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General Laws
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to gain understanding, application and working knowledge of jurisprudence and general laws.
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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
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Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Class Presentations, Individual and group projects. |
- 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.
- 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.
- · 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
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.
- 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:
- Study Material Published by ICSI
Suggested Readings:
- Scanner-Arun Kumar (Shuchita Prakashans (P) Ltd
- CS Shreshthi Surana
- Subhash C Kashyap
- 10 Judgments that changed India by Zia Mody
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