General Laws

Paper Code: 
24BCS117
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to gain understanding, application and working knowledge of jurisprudence and general laws.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

 

24BCS117

 

General Laws(Theory)

CO 1:Explain the Indian constitution and it's rights and responsibilities.

CO 2:Develop the application skills to form an agreement / contract, acceptance, revocation, discharge, breach of contract.

CO 3:Acquire knowledge about Negotiable Instruments and parties, Crossing and bouncing of Cheques & its Remedies, Presumption of Law, Current updates on Environment, Bio-Diversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

CO 4:Facilitate understanding of law of torts and limitation law and its usage.

CO 5:Identify essential of contract of sales, hire-purchase, doctrine caveat emptor and various case studies relating to Sale of Goods Act 1930.

CO 6:Contribute effectively in course – specific interaction.

Approach in

teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Problem solving sessions, Presentations

 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Case Study Analysis, Presentations, Group Discussions

 

Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Class Presentations, Individual and group projects.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Constitution of India:
  • Broad Framework of the Constitution of India,
  • Fundamental Rights,
  • Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties,
  • Legislative framework and Powers of Union and States,
  • Judicial framework, Executive/Administrative framework,
  • Legislative Process,
  • Finance Bill and Other Bills,
  • Parliamentary Standing Committees and their Role.
  • Writ Jurisdiction of High Courts and the Supreme Court, Different types of writs.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Contarct Law
  • Formation of an Agreement,
  • Intention to create legal relationship,
  • Offer and invitation to offer, Kinds of offer,
  • communication, acceptance and revocation of offer and acceptance,
  • Modes of revocation of offer, Consideration,
  • Basis and the nature of consideration,
  • Doctrine of Privity of Contract and of consideration, Exceptions of consideration,
  • Capacity to Contract,
  • Free Consent, Void and Voidable Contracts,
  • Discharge of Contracts,
  • Remedies for breach of Contract,
  • Quasi Contracts, e-contracts.

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Law relating to Negotiable Instruments
  • ·       Negotiable Instruments and Parties, Material Alteration,
  • ·       Crossing and bouncing of Cheques,
  • ·       Dishonour of Cheques& its Remedies,
  • ·       Presumption of Law as to Negotiable Instruments Bodies,
  • ·       Current updates on Environment,
  • Bio-Diversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
9.00
Unit IV: 
Legal Framework: Torts and Limitation Law

Law of Torts:

  • General conditions of Liability for a Tort,
  • Strict and Absolute Liability, Vicarious Liability,
  • Torts or wrongs to personal safety and freedom,
  • Liability of a Corporate Entity/Company in Torts, Remedies in Torts.

Law relating to Limitation:

  • Computation of the Period of Limitation, Bar of Limitation,
  • effect of acknowledgment, Acquisition of ownership by Possession,
  • Classification of Period of Limitation.

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Law relating to Sale of Goods
  • Important definitions, Essentials of a Contract of Sale,
  • Sale Distinguished from Agreement to Sell,
  • Bailment,
  • Contract for Work and Labour and Hire-Purchase, Conditions and Warranties,
  • Doctrine of Caveat Emptor, Performance of the Contract of Sale,
  • Effects of the Contract,
  • Rights of unpaid seller against the goods,
  • Suits for breach of the contract.

 

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings:

  1. Study Material Published by ICSI

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. Scanner-Arun Kumar (Shuchita Prakashans (P) Ltd
  2. CS Shreshthi Surana
  3. Subhash C Kashyap
  4. 10 Judgments that changed India by Zia Mody

 

E- Content:

  1. https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/JI_&_GL_FINAL_01112021.pdf
  2. https://www.icsi.edu/e-journals/

 

 

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