JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR

SEEDLING SCHOOL OF LAW & GOVERNANCE

LL.B. I Semester
Course LEGAL ENGLISH-I (GRAMMAR, LEGAL TERMS & LATIN MAXIMS)
Nomenclature
Year/Semester 1styear / 1stSemester
OBJECTIVE This course focuses on enhancement of grammatical skill of students for practical
application in their professional life. Combined with pronunciation and stress, the
paper will help in developing critical and analytical skills among the students
COURSE By end of this course the students will be able to -
OUTCOME Describe the facts and circumstances of a case conveniently using
exact legal terms.
I. Advance the arguments using legal maxims correctly.
II. Know the correct usage of English terms.
III. Learn correct pronunciation of difficult words.
Course Code LLBLE 101
Unit I Practical Grammar
1. Tenses and their uses
2. Use of Modals: Usage in real life situations
3. Active - Passive Voice: Their Communicative Use in life
4. Gerund and Participles
Unit II Phonetics
1. IPA -Introduction
2. Sound system of English Language: Vowels and Consonants
3. Use of a dictionary for Pronunciation, Stress and Usage.
Unit III Appreciation of a Literary Text
A. Short Story - The Last leaf O’ Henry
B. Poem - Where the Mind is without fear – Ravindra
Nath Tagore
C. Essay - India Vision 2020 APJ Abdul Kalam
Unit IV Writing Techniques
1. Paragraph Writing
2. Dialogue writing
3. Correction -Editing
Various ways of Expressing feelings and notions
1. Greetings
2. Requests
3. Agreement and Disagreement
4. Compliments
5. Regrets
6. Consolation and Comfort
7. Apologies
8. Warnings / Cautions
 9. Intentions / Plans
10. Offering Help/Assistance
Unit V Legal Terms & Latin Maxims
1. Legal & Latin Terms:
Ad hoc, Alibi, Amicus Curiae, Bona fide, Bona vacantia, Caveat, Corpus, De facto,
De jure, Dictum, Estoppel , Ex parte, Ex gratia, Ex officio, Fatum, Factum probans,
Innuendo, Inter alia, Jus, Locus standi, Mala fide, Per se,Prima facie, Mens rea,
Modus operandi, Modus Vivendi, Mutatis Mutandis, Quid pro quo, Ratio decidendi,
Ab Initio, Actionable per se
2. Legal Maxims
Audi alteram partem, Assentio mentium, Ante Litem Motam, Boni judicis est
ampliare jurisdictionem, Caveat actor, Caveat emptor, Caveat venditor, Damnum
sine injuria, Doli incapax, Injuria sine damno, Ipso facto, Jus in personam, Nemo
bis punitur pro eodem delicto, Nemo debet esse judex in propria causa, Jus in rem,
Jus non scriptum, Justitia nemini neganda est, Lex non a rege est violanda, Qui facit
per alium, facit per se, Suo Motu, Ubi jus ibi remedium, Res ipsa loquitor, Rex non
protest peccare

Learner Support Material

a. Text books Books Recommended:
(Latest 1. Garner, Modern Legal Usage (2018)
Editions) 2. Dusunge, English Grammar and Vocabulary (2019)
3. Das S.K., Better your English – I A workbook for students, Macmillan
India, New Delhi (2018)
4. Faulsham, The Complete Letter Writing, Macmillan India, New Delhi
(2018)
5. T. Balasubramanian, A Text Book of English Phonetics for Indian
Students (2018)
6. Francis Soundararaj, Speaking and Writing for Effective Business
Communication, Trinity Press New Delhi
Course Nomenclature HUMAN RIGHTS
Year/Semester 1st Year / 1st Semester
Objective The objective of this course is to lay the foundation of the Human Rights
law and acquaint the students with basic human rights institutions
Course Outcomes: By the end of this course students will
be able to:
I. Understand Human Rights Act, 1993 The Child
Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986,
Maintenance and Welfare of Senior Citizens Act,
2007 etc
II. Strengthen the respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms.
III. Know the right to development of the human
personality and the sense of its dignity;
IV. Promote the understanding, respect, gender equality,
and friendship among all nations, indigenous peoples
and racial, national, ethnic, religious and linguistic
groups;
V. Enable all persons to participate effectively in a free
society;
Course Code LLBHR 102
Unit I Human Rights
1. Concept of human rights
2. Right to life guaranteed under the Constitution of India –
Meaning and content
3. Sustainable development as human rights
(a) Precautionary principle
(b) Polluter pays principle
(c) Public trust doctrine
(d) Principle of inter generation equity
(e) Right to development of developing countries
4. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
Cases
1. Lata Singh v. State of U.P., AIR 2006 SC 2522
2. Sube Singh v. State of Haryana, AIR 2006 SC 1117
3. Sona Chandi Oal Committee v. State of Maharashtra,
AIR 2005 SC 635
4. Smt. Sumakiran Mallena v. Secretary Medical and
Health, AIR 2008 (NOC) 374 (A.P.)
5. MC Mehta v. Kamal Nath, 1997 (1) SCC 388
6. Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of
India, 1996 AIR SCW 1069
7. Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. v. Bombay
Environmental Action Group & others, AIR 2006 SC
1489
8. State of Andhra Pradesh v. Challa Ramakrishna Reddy,
 AIR 2000 SC 2083
Unit II Protection of Human Rights in India
1. Indian Constitution and human rights dimensions
2. Indian judiciary and protection of human rights
3. Judicial response to the protection of right to life and liberty
4. Police atrocities and compensation
5. Violation of Human Rights and Public Interest Litigation
6. Rights of accused, undertrials and prisoners
Cases
1. R.D. Upadhaya v. State of A.P., AIR 2006 SC 1946
2. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1978 SC 1575
Unit III Human Rights of Child and Women
1. Rights of child
2. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
3. Human rights of women – Gender equality
4. Sexual harassment of women at workplaces- a violation of
human rights
Cases
1. Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 SCC 241
2. M.C. Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, AIR 1997
SC 699
3. Brijendra Thakur v. State of M.P. and others, AIR 2006
M.P. 28
Unit IV Human Right of heath-care and Human Rights of senior citizens
1. Right to live with dignity
2. Right to health care
3. Maintenance and Welfare of Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Cases
1. Vincent Parikurlangara v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC
990
2. Consumer Education and Research Centre v. Union of
India, (1995) 3 SCC 42
3. Parmananda Katara v. Union of India, AIR 1989 SC SC
2039
Unit V Human rights of Weaker Sections
1. Rights of the poor
2. National commission for Minorities Act, 1992
3. National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993
Cases
1. Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin, AIR 1980 SC
470
2. Association of Dead People v. State of U.P., AIR 2000
All 387

Learner Support Material

a. Text books 1. Krishan Iyer, V.R., Human Rights and the Law, Vedpal
(Latest Law House, Indore 1984.
Editions) 2. Dr. Gurbax Singh, Law Relating to Protection of Human
Rights and Human Values, Vinod Publications (P) Ltd.,
Delhi. (2018)
 3. Durga Das Basu, Human Rights in Constitutional Law,
Parentice Hall of India, New Delhi (2019)
4. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Implementation of Basic Human
rights, Lexis Nexis. (2018)
5. Dr. H. O Agarwal, International law and human rights,
Central Law Publications, Allahabad (2019)
6. Asha Bajpai, Child Rights in India, Oxford University
Press (2019)
7. Nuzhat Parveen Khan, Child Rights and the Law,
Universal Law Publishing Co., Delhi (2019)

LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF INDIA

Course Code: LLBLC 104
Credits: 5
Course Objective: History must encourage critical thinking to identify myths and
stereotypes, and embedded meanings and discourses. History helps us to understand the
socio, economic and political context in which legal system emerge and evolve. A study of
the nature of the state and administrative apparatus is required for proper understanding of the
legal systems in ancient and medieval India. The paper will offer a close study of select
themes, focussing specifically on the intersections in history and law.

Course Outcome:
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate capacity to locate and use primary sources of legal history efficiently and
effectively;
2. Demonstrate capacity to engage in legal research and craft arguments in writing based on a
legal history;
3. Understand the beginning and development of Court system in India;
4. Critically reflect on the process of law reform in nineteenth century in India, including the
role of law reform committees and their report, social movements and organizations.

Unit I: Law and Judicial System in Ancient and Medieval India

1. Legal and constitutional aspects in the Ancient Hindu India
a. Development of Legal concepts and Text books- Manusmriti, Dharmasastras,
Brahmanas, Sutras (Kalpa and Dharma), Arthashastra, custom
b. Thinkers – Manu, Brihaspati, Yajnavalkya, Narada, Katyayan
c. Judicial System
i. Types of court: Pratishita, Apratishta, Mudrita, Sasita, Guilds, Panchayats,
Kantakasodhana, Dharmasthiyaa
ii. Procedures: Appointment of judges, Trial, Witness, Pleaders, Secret
agents, wergild and Punishment, Role of Judges and Investigation
2. Development of Law and Legal System in the Medieval India and under the Muslim
Rulers
a. Sources of Islamic Law: Sharia and Hadis
b. Salient features of Islamic Criminal Law
c. Judicial organization: King, Chief Qazi, Judicial Officers, Investigative Process and
d. Punishments
e. Evolution of Judicial Setup – changes introduced by Akbar

Unit II: a. Administration of Justice in the British Presidencies:

1. Advent of East India Company
2. Administration of justice in Madras – 1639-1726
3. Administration of justice in Bombay – 1668-1726
4. Administration of justice in Calcutta before 1726
5. The Mayor’s Court

b. Influence of English Law in India:

1. Civil and revenue laws
2. Criminal law
3. Common law of India

Unit III: a. Adalat System:

1. Grant of Diwani
2. Judicial Plan of 1772 and its defects
 3. New Plan of 1774
4. Reorganisation of Adalats in 1780
5. Reforms of 1781

b. Regulating Act of 1773:

1. The Charter of 1774; Supreme Court of Calcutta
2. Some landmark Cases:-
i. Nandkumar case (1775): Whether a Judicial Murder?
ii. Patna case(1777-79)
iii. Cossijura case
3. Act of Settlement 1781 – Pros and cons
4. Three Presidency Supreme Courts

Unit IV: a. Judicial Reforms:

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. John Shore, Lord Wellesley, Lord Minto, Lord Hastings, Lord Bentinck
3. Defects of the system
b. Social Movements and Legal Reforms:
1. Interface between social movements and legal developments
2. Social movements re. widow remarriage, prohibition of child marriage, women and
property, etc.
3. Victoria Proclamation 1858, Minto-Morley and Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms,
4. Rowlatt Act

Unit V: a. Establishment of the High Courts:

1. Indian High Courts Acts, 1861, 1911
2. Government of India Acts, 1915, 1935
3. Federal Court in India
4. Privy Council
5. Post-Constitutional Developments
(M.V. Elizabeth case – AIR 1993 SC)
b. Impact of Supreme Court of India of 1950 on Indian Judicial System

Books Recommended:
1. Austin, Granville, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation (1950)
2. Jain, M. P., Outlines of Legal History (2019)
3. Kulshreshtha, V. D., Landmarks in Indian legal History (2019)
4. Rama Jois, M., Legal and Constitutional History of India (2019)
5. ShamaS hastry, ed., Kautilya’s Arthasastra (2015)
6. Setalvad, M. C., A Common Law of India (2015)

Media Law and Ethics

Course Code: LLBME 105 Credits: 5
 Course Objective:
The learning objectives of this Module are:
 Understand and define the concepts of integrity and ethics
 Describe three major theoretical approaches in integrity and ethics
 Identify ethical dilemmas and apply different theoretical approaches
 Understand the concept of personal integrity in the context of this Module
 Introduce the students to the major legal, ethical and policy issues related to the mass media.
 students will investigate the ethical and legal questions that confront journalists

Course Outcome:
1. This course will cover the fundamental principles of media law and ethics.
2. Emphasis will be placed on the legal privileges and regulatory limitations affecting each
branch of the media, as well as the major ethical issues arising from journalistic practice
within the unique nature of each medium.
3. This course will enable students to know and appreciate other ethical perspectives, and
other ways of looking at right and wrong within the framework of various Domestic Acts
and International conventions.

Unit I History of Media Legislation

1. Concept of Media Freedom,
2. Theories of Media Liberty and Democracy
3. Rights and Obligation of the Media
4. Media Legislation - British experience
5. Media Legislation in U.S.
6. Media Legislation in Indian Context

Unit II Media in the Constitutional Framework

1. Press as Fourth Estate
2. Freedom of Expression in Indian Constitution
3. Interpretation of Media freedom-free press v. fair trial
4. Issues of Privacy & Right of Publicity
5. Right to Information
Cases
a) People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) v. Union of India AIR 1997 SC 568
b) Indian Express Newspapers v. Union of India 1985 2 SCC 434
c) A. Abbas v. Union of India AIR 1971 SC 481
d) Bennet Coleman and Co. v. Union of India AIR 1973 SC 106
e) Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India AIR 1960 SC 554
f) Sheela Barse v Union of India (1987)4 SCC 373
g) State of UP v Raj Narain AIR 1975 SC 865

Unit III Media - Regulatory Framework

I. Legal Dimensions of Media
1. Media & Criminal Law (Defamation / Obscenity/Sedition/Censorship)
2. Media & Tort Law (Defamation & Negligence)
3. Media & Legislature – Parliamentary and Legislature privilege
4. Media & Judiciary – Contempt of Court
5. Media & Executive – Official Secrets Act
6. Media & Journalists – Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) Act, Press Council
Act, Copyright Act
 II. Self-Regulation & Other Issues
1. Self-Regulation Vs Legal regulation
a) Press council of India,
b) Film Censorship Board of India,
c) All India radio guidelines,
d) Editors’ guild of India code,
e) Role of regulator of broadcast Media.
2. Global media scenario & Issues relating to entry of Foreign Print Media
3. International conventions

Unit IV Media’s Social Responsibility and Representation ethics

1. Communal Writing and Sensational and Yellow Journalism
2. Media & Human Rights during war on terror
3. Media reportage of marginalized sections-children, dalits, tribals,
4. Gender Media coverage of violence and related laws -inflammatory writing (IPC 353)
5. Sedition-incitement to violence, hate Speech.
6. Advertisement and Women Pornography
7. Related Laws and case studies-Indecent representation of Women (Prohibition) Act,
1986 and rules 1987,
8. Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment Bill, 2007, Sec 67 of IT Act 2000
and 292 IPC etc
9. Whistle blowers’ protection Act 2011

Relevant Case Studies –Muzaffarpur Riots, Attack on civil liberties of individuals and
social activists

Unit V Media Ethics -Accountability and Independence of Media

1. Live reporting and ethics
2. Discussion of importance of ethics in the era of TRP fuelled Tabloid Journalism.
3. Conflict of Interest
4. Paid News
5. Media trials
6. Ethical Issues related to Television debates
7. Confidentiality of sources
8. Legality and Ethicality of Sting Operations, Phone Tapping etc
9. Fakery and Fabrication of news
10. Using Shock value in language and visuals
11. Ethical issues in Social media (IT Act 2000, Sec 66 A and the verdict of The supreme
court)
12. Impact of Private ownership on media houses

Cases
i. 26/11 Taj attack case
ii. Tehelka‘s Westen
iii. School Teacher Uma Khurana case,
iv. Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) (P) Ltd. v. Union of India
v. Printers (Mysore) Ltd. v. CTO
vi. R. Rajagopal v. State of T.N
vii. Bofors Case or Kartongen Kemi Och Forvaltning AB and Ors. vs. State through CBI
viii. State of Maharashtra vs. Rajendra Jawanmal Gandhi
ix. Rajendra Sail Vs. Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association and Others
x. Saibal Kumar Gupta and Ors. v. B.K. Sen and Anr

References
1. Thakurta, ParanjoyGuha, Media Ethics, Oxford University Press, 2019
2. Barrie mc Donald and Michel Petheran Media Ethics, Mansell,1998 ed. 2018
3. Law and the Media -An Everyday Guide for Professionals – Crone
4. K S Venkataramaiah, Mass Media Laws and Regulations in India (2019)
5. K S Venkataramaiah, Freedom of the Press –Some Recent Incidents (2019)
6. Don R. Pember, Mass Media Law, 1977 reprint edition of (2019)

Course Nomenclature LAW OF TORT (MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW)
Year/Semester 1st year / 1st Semester
OBJECTIVE Independent of criminal or contract law, Tort law provides
individuals and groups with redress for injury to every dimension
of life from physical injury, to property damage, to personal insult.
Over past decades no area of law within the civil justice system
has experienced greater ferment than the law of Tort and this has
resulted in vital changes the thinking of the tortuous liability. The
objective of the course is to formalize the students with the nature
and extent of liability of the private enterprises, multinationals and
the government authorities for the wrongs committed against the
individual and their property, and to develop sound knowledge,
skills and disposition amongst students on some of the
contemporary issues of Specific Torts, cyber-Tort, and Economic
Tort, Product Liability. This syllabus is to make students
understand the nature of tort and conditions of liability with
established cases along with the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Hence, we have added recently amended Motor Vehicle Act, 2019
to understand recent changes made under this Act.
Course Outcome Course Outcomes: The students will be able to:
 Identify the various conceptual aspects of Law
of Torts.
 Discuss various justifications/defences under tortuous
liability.
 Interpret specific kinds of torts.
 Examine the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act,
2019.
 Evaluate tortuous liability under the Motor Vehicles Act,
2019.
Course Code LLBLT 106
Unit I Introduction
 Meaning, Definition of Torts and development of Tort in
England and India
 Tort distinguished from Contract, Crime and other wrongs,
Constituents of Torts:
a. Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium,
b. Injuria sine Damnum
c. Damnum sine Injuria
Unit II General Defences
 Concept of General Defences
 Various General Defences:
a. Volenti non fit Injuria
b. Act of God
c. Inevitable Accident
d. Necessity
e. Private Defence
f. Judicial & Quasi-Judicial Acts
g. Plaintiff the Wrong Doer
h. Mistake
Unit III Liabilities under Law of Torts
 Meaning and Concept of Liability
  Strict Liability and Absolute Liability
 Position in India and England
 Vicarious Liability:
a. Master Servant Relationship
b. Principal Agent Relationship
c. Partners
d. Exceptions to Vicarious Liability
Unit IV Specific Torts
 Torts Against Property and Reputation
a. Defamation – Meaning, Types and Defences
Available
b. Negligence – Concept and the Defences
Available, Contributory Negligence, Res Ipsa
Loquitor, Last Opportunity Rule, Nervous Shock,
Remoteness of Damage, Medical Negligence
c. Nuisance – Meaning, Types and Defences
d. Trespass to Land: Quare Clausum Fergit,
Trespass on Highway, Tespass Ab initio, Entry
with License
 Torts against Human Body and Remedies
a. Assault & Battery: Meaning, Concept, Difference in the
English and Indian Law
b. Malicious Prosecution & False Imprisonment: Meaning,
Concept, Differences and Defences
c. Remedies under the Law of Torts
Unit V Codified Torts
 The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
a. Concept and Need for Consumer Protection
b. Background of the Act
c. Salient Features of the Act
d. Definition of a Consumer and the Legal Paradigm
e. The Rights of Consumers
f. Consumer Protection Authorities
g. Penalties under the Act
 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
a. Concept and Need for Consumer Protection
b. Background of the Act
c. Salient Features of the Act
d. Penalties under the Act
References 1. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Bare Act), Universal
Publications
2. The Motor Vehicles Act, 2019 (Bare Act), Universal Publications
3. Bangia, R. K., (2019) The Law of Torts, Central Law Publications
4. Singh, A., (2019) Law of Torts, Lexis Nexis Publications
5. Lal, R & D, (2019) Law of Torts, Lexis Nexis Publications