Shambhavi Sinha B.Com LL.B. - Course Plan - Legal Method & Legal Reasoning, 2016

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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES

College of Legal Studies
Dehradun
COURSE PLAN
Programme: B. Com., LLB. (Hons.)Taxation Laws

Course : Legal Method & Legal Reasoning
Semester: I
Session : July to December 2016
Batch : 2016 - 2021
Subject Code: LLBG 102
No. of credits: 4
Prepared by: Shambhavi Sinha
Email:
Approved By
_______________________ _______________________
HOD Dean
UPES Campus Tel : +91-135-2770137

“Energy Acres” Fax : +91 135- 27760904
P.O. Bidholi, Via Prem Nagar Website : www.upes.ac.in
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COURSE PLAN
Programme B. Com., LLB. (Hons.)Taxation Course: Legal Method & Legal Reasoning
: Laws
Duration: July – December, 2016 Subject code: LLBG 102
A. STUDENT OUTCOME:
The student outcome of the course study are as mentioned herein under:
 To understand the theoretical base of law.
 To study the many inter-and cross linkages law has with its frontier and other
disciplines.
 To appreciate the diverse origins and conceptualizations of law.
 To distinguish and delineate the various methods of social control that law
provides.
 To understand the operation of law—legal, judicial, and legislative process.
 To understand various methods of law such as legal citations, text-making and

the likes.
B. COURSE OUTLINE:
The course plan has been divided into 5 modules
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL METHOD: APPROACHES TO LAW & LEGAL REASONING
1. Meaning and understanding of the term ‘Law’, Definitions by Key Jurists; Limitations
on having a categorical definition
2. Functions, Application of Law, Territorial Nature of Law , Law and Morality, Question
of Fact Vs. Question of Law ,Law, Science and Technology, General Classification of
Law
3. Introduction to Legal Theories.
4. Introduction to basic Schools of Law
MODULE 2: INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
College of Legal Studies July-December 2016

5. Introduction to the concept of Indian Legal System
6. General History of Indian Legal System.
7. Common law system ; Differentiation with Civil Law System ,Adversarial and
Inquisitorial system
8. Detailed Study on Sources of Law- Custom, Legislation and Precedent
9. Hierarchy of Courts under the Constitution of India, their Powers and Jurisdiction,
Concept of Stare Decisis.
10. Introduction to the Concept of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
11. Introduction to International Law, Sources and Scope.
12. Introduction to Basic Principles under Indian Legal System : Federalism, Separation
of Powers , Independence of Judiciary ,Judicial Review, Principles of Natural justice
and other basic principles of Administrative Law, Fundamental Rights and Duties and
the like .
13. Difference between civil procedure and criminal procedure code, and other basic laws
and Judicial Mechanisms.
MODULE 3: LEGAL REASONING AND METHODS OF LAW MAKING
14. Meaning of Legal Reasoning

15. Precedents-Centered Reasoning
16. Application of Logic and Experience
17. Statute/Legislation and Legislative Process
18. Deductive and Inductive Methods
MODULE 4: LEGAL WRITING AND LEGAL RESEARCH
19. Meaning and Kinds of Legal Research

20. Importance of Legal Research
21. Techniques of Legal Research
22. Legal Materials – Case Law, Statutes, Report, Journals, Manuals, Digest
23. Social Sciences Research Techniques applied in Legal Science Research: Non-
Doctrinal or Empirical Approach
24. Rudiments of Social Science Research
25. Major Steps in Empirical Research
26. Designs and Types of Sample
27. Research Report Writing
MODULE 5: LEGAL CITATIONS AND PRACTICE EXERCISES
28. Case Law Study

29. Legal Citations (Bluebook, Chicago Manual Etc.)
30. Critical Analysis of Article
31. Case Law Exercise
C. COURSE PEDAGOGY

 Lectures
 Discussions
 Chalk and talk
 Random Questioning
 Reflections
 Term Paper/Project
 Case Study
 Case Analysis
 Research Report Writing
 Reading Groups
 Workshops (only for Legal Methods)
 Presentations
 Viva Voce
D. COURSE COMPLETION PLAN
Sessions: 4 (lectures of 1 hour each) for a 4 credit course.

Total hours per week: 4 hours per week.
Tutorial classes would be held as per the requirement for problem-solving exercises, taking-
up tests and presentations.
E. EVALUATION & GRADING
Description Weight age Schedule
1. Continuous Assessment 30% Detailed Below
2. Mid-term Exam 20% Refer to Academic

Calendar
3. End term Exam 50% Refer to Academic

Calendar
Internal Assessment: Marks 100 (To be calculated based on the following

components):
Description Weightage
Continuous Assessment 30%
Continuous Assessment: (Marks 100 - converted to 30) based on the following five (5)
components:
a. Two class tests/snap-test/quiz 20 Marks [02 X10 Marks]

b. Assignment-1 20 Marks

c. Project work 20 Marks (Abstract, Synopsis, final draft and
presentation)
d. Subject Grand Viva 20 Marks
e. Attendance 20 Marks
(For more on details of submission/test dates, see Annexure-IV)
Schedule : Detailed Below
Formula of Attendance Marks:
67-75 % 0 Marks
75-80% 5 Marks
80-85% 10 Marks
85-90% 15 Marks
90%-100% 20 Marks
Four components will be used for internal assessment for this course (Total 100 marks),
the details of each component is as follows:
1. Home Assignment:
Assignment is given on the pattern of End Term Examination and it must be hand
written, to submit/present on a definite date. The assignment is attached with the
course plan as Annexure-I. It will have 20% weightage.
Individual Viva-voce may be conducted on the assignment.
b) Projects/Presentations/Paper Review/Case Analysis/Write-up/Paper

Publication/: Weightage 20 %
c) Every student will be asked to prepare a project from the suggested List
(see Annexure-II) and go through the primary/secondary data collection and
analysis/interpretation and finally prepare the Project.
Students are also required to make a presentation on that topic on a scheduled

date (would be communicated in the class). The duration of a group presentation
will be 5-10 minutes; followed by 5 minutes discussion/query session.
d) Students are encouraged to review research papers and write/publish

papers jointly with the faculty.
2. Quizzes/Tests

Two Quizzes/Tests will be conducted, as per indicated in the Course Plan. Each quiz will
carry 10% weightage. Therefore, two quizzes/tests would carry 20% weightage i.e. 20
marks. It may contain Multiple choice questions or short questions/key terms covering
modules as specified in the course plan and Research paper/ cases covered in the
course pack to ascertain that whether the students could understand the basic concepts
or not. Online quiz on LMS (Max. 45 Minutes) may be conducted.
For distribution of marks for internal assessment, see Annexure-III.
3. Mid- Sem Examination: 20% Weightage
Mid- Sem examination shall be of two hour duration and shall be a combination of
Objective, short theory, descriptive, analytical and problem based questions.
4. End -Sem Examination: 50% Weightage
End-Sem examination shall be of three hours duration. The examination paper shall have
objective & theory questions, short as well as long Analytical and problem based
questions.
Passing Criterion: minimum 40% of the highest marks in

the class
Student has to secure minimum 40% marks of the “highest marks in the class
scored by a student in that subject (in that class/group class)” individually
in both the ‘End-Semester examination’ and ‘Total Marks’ in order to pass in
the paper.
Attendance
Students are required to have minimum attendance of 75% .

Students with less than said percentage shall NOT be allowed to appear in the end
semester examination. The student obtaining 100% attendance would be given 5%
bonus marks for internal assessment.
Cell Phones and other Electronic Communication Devices: Cell phones and other
electronic communication devices (such as Blackberries/Laptops) are not permitted in
classes during Tests or the Mid/Final Examination. Such devices MUST be turned off in
the class room.
E-Mail and LMS: Each student in the class should have an e-mail id and a pass word to
access the LMS system regularly. Regularly, important information – Date of conducting

class tests, guest lectures, syndicate sessions etc. to the class will be transmitted via e-
mail/LMS. The best way to arrange meetings with us or ask specific questions is by email
and prior appointment. All the assignments preferably should be uploaded on LMS.
Various research papers/reference material will be mailed/uploaded on LMS time to time.
F. DETAILED SESSION PLAN
SESSIONS TOPICS READINGS PEDAGOGY
(No.)
Lecture, Discussions
General Introduction the Subject and
discussion on the Course Plan.
1.
2. MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL Lectures In Jurisprudence

METHOD: APPROACHES TO LAW & LEGAL NK Jayakumar Lecture, Discussions
REASONING Illustrations
10th Edition Pages 4 -18
Meaning and understanding of the term
‘Law, Definitions by Key Jurists; Limitations
on having a categorical definition
Functions, Lecture, Discussions

Application of Law, Illustrations
Lectures In Jurisprudence
Territorial Nature of Law ,
NK Jayakumar
Law and Morality,
3.
Question of Fact Vs. Question of Law ,
10th Edition Pages 4 -18
Law, Science and Technology,

Lectures
General Classification of Law and Jurisprudence –The Legal
Discussion
4. Background Discussion for Legal Theories Theory B.N Mani Tripathy
Illustrations
Q&As
Lectures
Discussion
Illustrations
Introduction to Legal Theories. Jurisprudence –The Legal
Theory B.N Mani Tripathy
Page 12
5.
Lectures
Legal Theories (continued ) Discussions
Jurisprudence –The Legal
Q&A
Theory B.N Mani Tripathy
Book Referencing
6. Pages 19-106
Introduction to basic Schools of Law

Lectures
Jurisprudence –The Legal
Theory B.N Mani Tripathy Discussion
7. Reading Group
Pages 19-106
8. Schools of Law
Jurisprudence –The Legal Lectures
Q&As
Pages 19-106
Studies in Jurisprudence
and Legal Theory
Dr. N.V. Paranjape
Jurisprudence –The Legal Lectures

Sources of Law PPT
Pages 19-106
9.
and Legal Theory
Dr. N.V. Paranjape
Sources of Law cont. Indian Legal and

Constitutional History : PPT
Lectures
10. Discussion
M.P.Jain
11. Lectures
MODULE 2 : Indian Legal System Discussion
Illustrations
General History of Indian Legal System. PPT
Indian Legal and

Constitutional History
Common law system ;
M.P.Jain
Differentiation with Civil Law System
Adversarial and Inquisitorial system
Indian Legal and

Hierarchy of Courts under the Constitution Constitutional History Lectures
of India, their Powers and Jurisdiction, M.P.Jain Discussion
Concept of Stare Decisis. PPT
12

Lectures
Hierarchy of Courts under the Constitution Discussion
and Legal Theory
13. of India, their Powers and Jurisdiction, PPT
Concept of Stare Decisis.( Continued )
Dr. N.V. Paranjape
Introduction to the Concept of Alternative Learning the Law Lectures
Dispute Resolution (ADR). Glanville Williams Q&A
14. Introduction to International Law, Sources PPT
and Scope.
Difference between civil procedure and Indian Legal and Lectures

criminal procedure code, and other basic Constitutional History Q&A
15.
laws and Judicial Mechanisms. M.P.Jain PPT
Introduction to Basic Principles under Indian

Indian Legal and
Legal System : Federalism, Separation of
Constitutional History
Powers , Independence of Judiciary
M.P.Jain Lectures
16. ,Judicial Review, Principles of Natural
justice and other basic principles of Q&A
Administrative Law, Fundamental Rights PPT
and Duties and the like
Legal Research
Introduction to Basic Principles under Indian Methodology
Legal System(Continued) Dr. S.R. Myneni Lectures
PPT
Discussion
Legal Research
Methodology
17. Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr. S.R. Myneni
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari

Module 3: Legal Reasoning and Methods Lectures
18.
of Law Making PPT
Discussion
Introduction to the meaning and Concept of
Legal Reasoning
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr. S.R. Myneni
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Lectures
Precedents-Centered Reasoning Legal Research PPT
Methodology Discussion
Dr. S.R. Myneni
19.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Research Lecture

Application of Logic and Experience Dr. S.R. Myneni
20.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Research
Statute/Legislation and Legislative Process Methodology Lectures
Dr. S.R. Myneni Discussion
21.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari

Legal Research
Deductive and Inductive Methods Methodology Lecture
Dr. S.R. Myneni Discussion
Reading group
22.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Deductive and Inductive Methods Learning the Law

Continued. Glanville Williams Lecture
Discussion
Reading group
Legal Research
Methodology
24.
Dr. S.R. Myneni
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Importance of Legal Research

Techniques of Legal Research Legal Research Lectures
Dr. S.R. Myneni Q&A
26.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Materials – Case Law, Statutes, Legal Research

Report, Journals, Manuals, Digest Methodology
Dr. S.R. Myneni
Lectures
Discussions
Legal Research
27. Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari

Legal Materials – Case Law, Statutes, Lectures
Report, Journals, Manuals, Digest Discussions
Continued Relevant Books and Q&A
28. Articles PPT
Group
Discussion
Revision for Mid Semester Examination Relevant Books and Q&A

29. Articles Quizzes etc.
Brainstorming
Legal Research
Methodology Q&A
Revision for Mid Semester Examination Dr. S.R. Myneni Quizzes etc.
Brainstorming
30.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Social Sciences Research Techniques Legal Research Lectures

applied in Legal Science Research: Non- Methodology Discussion
Doctrinal or Empirical Approach Dr. S.R. Myneni
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
31.
Social Sciences Research Techniques Legal Research Lectures
applied in Legal Science Research: Non- Methodology Discussion
Doctrinal or Empirical Approach-(Continued) Dr. S.R. Myneni
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
32.
Legal Research Lectures
Rudiments of Social Science Research Methodology Discussions
Dr. S.R. Myneni Q&A

Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
:
Legal Research
Methodology Reading Group
Major Steps in Empirical Research Dr. S.R. Myneni Lectures
Discussion
33.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Research
Case Law Study Methodology
Dr. S.R. Myneni Reading Group
Lecture
Discussion
34.
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Research
Methodology Reading Group
Legal Citations (Bluebook, Chicago Manual Dr. S.R. Myneni Lectures
Etc.) Discussion
36. Legal Research

Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
37. Legal Research

Methodology Lectures
Legal Citations (Bluebook, Chicago Manual Dr. S.R. Myneni Discussion
Etc.)
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari

Legal Research Lectures
Critical Analysis of Article
Dr. S.R. Myneni
38. Legal Research

Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Lectures
Discussion
Critical Analysis of Article Legal Research

Methodology
Dr. S.R. Myneni
Legal Research
39
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
Legal Research
40 Case Law Exercise Methodology PPT
Dr. S.R. Myneni Lectures
Workshop
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari
41. Legal Research Lecture

Methodology Illustrations
Case Law Exercise Dr. S.R. Myneni PPT
Legal Research
Methodology
Dr.H.N Tewari

42 Lecture,
Legal Research Conclusion and Critical All Relevant Materials Discussions,
analysis Q&A,
Projects
43 Revision for Viva All Relevant Materials
Doubt Clearing Session
44 Tutorial on Writing
45 Viva Voce Viva Voce

Viva Voce
46 Viva Voce
Viva Voce Viva Voce
47 All Relevant Materials Discussion

Revision for Exam Q&A
Quizzes
48 Revision for Exam All Relevant Materials Discussion

Q&A
Quizzes

Dedicated student- faculty meeting time:
The students can meet the faculty on any working day between in the Faculty Room Floor III, 2306).
(Subject to time table/Availability of Faculty).
S. No. Title Author Publisher
1. Learning the Law Glanville Williams Universal Law

Publishers.
2. Lectures In Jurisprudence NK Jayakumar Lexis Nexis
3. Jurisprudence –The Legal Theory B.N Mani Tripathy Allahabad Law Agency
4. Legal Method G.B.Tripathy Central Law Publications
5. Jurisprudence : Legal Theory Pofessor. Nomita Central Law Publications

Aggarwal
6. Studies in Jurisprudence and Legal Dr. N.V. Paranjape Central Law Agency
Theory
5. The Concept of Law HLA Hart Oxford University Press
7. Indian Legal and Constitutional History M.P.Jain Lexis Nexis
8. Indian Legal System Joseph Minattur Indian Law Institute
9. Introduction to Law Atul Setelwad Butterworths
10. An Introduction to Legal Systems J.D.M. Derrett Universal Law Publishing

Co.
11. Legal System and Lawyers’ Julius Stone Universal Law Publishing
Co.
Reasoning
12. Text book on Legal Methods, Legal Tushar Kanti Saha Universal Publishers
Systems and Research
13. Legal Research Methodology Shipra Agrawal Sri Sai Law Publication
14. Legal Research Methodology Dr. S.R. Myneni Allahabad Law Agency
15. Legal Research Methodology S.K. Verma. Indian Law Institute
M. Afzal Wani
16. Legal Education & Research Mona Purohit Central

Methodology Law Publications
17. Legal Research Methodology Dr. H.N.Tewari Allahabad Law Agency
SUGGESTED READINGS
Calabresi, Steven & Prakash Saikrishna, The President’s Power to Execute the Laws, 104
YALE LAW JOURNAL 541 (1994).
Cohen, Felix, Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach, 35 COLUMBIA LAW
REVIEW 809 (1935).
Eberie, Edward J., & Grossfeld, Bernhard, Law and Poetry, 11 ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
LAW REVIEW 353 (2005).
Grossfeld, Bernhard & Eberie, Edward J., Patterns of Law in Comparative Law: Discovering
and Decoding Invisible Powers, 38 TEXAS INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 291 (2003).
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, The Path of the Law, 110 HARVARD LAW REVIEW 991 (1997).
Irani, Phiroze K., The Courts and the Legislature in India, 14 INTERNATIONAL AND
COMPARATIVE LAW QUARTERLY 950 (1965).
Judy Hunter, TheI mportance of Citations
Manning, John F., Textualism and Legislative Intent, 91 VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW 419 (2005).
McLeod, Adam J., Law as Bard: Extolling a Culture’s Virtue, Exposing Its Vices, and Telling
Its Story, 1 JOURNAL JURISPRUDENCE 11(2008).
N.R.M Menon, Our Legal System
Peters, Anne, Realizing Utopia as a Scholarly Endeavour, 24 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF

INTERNATIONAL LAW (2013)
Prakash, Saikrishna, The Essential Meaning of Executive Power, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW
REVIEW 701 (2003).
Prosper, Weil, Towards Relative Normativity in International Law, 77 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF

INTERNATIONAL LAW 413 (1983).

Scalia, Antonin, Common Law Courts in a Civil Law System: The Role of United States
Federal Courts in Interpreting the Constitutional Laws, TANNER LECTURES ON HUMAN
VALUES (1995).
Thomas, Halper, Logic in Judicial Reasoning, 44 INDIAN LAW JOURNAL 33 (1968).
Treanor, William, Against Textualism, 103 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 983
(2009).
H. INSTRUCTIONS
a) Students need to submit individual assignments/projects followed by presentation.

b) Viva-voce would be conducted for the research project, if adequate time for
presentations is not there.
c) Students are expected to read the concerned session’s contents in advance before
coming to the class. The Materials will be supplied in advance.
d) The session will be made interactive through active participation from students. The
entire session will be conducted through question-answer, discussion, current
practices, examples, problem solving, brainstorming activities, role plays, group
discussions and presentations etc.
e) All schedules/announcements must be strictly adhered to.
f) Plagiarism, in any form, will be least tolerated. Student, if found plagiarized, will be
subject to disciplinary action. To avoid plagiarism, the instructor recommends the
following:
1. Acknowledge by way of a citation whatever is borrowed.
2. Put in quotation any sentence in which there are more than 12 words in a
sequence
3. To the maximum extent possible, paraphrase others’ ideas and then
acknowledge them through citations.
4. Make all borrowings, which are more than 50 words in a sequence, into a
block quote.
However,
1. Copying lines (more than 12 words in a sequence) or passages from other

sources, not citing them, and writing the name of the source as reference in the
end of the paper will be deemed plagiarism

2. After copying lines in which there are more than 12 words in a sequence and
providing a citation at the end of a line or paragraph will also be deemed
plagiarism
3. Copying others assignment, though they are original, will be considered
plagiarism.
Say no to plagiarism! Let’s develop a fine research culture in CoLS.
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Annexure-I
UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES

COLLEGE OF LEGAL STUDIES
B. COM., LLB. (HONS.)TAXATION LAWS
SEMESTER - I
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016 -17 SESSION: JULY-DECEMBER
ASSIGNMENT –I
FOR
Legal Method & Legal Reasoning
(LLBG102)
Under the Supervision of: Shambhavi Sinha
(TO BE FILLED BY THE STUDENT)
NAME: _______________________
SAP NO: _______________________
ROLL NO -------------------------------------
Section A (10 Marks)- General Questions

(Attempt all questions. Each questions carry equal marks)
Write short notes on any four of the following:
Q. 1. Territorial Nature of Law

Q. 2. Custom as a Source of Law
Q. 3. Sociological Law Schoolof Law
Q. 4. Differentiate between Question of Law and Question of Fact
Q. 5. Precedent and the Concept of Stare Decesis
Section B (20 marks)- Conceptual Question

Q. 6. Explain Historical Law school philosophy and its utility in present times.
Q. 7. Explain the Sources of Law in Indian legal system.
Section C (20 marks)- Analytical question

Q. 8. Discuss the major Schools of Law in the Indian Legal System.
Q. 9. Critically analyse hierarchy of Courts under the Constitution of India.

Section D (50 marks) - Application Based Question
(Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks)
Re arrange each of the following information in any two standard modes of

citation:
a. Author: John Rowls
Title of the Book: A Theory of Justice
Publisher: Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts
ISBN: 0-674-01772-2
At Pages: 513-577
b. Article/Paper- Transcendental Nonsense and The Functionalist
Approach
Authors: Felix Cohen
Title of Law Review: Columbia Law Review
Year: June, 1935
VOL: XXXV
No. 6
c. Article/Paper- Legal Research: Techniques and Ideas

Authors: E.P Ellinger and K J Keith
Editors: S. K. Verma and M. Afzal Wani
Title of the book: Legal Research and Methodology
First edition 1983, Second Edition 2001, First Reprinted 2006
© The Indian Law Institute
At Pages: 219-240
d. Title of the Legislation: Right to Information Act

Year of enactment: 2005
No. of the Act: 22 of 2005

Brought into force: 12th October, 2005
e. Title of the case: BSNL versus BPL Mobile Cellular Ltd.

Reporter: Supreme Court Cases
Volume: 13
Court: Supreme Court
Page no.: 597

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
ON ASSIGNMENT SOLVING
1. All the questions of the assignment must be handwritten.

2. To answer your assignment questions you need to access multiple information
sources like
a. Your own prior experience.

b. Regular reading of Books, Law Journals, magazines and News papers
c. Reference Books
d. Browsing the internet for latest updates.
3. Please remember that due to the dynamic and rapidly changing global legal
environment and the continuously realigning geopolitical situation, your answers
should capture and depict the current contemporary information.
4. As a student of Law, we encourage to have a contrary point of view. But do

ensure that you can provide a logical justification to this view supported by
verifiable facts, figures, statues and decided cases by various higher courts.
5. Caution: Remember to provide original answers only.
g) Plagiarism, in any form, will be least tolerated. Student, if found plagiarized,

will be subject to disciplinary action. To avoid plagiarism, the instructor
recommends the following:
1. Acknowledge by way of a citation whatever is borrowed.
2. Put in quotation any sentence in which there are more than 12 words in a
sequence
3. To the maximum extent possible, paraphrase others’ ideas and then
acknowledge them through citations.
4. Make all borrowings, which are more than 50 words in a sequence, into a
block quote.

However,
5. Copying lines (more than 12 words in a sequence) or passages from other

sources, not citing them, and writing the name of the source as reference in
the end of the paper will be deemed plagiarism
6. After copying lines in which there are more than 12 words in a sequence and
providing a citation at the end of a line or paragraph will also be deemed
plagiarism
7. Copying others’ assignment, though they are original, will be considered
plagiarism.
Say no to plagiarism!
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Annexure-II
SUGGESTED PROJECT TOPICS

1. ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM
2. ANTI- CORRUPTION LAWS IN INDIA
3. BAR ON DOUBLE JEOPARDY
4. CENTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP IN INDIA
5. CHINESE LAW SYSTEM
6. CIVIL JUDGE
7. CIVIL LAW
8. CIVIL LAW SYSTEM
9. CIVIL PROCEDURE IN INDIA
10. CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
11. COMMON LAW SYSTEM
12. CONCILIATION
13. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
14. COPYRIGHT LAWS IN INDIA
15. CRIMES AGAINST MINORS
16. CRIMES AGAINST SENIOR CITIZENS
17. CRIMINAL LAW
18. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN INDIA
19. CURATIVE WRIT
20. DELEGATED LEGISLATION
21. ECONOMIC JUSTICE
22. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
23. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
24. EUTHANASIA

25. FEMALE FETICIDE AND INFANTICIDE
26. FOOD SAFETY LAWS IN INDIA
27. FREE LEGAL AID
28. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION
29. FREEDOM TO RELIGION
30. FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
31. GENERAL RULES OF INTERPRETATION
32. HINDU LAW SYSTEM
33. HONOUR KILLING
34. INDEPENDENCE OF INDIAN JUDICIARY
35. INQUISITORIAL SYSTEM
36. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
37. INTERNATIONAL LAW
38. JAIL SYSTEM IN INDIA
39. JEWISH LEGAL SYSTEM
40. JUDICIAL REVIEW
41. JURISTIC WRITINGS AS A SOURCE OF LAW
42. JUSTICE, EQUITY AND GOOD CONSCIENCE
43. JUVENILE JUSTICE
44. LAND ACQUISITION LAWS IN INDIA
45. LAW AND MORALITY
46. LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
47. LAW FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMES IN INDIA
48. LAW FOR WOMEN IN INDIA
49. LAW IN REM AND LAW IN PERSONAM
50. LAW ON ADOPTION IN INDIA
51. LAW ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INDIA

52. LAWS AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT
53. LAWS TO SAVE FORESTS IN INDIA
54. LEGAL EDUCATION IN GLOBALISED WORLD
55. LITERARY RULE OF INTERPRETATION
56. LOGICAL INTERPRETATION
57. LOK ADALAT
58. MEDIATION
59. MENS REA
60. MERCANTILE LAW
61. MISCHIEF RULE OF INTERPRETATION
62. MUSLIM LAW SYSTEM
63. NATIONAL JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION
64. NATURAL/MORAL LAW
65. NYAYA PANCHAYAT
66. PERSONAL LAWS FOR CHRISTIANS
67. PERSONAL LAWS FOR HINDUS
68. PERSONAL LAWS FOR MUSLIMS
69. PERSONAL LAWS FOR PARSIS
70. PLEA BARGAINING
71. POLICE AS AN ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
72. POPULATION IN INDIA: BOON OR BANE?
73. PRESIDENT’S POWER OF PARDON
74. PRIMARY SOURCES OF LEGAL RESEARCH
75. PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
76. PRIVATE LAW
77. PROBLEM OF DOWRY AND LAW
78. PROCEDURAL LAW

79. PROFESSION OF LAW IN INDIA
80. PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN INDIA
81. PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION AND ITS CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
82. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
83. PUBLIC LAW
84. RATIO DECIDENDI
85. REASONABLENESS OF CUSTOM
86. RELIGION AS SOURCE OF LAW
87. RE-ORGANISATION OF STATES
88. RES JUDICATA
89. RESERVATION SYSTEM IN INDIA
90. RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION
91. RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT
92. RIGHT TO FOOD
93. RIGHT TO INFORMATION
94. RIGHT TO LIFE
95. RIGHT TO PROPERTY
96. RIGHTS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN INDIA
97. RIGHTS OF SPECIALLY ABLED PEOPLE
98. ROAD SAFETY LAWS IN INDIA
99. ROLE OF BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA
100. ROLE OF HIGHER JUDICIARY IN INDIA
101. ROLE OF LOWER JUDICIARY IN INDIA
102. ROLE OF TRIBUNALS IN INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
103. SECONDARY SOURCES OF LEGAL RESEARCH
104. SECULARISM AND INDIA
105. SEPARATION OF POWER UNDER CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

106. SESSIONS COURT
107. SOCIAL – ECONOMIC LAWS IN INDIA
108. SOCIALIST LAW SYSTEM
109. SPORTS LAWS
110. SUBSTANTIVE LAW
111. SUMMARY TRIALS
112. THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT OR STARE DECISIS AS A SOURCE OF LAW
113. THE HIGH COURTS OF INDIA
114. THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
115. THREE MODES OF CITING A BOOK
116. THREE MODES OF CITING AN ARTICLE
117. THREE MODES OF CITING AN ARTICLE
118. TRANSGENDER AND INDIAN LAWS
119. TREATISES AS SOURCE OF LAW
120. UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
121. WRIT OF CERTIORARI
122. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
123. WRIT OF MANDAMUS
124. WRIT OF PROHIBITION
125. WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO*
*The above mentioned are suggested topics, the students can opt for other topics in
consultation with the Faculty.

GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT- WORK
The project will be completed as follows:
1. Abstract: One page in around 300 words
May be in 3 paragraphs
a. Highlighting the topic
b. Areas of concern and expected solution
c. Scheme of research
d. Key words
2. Submission of synopsis
Synopsis should contain the following:

a. Statement of the Problem
b. Survey of the existing literature
c. Identification of the issues
d. Objective and scope of the research
e. Research Methodology adopted
f. Probable outcome
g. Scheme of Chapters
3. Submission of Final Project report after approval of synopsis.

a. Excluding the Cover page, index page and bibliography the main write up
should be around 20 pages. Single Space, Times New Roman, Font Size
11. Printed both sides
b. Project must have- Cover page stating Subject name, Title of the Project,
Supervisor name, Student details etc.
c. Students have to follow a uniform method of citation (the suggested
method is Blue Book 19th Edition) and must mention the same in the
research methodology).
d. The main body of the project must contain- Introduction, different chapters,
conclusion, recommendation, foot notes and required bibliography.
4. The project work should

a. Be focused on the problem
b. Include current status of knowledge in the subject (literature review);
c. Embody the result of studies carried out by him/her;
d. Show evidence of the student’s capacity for critical examination and
judgment; and

e. Be satisfactory in presentation so far as language, style and form are
concerned.
5. The student shall indicate clearly and extensively in his/her project, the
following:
a. The source from which referred information is taken;

b. The extent to which he/she has availed himself/herself of the work of others
and the portion of the /project work he/she claims to be his/her original
work; and
c. Whether his/her project work has been conducted independently or in
collaboration with others.
6. A certificate to the effect that the project work carried out by the student
independently or in collaboration with other student(s) endorsed by the student
shall form the part of the submission for evaluation.
7. Every student who spends a specified period of time in an

industry/organization/institute for reasons of work related to his/her project
work, with prior permission from the Coordinator concerned will explicitly
acknowledge working in the relevant industry/organization/institute.
8. All projects submitted by the students will go through the process of plagiarism
check through the anti-plagiarism software (Turnitin). The report produced by
the software will necessarily be as per the standards prescribed by the
university. If the report is below standards the supervisor will reject the project
and award zero marks.

Annexure-III
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT SHEET

Programme B. Com., LLB.
Name (Hons.)Taxation Laws Semester I
Faculty Name Shambhavi Sinha
Legal Method & Legal
Subject Reasoning
LLBG
Subject Code 102
Quiz/Class Assignment Project Subject Grand Attendance Total
Test/ Snap Work/Case Viva 100
Test Analysis/Court Marks
Nam Room Exercise
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20% weightage 20% weightage 20% weightage 20% weightage 20%
weightage
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Annexure-IV
Legal Method & Legal Reasoning
Internal Assessment Schedule
Class test Class test 2/ Quiz Abstract Synopsis Assignment Final Project Viva
1/quiz submissio submission Project Presentations
n Submission
Snap Test Snap Test 2 August September September October 10, October November
1 7, 2016 10, 2016 2016 20-31, 2016 24 - 30,
To be intimated a 25, 2016
2016*
To be week before the
intimated test/quiz
a week
before the
test/quiz
 Tentative Dates; Any changes will be informed with within Appropriate time lines

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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES

Programme: B. Com., LLB. (Hons.)Taxation Laws

UPES Campus Tel : +91-135-2770137

Duration: July – December, 2016 Subject code: LLBG 102

 To understand the theoretical base of law.

 To appreciate the diverse origins and conceptualizations of law.

 To understand the operation of law—legal, judicial, and legislative process.

 To understand various methods of law such as legal citations, text-making and

The course plan has been divided into 5 modules

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL METHOD: APPROACHES TO LAW & LEGAL REASONING

MODULE 2: INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM

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MODULE 3: LEGAL REASONING AND METHODS OF LAW MAKING

14. Meaning of Legal Reasoning

MODULE 4: LEGAL WRITING AND LEGAL RESEARCH

19. Meaning and Kinds of Legal Research

MODULE 5: LEGAL CITATIONS AND PRACTICE EXERCISES

28. Case Law Study

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D. COURSE COMPLETION PLAN

Sessions: 4 (lectures of 1 hour each) for a 4 credit course.

E. EVALUATION & GRADING

Description Weight age Schedule

1. Continuous Assessment 30% Detailed Below

2. Mid-term Exam 20% Refer to Academic

3. End term Exam 50% Refer to Academic

Internal Assessment: Marks 100 (To be calculated based on the following

Continuous Assessment 30%

a. Two class tests/snap-test/quiz 20 Marks [02 X10 Marks]

College of Legal Studies July-December 2016

(For more on details of submission/test dates, see Annexure-IV)

Schedule : Detailed Below

Formula of Attendance Marks:

Individual Viva-voce may be conducted on the assignment.

b) Projects/Presentations/Paper Review/Case Analysis/Write-up/Paper

Students are also required to make a presentation on that topic on a scheduled

d) Students are encouraged to review research papers and write/publish

College of Legal Studies July-December 2016

For distribution of marks for internal assessment, see Annexure-III.

3. Mid- Sem Examination: 20% Weightage

4. End -Sem Examination: 50% Weightage

Passing Criterion: minimum 40% of the highest marks in

Students are required to have minimum attendance of 75% .

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F. DETAILED SESSION PLAN

SESSIONS TOPICS READINGS PEDAGOGY

2. MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL Lectures In Jurisprudence

Functions, Lecture, Discussions

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Introduction to basic Schools of Law

Jurisprudence –The Legal Lectures

Sources of Law cont. Indian Legal and

Indian Legal and

Indian Legal and

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Difference between civil procedure and Indian Legal and Lectures

Introduction to Basic Principles under Indian

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Legal Research Lecture

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Deductive and Inductive Methods Learning the Law

Importance of Legal Research