V.C. Shukla – AIR 1998 SC 1406

Paper Code: LL.B. 209 L T Credit

Paper: Communication and Advocacy Skills – II 4 1 5

1. The paper seeks to develop personality aspects with special emphasis on attitude.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

Personality: Meaning and Definition

Determinants of personality

Heredity, Environment and Situational Factors

Theories of personality : Trait Theory, Type Theory, Psycho Analytic Theory, Meemastic Theory and Learning Theory

(Number of hours – 10)

Attitude

Meaning and Definition

Types of Attitude

Formation of Attitude

Negative Attitude and objective

Building positive attitude

Situational Analysis of Attitude

Perception

Biases, Prejudices and blind Spots (Number of hours – 10)

Motivation

Theories of Motivation

Various motives : Biological and social Motives

Motives to know and Be effective

Frustration and conflict of Mtives (Number of hours – 10)

Leadership and Team- Building

Definition

Theories

Characteristics of headership

Team Building (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Introduction to Psychology – Morgan’s

Social Psychology – R.A. Baron

Psychology /: An Introduction – J.R. Gnow

Organizational behaviouar – Stephens P. Ronnins

Paper Code: LL.B. 211 L T Credit

Paper: French 2 1 3

1. The objective of this paper is to make students understand the French language so that they can easily understand the French legal system and the French terms generally used in law.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. (1) Introduction in French

A) Verb: S’appeler

Être

Avoir

Habiter

B) Article / Préposition: à, en, au

C) Name of some common Countries and Nationality

D) To talk about different professions

(2) How to talk about one’s liking and disliking

A) Verb: Aimer

Adorer

Préférer

Detester

B) Some common vocabularies like music, cinema, theatre ……. etc.

C) Article: un, une, des / le, la, les ……… (Number of hours – 12)

II. (1) How to talk about the activities of week- end and vacations…. etc.

A) Verb: Aller

Venir

Rester

Se reposer

Regarder

B) Preposition / Article : au, à la, ……../ du, de la ………..etc.

(2) How to talk about the activities of the day:

A) Pronominal verb: Se réveiller

Se lever ……… etc.

(3) To know about time and seasons:

A) Verb: Faire

Être (Number of hours – 10)

III. (1) How to take permission / express one’s wishes:

A) Verb: vouloir

Pouvoir

Voir

B) Pronoun: moi, toi, ……… etc.

(2) How to locate some thing / some place or some person

A) Préposition: à côté de , à gauche de , sur ………. etc.

(3) How to ask questions / Different form of questions:

A) Qu’est-ce que c’est?

B) Qui est-ce?

C) Comment, pourquoi, Où, Combien ………… etc. (Number of hours – 10)

IV. (1) How to describe a person:

A) Adjective: tall / short

Fat / thin

(2) How to write Informal letter (Number of hours – 10)

Text: Nouveau Sans Frontières-1 (Only concerned lessons which cover the syllabus)

Reference book:

Le Francais du Droit – J. L. Penfornis
Campus – Jacky Girardet & Jacques Pecheur

Paper Code: LL.B. 202 L T Credit

Paper: Law of Torts and Consumer Protection 4 1 5

1. This paper is to make students understand the nature of tort and conditions of liability with reference to established case law. Further, it covers the Consumer Protection Act, 1986..

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction and Principles of Liability in Tort

a. Definition of Tort

b. Development of Tort actions in England and India – Tort distinguished from contract, Quasi-contract and crime

c. Constituents of Tort – Wrongful Act, Damage and Remedy

d. Strict Liability and Absolute Liability – Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher and M.C. Mehta v. Union of India

e. Vicarious Liability – Scope and Justification

f. Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity (Number of hours – 12)

II. Justification in Tort

a. Volenti non-fit Injuria

b. Necessity, Plaintiff’s default

c. Act of God

d. Inevitable accidents

e. Private defences

f. Judicial and Quasi – Judicial Acts

g. Parental and quasi-parental authority (Number of hours – 10)

III. Specific Torts

a. Defamation

b. Negligence, Nuisance

c. Assault, battery, mayhem, false imprisonment (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Consumer Protection Laws (Number of hours – 06)

Consumer Protection Act, 1986

- Definitions [Consumer, Service, Goods]

- Authorities under the Act

- Consumer Protection Redressal Agencies

- Remedies

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Tort: Winfield and Jolowicz

2. The Law of Torts: Ratanlal & Dhirajlal

Essential Case Law:

1. Bhim Singh v. State of J & K and Others

2. Rudul Sah v. State of Bihar

3. Rylands v. Fletcher 1868 LR HL 330

4. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India 1987 1 SCC 395

5. Union Carbide Corporation v. Union of India AIR 1989 SC 248

6. Donoghue v. Stevenson 1932 SC 31

7. State of Rajasthan v. Mst. Vidyawati & Others AIR 1962 SC 1039

8. M/s Kasturilal RaliaRam Jain v. State of U.P. AIR 1965 SC 1039

9. Cassidy v. Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd.

10. Bird v. Jones 1845 7 QB 742

11. Lucknow Development Authority v. M.K.Gupta, (19494) ISCC 243.

12. A.C. Modagi v. cCrosswell Tailor, (1991) II CPJ 586

13. Indian Medical Assn. v. V.P. Shantha (1995) 6 SCC 651

14. Consumer Unity and Trust society v. St. of Rajasthan (1991) II CPJ 56 Raj.

15. Poonam Verma v. Ashwin Patel (1996) 4SCC 332

16. Laxmi Engg. Works v. P.S.G. Indutrial Institute, AIR (1995) SC 1428

17. Spring Meadows Hospital v. Harjol Ahluwalia, AIR (1998) SC 1801

18. Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund v. Kartick Das (1994) 4SCC 225

Paper Code: LL.B. 204 L T Credit

Paper: Family Law – II 4 1 5

1. The objective of the paper is to apprise the students with the laws relating to family matters governing succession, partition and religious endowments.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

1. Joint Hindu Family

a. Mitakshara and Dayabhaga

b. Formation and Incident under the coparcenary property under Dayabhaga and Mitakshara

c. Karta of Joint Family: Position, Powers and privileges; Alienation of property by Karta

d. Debts – Doctrine of pious obligation and antecedent debts (Number of hours – 12)

2. 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

e. Points of similarity and distinction between the Mitakshara and the Dayabhaga Laws

(Number of hours – 08)

3. Principles of Inheritance

a. The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 General rules of succession of a Hindu male and female dying intestate under the Hindu Succession Act

b. Stridhan and Women’s estate

c. Principles of inheritance under Muslim Law (Sunni Law) (Number of hours – 10)

4. Religious and Charitable Endowments

a. Endowments

- Meaning, kinds and essentials.

- Math – Kinds, Powers and obligations of Mahant and Shefait

- Removal and replacement of Idol

b. Waqf

(i) Meaning, Kinds, Rights and Characteristics,

(ii) Advantages and disadvantages

- Objects and purpose

(iii) Mosques – objects, kind, requisites

(iv) Methods of creation of waqf

c. Pre-emption – Origin, Definition, Classification, Subject matter, formalities, effects, constitutional validity (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

4. Modern Hindu Law – Paras Diwan

5. Outlines of Mohammadan Law – AAA Fyzee

Paper Code: LL.B. 206 L T Credit

Paper: Constitutional Law – II 4 1 5

1. This paper is to orient students with constitutional rights and duties: perspective as well as remedies.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

Fundamental Rights

a. Definition of ‘State’ for enforcement of fundamental rights – Justiciability of fundamental rights – Doctrine of eclipse, severability, waiver. Distinction between pre-constitutional law and post-constitutional law

b.Right to equality – Doctrine of Reasonable classification and the principle of absence of arbitrariness

c. Fundamental freedom: Freedom of speech and expression, freedom of association, freedom of movement, freedom to reside and settle, freedom of trade, business and profession – expansion by judicial interpretation – reasonable restrictions

(Number of hours – 10)

Fundamental Rights

a. Right to life and personal liberty – scope and content – (expensive interpretation)

b. Preventive detention under the Constitution – Policy and safeguards – Judicial review

c. Right against exploitation – Forced labour and child employment

d. Freedom of religion (Number of hours – 10)

Right to Constitutional Remedies

a. Right to Constitutional Remedies – Judicial Review – Writs – Hebeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition and Quo-warranto – Art 32 and 226

(Number of hours – 10)

Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties and Social Justice

a. Directive Principles of State Policy – Nature and justiciability of the Directive Principles – Inter-relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles – Fundamental Duties

b. Social justice under the Indian Constitution – Compensatory discrimination for backward classes – Mandal Commission’s case and other cases – Protective discrimination doctrine (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. M.P. Jain – Indian Constitutional Law

2. V.N. Shukla – Constitution of India

3. D.D. Basu – Constitutional Law of India

Essential Case Law:

3. Electricity Board Rajasthan v. Mohan Lal AIR 1967 SC 185

4. Sukhdev v. Bhagat Roy AIR 1975 SC 1331

5. R.D. Shetty v. International Airport Authority AIR 1979 SC 1628

6. M.C. Mehta v. UOI 1987 (1) SCC 395

7. Mysore Paper Mills v. Mysore Paper Mills Officers Association AIR 2002 SC 609

8. Bhikaji Narain v. State of M.P. AIR 1955 SC 781

9. Kailash Chand Sonkar v. Smt. Maya Devi AIR 1984 SC 600

10. Sikkim Subba Associates v. State of Sikkim 2001 (5) SCC 629

11. Olga Teelis v. Bombay Mumcp. Corp. 1985 (2) SCR 51

12. State of W.B. v. Anwar Ali Sarkar AIR 1952 SC 75

13. Deepak Sibbal v. Punjab University AIR 1989 SC 903

14. Competroller and Auditor General v. K.V. Mehta 2003 (1) SCALE 351

15. E.P. Royapra v. State of T.N. AIR 1974 SC 555

16. Rattan Lal v. State of Haryana 1985 (4) SCC 43

17. Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India 1999 (8) SCC 308

18. S. Rangarajan v. P. Jagjivan Ram 1989 (2) SCC 574

19. Communist Party of India v. Bharat L. Pasricha AIR 1998 SC 184

20. Union of India v. Motion Pictures 1999 (6) SCC 150

21. Railway Board v. Niranjan Singh 1969 (1) SCC 502

22. Himmat Lal K. Shah v. Commissioner of Police AIR 1973 SC 87

23. OK Ghosh v. Ex. Joseph AIR 1963 SC 812

24. Rupinder v. State AIR 1983 SC 65

25. P.N. Kaushal v. UOI AIR 1978 SC 1456

26. A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras AIR 1950 SC 27

27. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India AIR 1978 SC 597

28. Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar AIR 1979 SC 1369

29. M.H. Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra

30. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration AIR 1978 SC 1675

31. State of H.P. v. Umed Ram AIR 1986 SC 847

32. Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India 2001 (2) SCC 62

33. N.S. Sahni v. Union of India 2002 (8) SCC 211

34. M.P. Human Rights Commission v. State of M.P.

35. L. Pochanna v. State of Maharashtra AIR 1985 SC 389

36. Fatehchand v. State of Maharashtra AIR 1977 SC 1825

37. Air India Statutory Corporation v. United Labour Union 1997 (9) SCC 377

38. M.R. Balaji v. State of Mysore AIR 1963 SC 648

39. Indira Sawnney v. Union of India AIR 199 SC 477

40. Kihoto Hollohan v. ZACHILLU AIR 1993 SC 412

41. State of Madras v. Champak Dorai Rajan AIR 1951 SC 226

42. MRF Ltd. V. Inspector Kerala AIR 1999 SC 188

43. Keshavnan Bharaji v. State of Kerala AIR 1973 SC 1461

44. Minerva Mills v. UOI AIR 1980 SC 1784

45. State of T.N. v. L. Abu Kavvr AIR 1984 SC 326

46. A.I.I.M.S. Students Union v. AIIMS 2002 (1) SCC 428

47. West Bengal Headmasters Association v. Union of India AIR 1987 CAL. 448

48. Javed and Ors. V. State of Haryana 2003 (5) SCALE 602

49. Dasrathi v. State AIR 1985 A.P. 136

50. State of Gujrat v. Hon’ble High Court of Gujrat 1998(7) SCC 392

51. Peoples Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India AIR 1982 SC 1473

52. University of Mysore v. Govind raio AIR 1965 SC 491

53. State of Haryana v. Haryana Co-operative Transport Ltd. AIR 1977 SC 237

54. B.R. Kapur v. State of T.N. AIR 2001 SC 3435

55. S.I. Syndicate v. UOI AIR 1975 SC 460

56. Union of India v. C. Krishna Reddy 2003 (10) SCALE 1050

57. Ananda Mukti Sadguru Trust v. V.R. Rudani AIR 1989 SC 1607

58. East India Commercial Co. v. Collector of Customs AIR 1962 SC 1893

59. Syed Yakoob v. K.S. Rashakri AIR 1964 SC 477

60. In Re Kerala Education Bill AIR 1958 SC 956

61. Ahemdabas St. Xavier College Society v. State of Gujrat AIR 1974 SC 1389

62. St. Stephens College v. university of Delhi AIR 1992 SC 1630

63. T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka AIR 1994 SC 13

64. R.B. Rajbhar v. State of W.B. AIR 1975 SC 623

65. A.K. Roy v. Union of India AIR 1982 SC 710

66. S.R. Bommai v. Union of India 1994 (3) SCC 1

67. ARUNA Roy v. Union of India AIR 2002 SC 3176

68. M. Ismail Faruqui v. Union of India AIR 1995 SC 605

Paper Code: LL.B. 208 L T Credit

Paper: Law of Crimes– II 4 1 5

1. This paper is to focus on the study of substanctive crimes under the Indian Penal Code

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Offences affecting the Human body

a. offences affecting life, causing of miscarriage, or injuries to unborn children

b. offences of hurt, of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

c. offences of criminal force and Assault, offences of kidnapping and Abduction

(Number of hours – 12)

II. Offences against Women

a. Obscene acts and songs

b. Outraging the modesty of women

c. Rape

d. Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband

e. Offences relating to marriage (Number of hours – 10)

III. Offences against Property

a. Theft, Extortion, robbery and dacoity

b. Criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust

c. Cheating

d. Mischief

e. Criminal trespass (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Defamation and offences relating to documents and property marks

a. Defamation

b.Forgery

c. Counterfeiting (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal – The Indian Penal Code

2. H.S. Gaur – Penal Law of India

Essential Case Law:

2. Govinda’s Case – (1876), Bom 342

3. State of A.P. v. R. Punnayya – 1977 Cr LJ 1(SC)

4. K.M. Nanavati v. State of Moharashtra – 1962 (Bom) LR 488 (SC) - AIR 1962 SC 605

5. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980) 2 SCC 684

6. Shashi Nayar v. Union of India – 992 Cr LJ 514

7. Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab – AIR 1958 SC 465

8. Harjinder Singh v. Delhi Administration – AIR 1968 SC 867

9. Mahesh Balmiki v. State of M.P. – 2000 (1) SCC 319

10. Tukaram v. State of mahrashtra – AIR 1979 SC 185

11. State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh – AIR 1996 SC 1393

12. Bodhisattwa Gautam v. Miss Subhra Chakrabarty – AIR 1996 SC 922

13. Biswanath Mallick v. State of Orissa – 1995 Cr LJ 1416 (ori)

14. State OF MADRASv. Vardarajan – AIR 1965 SC 942

15. State of Haryana v. Raja Ram – AIR 1973 SC 819

16. Vishwanath v. State of U.P. – AIR 1960 SC 67

17. State of HP v. Nikku Ram – 1995 Cri LJ 4184 (SC)

18. P. Rathinam v. Union of India – AIR 1994 SC 1844

19. Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab – AIR 1996 SC 946

20. State v. Lekhraj – 2000 (1) SCC 247

21. Sikhar Behera v. State of Orissa – 1993 Cr LJ 3664

22. Dhananjai v. State of U.P. – AIR 1996 SC 556

23. Shanti v. State of Haryana

24. State of Kerela v. Mathai Verghese – (1986) 4 SCC 746

Paper Code: LL.B. 210 L T Credit

Paper: Administrative Law 4 1 5

1. The purpose of this paper is make students aware of various aspects of administrative law including quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial and other ministerial functions of administration and control thereof.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Evolution and Scope of Administrative Law

Nature, Scope and Development of Administrative Law
Rule of law and Administrative Law
Separation of powers and its relevance
Relationship between Constitutional law and Administrative Law
Administrative Law vis-à-vis privatisation
Classification of functions of Administration (Number of hours – 08)

II. Legislative Functions of Administration

a. Necessity and Constitutionality

b. Forms and requirements

c. Control

- Legislative

- Judicial

- Procedural

d. Sub-delegation (Number of hours – 10)

III. Judicial Functions of Administration

a. Need for devolution of adjudicatory authority on administration

b. Nature of tribunals – Constitution, powers, procedures, rules of evidence

c. Administrative Tribunals

d. Principles of Natural Justice

- Rule against bias

- Audi Alteram Partem

i. Essentials of hearing process

ii. Cross examination

iii. Legal representation

iv. Pre and post - decisional hearing

- Reasoned decisions

e. Rules of evidence – no evidence, some evidence and substantial evidence

f. Institutional Decisions (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Administrative Discretion and Judicial Control of Administrative Action

A. Administrative Discretion

b. Need and its relationship with rule of law

c. Constitutional imperatives and exercise of discretion

d. Grounds of judicial review

- Abuse of discretion

- Failure to exercise discretion

e. Doctrine of legitimate expectations

B. Judicial Control of Administrative Action

a. Introduction

- Court as the final authority to determine the legality of administrative action

- Exhaustion of Administrative remedies

- Locus standi

- Laches

- Res judicata

h. Judicial review and its extent

i. Methods of judicial review

- Statutory appeals

- Writs

- Declaratory judgements and injunctions

- Civil Suits for Compensation (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Principles of Administrative Law – M.P. Jain & S.N. Jain

2. Administrative Law – I.P. Massey

Essential Case Law:

a. Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab (AIR 1955 SC 549)

b. Asif Hameed v. State of J & K (AIR 1989 SC 1899)

c. A.N. Parasoraman v. State of Tamil Nadu AIR 1990 SC 40, (Administrative discretion)

d. State of Punjab v. V.K. Khanna, AIR 2001 SC 343 (Mala fide exercise of power)

e. State of Bombay v. K.P. Krishnan AIR 1960 SC 1322 (irrelevant considerations

f. Shrilekha Vidyarthi v. State of U.P. (AIR 1991 SC 537) (Reasonnablenes)

g. Delhi Laws Act case, AIR 1951 SC 332

h. Lachmi Narain v. Union of India AIR 1976 SC 714 (Modification)

i. A.V. Educational Society v. Govt. of A.P. Educational Department (AIR 2002 A.P. 348) (Judicial Control of delegated Legislation)

j. M/s Atlar Cycle Industry Ltd. v. State of Haryana (Legislative Control)

k. Govind Lal Chaggan Lal Patel v. The Agriculture Produce Market Committee (AIR 1976 SC 236) (Procedural Control)

l. Kiran Gupta v. State of U.P. (AIR 2000 SC 3299) (Delegated Legislation)

m. Indian National Congress (1) v. Institute of Social Welfare (AIR 2002 SC 2158) (Classification of Administrative Action)

n. A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India (AIR 1950 SC 150)

o. Hira Nath v. Rajendra Medical College (AIR 1973 SC 1260)

p. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (AIR 1978 SC 597)

q. S.N.Mukherjee v. Union of India (AIR 1990 SC1986)

r. Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. v. Girja Shankar Pant (AIR 2001 SC 24) (Natural Justice, Test of Bias)

s. State of U.P. v. Johrimal (AIR 2004 SC 3800) (Judicial Review) Johri Mal

t. Sayed Yakoob v. Radha Krishan (AIR 1974 SC 477) (Writ Jurisdiction)

u. Shri Anadi Mukta Sadguru Trust v. V.R. Rudani (AIR 1989 SC 1607) (Mondemus)

v. R.K. Singh v. Union of India (AIR 2001 Delhi 12) (Mandemm)

23. Kanhaiya Lal Sethia v. Union of India (AIR 1998 SC 365) (Judicial review cannot be on policy matters)

Paper Code: LL.B. 212 L T Credit

Paper: French 2 1 3

1. This paper is to make students understand the French language so that they can easily understand the French legal system and the French terms generally used in the legal literature.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. (1) Revision of Present Tens

(2) How to narrate a story / past event:

A) Verb: Passé Composé

Imparfait (Number of hours – 10)

II. (1) How to talk about future plan:

A) Verb: Simple future (Number of hours – 10)

(2) How to talk about family members:

A) Verb: Se presenter

III. (1) Letter writing:

A) Formal / Informal (Number of hours – 10)

IV. (1) Use of legal terms through simple sentences:

Example: court, tribunal court, advocate, judge, crime etc.

(Co-ordination among the teachers is necessary to teach this topic) (Number of hours – 10)

(2) Translation based on legal documents:

A) English – French

B) French – English

Text: Nouveau Sans Frontières-1 (Only concerned lessons which cover the syllabus)

Reference book:

Le Francais du Droit – J. L. Penfornis
Campus – Jacky Girardet & Jacques Pecheur

FIVE-YEAR LAW COURSE

LL.B. (H) PROGRAMME

THIRD YEAR

Fifth Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
301	Code of Civil Procedure – I	4	1	5
303	Code of Criminal Procedure – I	4	1	5
305	Law of Evidence	4	1	5
307	Corporate Law	4	1	5
309	Jurisprudence – I	3	1	4
311	Human Rights Law	3	1	4

Sixth Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
302	Code of Civil Procedure – II	4	1	5
304	Code of Criminal Procedure – II	4	1	5
306	Public International Law	4	1	5
308	Investment and Competition Law	4	1	5
310	Property Law	3	1	4
312	Jurisprudence – II	3	1	4

Paper Code: LL.B. 301 L T Credit

Paper: Code of Civil Procedure – I 4 1 5

1. This paper is to help a law student to acquire a thorough knowledge of procedural aspects of working of civil courts and other machineries.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

1. 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 (Number of hours – 10)

2. 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. Discovery, Inspection and production of documents

f. Appearance and non-appearance of parties

g. First hearing (Number of hours – 10)

3. Interim Orders

a. Commissions

b. Arrest before judgement

c. Attachment before judgement

d. Temporary Injunctions

e. Interlocutory orders

f. Receiver

g. Security of costs (Number of hours – 10)

4. Suits in Particular Cases

a. Suits by or against Government

b. Suits by Indigent persons

c. Interpleader Suit

d. Summary Procedure

e. Suits relating to public nuisance (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Relevant Provisions)

2. C.K. Takwani, Code of Civil Procedure

3. Mulla – Code of Civil Procedure

4. Sarkar’s Code of Civil Procedure

Further Readings:

1. Ganguly – Civil Court, Practice and Procedure

2. M.P. Tandon – Code of Civil Procedure

Essential Case Law:

1. Topandas V/s Gorakhram, AIR 1964 SC 1348

2. Dhulabhai V/s State of H.P., AIR 1969 SC 78

3. Premier Automobile V/s Kamlakar, 1976 (1) SCC 496

4. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corpn. V/s Krishna Kant – 1995 (5) SCC 75

5. Pandurang V/s Shantibai, AIR 1989 SC 2240

6. Workmen C.P. Trust V/s Board of Trustee, 1978 (3) SCC 119

7. Razia Begum V/s Anwar Begum, AIR 1958 SC 886 (895)

8. B.K.N. Pillai V/s P. Pillas, AIR 2000 SC 614

9. Sangram Singh V/s Election Tribunal, AIR 1955 SC 425

10. Martin Burn Ltd. V/s Banerjee, AIR 1958 SC 79

11. Dalpat V/s Prahlad,. 1992 (1) SCC 719

12. Gujrat Battling Co. Ltd. Coca Cola Co., 1995 (5) SCC 545

13. Morgan Stanly V/s Kartick Das, 1994 (4) SCC 225

14. Bihari Chordhary V/s State of Bihar, 1984 (2) SCC 627

15. Raj Duggal V/s Ramesh Kumar, AIR 1990 SC 2218

Paper Code: LL.B. 303 L T Credit

Paper: Code of Criminal Procedure – I 4 1 5

1. This paper is to give students thorough knowledge of procedural aspects of working of criminal courts and other machineries.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

a. Definitions

b. Constitution and powers of Criminal Courts and Offices (Number of hours – 06)

II. Provisions for Investigations

a. Arrest and Bail provisions

b.Information to the Police and their powers to investigate (Number of hours – 10)

III. Process to Compel Appearance and Production of things

a. Summons for Appearance

b.Warrant of arrest

c. Proclamation and attachment

d.Other rules regarding processes

e. Summons to procedure

f. Search Warrants

g. General provisions as to search

h. Miscellaneous (Number of hours – 12)

IV. Proceedings before Magistrate

a. Conditions requisite for initiation of proceedings

b.Complaints to Magistrates

c. Commencement of proceedings before Magistrates

d.Security Proceedings (Number of hours – 10)

Compulsory Readings

1. Rattan Lal & Dhirajlal – Code of Criminal Procedure

2. R.V. Kelkar – Code of Criminal Procedure

Further Readings:

1. S.N. Mishra – Code of Criminal Procedure

2. Ganguly – Criminal Court, Practice and Procedure

Paper Code: LL.B. 305 L T Credit

Paper: Law of Evidence 4 1 5

1. This paper is to orient students with importance of evidence for establishment of claims and the related rules and principles.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

Introduction and Relevancy

b. Evidence and its relationship with the substantive and procedural laws

c. Definitions – Facts, facts in issue, relevant, evidence proved, disproved, not proved, oral and documentary evidence (sec. 3)

d. Relevancy and admissibility

e. Doctrine of res gestae (Sec. 6,7,8,9)

f. Conspiracy (Sec. 10) (Number of hours – 10)

Statement – Admissions / Confessions and Dying Declarations

a. Admissions (secs. 17-23)

b. Confessions (secs. 24-30)

c. Dying Declarations (sec. 32) (Number of hours – 10)

Method of proof of facts

b. Presumptions (secs. 4, 41, 79-90, 105, 107, 108, 112, 113A, 114 and 114A)

c. Oral and documentary evidence (secs. 59-78)

d. Rules relating to Burden of proof (secs. 101-105)

e. Facts prohibited from proving

1. Estoppel (secs. 115-117)

2. Privileged Communications (secs. 122-129) (Number of hours – 12)

Presumptions regarding discharge of burden of proof

a. Evidence by accomplice (sec. 133 with 114 (b))

b. Judicial notice (sec. 114)

c. Dowry Death (sec. 113 B)

d. Certain Offences (sec. 111 A) (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Rattan Lal Dheeraj Lal – Evidence

2. Avtar Singh – Evidence

3. Monir – Evidence

Paper Code: LL.B. 307 L T Credit

Paper: Corporate Law 4 1 5

1. The paper aims to provide insight into formation and winding up of companies besides Corporate Administration.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Formation, Registration and Incorporation of company

a. Nature and kinds of company

b. Promoters: Position, duties and liabilities

c. Mode and consequences of incorporation,

d. Uses and abuses of the corporate form, lifting of corporate veil,

e. Memorandum of Association, alteration and the doctrine of ultra vires,

f. Articles of association, binding nature, alteration, relation with memorandum of association, doctrine of constructive notice and indoor management- exceptions.

(Number of hours – 10)

II. Capital Formation of Regulation

a. Prospectus: Issues, contents, Kinds, liability for misstatements, statement in lieu of prospectus,

b. The nature and classification of company securities,

c. Shares and general principles of allotment,

d. Statutory share certificate, its objects and effects,

e. Transfer of shares, restriction of transfer, relationship between transferor and transferee, issue of share at premium, role of public finance institutions.

f. Share capital, reduction of share capital,

g. Conversion of loans debentures into capital,

h. Duties of court to protect interests of creditors and shareholders.

i. Debentures, kinds, shareholders and debenture holders, remedies of debenture holders. (Number of hours – 08)

III. Corporate Administrative

a. Directors – kinds, powers and duties,

b. Insider trading,

c. Meetings kinds and procedure,

d. The balance of powers within companies - Majority control and minority protection, Prevention of oppression, and powers of court and central government,

e. Emerging trends in Corporate social responsibility, legal liability of company - civil, criminal, tortuous and environmental. (Number of hours – 10)

IV. Winding up of Companies

a. Kinds, consequences and reasons of winding up,

b. Role of the court,

c. Liability of past members,

d. Payment of liabilities,

e. Reconstruction and amalgamation. (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

a. Avtar Singh : Indian Company Law

b. Shah S. M : Lectures on Company Law

Further Readings:

1. Palmer - Company Law

2. Ramiaya: Guide to Companies Act
3. Gower: Principles of Modern Company Law

Paper Code: LL.B. 309 L T Credit

Paper: Jurisprudence - I 3 1 4

1. The course aims at developing an analytical approach to understand the nature of law, development law and working of a legal system in different dimensions with reference to popular legal theorists.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

(a) Nature and scope of Jurisprudence

(b) Need for study of Jurisprudence

II. Schools of Jurisprudence – I

(a) Natural Law

(b) Analytical positivism, Pure Theory

III. Schools of Jurisprudence – II

(a) Sociology Jurisprudence

(b) Economic Approach

IV. Indian Perspectives in Jurisprudence

(a) Classical Approach

(b) Medieval Influences

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. R.W.M. Dias, Jurisprudence

2. Prof. (Mrs.) Nomita Aggarwal , Jurisprudence (Legal Theory)

3. B.N. Maini Tripathi, Legal Theory

4. Edger Bodenheimer, Jurisprudence

Paper Code: LL.B. 311 L T Credit

Paper: Human Rights Law 4 1 5

1. The objective of this course is to lay the foundation of the Human Rights law and acquaint the students with basic human rights institutions.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

Introduction

a. History

b. Evolution

c. Growth (Number of hours – 09)

UN Charter and Human Rights

a. UDHR

b. Covenants of 1966

c. Optional Protocols (Number of hours – 09)

Human Rights and the Indian Constitution

a. Fundamental Rights

b. Directive Principles of State Policy (Number of hours – 10)

Protection of Human Rights under Protection of Human Rights Act 1993

c. The Judiciary

d. NHRC

e. NGOs (Number of hours – 09)

Group Rights

a. Prisoners

b. Women and Children

c. Indigenous People

d. Disabled (Number of hours – 09)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

i. UN Charter

ii. Constitution of India

iii. Human Rights Act 1993

iv. Sinha, M.K. – Implementation of Non-Derogation Human Rights (Delhi 1999)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Dinesh Ahuja and Ravi Gupta, Systematic approach to Income Tax, (Latest Edition)

2. Singhania, Student Guide to Income Tax, Taxmann (Latest Edition).

Further Readings:

1. N.A. Palkwllah’s Income Tax Act (Two Volume)

2. Iyer’s Income Tax Act

3. Chaturvedi’s Direct Tax Act (Three Volume)

- Narmada Bachao Andolen v. Union of India, AIR 2000 SC 3751

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 2002 SC 1696

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1988 SC 1037

- M.c. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1988 SC 1115

- M/S. Delhi Bottling Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, AIR 1986 Del. 152

- Tata Tea Ltd. v. State of Kerala, 1984 K.L.T. 645

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 2001 SC 1948

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, 1998 (4) SCALE 196

- Orissa State Pollution Control Board v. M/s. Orient paper Mills, AIR 2003 SC 1966

- Tarun Bharat Singh v. Union of India (1994) 2 SCALE 68

- T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad v. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 769

- Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 2715

- S. Jagannath v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 811

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 2002 SC 1696

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 965

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 982

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 1086

- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, (Relocation of Industries in Delhi), AIR 1996 SC 2231

- A.P. Pollution Control Board v. M.V. Nayudu, AIR 1999 SC 812

Paper Code: LL.B. 402 L T Credit

Paper: Alternative Dispute Resolution 4 1 5

3. The objective of this paper is to acquaint students with various modes of ADR.

4. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

1. Introduction

a. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Concept and Need

b. Legal Aid:

- Concept, Dimensions and Practice

- Constitutional Provisions

- Legal Services Authority Act, 1987

- Legal Literacy Mission (Number of hours – 09)

II. Techniques of ADR – I

i. Negotiation / Consultation

ii. Mediation

iii. Good offices (Number of hours – 08)

III. Techniques of ADR – II

iv. Conciliation: Nature, Scope and Methods

v. Arbitration – Arbitration agreement / Clause, Jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, Applicable Law; IIC, UNCITRAL, KSID.

vi. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (Number of hours – 09)

IV. Recognition and Enforcement

a. Indian Practice

b. International Practice (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. International Dispute Settlement – J.G. Merrills

2. Legal Services Authority Act, 1987

Paper Code: LL.B. 404 L T Credit

Paper: International Trade Law 4 1 5

1. The objective of the course is to introduce the subject to the students with special reference to India’s role and place in the multidateral trading represented by the WTO.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Trade in Goods I

a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

b. Agreement on Agriculture

c. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

d. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (Number of hours – 09)

II. Trade in Goods II

a. Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures

b. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

c. Anti-dumping Agreement

d. Agreement on Safeguards (Number of hours – 09)

Trade in Services

a. General Agreement on Trade in Services

b. Ongoing Multilateral Negotiations (Number of hours – 09)

International Trade Dispute Resolution

a. Nullification or impairment

b. Dispute settlement

c. Enforcement and Remedies (Number of hours – 09)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Legal Texts (Geneva: GATT Secretariat, 1994).

Further Readings:

1. Hudec, Robert E., Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System (London: Gower Press for the Trade Policy Research Centre, 1987).

2. Jackson, John H., World Trade and the Law of GATT (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1969).

3. Pratap, Ravindra, India at the WTO Dispute Settlement System (New Delhi: Manak Publications, 2004).

4. Srinivasan, T. N., Developing Countries and the Multilateral Trading System: From the GATT to the Uruguay Round and the Future (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1998).

5. Akakwam, Philip A., “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 (1996), p 277.

6. Bhagwati, Jagdish and Hudec, Robert E, Fair Trade and Harmonization: Prerequisites for Free Trade (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1996) vol. 2 (Legal Analysis).

7. Bierwagen, Rainer M., GATT Article VI and the Protectionist Bias in Anti-Dumping Law (Deventer: Kluwer, 1990).

8. Chimni, B. S., “WTO Dispute Settlement and Sustainable Development”, World Wide Fund for Nature-India, Discussion Paper, May 1999, p 1.

9. Chua, Adrian T. L., “Reasonable Expectations and Non-Violation Complaints in GATT/WTO Jurisprudence”, JWT, vol. 32, no. 2 (1998), p 27.

10. Cortés, Claudia Jiménez, GATT, WTO and the Regulation of International Trade in Textiles (Dartmouth: Ashgate, 1997) (translated by Christopher D. Tulloch).

11. Covelli, Nick, “Public International Law and Third Party Participation in WTO Panel Proceedings”, JWT, vol. 33, no. 2 (1999), p 125.

12. Croome, John, Reshaping the World Trading System: A History of the Uruguay Round (The Hague: Kluwer, 1999).

13.
Dam, Kenneth. W., The GATT: Law and International Economic Organization (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970).

14. Eglin, Richard, “Surveillance of Balance-of-Payments Measures in the GATT”, World Economy, vol. 10, no. 1 (1987), p 1.

15. Frank, Isaiah, Import Quotas, the Balance of Payments, and the GATT”, World Economy, vol. 10, no. 3 (1987), p 307.

16. Hoekman, Bernard and Kostecki, Michel, The Political Economy of the World Trading System: From GATT to WTO (Oxford: OUP, 1995).

17. Hudec, Robert E., The GATT Legal System and World Trade Diplomacy (London: Praeger, 1975).

18. Jackson, John H., The World Trading System, Law and Policy of International Economic Relations (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1997).

19. Junichi, G., “The Multifibre Arrangement and Its Effects on Developing Countries”, World Bank Research Observer, vol. 5, no. 2 (1989), p 203.

20. Krueger, A. O., ed., The WTO as an International Organization (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997).

21. Lawrence, Robert Z., Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Deeper Integration (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1996).

22. Long, Olivier, Law and its Limitations in the GATT Multilateral Trade System (Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1985).

23. Martha, Silvestre J., “Precedent in World Trade Law”, Netherlands International Law Review, vol. 44, no. 3 (1997), p 346.

24. Martin, W. and Winters, L. Alan, The Uruguay Round and the Developing Countries (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996).

25. Onyejekwe, Kelé, “GATT, Agriculture and Developing Countries”, Hamline Law Review, vol. 17, no. 1 (1993), p 77.

26. Palmeter, David and Petros C. Mavroidis, Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization: Practice and Procedure (The Hague: Kluwer, 1999).

27. Pauwelyn, Joost, “Evidence, Proof and Persuasion in WTO Dispute Settlement: Who Bears the Burden”, Journal of International Economic Law, vol. 1 (1998), p 227.

28. Pescatore, Pierre, Davey, William J. and Lowenfeld, Andreas F., Handbook of WTO/GATT Dispute Settlement (Deventer: Nijhoff, 1991).

29. Petersmann, E-U., “Violation Complaints and Non-violation Complaints in Public International Trade Law”, German Yearbook of International Law, vol. 34 (1991), p 175.

30. Pratap, Ravindra, “WTO and Tariff Preferences: India Wins case, EC the law”, 39 Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), (2004), p. 1788;

— “WTO: The Cancún Ministerial”, 43 Indian Journal of International Law (IJIL) (2003), 758;

— “WTO and Rules of Origin: Issues for India”, 38 EPW (2003), p. 3454;

— “WTO Panel Report on Indian Steel Plate, Issues of Interpretation”, 38 EPW (2003), p. 1021;

— “Trade and Environment: Trends in International Dispute Settlement”, 42 IJIL (2002), p. 451;

— “Carriage of Goods and Documentation in International Transactions”, in Participants’ Review, (Turin: University Institute of European Studies, 2000), p. 61;

— “Remedial Jurisprudence of the Multilateral Trading System: A Perspective”, 39 IJIL (1999), p. 251;

31. Qureshi, Asif H., “Extraterritorial Shrimps, NGOs and the WTO Appellate Body”, ICLQ, vol. 48 (1999), p 199.

32. Rege, Vinod, “GATT Law and Environment-Related Issues Affecting the Trade of Developing Countries”, JWT, vol. 28, no. 3 (1994), p 95.

33. Sacerdoti, Giorgio, “Appeal and Judicial Review in International Arbitration: The Case of the WTO Appellate Review”, in Petersmann, ed., International Trade Law and the GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement System (The Hague: Kluwer, 1997), p 247.

34. Schede, C., “The Strengthening of the Multilateral System: Article 23 of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding: Dismantling Unilateral Retaliation under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act?”, World Competition, vol. 20, no. 1 (1996), p 109.

35. Sinjela, A. Mpazi, “Developing Countries Perceptions of Environmental Protection and Economic Development”, IJIL, vol. 24 (1984), p 489.

36. Steinberg, Richard H., The Uruguay Round: A Legal Analysis of the Final Act (Berkeley, 1994).

37. Stewart, Terence P., The GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History 1986–1992 (Deventer: Kluwer, 1993), vol. 1.

38. Trachtman, Joel P., “The Domain of WTO Dispute Resolution”, Harvard International Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 2 (1999), p 333.

39. Trela, I. and Whalley, J., “Global Effects of Developed Country Trade Restrictions on Textiles and Apparel”, Economic Journal, no. 100 (1990), p 1190.

40. Valles, Cherise M. and McGivern, Brendan P., “The Right to Retaliate under the WTO Agreement: The “Sequencing” Problem”, JWT, vol. 34, no. 2 (2000), p 63.

41. Vermulst, Edwin, Mavroidis, Petros C. and Waer, Paul, “The Functioning of the Appellate Body After Four Years, Towards Rule Integrity”, JWT, vol. 33, no. 2 (1999), p 1.

42. Weiss, Friedl, “Third Parties in GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings”, in Denters and Schrijver, Reflections on International Law from Low Countries (The Hague: Kluwer, 1998), p 458.

43. Yusuf, Abdulgawi, Legal Aspects of Trade Preferences for Developing States (The Hague: Kluwer, 1982).

44. Zeiler, Thomas W., Free Trade, Free World: The Advent of GATT (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999).

Paper Code: LL.B. 406 L T Credit

Paper: Law, Poverty and Development 4 1 5

1. Objective of this paper is to provide an understanding of basic concepts of poverty and development and their relationship with law.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Understanding Poverty and Development

(1) Poverty

a. Meaning and Concept

b. Relative Dimensions

c. Measurement and Determinants

d. Issues related to Poverty in India

(2) Development

i. Perspectives

ii. Developmental index (Number of hours – 09)

II. Human Rights and Constitutional Guarantees for the Poor

a. Equality and Protective Discrimination

b.Right to Basic Needs and Welfare

c. Abolition of Untouchability and Protection of Civil Rights

d.Right to Development (Number of hours – 10)

III. Criminal Justice System and the Poor

a. Treatment of the poor by Police

b. Inability to get Bail

c. Problems of Poor Undertrials

d. Working of free legal aid schemes (Number of hours – 09)

IV. Position of Women, Children and Disabled Persons

a. Deprivations of women under family laws

b. Problems of women workers in organized and unorganized sectors

c. Child labour

d. Approaches to disability and rights of the disabled persons

e. Right to education and dignity (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Law, Poverty and Development – Upendra Baxi

2. State and Poverty in India – Atul Kohli

3. The Poverty Question (Search for Solution) – Yogesh Atal

4. Poverty, Rural Development and Public Policy - Amarendra

Paper Code: LL.B. 408 L T Credit

Paper: Labour Law - II 3 1 4

1. The paper is to focus on wage policies, compensation for larm caused during the course of employment and working conditions of emplyees.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Minimum Wages Act , 1948

a. Concept of minimum wage, fair wage, living wage and need based minimum wage

a. Constitutional validity of the Minimum wages Act, 1948

b. Procedure for fixation and revision of minimum wages

c. Fixation of minimum rates of wage by time rate or by piece rate

d. Procedure for hearing and deciding claims (Number of hours – 08)

II. Payment of Wages Act, 1936

a. Object, scope and application of the Act

b. Definition of wage

c. Responsibility for payment of wages

d. Fixation of wage period

e. Time of payment of wage

f. Deductions which may be made from wages

g. Maximum amount of deduction (Number of hours – 08)

III. Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

a. Definition of dependant, workman, partial disablement and total disablement

b. Employer’s liability for compensation

i. Scope of arising out of and in the course of employment

ii. Doctrine of notional extension

iii. When employer is not liable

c. Employer’s Liability when contract or is engaged

d. Amount of compensation

e. Distribution of Compensation

f. Procedure in proceedings before Commissioner

g. Appeals (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Factories Act, 1948

a. Concept of “factory”, “manufacturing process” “worker” and “occupier”

b. General duties of occupier

c. Measures to be taken in factories for health, safety and welfare of workers

d. Working hours of adults

e. Employment of young person and children

f. Annual leave with wages

g. Additional provisions regulating employment of women in factory

(Number of hours – 06)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. S.C. Srivastava, Commentaries on factories Act, 1948, Universal Law Publishing House, Delhi

2. H.L. Kumar, Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

Paper Code: LL.B. 410 L T Credit

Paper: Interpretation of Statutes 3 1 4

1. The paper is to equip the students with various tools of interpetition of statutes.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

a. Meaning of Interpretation

Need for Interpretation (Number of hours – 08)

II. Different parts of a Statute (Number of hours – 04)

III. Rules of Interpretation

a. Literal Rule

Golden Rule
Mischief Rule (Number of hours – 10)

IV. External and Internal aids of construction (Number of hours – 06)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Maxwell’s on Interpretation

2. G.P. Singh’s Interpretation

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 412 (a) L T Credit

Paper: Women and Law 4 1 5

1. The paper aims at creating awareness as to importance and role of women in society through the medium of law. It also focuses on women welfare laws.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. A. Introduction

a. Status of Women in India

b. Status of Women – International concerns

B. Constitution of India & Women

i. Preamble

j. Equality Provision (Number of hours – 08)

II. Personal Laws and Women

a. Unequal position of women – different personal laws and Directive principles of State Policy

b. Uniform Civil Code towards gender justice

c. Sex inequality in inheritance

d. Guardianship (Number of hours – 08)

III. Criminal Laws and Women

a. Adultery

b. Rape

c. Outraging Modesty

d. Domestic Violence (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Women Welfare Laws

a. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

b. Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994

c. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986

d. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1987

e. Family Courts Act, 1984

f. Labour Welfare Legislations : Maternity Benefit Act, Factories Act, Equal Remuneration Act, Implementation of Wage Laws and Legislation on Women Employment (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Law relating to Women – Dr. Sayed Maqsood

2. Law relating to Women – Dr. S.C. Tripathi

Further Readings :

1. Women and Law – Prof. Nomita Aggarwal

2. Women and Law – Dr. Manjula Batra

3. Women and Law – G.P. Reddy

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 412 (b) L T Credit

Paper: Air and Space Law 4 1 5

1. The paper aims at introducing students to main current of air and space law with special references to India.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

Introduction

Origin

Structure (Number of hours – 06)

The Warsaw Convention

a. The freedoms

b. Regulation

c. ICAO (Number of hours – 08)

Definition and Delimitation of Outer Space

a. Activities

b.Regulation (Number of hours – 08)

Telecommunication

a. Other peaceful uses (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. I.H. Diedesiks – Verschoor, An Introduction to Air Law (The Hague, 1997)

2. C.Q. Christol, Space Law (Deventer, 1991)

3. Mani, Bhatt and Reddy, Air and Space Law (Lancer, 1999)

Paper Code: LL.B. 412 (c) L T Credit

Optional

Paper: Election Law 4 1 5

1. The objective of this paper is to acquaint the students with the election laws governing the elections to the Houses of the Parliament and the State legislatures as well as to the offices of President and Vice-President.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

a. Election: Meaning and Process

b. Constitutional Mandate

c. Laws governing elections

d. Election disputes

e. Election to the Offices of the President and Vice President (Number of hours – 08)

II. (A) Election Commission

a. Composition

b. Functions

c. Powers

a. Delimitation of Constituencies

b. Preparation and Revision of Electoral Rolls (Number of hours – 08)

III. (A) Qualifications and Disqualifications of Candidates

a. Constitutional Provisions

b. Provisions in the Representation of People Act, 1951 (Sec. 3 –11)

(B) Nomination and Candidature

(D) Disqualifications of sitting members

a. Anti Defection Law (Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India)

(Number of hours – 08)

IV. (A) Corrupt Practices in the Election Law

(B) Electoral Offences (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Statutes

1. Relevant Provisions of the Constitution of India.

2. The Representation of the People Act, 1951.

3. The Representation of the People Act, 1950.

4. The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952.

5. The Election Commission (Condition of service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.

6. The Delimitation Act, 2002.

Books

1. Manual of Election Law in India – Dev Inder

2. Chawla’s Elections Law & Practice - P.C. Jain & Kiran Jain.

Essential Case Law:

6. N.P. Poonuswami v. Returning Officer, AIR 1952 SC 64

7. Mohinder Singh Gill v. Chief Election Commissioner, AIR 1978 SC 851

8. Election Commissioner v. Shivaji, (1988) 1 SCC 277

9. K. Jyoti Basu v. Debi Goshal, AIR 1982 SC 983

10. T.N. Seshan v. Union of India & Others, 1995 (4) SCC 611

11. S.S. Dhanoa v. Union of India, AIR 1991 SC 1745

12. S.R. Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918

13. A.C.Jose v. Sivan Pillai and others, AIR 1984 SC 921

14. Kanhiya Lal Omar v. R.K.Trivedi, AIR 1986 SC 111

15. Guru Gobinda Basu v. Shankari Prasad, AIR 1968 SC 254

16. Joti Prasad v. Kalka Prasad, AIR 1962 All. 128

17. Ashok K. Bhattacharya v. Ajay Biswas, 1985 (1) SCC 151

18. L.P. Sahi v. Bateshwar Prasad, AIR 1966 SC 580

19. Kanappa R. Nadgonda v. Vishvanath Reddy, AIR 1969 SC 447

20. Kihota Hollohon v. Zachilhu, AIR 1993 SC 412

21. Rangilal Choudhary v. Dahu Sah & Others, AIR 1962 SC 1248

22. Lalji Bhai v. Vinod Chandra, AIR 1963 Guj. 297

23. N.T. Veluswami v. Raja Nainer AIR 1959 SC 422

24. Vashist Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra, AIR 1954 SC 513

25. Cheddi Ram v. Jhilmit Ram AIR 1984 SC 146

26. Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms and Anr., AIR 2002 SC 2112.

27. People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 2363

28. Dev Kanta Barooch v. Golak Chandra Baruah & Others AIR 1970 SC 1231

29. Narbada Prasad v. Chhagan Lal, AIR 1969 SC 395

30. Krishan Kumar v. Krishan Gopal AIR 1965 SC 141

31. S. Harcharan Singh v. S. Sajjan Singh 1985 (1) SCC 370

32. Dr. Ramesh Yeshwant Prabhoo v. Prabhakar Kashinath Kunte, AIR 1996 SC 1113

33. Manohar Joshi v. Niten Bhaurao Patil AIR 1996 SC 796

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 412 (d) L T Credit

Paper: International Commercial Law 4 1 5

1. This paper is to acquaint the students with the tools and techniques of international commercial law.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. International Sales Contracts

a. Formation of the Contract

b. Rights and Duties of Buyers and Sellers

c. Case Law (Number of hours – 08)

II. Bills of Lading and Incoterms

a. Kinds of Bills of Lading

b. Incoterms

c. Case Law (Number of hours – 06)

III. Letters of Credit

a. Uniform Customs and Practice

b. Types of Letters of Credit

c. Case Law (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Settlement of International Commercial Disputes

a. Arbitration

b. Mediation

c. Conciliation

d. Recognition and Enforcement

e. Case Law (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods, 1983.

2. 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.

3. New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958.

4. Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, 1980.

Further Readings:

1. Goode, R., Commercial Law (London: Penguin, 1995).

2. Schmitthoff’s Export Trade: The Law and Practice of International Trade (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 2000).

3. Bianca, C.M. and Bonnel, M.J., Commentary on the International Sales Law: The 1980 Vienna Sales Convention (1987).

4. Honnold, J.O., Uniform Law for International Sales (The Hague: Kluwer, 1999).

5. ICC’s Incoterms, 2000.

6. Reynolds, F., “Some Reservations about CISG”, in New Trends in International Trade Law: Contributions on the Occasion of the 10^th Anniversary of the International Trade Law Course (Torino: G. Giappichelli Editore, 2000), 287.

7. Schmitthoff, C.M., Commercial Law in a Changing Economic Climate (London: Butterworths, 1981).

8. Todd, P., Bills of Lading and Banker’s Documentary Credits (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1998).

FIVE-YEAR LAW COURSE

LL.B. (H) PROGRAMME

FIFTH YEAR

Ninth Semester

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
501	Legal Ethics and Court Craft	4	1	5
503	Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing	4	1	5
505	Optional Subjects (Any two of the following): Banking and Insurance Law International Humanitarian Law Indirect Taxes International Refugee Law Criminology Socio-Economic Offences International Economic Law Private International Law Law of International Organisations Heath Care Law	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Tenth Semester

Code No.	Subject	L	T / P	Credit
502	Dissertation (100 marks) (75 + 25 Viva) Internal	9	4	13
504	Internship (Lawyers / Law firms) (100 marks) (75 + 25 Viva) Internal	9	4	13

Paper Code: LL.B. 501 L T Credit

Paper: Legal Ethics and Court Craft 4 1 5

1. The paper aims to imbue students with importance of Ethics in Legal profession. It also focuses on Court craft as part of Legal Profession.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

34. Supreme Court Rules, 1966

Delhi High Court Rules, 1967 (Number of hours – 10)

35. Limitation Act, 1963

Indian registration Act, 1908 (Number of hours – 08)

36. Bench – Bar Relations

a. Reciprocity as Partners in Administration of Justice

b. Professional Misconduct

c. Rights and Privileges of Advocates (Number of hours – 08)

37. Legal Ethics

c. Ethics in present Era

d. Ethics and statutory sanctions

e. Ethics and Professional Duty

f. Conflicts between Internet and duty

g. Duty to court

h. Duty to client

i. Duty to opponent

j. Duty to colleague

k. Duty towards society and obligation to render legal aid (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Dr. Kailash Rai - Legal Ethics – Accountancy for lawyers and bench and Bar relations

2. B.R. Aggarwala – Supreme Court Practice and Procedure

Essential Case Law:

1. A.M. Mathur v. Pramod Kumar Gupta, 1990 (2) SCC 533

2. Bar Council of Maharasthra v. M.V. Dabhulkar 1976(1) SCR 306 also 1976 (2) SCR 48

3. Hanraj L. Chulani v. Bar Council of Maharashtra, 1996 (3) SCC 342

4. K. Daniel v. Hymavathy Amma, AIR 1985 Ker. 233

5. Advocate Genl Bihar v. Patna High Court, 1986 (2) SCC 577

6. P.D. Gupta v. Ram Murti, 1997(7) SCC 147

7. H.D. Srivastava v. G.N. Verma 1977(2) SCR 6011

8. Mangilal v. State of M.P. 1994(4) SCC 564

9. Harish Uppal v. Union of India, AIR 2003 SC 739

10. Copeland v. Smith 2000(1) All. E.R. 457

11. In the matter of ‘P’ an advocate AIR 1963 SC 1313

12. R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad AIR 2000 SC 2912

13. Indian Council of Legal Aid v. Bar Council of India, AIR 1995 SC 691

14. In Re Sanjiv Dutta 1995 (3) SCC 619

15. Vikas Deshpande v. Bar Council AIR 2003 SC 309

Paper Code: LL.B. 503 L T Credit

Paper: Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing 4 1 5

5. The object of this paper is to train students in the art of darfting both for court purposes as well as for other legal forums.

6. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Fundamental Rules of Pleadings

a. Plaint Structure

b. Description of Parties

c. Written Statement and affidavit

d. Application for setting aside ex-part decree (Number of hours – 06)

II. Ordinary suit for Recovery

b. Suit under Order XXXVII of CPC and the difference between the two suits

b. Suit for Permanent Injunction

c. Application for temporary injunction Order XXXIX of CPC

d. Suit for Specific Performance

e. Petition for eviction under the Delhi Rent Control Act (Number of hours – 06)

III. General Principles of Criminal Pleadings

a. Application for bail

b. Application under Section 125 Cr.P.C.

c. F.I.R. – under Section 154 Cr.P.C. (Number of hours – 06)

IV. Model Draft

Forms

Notice to the tenant under section 106 of Transfer of Property Act
Notice under section 80 of CPC
Reply to notice
General Power of Attorney
Will
Agreement to SELL
Sale – deed
Suit for Dissolution of Partnership
Petition for grant of probate / Letters of Administration
Application for appointment of receiver/Local Commissioner
Application for Compromise of Suit
Application for Appointment of Guardian
Application to sue as an indigent person under Order 33 CPC
Appeal from original decree under Order 41 of CPC
Appeal from orders under order 43 of CPC
Revision Petition
Review Petition
Application under section 5 of Limitation Act
Application for execution
Application for caveat section 148A of CPC
Writ Petition
Application under section 482 of CPC
Compounding of offences by way of compromise under section 320(i) Cr.P.C.
Lease deed
Special Power of Attorney
Relinquishment Deed
Partnership Deed
Mortgage Deed
Reference to Arbitration and Deed of Arbitration
Deed of gift
Notice under section 434 of the Companies Act
Notice for Specific Performance of Contract (Number of hours – 15)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

a. Conveyancing – N.S. Bindra

b. Conveyancing – A.N. Chaturvedi

c. Mogha’s Law of Pleading

d. Conveyancing – D’Souza

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (a) L T Credit

Optional

Paper: Banking and Insurance Law 3 1 4

1. In this paper the students will be taught the kinds of banks, their functions, and relationship with customers and the banking frauds. The problem of the banks in recovery of debts has also been given special attention. Kinds of insurance and the body regulating the insurance sector will also be taught.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Banking System in India

a. Kinds of banks and their functions

b. Banking Regulation Laws

(i) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

(ii) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

c. Relationship between banker and customer

- Legal Character

- Contract between banker & customer

- Banking duty to customers

- The Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 1995

- Liability under Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Number of hours – 09)

II. Lending, Securities and Recovery by Banks

1. Principles of Lending

2. Position of Weaker Sections

3. Nature of Securities and Risks Involved

4. Recovery of debts with and without intervention of courts / tribunal:

(i) Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993

(ii) Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests Act, 2002. (Number of hours – 09)

III. Banking Frauds

a. Nature of Banking Frauds

b. Legal Regime to Control Banking Frauds

c. Recent Trends in Banking: Automatic Teller Machine and Internet Banking, Smart Cards, Credit Cards (Number of hours – 06)

IV. Insurance Law

a. Nature of Insurance Contracts

b. Kinds of Insurance:

(iii) Life Insurance

(iv) Mediclaim

(v) Property Insurance

(vi) Fire Insurance

(vii) Motor Vehicles Insurance (with special reference to third party insurance.

c. Constitution, Functions and Powers of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

d. Application of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Number of hours – 10)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Banking Law & Negotiable Instruments Act – Sharma and Nainta

2. Banking System, Frauds and Legal Control – R.P. Namita

3. Law of Insurance – M.N. Mishra

4. Handbook of Insurance and Allied Laws – C. Rangarajan

Further Reading:

1. Banking Law & Practice in India – M.L. Tannan

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (b) L T Credit

Optional

Paper: International Humanitarian Law 3 1 4

1. The objective this paper is to make students aware of the principles of international humanitraian law and enable them to specialise in the field of Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

i. Introduction

b. History

c. Evolution

d. Growth (Number of hours – 08)

ii. Geneva Conventions Systems

d. Geneva Convention I, II, III, IV (Number of hours – 08)

iii. Armed Conflicts

1. Internal armed conflict

2. International armed conflicts

3. Non-international armed conflicts (Number of hours – 08)

iv. Enforcement Machinery

a. International Criminal Court

b. ICRC (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Ingrid Detter, The Law of War, (Cambridge, 2000)

2. A. Roberts and R. Guelff, eds. , Documents on the Laws of War (Oxford, 2000)

3. Legality of the Threat or Use of nuclear weapons, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports (1996)

4. M.K. Balachandran and Rose Verghese (eds.) – International Humanitarian Law ICRC (1997)

5. Ravindra Pratap, “India’s Attitude towards IHL”, in Mani (ed.) International Humanitarian Law in South Asia (Genava: ICRC, 2003)

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (c) L T Credit

Optional

Paper: Indirect Taxes 3 1 4

1. Focus of this paper is to orient students with various indirect taxes such as central excise, customs and sales Tax. This optional paper will enable students to specialise in tax laws.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Central Excise

a. Background and introduction to Excise Law in India

b. Structure of Excise Law in India

c. Meaning of ‘Manufacture’ under section 2(f) and ‘Manufacturer’ under section 2(f)

d. Classification of goods :

- Central Excise Tariff Act 1985

- Rules for Interpretation of CETA

- Other aspects of Classification

e. Valuation

- Study of section 4 and section 4 A alongwith Rules for Valuation

f. CENVAT

- Basic meaning

- MODVAT

- CENVAT on inputs

- CENVAT on Capitals goods

g. Administration structure of excise department (Number of hours – 08)

II. Customs

Background and Introduction to Customs Law in India
Structure of Customs Law in India
Administrative structure of Customs department Sections 3 to 6
Territorial Waters of India
‘Goods’ under Customs Act
Types of Duties
Valuation:

- Section 14

- Rules for valuation

Restrictions on import and export under the Customs Act 1962
Introduction to Duty Drawback
Introduction to Baggage Rules and Import by Post and Courier (Number of hours – 08)

III. Sales Tax & Vat

Introduction to Central Sales Tax
Constitutional Provisions on taxes on Sales of Goods
Charging Section
Inter-state sale
Movement of Goods
Stock Transfer
Meaning of goods and Sales
Introduction to VAT (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Service Tax

a. Introduction and Background

b. Constitutional Validity

c. Provisions regarding :

- Registration

- Records

- Self Assessment and verification

- Interest on Delayed Payment

- List Services included (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

3. V.S. Dubey – Taxman

4. R.K. Gupta – Excise Law

5. S.S. Gupta – Service Tax : How to meet your obligation

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

4. Guy S. Goodwin – The Refugee in International Law (Oxford, 2000)

5. A. Vibeke Eggli, Mass Refugee Influx and the Limits of Public International Law (The Hague : Nijhoff, 2002)

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (e) L T Credit

Paper: Criminology 3 1 4

1. The object of this paper is to discuss the cousative factors of crime and treatment of criminals and victims.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Understanding Crime

a. Conceptions/ Definitions of Crime

b. Causal approaches to explanations and difficulties of applications of casual analysis to human behaviour

c. Specific Theories : Biophysical explanations, Psychodynamic approaches, Social learning theories of Crime causation, Social learning through sub-cultures of deviance, Social disorganization theories, and Economistic approaches

(Number of hours – 08)

II. Deviations

a. Legislation

b. Treatment

c. Judicial Approach

Socio-Economic Crimes

a. White collar crimes

b. Drug Abuse (Number of hours – 09)

III. Punishment

a. Theories of Punishment : Deterrent, Retributive, Preventive and Reformative

b. Alternatives to imprisonment : Probation, Open jail, Parole etc.

c. Prison reform and the Judicial Response

d. Capital Punishment (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Victimology

a. Need for compensation

b. Compensation and Rehabilitation

c. Compensation as a mode of punishment

d. Constitutional perspective of compensation (Number of hours – 06)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Sutherland and Crssey – Criminology

2. Ahmed Siddique – Criminology

3. Mrs. Vedkumari – Juvenile Justice

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (f) L T Credit

Paper: Socio-Economic Offences 3 1 4

1. This paper aims at creating awareness about laws which are meant for prevention of socio-economic offences including corruption in public offices, hoarding, adultration etc.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Hoarding and Profiteering

a. Laws relating to maintenance of essential supplies

b. Laws on maintenance of standards of weights and measures (Number of hours – 08)

II. Adultration

a. Prevention of food adultration

b. Control of Spurious Drugs (Number of hours – 08)

III. Corruption

a. Practice and Dimensions of corruption

b. Anti Corruption Laws (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Investigation and Prosecution

1. Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)

2. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

3. Criminal Investigation Department (CID)

4. Other organizations (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

2. Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003

3. Essential Commodities Act, 1955

4. Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980

5. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

6. Standards of Weight and Measures Act, 1976

7. Bureau of Indian Standards, 1986

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 505(g) L T Credit

Paper: International Economic Law 3 1 4

1. The objective4 of this course is to make students aware of the importance of international economic laws and governing principles with special references to India.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

c. Definition

d. New International Economic Order (Number of hours – 06)

II. Subjects of International Economic Law

a. States

b. Multinational Enterprises

c. Individual (Number of hours – 08)

III. Major Economic Rights of States

a. Permanent Sovereignty

b. Non-intervention in domestic Affairs (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Dispute Settlements in International Economic Law

c. International Organisations

- IMF

- WTO

- EC

d. Between States and Foreign Investors

- ICC

- ICSID (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. A.F. Lowenfeld – International Economic Law (New York Mathew Bender, 1979)

2. M. Bedjaoui – Towards a New International Economic order (Paris : UNESCO, 1979)

3. I.F.I.. Shihata – Legal Treatment of foreign Investment (Dordrecht: Nijhoff, 1993)

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (h) L T Credit

Paper: Private International Law 3 1 4

1. The objective of this course is to study the basic principles governing conflict of laws in their application to various situations.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

Application and subject matter of Private International Law,

Distinction with Public International Law,

Characterization and theories of characterization,

Concept of Renvoi,

Application of foreign law.

Domicile,

Jurisdiction of courts (Number of hours – 09)

II. Family Law matters,

Material and formal validity of marriage under Indian and English law

Choice of law and jurisdiction of courts in matrimonial causes : dissolution of marriage, grounds of divorce, restitution of conjugal rights, recognition of foreign judgments (Number of hours – 09)

III. Adoption:

Recognition of foreign adoptions,

Adoption by foreign parents,

Jurisdiction under Indian and English law. (Number of hours – 09)

IV. Indian Law relating to foreign judgment

Basis of recognition, recognition,

Finality, Failure

Direct execution of foreign decrees, (Number of hours – 09)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

v Statutes

§ Civil Procedure Code, 1973

§ Hindu Succession Act, 1925

§ The Hague Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

§ Guidelines for Inter Country Adoptions, 1994

v Books

§ Dr. Paras Diwan. Private International Law

v Further Readings:

§ Cheshire

§ Morris

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (i) L T Credit

Paper: Law of International Organizations 3 1 4

1. The paper is to enable students of international laws to specialise in the subject by having a detailed study of the structure, purpose and functioning of international organisations.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Introduction

a. IPU

b. League of Nations

c. ILO (Number of hours – 09)

II. Legal Personality

The Reparations case ( ICJ Report 1949) (Number of hours – 08)

III. Relations with States

e. Members

Non-members
Municipal Law (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Law – Making and Enforcement

h. UN

WTO
EU (Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Bowett’s Law of International Institutions (2001)

2. A.O. Kruger, WTO as an International Organizations (2000)

3. J. Steiner, Textbook on EEC Law (London, 2003)

4. T.A. Hartley, European Community Law

Paper Code: LL.B. 505 (j) L T Credit

Optional

Paper: Health Care Law 3 1 4

1. This paper focuses on various aspects of health care law including the constitutional perspective, obligations and negligence of medical professionals and remedies available to consumers of health care.

2. Pattern of Question Paper: The question paper shall have Parts ‘A’ and ‘B’. In part ‘A’ there shall be one compulsory question based on objective or short answer type questions carrying 25 marks and covering the entire course. In part ‘B’, two questions of 12.5 marks each shall be asked from every unit asking the candidates to attempt one question from each unit.

I. Medicine and Healthcare

a. Healthcare as an issue at the national and international level

b. Constitutional provisions

- Right to Health as a Fundamental Right

- Remedies available under the Indian Constitution

- Right to health vis-à-vis the right to confidentiality

- Access to medical records (Number of hours – 09)

II. Professional Obligations of Doctors

a. Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994

b. Pre Conception & Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994

b. International Code of Medical Ethics

c. Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970

d. Dentists Act, 1948

e. The Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973

f. The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Number of hours – 09)

III. Medical Negligence

a. Ingredients

b. Role of consent in medical practice

c. Error of judgment and gross negligence

d. Wrongful diagnosis and negligent diagnosis (Number of hours – 09)

IV. Remedies for Medical negligence

a. Law of Torts

b. Law of Crimes

c. Consumer Protection Law (Number of hours – 09)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

1. Vijay Malik – Drug and Cosmetic Act, 1940

2. Anoop K. Kaushal – Medical Negligence & Legal Remedies

Further Readings :

1. Dr. Jagdish Singh – Medical negligence Compensation

2. B.K. Dutta – Drug Contro

Paper Code: LL.B. 502 L T Credit

Paper: Dissertation 9 4 13

(100 marks) (75 + 25 Viva) Internal

Evaluation Pattern:

The Dean/Directors will propose a panel of examiners to the Controller of Examination for evaluation of the dissertation and for conducting the viva. The examiners approved by the university will evaluate dissertation in consultation with the supervisor followed by a viva to be conducted by a Board consisting of : (i) The External Examiner; (ii) Dean/Director of the Institute; (iii) Supervisor of the candidate; (iv) one faculty member of the institute.

Paper Code: LL.B. 504 L T Credit

Paper: Internship (Lawyers / Law firms) 9 4 13

(100 marks) (75 + 25 Viva) Internal

Evaluation Pattern:

As regards the internship, after the completion of internship by the students, the work done by the candidate as recorded in his/her daily diary along with a consolidated placement report would be evaluated by a Board of examiners consisting of (i) Dean/Director of the Institute; (ii) two faculty members and; (iii) an invitee from outside school/institute. The same Board would also conduct the viva on internship also.

Code No.	SUBJECTS	L	T / P	Credit
401	Land Laws	3	1	4
403	Law and Technology	4	1	5
405	Intellectual Property Rights	4	1	5
407	Law Relating to Labour Management Relation in India	3	1	4
409	Environment Law	4	1	5
411	Tax Law	4	1	5

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

Essential Case Law:

Text Books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

I. Introduction and theories

A. Introduction

B. Theories of State

C. Indian Context

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

I. Formation of Contract

II. Consideration and Capacity

III. Validity, Discharge and Performance of Contract

IV. Remedies and Quasi Contracts

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

I. Grammar and Usage

II. Evolution of law and legal Institutions

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

1. Concept of Government and its organs

II. Basic concepts and Institutions

IV. Social Control and Social Change

Further Readings:

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

I. Indemnity and Guarantee / Bailment and Pledge

II. Agency

III. Specific Relief Act, 1963

IV. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Paper: Communication, Client Interviewing and Counselling Techniques 2 1 3

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

I. Sale of Goods: Definition, Conditions and Performance

II. Sale of Goods Act: Right of parties and remedies

III. Negotiable Instruments

IV. Negotiable Instruments: Presentation and Liability

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

I. Constitution

Text books/ Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

II. General Explanations and Exceptions

III. Abetment and Criminal Conspiracy (Number of hours – 08)

IV. Punishment

(Number of hours – 08)

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Essential Case Law:

Attitude

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

18. Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund v. Kartick Das (1994) 4SCC 225

Fundamental Rights

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Essential Case Law:

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Essential Case Law:

I. Evolution and Scope of Administrative Law

II. Legislative Functions of Administration

Further Readings:

Essential Case Law:

Paper: French 2 1 3

THIRD YEAR

Introduction and Relevancy

Statement – Admissions / Confessions and Dying Declarations

Method of proof of facts

Presumptions regarding discharge of burden of proof

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Introduction

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Further Readings:

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Paper Code: LL.B. 304 L T Credit

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Paper Code: LL.B. 306 L T Credit

Text books / Compulsory Readings (Latest editions only):

Optional

Paper Code: LL.B. 412 (a) L T Credit