MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY

(Abstract)

Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Studies in Law (UG) held on 26.05.2015 &
18.09.2015 – Recommendations – Approved – Orders issued.
ACADEMIC AIV SECTION

U.O.No. 6119/AIV/3/Acad/2015 Dated, P.D.Hills, 13.10.2015

Read: (i) Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Studies in Law (UG) held on 26.05.2015
(ii) Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Studies in Law (UG) held on 18.09.2015
(iii) Letter dated 02.07.2015 from the Chairperson, Board of Studies in Law (UG)

ORDER

I. The Board of Studies in Law (UG), during the meeting held on

26.05.2015, recommended the following.

1. To introduce Malayalam / Hindi in the 8th, 9th and 10th semesters of

the existing 5 year BA (Criminology), LLB (Honours) Course (prior to 2015 admissions).
As all the practical papers are put into the 10 th semester, it is recommended to equally
distribute the practical papers in the 8th, 9th and 10th semesters in the following manner.

VIII Semester
FL 25 Administrative Law
FC19/FC 20 Malayalam / Hindi
FL 40 Alternate Dispute Resolution
FL 32 Land Law
FL 30 Intellectual Property Law
FL 29 Public International Law
 IX Semester

FC21/FC22 Malayalam / Hindi

FL21 Insurance Law
FL35 Cyber Law
FL37 Taxation Laws
FL38 International Trade Law
FL41 Drafting, Pleading &
Conveyancing

X Semester

FC23/FC24 Malayalam / Hindi

FL39 Maritime Law
FL31 Company Law
FL34 Private International Law
FL36 Interpretation of Statutes
FL43 Moot Court Exercise and Internship

V.V Viva

2. The rearrangement of subjects, submitted by the Sub Committee, for the 5 year
BA (Criminology) LLB (Honours) Course, from 2015 – 16 admissions onwards, was
proposed as follows:
I Semester

F.C. 1 English I – General English – I

F.C. 2 Criminology – I (Foundationas of Criminology and
Contemporary forms of Crimes)
F.C. 3 Forensic Science – I (Fundamentals of Forensic Science)
F.C. 4 Public Administration - I
F.L. 1 Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accident Laws and
Consumer Protection Law (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 2 Legal and Constitutional History of India (honours)

II Semester

F.C. 5 English II – General English – II

F.C. 6 Criminology II – General Principles of Criminology
F.C. 7 Forensic Science II – Forensic Analysis
F.C. 8 Public Administration - II
F.L. 3 Civil Society and Public Grievance (honours)
F.L. 4 Law of Contract I (Compulsory paper)

III Semester

F.C. 9/10 Malayalam / Hindi

F.C. 11 General English – III - Legal Language & Legal Method
F.C. 12 Criminology III – Criminal Justice Administration
F.L. 5 Law of Crimes (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 6 Family Law I (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 7 Law of Contract II (Compulsory paper)

IV Semester

FC. 13/14 Malayalam / Hindi - II

F.C. 15 General English IV - Communicative English
F.C. 16 Public Administration - III
F.L. 8 Family Law II (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 9 Cyber Law (Honours)
FL 10 Women and Law (Honours)

V Semester

F.C. 17/18 Malayalam / Hindi - III

F.C. 19 Forensic Science III – Forensic Physical Science
F.L. 11 Human Rights Law (Optional)
F.L. 12 Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act – I
(Compulsory paper)
F.L. 13 Constitutional Law I (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 14 Banking Law and Negotiable Instruments (Honours)

VI Semester

F.C. 20 Criminology IV – Penology & Victimology

F.C. 21/22 Malayalam / Hindi - III
F.L. 15 Labour and Industrial Law - I (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 16 Constitutional Law –II (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 17 Jurisprudence (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 18 Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act – II
(Compulsory paper)
VII Semester

F.C. 23 Criminology V – Juvenile Justice & Correctional

Administration
F.L. 19 Criminal Procedure Code and Limitation Act
(Compulsory paper)
F.L .20 Property Law - I (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 21 Labour and Industrial Law –II (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 22 Environmental Law (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 23 Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting System
(Clinical Compulsory)

VIII Semester
F.C. 24 Criminology VI – Research Methodology & Mini Project
F.L. 24 Public International Law (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 25 Land Law (Optional)
F.L. 26 Property Law – II (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 27 Insurance Law (Optional)
F.L. 28 Alternate Dispute Resolution
(Clinical Compulsory)
IX Semester

F.L. 29 Law of Evidence (Compulsory paper)

F.L. 30 Maritime Law (Honours)
F.L. 31 Administrative Law (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 32 Law of Taxation (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 33 International Trade Law (Honours)
F.L. 34 Legal Drafting, Conveyancing
(Clinical Compulsory)

X Semester

F.L. 35 Interpretation of Statutes (Optional)

F.L. 36 Private International Law (Optional)
F.L. 37 Company Law (Compulsory paper)
F.L. 38 Intellectual Property Law (Optional)
F.L. 39 Media and Law (Honours)
F.L. 40 Moot Court Exercise and Internship
(Clinical Compulsory)

3. Corrections in the existing 5 year Integrated Double Degree Courses (Prior to 2015
admissions):
(i) B.Com LLB - 6th semester FL 18 is corrected as Constitutional Law II.
(ii) BA (Crim.) LLB (Hons) - 6th semester FL 19 is corrected as Banking Law and
Negotiable Instruments.
(iii) BBA LLB - 6th semester FL 18 is corrected as Constitutional Law II.

II. The Board of Studies in Law (UG), during the meeting held on
18.09.2015, recommended (i) to introduce Malayalam / Hindi to the existing B.Com
LLB (Hons.) Course (prior to 2015 admissions), as in the case of BA (Crim) LLB
(Hons.) Course. As all the practical papers are put into the 10th semester, it is
recommended to distribute the practical papers from 7 th semester onwards, rearranging
the subjects in the following manner.
7th Semester
Code Name of Paper Duration Marks Marks Total
of Exam (internal) (external)
FC17/FC 18 * Malayalam / Hindi 3 hrs 25 75 100
FL 22 Code of Civil Procedure and 3 hrs 25 75 100
Limitation Act
FL 23 Code of Criminal Procedure 3 hrs 25 75 100
FL 24 Law of Property 3 hrs 25 75 100
FL 26 Labour Law - II 3 hrs 25 75 100
FL 42 Professional Ethics 3 hrs 30 70 100
Accountancy for Lawyers
and Bar Bench Relations
(Practical paper)
* (Syllabus same as in BA (Criminology) LLB.

8th Semester
Code Name of Paper Duration of Marks Marks Total
Exam Internal External
FL25 Administrative Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FC19/FC20 Malayalam / Hindi 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL40 Alternate Dispute 3hrs. 30 70 100
Resolution
FL32 Land Laws 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL30 Intellectual Property Laws 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL29 Public International Law 3hrs. 25 75 100

9th Semester
Code Name of Paper Duration of Marks Marks Total
Exam Internal External
FC27/FC22 Malayalam / Hindi 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL21 Insurance Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL35 Cyber Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL37 Taxation Laws 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL38 International Trade Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL41 Drafting, Pleading & 3hrs. 30 70 100
Conveyancing

10th Semester
Code Name of Paper Duration of Marks Marks Total
Exam Internal External
FC23/FC24 Malayalam / Hindi 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL39 Maritime Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL31 Company Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL34 Private International Law 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL36 Interpretation of Statutes 3hrs. 25 75 100
FL43 Moot Court Exercise and 3hrs. 25 75 100
Internship
V.V Viva Voce 100 100

(ii) The Committee further recommended not to introduce Malayalam / Hindi to

the BBA LLB (Hons) Course, as there is no second language for BBA Courses under the
University. In the existing syllabus of BBA LLB (Hons) Course there are only 16 subjects,
but as per the Bar Council Regulations there should be 20 subjects which are non-law.

(iii) Re arrangement of subjects of B.Com LLB (Hons) (I – X Semesters) and

BBA LLB (Hons) (I & II Semesters only) from 2015 -16 admission onwards, as follows.

B.Com LLB (Honours) course:

Code Name of Paper

I Semester

FC 1 English I – General English – I

FC 2 Modern Banking
FC 3 Business Management
FC 4 Business Statistics
FL 1 Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accident Laws and
Consumer Protection Law (Compulsory paper)
FL 2 Legal and Constitutional History of India (honours)

II Semester

FC 5 English II – General English – II

FC 6 Entrepreneurship Development and Project Management
FC 7 Prospectus and Methodology of Business Studies
FC 8 Business Communication and Management Information
System
FL 3 Civil Society and Public Greevance (honours)
FL 4 Law of Contract I (Compulsory paper)

III Semester

FC 9/10 Malayalam / Hindi - I

FC 11 General English – III Legal Language & Legal Method
FC 12 Marketing Management
FL 5 Law of Crimes (Compulsory paper)
FL 6 Family Law I (Compulsory paper)
FL 7 Law of Contract II (Compulsory paper)

IV Semester

FC 13/14 Malayalam / Hindi - II

FC 15 General English – IV Communicative English
FC 16 Financial Accounting
FL 8 Family Law II(Compulsory paper)
FL 9 Cyber Law (Honours)
FL 10 Women and Law (Honours)
 V Semester

FC 17/18 Malayalam / Hindi - III

FC 19 Capital Market
FL 11 Human Rights Law (Optional)
FL 12 Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act – I
(Compulsory paper)
FL 13 Constitutional Law I (Compulsory paper)
FL 14 Banking Law and Negotiable Instrument (Honours)

VI Semester

FC 20 Cost Accounting
FC 21/22 Malayalam / Hindi - IV
FL 15 Labour and Industrial Law - I (Compulsory paper)
FL 16 Constitutional Law –II (Compulsory paper)
FL 17 Jurisprudence (Compulsory paper)
FL 18 Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act – I
(Compulsory paper)

VII Semester

FC 23 Corporate Accounting
FL 19 Criminal Procedure Code (Compulsory paper)
FL 20 Poverty Law - I (Compulsory paper)
FL 21 Labour and Industrial Law –II (Compulsory paper)
FL 22 Environmental Law (Compulsory paper)
FL 23 Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting System
(Clinical Compulsory)
VIII Semester

FC 24 Practical Accounting
FL 24 Public International Law (Compulsory paper)
FL 25 Land Law (Optional)
FL 26 Property Law – II (Compulsory paper)
FL 27 Insurance Law (Optional)
FL 28 Alternate Dispute Resolution
 (Clinical Compulsory)
IX Semester

FL 29 Law of Evidence (Compulsory paper)

FL 30 Maritime Law (Honours)
FL 31 Administrative Law (Compulsory paper)
FL 32 Law of Taxation (Compulsory paper)
FL 33 International Trade Law (Honours)
FL 34 Legal, Drafting, Conveyancing
(Clinical Compulsory)

X Semester

FL 35 Interpretation of Statutes (Optional)

FL 36 Private International Law (Optional)
FL 37 Company Law (Compulsory paper)
FL 38 Intellectual Property Law (Optional)
FL 39 Media and Law (Honours)
FL 40 Moot Court Exercise and Internship
(Clinical Compulsory)

BBA LLB (Honours) course:

Code Name of Paper

I Semester

F.B1 - English – I (General English I)

F.B2 - Principles of Management
F.B3 - Marketing Management
F.B4 - Business Economics
FL 1 - Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accident Laws and Consumer
Protection Law (Compulsory Paper).
FL 2 - Legal and Constitutional History of India (Honours)

II Semester

F.B5 - English – II (General English II)

F.B6 - Principles of Financial Accounting
F.B7 - Financial Management
F.B8 - Business Ethics
FL 3 - Civil Society and Public Grievance (Honours)
FL 4 - Law of Contract – I (Compulsory Paper).

(iv) Readmission of Internal Examination – 5 year LLB (old scheme)

The Order No.Ac.AIV/3/558/CC/LLB/2003 dated 28th June 2003, of the Core
Committee by which it was provided that the students may be permitted to rejoin for the
purpose of reassessment of internal assessment only after the completion of the course and
can be made available only once. The students should avail this facility within a period of
one academic year after the completion of the course. Since Double Degree LLB course was
introduced as per the decision of the Bar Council, there is no existing course for the students
to redo the internal assessment and hence, the Board resolved to recommend that the students
may be permitted to redo the subjects along with the existing 5 year or 3 year LLB batches
subject to the availability of the equivalent subjects, provided they apply within one
academic year. There is no facility to redo the pre law subjects in 5 year LLB double degree
course.

(v) Re admission to 5 year LLB (old scheme)

If the students passed the BAL degree of the 5 year LLB degree course, they may be
permitted to join along with the corresponding 3 year LLB course.

III. To approve the syllabi of Hindi/ Malayalam and Alternate Dispute Resolution
of the VIII Semester BA (Criminology) LLB Course, submitted vide paper
read (iii) above.

Sanction has therefore been accorded by the Pro Vice Chancellor in charge of
Vice-Chancellor, exercising powers of the Academic Council, under section 10 (17), chapter
3 of the Mahatma Gandhi University Act 1985, to approve the above recommendations of the
Board of Studies in Law (UG) during the meetings held on 26.05.2015 and 18.09.2015 and
the syllabi of Hindi/ Malayalam and Alternate Dispute Resolution of the VIII Semester BA
(Criminology) LLB (Honours) Course.
 Orders are issued accordingly. Sd/-
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