JURISPRUDENCE AND INTERPRETATION OF LAWS

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

Contract 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.

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.

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.

Interpretation of Statutes: Need for interpretation of a statute; Principles of Interpretation; Aids to Interpretation; Legal Terminologies; Reading a Bare Act & Citation of Cases.

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

Sources of Law: Meaning of Law and its Significance; Relevance of Law to Civil Society; Jurisprudence & Legal Theory; Schools of Law propounded by Austin, Dean Roscoe Pound, Salmond, Kelsen and Bentham; Statutes, Subordinate Legislation, Custom, Common Law, Precedent, Stare decisis.

Administrative Laws: Conceptual Analysis; Source and Need of Administrative Law; Principle of Natural Justice; Administrative Discretion; Judicial Review & Other Remedies; Liability of Government, Public Corporation.

Law relating to Specific Relief : Specific reliefs and defense, Specific performance and defense, Unenforceable contracts, Rescission of Contracts, Cancellation of Instruments, Declaratory Decrees, Preventive Reliefs

Indian Stamp Law: Key Definitions; Principles of Levy of Stamp Duty; Determination, Mode and timing of Stamp Duty; Person responsible; Consequences of Non-Stamping and Under-Stamping; Adjudication; Allowance and Refund; Concept of E-Stamping.

Law relating to Civil Procedure : Structure and Jurisdiction of Civil Courts, Basic Understanding of Certain Terms - Order, Judgment and Decree, Stay of Suits, Cause of Action, Res Judicata, Sub-judice l Summary Proceedings/Procedures, Appeals, Reference, Review and Revision, Powers of Civil Court and their exercise by Tribunals, Institution of Suit, Law relating to Commercial Courts

Law relating to Registration of Documents : Registration of Documents: Compulsory, Optional, Time and Place of Registration, Consequences of Non-Registration, Prerequisites for Registration, Provisions of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and registration of Documents, Properties which cannot be Transferred, Rule Against Perpetuities,LisPendens, Provisions Relating to Sale, Mortgage, Charge, Lease, Gift and Actionable Claim, Easement Rights

Laws relating to Crime and its Procedure :Introduction, Classes of Criminal Courts, Power of Courts, Arrest of Persons,Mens Rea and Actus Reus, Cognizable and Non-Cognizable Offences, Bail, Continuing Offences, Compounding of Offences, Summons and Warrants, Searches, Summary Trial, Offences against Property, Criminal Breach of Trust, Cheating, Fraudulent Deeds and Dispositions of Property , Offences relating to Documents and Property Marks, Forgery, Defamation

Law relating to Evidence : Concept of Relevant Evidence and Admissible Evidence, Statements about the facts to be proved, Relevancy of facts connected with the fact to be proved, Opinion of Third Persons, Facts of which evidence cannot be given, Oral, Documentary and Circumstantial Evidence, Burden of proof, Presumptions, Estoppel, Witness, Improper admission & rejection of evidence, e-evidence

Law relating to Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation : Arbitration Law in India, Appointment of Arbitrators, Judicial Intervention, Award, Recourse against Award, Commencement of conciliation proceedings, Laws relating to conduct of conciliation proceedings, Termination of conciliation proceedings, Role of conciliator in other proceedings, Power of High Court to make rules, Development of Mediation Law, Mediation rules made by Higher Courts

Right to Information Law :Key Definitions, Public Authorities & their Obligations, Role of Central/State Governments, Central Information Commission, State information Commission

Law relating to Information Technology :Introduction, definition, important terms under the IT Act l Digital Signatures, Electronic Record, Certifying Authority, Digital Signature Certificate, Cyber Regulation Appellate Tribunal, Offences and Penalties, Rules relating to sensitive personal data under IT Act, Development and Law of Data Protection