Academic Session 2020-21

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Tenth Semester

Course Contents

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,

Lucknow
 Distribution of Subjects and Teachers

S.No. Subject Section A & B

1. Optional Papers

2. 1. Law and Education Dr. Shashank Shekhar

2. Law and Economics Dr. Shakuntla

3. Real Estate Law Dr. Vikas Bhati/

Mr. Malay Pandey

4. Sports Law Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh

3. Seminar Papers

&

4.

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 OPTIONAL PAPER

LAW AND EDUCATION

Course Content
Unit-I: Introduction
 Structure of education system in India
 Forms of education- Public education V. Private education
 Impact of globalization on education in India
 Role of law in education sector
Unit-II: Constitutional Perspective and legal status of education in India
 Status of education under Indian Constitution and role of the State
 Major Laws and Regulations related to education
 Regulatory bodies
 University education system
Unit-III: Legal framework of Indian Universities
 Laws related to establishment of Universities and governance
 Laws related to teachers and students
 Government’s role
 Role of judiciary
Unit-IV: National Law University System
 History and background
 Development and present status
 Contribution, Pros and cons of NLUs
 Future of NLUs
Unit-V: Reforms In Legal Education
 Reforms in structure of education system
 Reforms in Curriculum
 Digitalization
 Interdisciplinary approach

REFERENCES:
 Kaufman, Michael J. and Kaufman, Sherelyn R. “Eucation Law, Policy, and Practice:
cases and materials” - 2nd ed.. - New York: Aspen Publishers, 2009.
 Malik, Lokendra “Legal Education in India : essays in honour of professor Ranbir Singh” -
New Delhi: Universal, 2014.
 Steele, Stacey and Taylor, Kathryn “Legal Education in Asia: globalization, change and
contexts” - New York: Routledge, 2010.
 Imber, Michael, “Education Law” - 3rd ed.. - New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004.
 Paul Maharg, “Transforming Legal Education: learning and teaching the law in the early
twenty-first century” - Burlington: Ashgate, 2007.

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
REAL ESTATE LAWS
Course Content

UNIT-I:
 Real estate Industry in India.
 Leasing and Land ownership structure in India.
 Trends in Public Private Partenership in India.
 Building Construction Laws.
 Legal Protection of Consumers.

UNIT-II:
 Definition of Infrastructure
 Multiplier effects of Infrastructure development on economic development.
 Sources of financing infrastructure projects.
 Legal framework and Incentives for private sector participation in Infrastructure
development.

UNIT-III:
 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
 Right to fair compensation and Transperancy in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act,2013.
 The Building and Other Construction Workers(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act,1996.

UNIT-IV:
 National Monitoring Committee for Rehabilitation and Settlement.
 Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority.
 Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulation and Development Authority-powers, functions.

UNIT-V:
 Duties of Promoters.
 Rights and Duties of Allottees.
 Sale and Purchase Agreement Clauses.
 Construction Due Diligence for property purchase.

REFERENCES:
1. Real Estate (Regulations & Development) Act 2016, 2017, Taxmann
2. Real Estate Transactions: Examples and Explanations, 2006, Burke, Barlow
3. Estate Planning: Principles and Problems, 2008, Gazur, Wayne M.
4. Supreme Court on Real Estate, Housing and Ownership of Flats, 2018
5. Taxation of Real Estate Developers & Joint Development Arrangements with Accounting
Aspects, 2017, Agarwal, Raj K. and Gupta Rakesh
6. Taxation of Real Estate Developers & Joint Development Arrangements with Accounting
Aspects, 2015, Agarwal, Raj K. and Gupta Rakesh
7. Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer: Transactional approach, 2008, Bender,
Steven
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 OPTIONAL PAPER
LAW & ECONOMICS
Course Content

UNIT-I: An Introduction to Law and Economics

 Need for Study of Economics to Lawyers
 Need for Study of Law to Economists
 Relationship between law and Economics

UNIT-II: Fundamental Concepts

 Economic concepts and their Relevance to Law
 A Review of Microeconomic Theory
 The structure of Microeconomic Theory

UNIT-III: An Introduction to Law & Legal Institutions

 The Civil Law and the Common Law Traditions
The Nature of a Legal Dispute
 Economic Implications of Laws in India
 Incentive Analysis
 Cost Benefit Analysis
 Game Theory

UNIT-IV: Economics of Law

 Economic Theory of Property
 Allocation of Property Rights
 Economic Theory of Contract
 Economics of Remedies for Breach of Contract
Economic Theory of Tort Liability

UNIT-V: Economic Theory of Crime & Punishment

 Principal types of Offences
 Organized Crime
 Defences

REFERENCES:
1. Law and Economics, R.Cooter,. & Thomas, Ulen, Addison-Wesley, Masschusetts.
2. Micro Economics, H.L. Ahuja, S. Chand Publisher.
3. Economic Analysis of Law: An Indian Perspective, Prof. Bimal N. Patel and Dr. Richa
Sharma, Lexix Nexis.
4. Law and Economics in India, Pof. Bimal N. Patel and Ranita Nagar and HiteshkumarThakkar
5. Economic Approach to Law, Paul Burrows, &Veljanovski, London, Butterworths.
6. A Theory of Property, S. R. Munzer, Cambridge University Press.

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
SPORTS LAW
Course Content

UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION
 History of Sports and its relationship with the law
 Sports Law and the Rise of International Autonomous Sports Law bodies.
 Indian Law and Sport and Corruption in sport

UNIT-II: SPORTS AND DISCIPLINE, ROLE OF COURTS AND TRIBUNALS

 Dispute resolution bodies.
 Role of courts in the governance of sport and how courts gain jurisdiction to get
involved in the affairs of sports governing bodies.
 Sports governing bodies and their judicial scrutiny
 Board of Control for Cricket in India v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.

UNIT-III: ANTI-DOPING AND WORLD ANTI-DOPING CODE.

 What is Doping?
 World Anti-Doping Code
 Purpose and scope of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and NADA, anti-doping
Rules & regulation.
 Equality and discrimination
 Gender Discrimination
 Sexual Harassment Issues in Sports.

UNIT-IV: CRIMINAL LAW, SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES AND THE FIGHT AGAINST
MATCH-FIXING
 Match-Fixing, Betting and Gambling
 The treatment of gambling laws in various jurisdictions
 The applicable Indian law on Match-Fixing and Spot-Fixing

UNIT-V: SPORTS LAW IN INDIA

 National Sports Policy, 1984/2001
 Sports governing bodies in India
 Recommendations by Select Committee

REFERENCES:
1. Sports Law in India by Lovely Dasgupta and Shameek sen , Sage Publications.
2. Law And Sports in India: Development, Issues and Challenges, by Justice Mukul Mudgal ,
Lexis Nexis publication
3. Sports Law, by Anujaya Krishna, Universal Law Publishing.
4. Law Commission of India Reports.

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 Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Eighth Semester

Course Contents

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,

Lucknow
 Distribution of Subjects and Teachers
S. No. *HONOURS TEACHERS
(OPT ANY ONE THE ABOVE GROUP)
A. BUSINESS LAW
1. A1 INVESTMENT & SECURITIES LAW DR. MANOJ KUMAR
2. A2 SPECIAL CONTRACT DR. SHASHANK SHEKHAR
3. A3 COMPETITION LAW MS. PRIYA ANURAGINI
B. INTERNATIONAL LAW
1. B1 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION DR. SAMREEN HUSSAIN
2. B2 LAW OF SEA AND INTERNATIONAL RIVER DR. A. P. SINGH
3. B3 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DR. AMAN DEEP SINGH
C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
1. C1 INDIAN FEDERALISM PROF. C.M. JARIWALA / DR. SHASHANK
2. SHEKHAR
3. C2 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LAW DR. ABDULLAH NASIR
C3 CIVIL SOCIETY & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES PROF. SANJAY SINGH / DR. R.K. YADAV
D. CRIMINAL LAW
1. D1 CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY MS. ISHA YADAV
2. D2 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW DR. PREM KUMAR GAUTAM
3. D3 PENOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY MR. MALAY PANDEY
E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
1. E1 PATENT DRAFTING AND SPECIFICATION WRITING DR. MANISH SINGH
2. E2 TRADE SECRET AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DR. VIKAS BHATI
3. E3 OTHER FORMS OF IPR CREATION AND DR. VIPUL VINOD
REGISTRATION
4. OPTIONAL 1. INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND DR. MANOJ KUMAR
PAPER* FINANCING
5. OPTIONAL 2. HEALTH AND MEDICINE LAW DR. PREM KUMAR GAUTAM
PAPER* 3. INT. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION DR. PRASENJIT KUNDU
4. LAW AND AGRICULTURE MR. BHANU PRATAP SINGH
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS-II DR. MANISH SINGH / DR. VIKAS BHATI

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 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LAW – II
Course Contents

Unit-I: Law of Patents

 Introduction
 Patentability substantive requirements: new invention, inventive step and capable of
industrial application.
 Procedural aspects: application, opposition and grant of patents
 Licensing issues, Compulsory Licenses and Standard Essential Patents
 Infringement and Remedies: doctrine of equivalent and its applicability in India, Injunctions.
 Patenting of life forms

Unit-II: Law of Designs

 Industrial Designs: Concept, Nature and Meaning
 Copyright, Patent and Designs: Overlap
 Registration of Designs
 Piracy of Registered Designs

Unit-III: Trade Secrets

 Concept and Nature and Requirements
 Protection of trade Secrets
 Complement to Trade Secret Law?

Unit-IV: Law on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Right

 Meaning and Concept
 Benefit Sharing
 International Regime

Unit-V: Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Designs Protection Law

 Meaning and Concept
 Concept of Originality
 Infringement and Defence.

Recommended Readings:
1. Padmanabhan, Ananth, Intellectual Property Rights: Infringement and Remedies, 1st Ed., Lexis
Nexis, Butterworths, Wadhwa, 2012.
2. Khader, Feroz Ali, The Law Of Patents: With a Special Reference on Pharmaceuticals in India,
LexisNexis, 2007.
3. Epstein, Micahel A., Epstein on Intellectual Property, 5th Ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2008 (Ch. XII
Protecting Biotechnology)
4. Terrell on the Law of Patents, Thomson Sweet & Maxwell, 2006.
5. Kongolo, T., Unsettled International Intellectual Property Issues, Kluwer Law International,
2008. (P. 1-28).

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6. Basheer, “India’s Tryst with TRIPS: The Patent (Amendment) Act, 2005”, Indian Journal of Law
and Technology, Vol. 1, 2005.
7. Basheer and Kochupullai, “TRIPS, Patents and Parallel Imports: A Proposal for Amendment”
Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Vol. 2, p. 63-86, 2009.
8. Sudip Chaudhuri, “Trips and Changes in Pharmaceutical Patent Regime in India”, Working
Paper No. 535 (2005) IIM, Calcutta.
9. Annual Survey of Indian Law, ILI, New Delhi (on patents and designs topics year-wise)
2011 (p. 564-566), 2010 (p. 473-475, 486-491), 2009 (p. 587-598), 2008 (p. 489-498), 2007 (p.
439-451), 2005 (p. 420-425), 2004 (p. 392-397), 2002 (p. 479, 480, 489-492)
10. Narayanan, P., Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Book House.
11. John Sykes, Intellectual Property in Designs, LexisNexis, Butterworths, 2005.
12. Antons, Christoph, Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Intellectual
Property Law in the Asia- Pacific Region, Wolters Kluwer, 2009 p. 127-156, 315-340.

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 HONORS GROUP
A. BUSINESS LAW
A1-INVESTMENT & SECURITIES LAW
Course Contents
UNIT -I: General Introduction
 Introduction to investment and security
 Nature and meaning of Financial Market; Types of Financial Market:- Capital Market
and Money Market: Nature, meaning and differences
 Difference between Primary Market and Secondary Market
 Capital Market instruments: Equity, Debentures, Preference Shares, Sweat Equity, new
Capital instruments: pure, hybrid and Derivatives
 Offer documents, Red Herring Prospectus, Initial Public Offer, Further Public Offer, Right
Issue and Bonus Issue: Nature and meaning
 Credit Rating Agencies: Role and functions

UNIT-II: Primary Market Intermediaries and Secondary Market Intermediaries

 Role of Primary Market Intermediaries: Merchant Bankers, Underwriters, Bankers to
issue, Portfolio Managers, Debenture- Trustees, etc.: Rules and regulations framed by SEBI
 SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009
 Secondary Market Intermediaries: Stock Brokers, Advisors: Rules and Regulations
framed by SEBI

UNIT-III: Regulatory Authorities of Financial Market and Finance Raising

Schemes
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India: Policy, composition, powers and functions
 Stock Exchanges: Role, powers and functions
 Overview of Depository System in India
 Instruments issued outside India: ADRs, GDRs and IDRs
 Collective Investment Scheme: Nature and meaning, regulations framed by SEBI
 Mutual Funds: Nature and meaning, regulations framed by SEBI
 FDI policy in India

REFERENCES:
1. Capital Market in India by E. Gorden and K. Natarajan
2. Indian Financial System by H.R. Macharaju
3. Guide to Indian Capital Market by SanjeevAggrawal
4. Inside Capital Market by N. Gopalaswamy
5. Indian Financial Systems by M.Y. Khan

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 HONORS GROUP
A. BUSINESS LAW
A2 SPECIAL CONTRACT
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Interpretation of Contract and General Principles of International Contracts

 Basic applicable principles

 Overview of CISG and UNIDROIT Principles
 Unfair Contract Terms

UNIT-II: Government Contracts and Law of Tenders

 Changing dimensions of Government contract

 Project Finance - Engineering Procurement and Construction Contracts, Build Operate
Transfer Contacts
 Government Tenders

UNIT-III: Drafting of Commercial Contracts

 Employment Contract
 Share Acquisition and Asset Acquisition Contracts
 Joint Venture Agreements

REFERENCES:

 Albert H Kritzer, “International Contract Manual” - 1st ed. - New Delhi: Thomson Reuters, 2013.
 Whincup, Michael H, “Contract Law and Practice: the english system and continental
comparisons” - Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2001.
 Desai, T. R.Desai, R. K., “Law Relating to Tendors and Government Contracts” - Delhi:
Universal Law Publications, 2000.
 Freedland, Mark, “Contract of Employment” - New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
 Shippey, Karla C., “Short Course in International Contracts: drafting
the international sales contract: for attorneys and non-attorneys” - 3rd ed. - Delhi: Atlantic
publisher, 2009.

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 HONORS GROUP
A. BUSINESS LAW
A3 COMPETITION LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Introductory insights on Competition Law

 Tracing the need of competition law
 Competition policy and nature and scope of competition law
 History and evolution of competition law in India
 Overview and salient features of the Competition Act, 2002

UNIT-II: Competition Act’s regulatory radar

 Anti competitive agreements
 Abuse of dominant position
 Predatory pricing
 Combinations

UNIT-III: Emerging dimensions in competition law

 Intellectual property rights and competition law
 Impact of TRIPS and Competition Law
 WTO and its impact on Competition Law
 Data and competition law

REFERENCES:
 T. Ramappa, “Competition Law in India- Policy, Issues and Developments”, 3rd ed. (2013),
Oxford University Press
 Abir Roy & Jayant Kumar, “Competition Law in India”2nd ed.(2018), Eastern Law House, New
Delhi
 Piet Jan slot and Angus Johnston, “An Introduction to Competition Law”, 2nd ed. (2006) , Hart
Publishing
 Vinod Dhall (ed.), “Competition Law Today- Concepts, Issues and the Law in Practice”, 2nd ed.
(2019), Oxford University Press
 Viswananth Pingali, “Competition Law in India: Perspectives”, (2016),SAGE Publications

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 HONORS GROUP
B. International Law
B1 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
Course Contents
Unit-I: Introduction to International Organisations
 International Organizations: history Definition and Categories
 International Organizations: Origins and Functions
 Principles of Institutional Law of International Organisation

Unit-II: The United Nations System: Structures, Processes, Functions

 United Nations: Historical Background
 United Nations: Functions and Purposes
 United Nations: General Assembly
 United Nations: Security Council

Unit-III: International organisations – Autonomous and Regional organisation and role in Global
Governance
 Autonomous organisations:- WTO, Human Rights Committees, CEDAW etc
 European Organisation
 Asia’s Regional Organisation
 Global governance: meaning, dilemmas and challenges for future

REFERENCES:
1. Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst, International Organizations: The Politics and
Processes of Global Governance, 2nd Ed. (Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 2010). [Hereafter
K&M, IO]
2. Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws, eds., The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (New York:
The Oxford University Press, 2007).
3. Philip Sand and Pierre Klein, Bowett’s Law of International Institution 5th Ed ( Sweet and
Maxwell , 2008)
4. C.F. Amerasinghe, Principles of the Institutional Law of International Organisations 2nd Ed
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
5. Ian Hurd International Organisation – Politics, Law and Practice (Cambridge University Press,
2011)

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 HONORS GROUP
B. International Law
B2 LAW OF SEA AND INTERNATIONAL RIVER
Course Contents

UNIT-I: The Divided Oceans - International Law Governing Jurisdictional Zones

● Sources of International Law of the Sea
● Principles of International Law of the Sea
● The Codification of the Law of the Sea
● Baseline Related Issues
● Marine Spaces Under National Jurisdiction: Territorial Sovereignty
● Marine Spaces Under National Jurisdiction: Sovereign Rights
● Marine Spaces Beyond National Jurisdiction

UNIT-II: The Common Ocean: Protection of Community Interests at Sea

● Protection of Marine Environment
● Maintenance of International Peace and Security at Sea
● Landlocked and Geographically Disadvantaged States
● Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
● International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
1. Organization
2. Procedure

UNIT-III: International Rivers

● International Law on River Water Sharing
● Principles of International Water Sharing
● Harmon Doctrine
● Joint Mechanisms & Joint Commissions
● 1997 UN Convention
● Indus River Water Treaty

REFERENCES:
1. Yoshifumi Tanaka, The International Law of the Sea, Second Edition, Cambridge University
Press, 2015.
2. Donald R. Rothwell and Tim Stephens, The International Law of the Sea, Second Edition, Hart
Publishing, 2016.
3. Donald Rothwell, Alex G. Oude Elferink, Karen N. Scott and Tim Stephens (Eds.), The Oxford
Handbook of The Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, 2017.
4. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982: A Commentary, Martinus Nijhoff
Publishers.
5. R. R. Churchill and A. V. Lowe, The Law of the Sea, Third Edition, Juris Publishing, 1999.
6. Stephen C. McCaffrey, The Law of International Water Courses, Second Edition, Oxford
University Press, 2007.
7. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Fresh Water in International Law, Oxford University Press,
2013.
8. Ishwara Bhatt (Ed.), Inter-State & International Water Disputes, Eastern Book Company, 2013.

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B. International Law
B3 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Introduction
● Sources of International Environmental Law
● Evolution of International Environmental Law
● Conflict between developed and developing Countries

UNIT-II: Principles and scope of International Environmental Law

● Key principles and concepts of International Environmental Law
● Multilateral Environment Agreements
● Common but differentiated Responsibilities

UNIT-III: Trans-boundary Pollution Hazards

● Global Warming
● Ozone Layer Depletion
● Trans-boundary problems and Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes.

REFERENCES:
1. C.M Jariwala, Environment and Justice.
2. Stuart Bell, Donald McGillivra, Environment Law.
3. Birnie,PatriciaW.andBoyle,AlanE.,International Law and the Environment.
4. Paul Stookes ,A Practical Approach to Environment Law.
5. AndronicoO.Adede,Elsevier.International Environment Law.
6. ShawkatAlam,SumuduAtapattu, Carmen G.Gonzalez,International Environmental Law and the
Global South.
7. Wolf and Stanley on Environment Law.
8. Charles H.Eccleston, FredrticMarch ,Global Environmental Policy-Concepts ,Principles and
Practice.
9. Frances Harris,Global Environmental Issues.
10. Gerry Nagtzaam,The Making of International Environmental Treaties.

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 HONORS GROUP
C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C1 INDIAN FEDERALISM
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Federalism- Basic Concept

 Traditional to Modern Approach
 Salient Characteristics
 Criticisms and Appreciations

UNIT-II: Indian Federalism

 British Raj
 India Council
 Dyarchy System
 1935-Federation
 Swaraj
 Constituent Assembly
 Present Status
 Federal, Quasi-Federal or Unitary?

UNIT-III: Basics of Indian Federalism: The Directions

 Legislative Relation: Liberal Federalism
 Judiciary: Independent?
 Constitutional Amendment: Rigidity

REFERENCES:
1. K. C. Wheare, Federal Government
2. A. V. Dicay, Introduction to the study of Law of the Constitution
3. H. M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India
4. M. P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law

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 HONORS GROUP
C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C2 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Affirmative Action in USA

 Meaning and Origin of Affirmative Action
 Constitutional Provisions Concerning Equal Protection
 Different Levels of Scrutiny
 Racial Classification Benefiting Minorities
UNIT-II: Non Discrimination and Equal Opportunity in India
 Affirmative Action and making of Indian Constitution.
 Implementation of Affirmative Action Provisions.
 The Quota Debate
 Assessment of the Affirmative Action Programme
UNIT-III: Social Reservation in India
 Identification of Beneficiaries
 Relaxation in Qualification
 Quantum of Reservation
 Exclusion of Affluent Sections

REFERENCES:
1. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional LawWadhwa, Nagpur
2. M.P.Singh (Ed) V.N.Shukla, Constitutional Law of India Eastern Book Co, Lucknow
3. Udai Raj Rai, Fundamental Rights and their Enforcement, PHI Learning Pvt Ltd
4. Erwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law (Aspen Casebook Series)
5. A T Mason & D G Stephenson, jr., American Constitutional Law, Routledge
6. M S Paulsen et al., The Constitution of the United States, Foundation Press
7. AshwiniDeshpande, Affirmative Action in India, Oxford University Press.
8. Politics of Inclusion Castes, Minorities and Affirmative Action, Oxford Unversity Press.

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C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C3 CIVIL SOCIETY & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Civil Society

 Concept and Historical Development
 Sociological Approaches
 Civil Society in India : Emergence and Significance
 Civil Society and deprived sections

UNIT-II: Public Grievance Redressal Systems

 Right to Information Act
 Role of Lokpal and Lokayukta
 Understanding the role and working of Central Vigilance Commission
 Citizen's Charter
 Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

UNIT-III: Role of NGO s in Redressal of Consumer & Other Grievances

 NGOs: A Background
 NGOs and the Consumer Protection Act, 1986
 NGOs' efforts in Redressal of Grievances: Recent cases
 Conflict between NGOs and Government: Future Prospects

REFERENCES:
1. Public Institutions in India: Performance and Design, Devesh Kapur and Pratap Bhanu Mehta
2. State and civil society: Explorations in Political Theory, Neera Chandhoke
3. Public Grievances and the Lokpal, Dr. R.K. Dhawan
4. Right to Information: Law and Practise, Justice Rajesh Tandon
5. Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essay in Political Sociology, T.K. Oommen

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D. CRIMINAL LAW
D1 CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Perspectives in Criminal Psychology

 Alternative Definitions of Criminal Behaviour
 Psychological and Biological Approaches
 Psychosocial and Environmental Approaches

UNIT-II: Crime & Related Issues

 Gender and Crime
 Crime, Mass Media and Culture
 Mentally Disordered Offenders
 Violent and Serial Offenders

UNIT-III: Juvenile and Sexual Offending

 Youth and Juvenile Offenders
 Sexual Offenders
 Treatment and Rehabilitation

REFERENCES:
1. Jones, S. (2013). Criminology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
2. Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K., & Shawyer, A. (2007). Applying Psychology to
Criminal Justice. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
3. Kumar, N. (2015). Criminal Psychology. Haryana, India: LexisNexis.
4. Craig, L.A., Dixon, L., & Gannon, T.A. (2013). What Works in Offender Rehabilitation: An
Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Treatment. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
5. Additional research articles and readings to be circulated during the course.

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 HONORS GROUP
D. CRIMINAL LAW
D2 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
Course Contents

UNIT –I: Evolution and Development of International Law

 Evolution, Concept and Sources of International Criminal Law( ICL)
 Principle of Liability , defenses and immunities
 Jurisdiction and Complimentarity Principles
 International Tribunals and Crimes

UNIT-II: Origin and Development of International Criminal Court (ICC)

 Origin, purpose and understanding the International Criminal Court
 The Rome Statute ,regulation and code of judicial ethics
 Negotiated relationship agreement between the ICC and the United Nations

UNIT-III: International Criminal Justice System

 International procedure relating to arrest, investigation and sentencing
 General principles governing international criminal trials
 Victims of the International Crimes

REFERENCES:
1. Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law: Cases and Commentary (OUP, 2011)
2. William A. Schabas and Nadia Bernaz, Routledge Handbook of International Criminal Law,
(Routledge, 2011)
3. Llias Bantekas, International Criminal Law (Hart Publishing, 2010)
4. International Criminal Law and Human Rights / Ed. by Manoj Kumar Sinha. New Delhi, India,
Manak Publications, 2010.
5. Cassese Antonio, International Criminal Law, Oxford University Press (2008)
6. Guilfoyle Douglas, International Criminal Law, Oxford University Press, (2016)
7. Lepard D. Brian, Customary International Law, Cambridge University Press (2010)

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D. CRIMINAL LAW
D3 PENOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Penology and Theories of Punishment

 Meaning and concept of penology
 Major theories of punishment: Historical and contemporary perspective
 Critical examination of the Indian Criminal Justice System in the context of the process of
punishment

UNIT-II: Approaches to Sentencing

 Sentencing under the IPC and Special and Local Laws
 The Death Penalty debate and its direction
 Alternatives to Imprisonment
 Probation
 Fines
 Reparation

UNIT-III: Victimology
 Main concepts in Victimology
 Crime victims in the Criminal Justice System: Their role and rights
 Restorative Justice for Victims of Crime
 Victim Compensation Scheme(s) in India: A Critical Appraisal

REFERENCES:
1- K.S. Chhabra (1970), The Quantum of Punishment in Criminal Law in India. Chandigarh: Punjab
University Publication Bureau.
2- H.L.A. Hart (1968), Punishment and Responsibility. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3- K.S. Shukla, “Sociology of Deviant Behaviour” in 3 ICSSR Survey of Sociology and Social
Anthropology 1969-179 (1986).
4- Tapas Kumar Banerjee (1990), Background to Indian Criminal Law. Calcutta: R.Campray & Co.
5- K.A. Pandey (2017), B.M. Gandhi’s IPC, (Appendix-II “Penology” & Appendix-III
“Victimology”). Lucknow: EBC.
6- Kiran Bedi (1998), It is Always Possible. New Delhi: Sterling Publications Pvt. Ltd.
7- Law Commission of India, Forty-Second Report (1971), Ch. 3.
8- Crime in India (Annual Reports of National Crime Records Bureau, New Delhi).
9- Herbert L. Packer (1968), The Limits of Criminal Sanction. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
10- Carolyn Hoyle (2010), Restorative Justice: Critical Concepts in Criminology. Routledge.
11- S.M.A. Qadri (2016), A. Siddique’s Criminology, Penology& Victimology (7th ed.). Lucknow:
Eastern Book Co.
12- N.V. Paranjape, (2017), Criminology & Penology with Victimology. Allahabad: Central Law
Publications.

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 HONORS GROUP
E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E1 PATENT DRAFTING AND SPECIFICATION WRITING
Course Contents
UNIT-I:
 Patent- An Introduction.
 Subject matter of Patent:
- Mechanical devices and Articles of Manufacture ; Processes/ Methods; Chemical
composition/ Compounds; Isolated and Characterized Molecules; Genetic Organisms/
Gene Sequences; Computer Programmes; Improvements
 Importance of Patents:
- Source of Revenue; Marketing Benefit; Ease of Bargaining; Industry Control/ Influence;
Defensive Uses

 Legal Requirements of Patentability:

- Novelty; Inventive Step; Utility/ Industrial Application; Full and Complete Disclosure

 Prior Art Search- Prerequisite of Patent Drafting and Filing

- Significance of Prior Art Search; Classification Systems; Where to Search?

 Preparation of Patent Application:

- Invention Disclosure from Inventors
- Identification of Patentable Inventions
- Understanding of the Invention

UNIT-II:
 Parts of Patent Applications:
- Detailed Description or Specification; Drawings; Background; Claims ; Abstract;
Summary
 Filing of Patent Application
- International
 Patent Co Operation Treaty (PCT)
 Convention Country
- Domestic
 Drafting of Specification- Provisional and Complete
 Utility
 Statutory Requirements
 Written Description
 Enablement
 Best Mode/ Method

UNIT-III:
 Claim Drafting- Importance
 Patent Claim Format:
 Parts of Claim (Preamble, Transitional Phase and the Body), Claim Punctuation, Proper
Antecedent Basis, Reference Numerals and Bracketed Expressions, Claim Phrases, Multiple

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 Elements, Alternative Elements, Two part Claims or Improvement Claims, Means plus Function
Claims.
 Claim Sets:
- Independent Claims; Dependent Claims; Multiple Dependent Claims

 Specific Types of Claims:

- Apparatus or Device Claims; Method Claims or Process Claims; Product by Process
Claims; Results to be Achieved or Parameter Claims; Design Claims; Plant Patent
Claims; Composition Claims; Biotechnology Claim; Use Claims; Software Claims;
Omnibus Claims

 Rules of Patent Claim Design

REFERENCES:
1. WIPO Patent Drafting Manual
2. How to write a Patent Application, Jeffery G. Sheldon, Practicing Law Institute, 2015
3. Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting, Robert C Faber, PLI,
4. Invention Analysis and Claiming, Slusky Ronald D, ABA, 2013
5. Essentials of Patent Claim Drafting, Morgan D Rosenberg, Lexis Nexis, 2015
6. Rules of Patent Drafting, Joseph E. Root, Oxford

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 HONORS GROUP
E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E2 TRADE SECRET AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Course Contents

Unit-1: Introduction
 Meaning, Nature and Concept
 Trade Secret V. Other Forms of IPRs
 International Law on Trade Secret
 Domestic Law governing Trade Secret

Unit-II: Important Aspects/Concepts in Trade Secret

 Theories/Doctrines- Theory of Contractual Obligation, Doctrine of Unjust
Enrichment/Misappropriation, Doctrine of Fiduciary Relationship, Springboard
Theory
 Trade Secret V. Private Information
 Obligation of Confidence
 Nature of Liability

Unit-III: Breach, Defenses, Remedies and Technology Transfer

 Breach and Defenses
 Trade Secret misuse and Responsibilities- Civil and Criminal
 Remedies
 Transfer of Technology- CDA, MTA, CTA, CRADA etc.

REFERENCES:
1. “Intellectual Property Culture: strategies to foster successful patent and trade secret practices
in everyday business” by Dobrusin, Eric M. and Krasnow, Ronald A.
2. “Trade Secrets: Law and Practice” by David W. Quinto, Stuart H. Singer
3. “Trade Secrets” by Henry H. Perritt
4. “Technology Transfer : law, practice and precedents” by Anderson, Mark
5. “International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual
Property Regime” by Maskus, Keith E. and Reichman, J. H.
6. Relevant international instruments/legislations/Regulations/Articles etc.

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 HONORS GROUP
E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E3 OTHER FORMS OF IPR CREATION AND REGISTRATION
Course Contents

UNIT- I:- General Introduction

 Forms of IPR recognized under various International Agreements.
 Concept of IPR in historical development context.
 Concept of ownership, acquisition, assignment and license.

UNIT- II:- Protection of plant varieties and farmer’s rights and Biological Diversity Protection
 UPOV v. Indian legal perspective.
 Kinds of plant varieties.
 Requirements and procedure of registration.
 Beneficial Provisions under the Plant Varieties Act.
 CBD and subsequent Protocols.
 Features of Biological Diversity Act.
 Concept of sustainable utilisation and equitable sharing of benefits under the Act.
 Responsibilities under the Act.

UNIT- III:- Topography Law and Other IPR forms

 Historical background of topography law.
 Topography vis-à-vis inventions and expressions.
 Requirements and procedure for registration.
 Exceptions under the law.
 Data protection regime.
 IP rights of the celebrities.
 IP rights of broadcasters and performers.

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCING
Course Contents
UNIT- I:- General Introduction
 Nature, Meaning and scope of Internatinal Banking
 Evolution of international banking
 Wholesale banking, retail banking, private banking, inter-bank business

UNIT-II:- International banking : A Functional Overview

 Banking for financing of exports and imports of goods and goods and services,
international payments system Asset Liability Management
 Profitability of International Banking Operations
 Investment Banking, Correspondent Banking

UNIT-III:- International Institutions for Finance

 International financial centres, offshore banking units, SEZs
 International Financial Institutions; IMF, IBRD, BIS, IFC, ADB, WTO
 Treasury and Risk Mitigation
 Letter of Credit mechanism and UCPDC / URC / URR Buyer’s / Sellers credit, Bilateral trade,
counter trade, high seas sales.

UNIT- IV:- Regulatory Framework of International Banking

 International lending, policies and practices, transaction cost and risk in international
lending.
 Regulatory Framework, BASEL Norms, International law, choice of law, conflict of laws,
jurisdictional issues
 Country risk and bank risk management

UNIT- V:- International Banking and Crime

 Anti-money laundering laws
 Laws relating to Maritime frauds, modus operandi and prevention initiatives
 Role of IMF and World Bank in International debt crisis management

REFERENCES:
1. Foreign Exchange Management Manual with FEMA & FDI Ready Reckoner by Taxman
2. Supreme Court on SARFAESI/RDDB Act, Debt & Interest Recovery, Cheque Dishonour, FEMA/FERA and
Allied Laws - by Surendra Malik and Sudeep Malik

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
HEALTH AND MEDICINE LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I:
 Basics of Health and medicine law
 Health as a fundamental right
 Constitutional and other legal provisions in- IPC,Cr.P.C.,CPC and Evidence Act
 Different Acts, Code and Statutes related to health and medicine.

UNIT-II
 Medical Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Misconduct
 Code of Medical Ethics and Law
 Consent, Confidentiality, Secrecy, Disclosure, patients right of self determination and
Privacy

UNIT-III
 Preventive steps for doctors/hospitals to avoid litigation
 Doctor & patient’s contractual relationship
 Vicarious Liability of hospitals ,

UNIT-IV
 Safety and efficacy of medicine and medical devices
 Access to Drugs, Access to Medicine, Essential and Alternative Medicine, Generic Drugs
 Manufacturing, Patents, ,Pharmaceuticals and Pricing
 Clinical Testing and Trial, TRIPS , Vaccine and Vaccinisation, First and Second Line
Treatment

UNIT-V
 Sexual and Reproductive Health
 Medical Insurance Policies
 Sex Selection and Medical Termination of Pregnancy
 Role of doctors as an experts witness in criminal and civil matters

REFERENCES:
1. Medical Law and Ethics-Behera ,Purosottam, Mittal Publication, New Delhi
2. Law of Consent to Medical Treatment- Hockton,Andrew,Sweet & Maxwell, 2002
3. Medical Negligence and the Law in India- Koleg, Tapas Kumar, Oxford University Press, New
Delhi,2010
4. Medical Law in India, Naseem,Mohammad, and Naseen,Saman,Kluwer Law
International,Netherland,2014
5. Medicine and Law,Kannan,K,Oxford University Press,Delhi,2014

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
INT. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Course Contents

Unit I: International Arbitration agreement: Legal Framework

 International Arbitration Agreements: Challenges to Existence, Validity and Scope of
Arbitration Agreements
 Jurisdictional Requirements of International and National Commercial Arbitration Regimes
 Presumptive Validity of International Arbitration Agreements
 Allocation of Competence to Decide Disputes over Existence, validity and Interpretation of
Arbitration Agreements
 Law Applicable to Formation, Validity and Interpretation of International Arbitration
Agreements

Unit II: International Arbitration Agreements: Non Signatory Issues

 Formal Validity and Non- signatories
 Choice of Law governing Non-signatories Issues
 Non-Signatory Issues and Institutional Arbitration Rules

Unit III: Procedural Issues in International Arbitration

 Applicable Procedural law in International Arbitration
 Limited Grounds for Interlocutory Judicial Review of Arbitrators’ Procedural Decisions
 Major Procedural Steps in International Arbitration Practice
 Evidentiary Rules and Burden of Proof
 Costs of Arbitration

Unit IV: International Arbitral Awards

 International Arbitral Awards & Legal Framework
 Annulment of International Arbitral Awards
 Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitral awards

Unit V: Challenges to International Arbitration

 Confidentiality and Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration
 Multiparty and Multi-Contract Issues in International Commercial Arbitration
 Provisional measures in international arbitration

REFERENCES:
Books: Reference must be had to the latest edition of the Books
1. Commercial Arbitration by Lord Mustill & Stewart C Boyd QC, Butterworths, London
2. International Arbitration (Cases and Materials) by Gary Born, Wolters Kluwer (India) Pvt
Ltd, New Delhi
3. Comparative International Commercial Arbitration by Lew, Julian D, Wolters Kluwer India,
New Delhi
ONLINE Databases:
1. Kluwer Arbitration
2. Hein Online
3. Westlaw India

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
LAW AND AGRICULTURE
Course Contents
UNIT-I: Introduction
 National Agricultural Policy, 2000
 Agriculture and Sustainable Development goals
 Linkages of Agriculture, Food Security and Millennium Development Goals
 Constitutional Provisions relating to agriculture
UNIT-II: Trade related aspects of Agriculture and Financial Inclusion
 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937, Model Agricultural Produce and
Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981
 WTO and Agriculture
 Farmers Suicide and Agrarian Crisis in India
UNIT-III: Law and food security
 National Food security Act, 2013
 Right to food
 Public Distribution System and its impact on Food Security
UNIT –IV: Interface of Agriculture and IPR
 Agriculture and IPR
 Bio-Piracy
 Protection on Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Act, 2001
UNIT-V: Recent Developments in Agricultural Sector
 Government Policies and Niti Ayog Reports on Doubling the farmer’s Income
 Pepsico v Potato Farmers Case.
 Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm
Services Act, 2020
 Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020.
 Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
CASES & REFERENCES:
1. Dr. Ganesh Upadhayay v. Union of India, 2019 SCC OnLine Utt 1575
2. K.N. Farms Industries Ltd v. State of Bihar, 2009 (9) SCALE 361
3. State of U.P. v. Rabindra Singh, (2009) 6 SCC 691
4. Govt. of A.P. v. J. Sridevi, AIR 2002 SC 1801
5. State of U.P. v. Nand Kumar Aggarwal, (1997) 11 SCC 754
6. Smt. Atia Mohammadi Begum v. State of U.P., AIR 1993 SC 2465
7. Seedsman Association, Hyderabad v. Principal Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh, AIR
2004 SC 1690
8. Maheswari Fish Seed Farm v. T. N. Electricity Board, AIR 2004 SC 2341
9. Haryana SeedS Development Corporation Ltd. v. Sadhu and another AIR 2005 SC 2023
10. Shweta Mohan, Legal Regulation of Agricultural Procurement and Processing in India (Satyam
Law International)
11. Christoph Anton, Sui Generis Protection for Plant Varieties and Traditional Knowledge in
Biodiversity and Agriculture: The International Framework and National Approaches in the
Philippines and India, 6 IJLT (2010) 89

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 Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Fourth Semester

Course Contents

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,

Lucknow
 Distribution of Subjects and Teachers

S.No. Subject Section A Section B

1. Constitutional Law-II Dr. A.K. Tiwari Dr. A.K. Tiwari

2. Indian Penal Code-I Dr. K.A. Pandey/ Dr. K.A. Pandey/

Mr. Malay Pandey Mr. Malay Pandey
3. Family Law-II Dr. Samreen Hussain Dr. Samreen Hussain

4. Public International Law Dr. A.P. Singh / Dr. A.P. Singh/

Dr. Abdullah Nasir Dr. Abdullah Nasir
5. Civil Procedure Code Dr. Vipul Vinod Dr. Vipul Vinod

6. Moot Court and Clinical Dr. R.K. Yadav Dr. R.K. Yadav
Legal Education

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 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - II
Course Content

UNIT-I: The President of India

 The President and the Council of Ministers
 Position of the President
 Powers of the President to grant pardons
 Legislative Powers of the President

UNIT-II: Parliament
 Qualification and Disqualifications for Membership
 Parliamentary Privileges
 Privileges and Fundamental Rights
 Legislative Procedure

UNIT-III: Union Judiciary:

 Appointment : Executive v. Judicial Dominance
 Removal of Judges
 Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
 Enforcement of decrees and orders of Supreme Court and orders as to discovery, etc.

UNIT-IV: Center-State Relations

 Meaning and Essential Features of Federalism
 Scheme of Distribution of Legislative Powers
 Repugnancy
 Concept of Cooperative Federalism

UNIT-V: Emergency Provisions and Constitutional Amendment

 Proclamation of Emergency
 Failure of Constitutional Machinery in States
 Financial Emergency
 Amendment of the Constitution
 Basic Structure Doctrine

REFERENCES:
1. D.D. Basu - Constitution of India
2. V.N. Shukla's - Constitutional Law of India
3. M.P. Jain - Indian Constitutional Law
4. H.M. Seervai - Constitutional Law of India
5. Granville Austin - The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation
6. Udai Raj Rai – Constitutional Law-I (Structure)

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 INDIAN PENAL CODE-I

Course Content

UNIT-I: General Introduction and Foundation of Criminal Law (10 Hrs)

 History and evolution of criminal law in India including making of IPC, 1860
 Meaning and definition of Crime; province and function of criminal law
 Extent, operation and Jurisdiction of IPC
 Elements of Crime
(a) actus reus (b) mens rea (c) injury and (d) human being (?)
 Strict Liability Offences

UNIT-II: Different Kinds of Criminal liability under IPC (10 Hrs)

 Principles of criminal liability – Individual and Joint Liability
 Common Intention and Common Object
 Constructive liability – A comparative study in different jurisdiction
 Corporate Criminal Liability

UNIT-III: Punishments under the IPC (06 Hrs)

 The scheme of punishment under IPC
 Issues in Punishment including death penalty and need for Reform
 Alternative punishments

UNIT-IV: Inchoate Crimes (08Hrs)

 Stages in Commission of Crime
 Attempt
 Abetment
 Conspiracy

UNIT-V: General Defences (12 Hrs)

 Scheme of General Defences: Excusable vis-a-vis Justifiable
 Mistake – of fact and of law
 Incapacity (infancy, unsoundness of mind and intoxication)
 Accident and Necessity
 Consent
 Private defence

REFERENCES:
1. Kenny’s Outlines of Criminal Law, (19th ed.) pp. 1-5.
2. Jerome Hall, General Principles of Criminal Law (2 nd ed., 1960)
3. Andrew Ashworth, Principles of Criminal Law, (OUP: Oxford, 6 th ed. 2009).
4. Krishna Iyer J., Perspectives in Criminology, Law and Social Change (1980).
5. G. Williams, 1955 Current Legal Problems, 107.
6. Dragan Milivanovic, “Legalistic Definition of Crime and an Alternative View”,
available at http://www.ius.bg.ac.yu/Anali/Annals%202006%20078-086.pdf.
7. Essays on the Indian Penal Code (2005, ILI, New Delhi), Part II.
8. J.C. Smith and Brian Hogan, Criminal Law (3rd ed.).
9. K.D.Gaur, Criminal Law- Cases and Materials (2019, Butterworth).
10. Rattan Lal, The Law of Crimes, (20th ed.).

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 11. Shamshul Huda, Principles of Law of Crimes in British India (Revised edition 2011, Eastern
Book Co.).
12. S. Yeo, “Self-defence in Homicide Cases: Insights from Down under”, (2000) 5 Canadian
Criminal Law Review 263.
13. G.Ferguson, “The Insanity Defence in Canada, Malaysia and Singapore: A Tale of Two Codes”,
(1990) 17 Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law 1.
14. K.A.Pandey, Principles of Criminal Law in India-Cases and Materials (CLP, 2nd ed., 2020).
15. K.A.Pandey, B.M. Gandhi’s Indian Penal Code (EBC, 4 th ed. R/P 2020)
16. K.A.Pandey, O.P. Srivastava’s Principles of Criminal Law (EBC, 7 th ed., 2018).

Important: Apart from the readings mentioned above, cases from different common law jurisdictions
including India, England and Canada will be prescribed during the class teaching/ assignments.

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 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Course Content
UNIT-I: Nature, Definition & Sources of International Law
 Nature & Definition of International Law
 Subjects of International Law
 The Sources of International Law
 Theories of Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law
UNIT-II: Personality, Statehood & Recognition
 Personality and Statehood in International Law
 Self Determination
 Secession
 Recognition in International Law
 Recognition of States and Governments in International Law
 De facto and de jure recognition
UNIT-III: Law of Treaties
 What is a Treaty
 Acts lacking an intention to create legal relations
 Other ‘non-treaty’ circumstances giving rise to legally binding obligations
 The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969
 Vienna Convention on the Succession of States in Respect of Treaties, 1978
 Vienna Convention on the law of Treaties between international Organizations and or
between States and International Organizations, 1986
UNIT-IV: The Law of the Sea
 Historical Background
 Territorial Sea
 Passage through International Straits
 Contiguous Zone
 Continental Shelf
 Exclusive Economic Zone
 High Seas
 Miscellaneous matter
UNIT-V: State Responsibility
 Constituent Elements of International Responsibility
 Damage Theory
 Fault Theory
 Absolute Liability and Risk Theory
 The Act of State (Rules of Attribution)
 ILC Draft Code on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful
Acts, 2001.
REFERENCES:
1. International Law Edited by Malcolm D. Evans, Oxford University Press
2. International Law by Malcolm N. Shaw, Cambridge University Press
3. International Law by Martin Dixon, Oxford University Press
4. Principles of International by Ian Brownlie, Oxford University Press
5. Starke’s International Law, Oxford University Press
6. Oppenheim’s International Law (Vol. I & II), Oxford University Press
7. Cases and Materials on International Law by Martin Dixon and Robert Mc-Corguodale
8. Cases and Materials on International Law by David Harris and SandeshSivakumaran, Sweet & Maxwell

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 MOOT COURT & CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION
Course Content

UNIT-I: Moot Court: General Introduction

 Meaning of Moot Court & Objects of Moot Court Organisation
 Seven Lamps of Advocacy
 Types of Moot Courts
 Some hypothetical Moot -Problems for practice
 Recent Judgments of the Courts also will be discussed in the class

UNIT-II: Advocates Act, 1961: Some Relevant Important Provisions

 Bar Council of India & its functions
 B.C.I. Rules regarding Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquettes
 Disciplinary committees and Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India
 State Bar Councils in India & functions
 Punishment of Advocates for misconduct (Professional or Other)

UNIT-III: Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Some Relevant Important Provisions

 Concept of Contempt of Court, Meaning & Categories
 Contempt Proceedings :A special Jurisdiction
 Cognizance & Procedure where contempt is in the face of Supreme Court or a High Court
 Contempt in the face of the Subordinate Courts & the procedure to punish the contemnor

UNIT-IV: Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: Some Relevant Important Provisions
 Meaning of Legal Service & need for the poor
 Kinds of Legal Services :Pre litigation& Post-litigation legal services
 Lok adalats: Concept, Meaning &, Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats, Nature of Award
 Permanent Lok adalat: Establishment, Jurisdiction and Composition, Execution of Awards
 Scheme to provide legal services to the middle income citizen

UNIT-V: Moot Court Competition, Court Visit & Legal Aid Camp (Dependent on COVID 19
Situation)
 There shall be an Intra-Section Moot Court Competition. The students will get moot problems
and they will be required to prepare the memorials for both the sides i.e. for plaintiff and
defendant. They will be required to appear and argue for either of the side allocated on specified
date in simulated court.
 During the semester students will visit the High Court (Lucknow Bench) to understand the
functioning of the Court. They will be required to submit the Court Visit Report.
 During the semester one Legal Aid Camp is to be organized in nearby village for students to give
exposure to the kind of problems the people are facing in the society and how students will be
assisting them through their legal knowledge.

REFERENCES:
1. Aggarwal Nomita,: Beginners path to Moot Court. Universal Law, Delhi, 2011.
2. John Snape and Watt, Gary: How to Moot: a students guide to mooting, 2 nd Ed., Oxford
University Press, New York.
3. Misra Om Prakash: Moot Court, Central Law House, Allahabad, 2002.
4. Gupta Sant Prasad: Moot Court, Central Law House, Allahabad, 2002.
5. Bhalla Sandeep: Advocates Act, 1961 and Professional Ethics 2nd Ed 2004, Nasik Law House
6. N.R. Madhava Menon: ‘Clinical Legal Education’ Eastern Book Company, Lko.

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 CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE
Course Content

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION
 Definitions
 Suit in General: Jurisdiction of the civil courts; Suits of civil nature; Place of Suits
 Doctrine of Res sub judice and Res judicata
 Foreign Judgment

UNIT II: INSTITUTION OF SUIT

 Parties to the suit and Institution of suits; Pleadings , Striking Out and Amendment of Pleadings
 Issue and service of Summons to defendants; Summons to witnesses
 Appearance of parties, Ex parte decree, setting aside ex parte decree
 Doctrine of Set off and Counter claim

UNIT III: INTERIM ORDERS

 Commissions;
 Arrest and Attachment before judgment; garnishee order
 Temporary injunctions and Interlocutory orders;
 Appointment of Receiver

UNIT IV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS

 Suits by Indigent persons; Special Case; Suits relating to public nuisance and public charities
 Inter pleader suits
 Appeal, Reference, Review, Revision
 Inherent powers of court

UNIT V: COMMERCIAL COURTS

 Establishment of specialized commercial courts;
 Commercial Appellate Divisions;

Reference Books:
1. Jain MP - Civil Procedure Code
2. Thakkar CK - Civil Procedure Code
3. Mulla- Civil Procedure Code
4. Mitra UN- Law of Limitation
5. T.R. Desai: Limitation Act
6. W.W. Chitley: Limitation Act

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 FAMILY LAW-II
Course Content

Unit-I: Classification and Alienation of Property under Hindu Law

● Classification of property
● Alienation of Coparcenary property
● Who may alienate Coparcenary Property
● Coparcener’s power of Alienation

Unit-II: Partition and Reunion

● Meaning and subject of partition
● Person entitled to partiton
● Re-opening of partition and Re- Union
● Similarity and Distinction between the Mitakshra and the Dayabhag Law

Unit-III: Transfer of property under Muslim law

● Gift
● Will
● Pre-emption
● Waqfs and Family Endowment

Unit-IV: Hindu Succession Act and women property

● General principle and features of inheritance
● Succession to the property of Male intestate
● Succession to property of female Intestate
● Stridhan and Female Property

Unit-V: Islamic Law of inheritance

● General principles of inheritance under Muslim Law
● Disqualification
● Laws of inheritance Under Sunni Law
● Laws of inheritance Under Shia Law.

REFERENCES:
1. Tahir Mahmood, Muslim Law of India (Law Book Company, Allahabad , 1980)
2. David Pearl and Werner Menski, Muslim Family Law (Brite Books, Lahore)
3. Syed Khalid Rashid Muslim Law ( Eastern Book Company, Lucknow 4th edn, 2004)
4. Paras Diwan, Modern Hindu Law 384 (Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad, 17th edn, 2006).
5. Poonam Pradhan Saxena, Family Law II (LexisNexis, Delhi 3 rd edition 2011)
6. J.D.M Derrett - Hindu Law : Past and Present.

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 Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Sixth Semester

Course Contents

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,

Lucknow
 Distribution of Subjects and Teachers

S.No. Subject Section A Section B

1. Corporate Law Dr. V. Visalakshi Dr. V. Visalakshi
2. Property Law-II Dr. Abdullah Nasir/ Dr. Abdullah Nasir/
Mrs. Ankita Yadav Mrs. Ankita Yadav
3. Banking and Insurance Dr. Aparna Singh Dr. Aparna Singh
Law
4. Labour Law Dr. Prasenjit Kundu Dr. Prasenjit Kundu
5. Drafting of Pleadings and Dr. Shakuntla Dr. Shakuntla
Conveyancing
6. Environmental Law Dr. Aman Deep Singh/ Dr. Aman Deep Singh/
Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh

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 LAW OF ENVIRONMENT
Course Content

UNIT- I: INTRODUCTION
 Environment: meaning and components
 Approaches to Environment
 General principles in Environmental law: Precautionary principle; Polluter pays principle;
Sustainable development; Public trust doctrine.

UNIT-II: CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

 Environmental Federalism
 Environmental duties and obligation
 Fundamental Right to Environment

UNIT-III: SELECT LEGAL CONTROL

 Forest Conservation Act, 1980
 Environment Protection Act ,1986
 National Green Tribunal Act,2010

UNIT-IV: SELECT JUDICIAL APPROACH

 Industrial Pollution
 Water Pollution
 Noise Pollution

UNIT-V: CLIMATE CHANGE

 What it means?
 Causes & Effects
 Legal Control
 Role of India

REFERENCES:
1. C.M. Jariwala, Environment and Justice
2. A.K.Tiwari, Environmental Laws In India
3. Dr.GurdipSingh, Environmental Law in India
4. Divan, Rosencranz Environmental Law & policy in India
5. P.Leelakrishan, An Environmental Law in India
6. S. C. Shastri, Environmental Law

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 PROPERTY LAW-II
Course Content

UNIT-I: Alienation and sale of immovable property.

 Sale and Agreement to sell.
 Sale and Exchange.
 Seller’s charge and buyer’s charge.
 Seller’s and buyer’s rights and obligations.

UNIT-II: Mortgages & Charges-I (Basic Principles)

 Constituents of valid mortgage.
 Types of mortgages.
 Charge and mortgage- Difference.
 Rights and Liabilities of mortgager and mortgagee.

UNIT-III: Mortgages & Charges-II (Enforcement)

 Right of foreclosure
 Right of Sale
 Right of Redemption & Subrogation
 Marshalling and Contribution
 Enforcement of Security Interest under SARFAESI Act, 2002.

UNIT-IV: Lease & License

 Meaning and Types.
 Difference between Lease and License.
 Constituents of valid lease.
 Rights and liabilities of lessor and lessee.
 Modes of determination of lease.

UNIT-V: Gift and Actionable claim

 Concept of Gift, Difference with Will & partition.
 Transfer of gift how effected.
 Conditional, Revocable, Onerous Gift, Universal Donee
 Actionable claim
 Transfer of actionable claims.

REFERENCES:
1. Property: General Principles, William Swadling, English Private Law, Oxford University Press.
2. Law of Transfer of Property, Vepa P. Sarathi, Estern Book Company.
3. Property Law, Poonam Pradhan Saxena, Lexis Nexis Student Series.
4. Property Law: Commentary & Material, Alison Clarke & Paul Kohler, Cambridge University
Press.
5. Property Law, Dr. AP Singh & Ashish Kumar Srivastava, LexisNexis Butterworth’s.
6. Transfer of Property Act, Mulla, Lexis Nexis
7. Transfer of Property Act, Darashaw Vakil, LexisNexis Butterworth’s.

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 CORPORATE LAW
Course Content

UNIT-I: Historical evolution, Formation and kinds of Company

 Historical evolution: Industrial revolution, Development from partnerships to corporate
bodies, joint stock companies, Bubbles Act, Indian Joint Stock Companies Act 1850,
Corporate Personality and the rule in Salomon v. Salomon& Co Ltd, Doctrine of Lifting the
Corporate Veil, pros and cons of companies.
 Definition and Kinds of Company: By liability, size and nature- One Person Company,
Private Company, Public Company, Government Company, Foreign Company,
Holding Company and Subsidiary Company, charitable companies.
 Formation and Registration of Company: certificate, evidentiary value, incorporation rules

UNIT-II: Corporate Structuring and Issuance of Securities

 Memorandum of Association: Contents, what is aMoA, undesirable names, object
clause (Ashbury & other cases), Doctrine of Ultra Vires, Principle of constructive
notice, consequences of ultra vires acts, alteration of Memorandum of Association
 Articles of Association: Contents, distinction between MoA and AoA, how AoA binds
members and companies inter se, privity of contract, can third parties sue based on
AoA, Doctrine of Indoor Management & exceptions to the rule, apparent authority,
alteration of articles
 Prospectus: Definition, Contents and kinds of the Prospectus, Sections 26-37, Golden rule
of drafting prospectus, Civil and Criminal Liability of Misstatement of Prospectus,
Doctrine of Attribution in Corporate Criminal Liability, Defenses available to directors &
auditors, Caparo v. Dickman test, remedy in cases of recession (and situations where the
right is lost)
 Online issue and the issue of securities by book-building

UNIT-III: Share Capital and Debentures

 Kinds of Share Capital,Kinds of Shares and Debentures, Difference between shares and
debentures, Issue of shares, Registration, Transfer and Transmission of shares,
Buyback, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Bonus Share, Sweat Equity Share, Rights of
Preference shareholders and equity share holders
 Role of SEBI, Ss. 23, 24 of Companies Act 2013, private placement, process involved in
going public, intermediaries, SEBI functions, primary versus secondary markets

UNIT-IV: Promotion of the Company and Corporate Governance

 Promoters: Who is a promoter, Definition, Functions performed, Legal Position, Duties
towards company, Remuneration, Civil and Criminal Liability, Pre-Incorporation contracts.
 Membership: who is a member, S. 2(55), Can minors be members?
 Directors: Composition, Kinds, Appointment, removal, vacation/disqualification, Duties-
statutory, common law duties, self-dealing, Duty of disclosure/related party
transactions/loan to directors, Power and responsibility of Board of Directors
 Corporate Social Responsibility
 Criminal Liability of Corporations
 Relations of Directors with the Company
 Meetings: Kinds of Meetings, Procedure of Meetings, Resolutions

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  Oppression and Mismanagement: Rule in Foss v. Harbottle, Majority v. Minority
Share-holders, Section 241-246 of the Companies Act, 2013, Relief against Oppression
and Mismanagement and the powers of NCLT, Class action suit, TATA-Mistry
Controversy, Compromise and arrangements

UNIT-V: Audit and Winding Up

 Accounts and Audit: Accounts of the Company, Books of Accounts, Financial Statements,
Board’s Report, National Financial Reporting Authority, Internal Audit, Appointment and
removal of Auditor, Eligibility, Qualification and Disqualification of Auditor
 Winding Up: By the Tribunal, grounds for winding up by the Tribunal, Eligibility of
Petitioners, Power of the Tribunal, Appointment and role of Company Liquidator,
Obligation of the Management, Dissolution of Company, Official Liquidator

REFERENCES:
1. Paul Davies and Sarah Warthington, Principles of Modern Company Law (19thedn. Sweet &
Maxwell, 2012).
2. Ed. Geoffrey Morse, Palmer’s Company Law (Sweet & Maxwell) Latest edition.
3. Stephen Girvin, Sandra Frisby and Alastair Hudson, Charlesworth’s Company Law (18thedn.
Sweet & Maxwell, 2011).
4. A Ramaiya, Guide to the Companies Act, Vol. 1, 2, 3 (18 thedn. Lexis Nexis, 2016).
5. G K Kapoor and Sanjay Dhamija, Company Law (University Edition) (21stedn. Taxmann
Publications (P) Ltd., June 2018).
6. G K Kapoor and Sanjay Dhamija, Company Law and Practice (22ndedn. Taxmann Publications
Pvt. Ltd., August 2017).
7. Avtar Singh, Company Law (17thedn. Eastern Book Company, 2018).
8. Amitava Banerjee, Company Meetings and Resolutions (Taxmann Publications (P) Ltd.,
September 2018).
9. Report of the Company Law Committee, November 2019.
Articles
1. Ross Grantham, Company Directors and Tortious Liability, 56(2) The Cambridge Law Journal
259-262 (Jul., 1997).
2. Rajesh Relan, Issue of Shares through Book-building: An overview, [2003] 44 SCL 1 (MAG.).
3. AtaollahRahmani, ‘Allocation of tort liability between companies and directors: The missing
link,’ 27(2) International Company and Commercial Law Review37-47 (2016).
4. Stephen Griffin, ‘Establishing the liability of a director of a corporate director: issues relevant to
disturbing corporatepersonality,’ 34(5) Company Lawyer135-145 (2013).
5. BhumeshVerma and Karan Shelke, ‘Direct Listing: The Beginning of Demise of GDR and IDR
Routes,’ 2019 PL (CL) August 81.
6. V.L. Iyer, ‘Book Building Process and Private Placement of Equity Shares - A Review,’ [2007]
76 SCL 61 (MAG).
7. GautamSundaresh, ‘In Whose Interests Should a Company Be Run: Fiduciary Duties ofDirectors
during Corporate Failure in India: Looking to the West for Answers,’ 8 Mich.Bus. &
Entrepreneurial L. Rev. 291 (2019).
Cases
 Salomon v. Salomon and Co Ltd [1897] AC 22
 Lee v Lee's Air Farming Ltd [1960] UKPC 33
 Barned's Banking Company in re Peel's case (1867) L.R. 2 Ch App. 674
 State Of Rajasthan And Ors v. Gotan Lime Stone KhanijUdyog (P) Ltd. & Another
[2016] 132 CLA 17
 Moosa v. Ibrahim [1913] ILR Cal PC 1.
 London County Council v. Attorney General [1902] AC 165.
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 Harsh Pinge v. Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. [2019] 108 taxmann.com 142 (NCLT - Mum.).
 Securities and Exchange Board of India v. RAKHI Trading Private Ltd [2018] 2 Comp LJ
SC 1.
 Tin Plate Dealers Association (P) Ltd and others v. Satish Chandra Sanwalka and others
[2017] 1 Comp LJ 216.
 Shakti Insulated WIRES (P) Ltd and other v. Great View Properties (P) Ltd and other
[2016] 131 CLA Bom 378.
 GlobsynInfotech Ltd and Globsyn Technologies Ltd [2010] CLC 352.HH
 ICICI Bank Ltd v. M/S GarodiaVyaparPratisthan Private Ltd [2010] CLC.
 Nimish H. Shah v. Securities and Exchange Board of India [2019] 108 taxmann.com 359
(Delhi).
 Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co Ltd v Riche LR 7 HL 653
 Ewing v Buttercup Margarine Co Ltd: CA 1917
 Executive Board of Methodist Church in India & Another v. Union of India & Others
[1985] 57 Comp Cases 443
 Manipal Housing Finance Syndicate Ltd. v. Manipal Stock and Share Brokers Ltd. 1999
98 CompCas 432 Mad
 Attorney General v. Great Eastern Railway Co. (1880) 5 A.C. 473
 Simmond v. Heffer [1983] BCLC 298
 Dr. A. LakshmanaswamiMudaliar&Ors v. Life Insurance Corporation 1963 AIR 1185
 Hutton v West Cork Railway Co 23 Ch D 654
 Cotman v Brougham [1918] AC 514
 Bell Houses Ltd. v. City Wall Properties Ltd. [1966] 2 All ER 674
 Jahangir R. Modi v. ShamjiLadha [1866-67] 4 Bom HCR [1855]
 KotlaVenkataswamy v. Chinta Ramamurthy &Ors. AIR 1934 Mad 579
 Borland’s Trustee v Steel Brothers & Co Ltd [1901] 1 Ch 279
 Wood v. Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636
 Browne v. La Trinidad (1887) 37 Ch D 1 (CA)
 Eley v Positive Government Security Life Assurance Co Ltd (1875) 1 Ex D 88
 Beattie v. C&F Beattie Ltd (1938) Ch 708
 Rayfield v. Hands [1960] Ch 1
 Royal British Bank v Turquand (1856) 6 E&B 327
 Howard v. Patent Ivory (1888) 38 Ch D 156
 Ruben v. Great Fingall Consolidated [1906] A. C. 439
 Lakshmi Ratan Cotton Mills v. J.K. Jute Mills Co. AIR 1957 All 311
 Houghton & Co v. Nothard Lowe and Wills Ltd (1927) 1 KB 246
 Rama Corporation Ltd v. Proved Tin & General Investments Ltd [1952] 2 QB 147
 British Thomson-Houston Co. v. Federated European Bank Ltd., [1932] 2 KB 183
 Morris v. Kanssen [1946] 1 All ER 546
 Hutton v. Scarborough Cliff Hotel Co Ltd (1865) 2 Drew &Sm 514
 Andrews v. Gas Meter Company LR 25 Ch D 320
 Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v. Shirlaw [1940] AC 701
 Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. v. Vardhaman Publishers Ltd. (1992) 73
Comp. Cases 150 (Ker)
 N Shankar Rao v. Mancherial Cement Co (P) Ltd [2017] 1 Comp LJ clb 158.
 Pushpaljali Tie UP (P) Ltd v. Mrs RenudeviChoudhary and others [2016] 30 CLA Bom
165.
 Hemendra Prasad Nag Chowdhury & others v. Registrar of Companies [2010] CLC 1055.
 Iridium India Telecom Ltd v. Motorola Inc [2011] (1) SCC 74.
 Twycross v. Grant (1877) 2 CPD 469
 Gluckstein v. Barnes (1900) AC 240
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 Kelner v. Baxter (1886) LR 2 CP 174
 Phonogram Ltd v. Lane [1982] QB 938
 In the matter of MANGALMURTI MAIS (P) Ltd [2017] Comp LJ NCLT 158.
 Sridhar Sundarajan v. Ultramarine and Pigments Ltd and another [2016] 131 CLA Bom
203.
 In Ram Bhushanam, Ex Managing Director, Commercial Agro Products (P) Ltd v.
Commercial Agro Products (P) Ltd (In process of Liquidation) represented by the official
Liquidator [2016] 131 CLA (T&AP) 339.
 In the matter of Sintex Industries Ltd [2010] CLC 337.
 B R Mundra v. Motion Pictures Associations [1979] 46 Comp Cas 339.
 Ferguson v. Wilson [1866] LR 2.
 Smith v. Anderson [1880] 15 ChD 247.
 RamaswamyIyer v. Bramhaya& Co [1966] 1 Comp LJ 107.
 Bharat Fire & General Insurance Co Ltd v. Parameswari Prasad Gupta [1968] AIR Delhi
68.
 Andhra Pradesh Housing Board v. IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltd and others [2019] Comp
LJ Vol 2.
 RamprasadDalmia v. Board of Directors, Milk Food Ltd and others [2019] Comp LJ Vol
1.
 Tapan K Chowdhury v. Registrar of Companies [2003] 55 CLA 80.
 T V Mathew v. Nauokkara Agro Processing Co Ltd [2002] 46 CLA 101.
 Pranchi Insurance Company Ltd v. Chaudhary Madhusudan Das [1964] 2 Comp LJ 157.
 Rajpal Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh [1968] 1 Comp LJ.
 MadanGopalDey v. State of West Bengal [1968] AIR Cal 79.
 Cyrus Investment (P) Ltd. v. TATA Sons Ltd and Others [2018] 3 Comp LJ NCLAT 246.
 Cyrus Investments (P.) Ltd. v. Tata Sons Ltd. 2019 Indlaw NCLAT 526
 CIKI C.K. and 11 others v. Vijaya b Hospitality and Resorts Ltd [2018] 1 Comp LJ
NCLT 365.
 O.P Achutankutty and another v. Ashwini Hospitals Ltd and others [2018] 1 Comp LJ
NCLT 140.
 Surya Estates (P) Ltd v. Satish Kumar Bharti [2015] Comp LJ Vol. Del 2359.
 Rajinder Kumar Malhotra & Others v. Transanto&Mechaids (P) Ltd & others [2015] 2
Comp LJ (Bom) 289.
 AAR KAY Chemicals (P) Ltd. v. Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd and others [2015] 126 CLA
44 (CLB) P44.
 Chatterjee Petrochem (I) (P) Ltd v. Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd and others [2012] Comp
LJ (SC) 1.
 MakhanLal Jain and Anr v. The AmritBanaspati Co Ltd and Ors [1953] AIR All 326.
 Ashok Manchanda and another v. Riviera Bag Manufacturing Ltd and others [2016] 2
Comp LJ 308 (CLB).
 Narendra Kumar Malik v. Space Tge Engineering and Chemical (P) Ltd [2016] 2 Comp
LJ (CLB) 338.
 Chiranjiv Singh v. Omega Exports (P) Ltd. [2016] 2 Comp LJ 169.
 Triumphant Institute of Management Education (P) Ltd. v. Inspire Educational Services
(P) Ltd [2016] 2 Comp LJ (AP) 48.
 Akkadian Housing and Infrastructure (P) Ltd and another v. Pantheon Infrastructure (P)
Ltd and others [2016] 2 Comp LJ (Bom) 69.
 BharamgoudaAdgoudaPatil v. Sanjay Founders (P) [2016] 2 Comp LJ (Bom) 112.
 Mrs Lina YogeshManeklal v. Surinder Singh Bagal [2016] 2 Comp LJ (CLB) 177.
 Nafan B. v. V. Safyeust Company (P) Ltd. and others [2016] 1 Comp LJ (Bom) 36.

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 Kamal Udday Shankar Chaudhry and others v.Plenthico Pharmaceutical Ltd.[2018]
Comp LJVol 4
 Etisalat Mauritius Ltd. v.Etisalat DB Telecom (P) Ltd. [2014] 1 Comp LJ 495 Bom.
 Kamal Babbar v.Aruna Hotels Ltd. [2014] 1 Comp LJ 540Mad.
 Hongkong and Sanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. v.Agnite Education Ltd. [2013] 119
SCL 128.
 ITO v. Official Liquidator [1977] 47 Comp Cases 54 DB AP.
 PamartiVenkataswamy v.Kondandarama Bus Transport Ltd. [1958]AIR, AP666.
 Dilip Singh T v. State of Tamil Nadu [2002] 112 Comp Cases 195 (Mad).
 P.N Ganesham Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT [1992] 74 Comp Case 780 (Mad).
 Surat Dyes v. Arya Silk Mills Pvt. Ltd. [2005] 125 Company Cases 212.
 Hari Prasad Jayantilal&Co v. Gupta, Income Tax Officer Ahmedabad [1966] AIR SC
1481.
 CIT v. Ram Kumar Agarwalla [1994] 1 Comp Law Journal 488 (SC).
 Union of India v. India Fisheries (Pvt) Ltd. [1965] 35 Comp Cases SC 669.
 Smt. AnupamaKhosla v. The Official Liquidator [2012] CLC Cal 6.
 Gupta Refractories v. Consolidated Steels and Alloys Ltd. [2012] CLC 12 Del.
 Official Liquidator of Mysore Kirloskar Ltd. Bangalore v.Bharath Earth Movers
Ltd.[2012]CLC 269 Karn.
 TCI Distribution Centers v. Official Liquidator (C.A. 1953/2008 in C.P. 526/2000).
 Maharashtra State Financial Corporation v. Official Liquidator, [1993] AIR Bom 392].
 Brain Bridge Advertisement and Marketing P. Ltd. v.Ambica Research andDevelopment
P.Ltd [2012] 172 Comp Case 1 (Delhi).
 KLA India Ltd. v. STCL Ltd[2012] CLC 264.
 S.M Patel Iron Traders Pvt. Ltd. v.Sugam Construction pvt. Ltd.[2011] CLC IV, 436.
 M/S IBA Health Pvt. Ltd. v. Indo Drive system [2011] CLC 245 SC.
 Suleman A. Kalaniya& Others v.Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. & others, [2010] Gujarat
149.
 M/S DCL Maritech Ltd. v. Government of A.P & Another, [2010] CLC 199 Andhra
Pradesh.
 Tata Donnelly Ltd. v.Anupam Global Soft Ltd,[2010] CLC 237 Gujarat High Court 237.
 M/S VSL India Private Ltd, Chennai v. M/S V. Manickam Engineers (P) Ltd,
Chennai[2010] CLC 794.
 Pratibha Shipping Company Limited, through Official Liquidator, Chennai v. Praxis
Energy Agents S.A., represented herein by its Power of Attorney Agent
RavindraKumbhar, Mumbai and others2019 Indlaw MAD 4198.

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 LABOUR LAW
Course Content

UNIT-I: Introduction
 The Concept and the Evolution of the Labour Law
 Constitutional Framework and the Industrial Relations
 Importance of Labour Laws in the era of Globalisation and Privatisation
 Directions of Labour Law

UNIT-II: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

 Power of the Appropriate Government
 Industrial Dispute and the Individual Dispute
 Arena of interaction and Participants in Industrial Dispute
 Settlement of Industrial Dispute

UNIT-III: The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946

 Scope and Coverage of IESOA
 Modification and Temporary Application of the Model Standing Order
 Interpretation and Enforcement of Standing Orders
 Role of the Appropriate Government

UNIT-IV: The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923

 The Concept of injury “ arising out of and in the Course of Employment”
 Disablement : Partial and Total : Temporary and Permanent
 Quantum of Compensation : Principle for Determination
The Employees’ State Insurance Act. 1948
 Corporation, Standing Committee and Medical Benefit Council
 Finance and Audit
 Contribution and Benefits
 Adjudication of Disputes and Claims

UNIT-V: Conduct of Disciplinary Proceedings

 Disciplinary Suspension
 Suspension Pending Investigation
 Culpable Misconduct
 Dismissal

REFERENCES:
1. Labour Law & Labour Relations: Cases and Materials by S.C. Srivastava.
2. Industrial Relations and Labour Laws by S.C. Srivastava
3. Handbook of Labour and Industrial Law by P.L. Malik.
4. Labour and Industrial Laws by V.G. Goswami
5. Law Relating to Dismissal, Discharge Retrenchment: Under Labour Law by H.L. Kumar
6. Service and Labour Laws by AR Lakshmanan
7. Globalization and the Future of Labour Law by John D.R. Craig and Michael Lynk.
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 DRAFTING OF PLEADINGS AND CONVEYANCING
Course Content

UNIT-I: Pleadings:
 Meaning, Importance and Functions of Pleadings - Order 6 of CPC
 Essentials of Pleading, Striking out pleadings, Amendment in Pleadings
 Necessary Parties and Proper Parties
 Joinder,Non joinder and Mis- joinder of parties
 Jurisdiction of the Civil Courts

UNIT-II: Civil Pleadings:

 Plaint- Meaning of plaint, Ingredient of Plaint and Draft of Plaint (Order 7 of CPC)
 Written Statement- (Order 8 of CPC)
 Injunction Application /Interlocutory Application/ Caveat
 Appeals/Revision

UNIT-III: Criminal Pleadings:

 Meaning - Criminal Pleadings in India
 Complaint (Sec.2d of Cr PC)
 Application for Bail (Sec.436, Sec. 437, Sec.438 of Cr PC)
 Application U/S. 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

UNIT-IV: Miscellaneous:
 Notice to Government official under Sec.80 of CPC& TPA
 Affidavits
 Petition for Dissolution of Marriage under Hindu Marriage Act
 Application for Temporary Injunction

UNIT-V: Conveyancing:
 Essentials of Deed
 Sale Deed, Partnership deed, Partition deed, Lease deed
 Distinction between Lease and License,Sale and Lease
 Gift deed, Adoption deed
 Power of Attorney

REFERENCES:
1. Agarwal J.P., Pleadings in India Vol.I: Principles and Precedents, 2 nd Ed-Delhi: Delhi Law
House.
2. Giles Francis Harwood, Odgers’ Principles of Pleading and Practice; Universal, Law Publishing
Co. Ltd.
3. Mogha P.C., The Law of Pleadings in India with precedents, 16 th Ed. Ed. By K.N. Goyal and
G.C. Mogha – Calcutta Eastern Law House.
4. M.R. Mallick, Ganguly’s, Civil Court: Practice and Procedure.

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 BANKING AND INSURANCE LAW
Course Content

UNIT-I:
● Indian Banking Structure - Origin –Concept and development of Banking Institutions
● Types and functions of banks - Commercial banks - Banking companies in India
● RBI - Constitution, Management and Functions, Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and its
relevant provisions.

UNIT-II:
● Banker-Customer Relationship: Legal Nature, Mutual Rights and Duties.
● Special Categories of Customers, Types of Accounts and Other Services.
● Securities for Banker's Loans: different kinds of securities for banker's advances and loans
Guarantees, pledge, lien, mortgage, charge - subject matters of collateral security.
● Debt Recovery Tribunal- Organization and Procedure, Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006:

UNIT-III:
● Legal aspects of Negotiable Instrument and special features of promissory note, bill of exchange,
Holder and Holder in due course, Transfer and Negotiation of Negotiable Instrument,
● Crossing of Cheques and payment,Dishonour of Cheques, Noting and Protest of Negotiable
Instrument,
● Frauds, Forgeries and Vigilance in Banking Operation: Copying, Hacking, Illegal Electronic
Fund Transfer,

UNIT-IV:
● Insurance Law: Introduction, Definition, Nature, characteristics, Nationalization and
Privatization of the Insurance Business in India.
● Insurance Regulatory Development Authority: Duties, Functions and Power and specific
sections of Insurance Act 1938.
● General Principals of Insurance Law and Practice: Premium, Good Faith
Proximate Cause Misrepresentation, InsurableInterest, Warranties and Conditions,
Indemnity and Subrogation

UNIT-V:
● Life insurance: General principles of life insurance contract; proposals and policy; assignment
and nomination; title and claims; Life Insurance Corporation - role and functions.
● General insurance: Kinds of general insurance; nature of fire insurance; various types of fire
policy; subrogation; double insurance; contribution; proximate cause; claims and recovery.

REFERENCES:
1. Tannan, M.L,( revised by C.R. Datta&S.K.Kataria)Banking Law and Practice,
Wadhwa & Company, Nagpur
2. Gupta R. Banking Law and Practice in 3 Vols.Modern Law Publications.
3. Prof. Clifford Gomez Banking and Finance - Theory, Law and Practice, PHI Learning Private
Limited
4. J.M. Holden, The Law and Practice of Banking, Universal Law Publishing.
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5. Khan M.Y: India Financial System Theory and Practice: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.

6. Banking Commission: Reports, Reserve Bank of India: Bulletins, Reserve Bank of India: Annual
Report(s).
7. K S N Murthy and K V S Sharma - Modem Law of Insurance in India
8. M H Srinivasan - Principles of insurance Law (6th Edn)
9. E R Hardy Ivamy - General Principles of insurance Law,Relevant Chapters
10. Insurance Act, 1938, The Marine Insurance Act, 1963, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988
11. The Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, General Insurance (Business) (Nationalization) Act,
1972
12. Avtar Singh - Negotiable Instruments Act

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