academic session 2020-21 b.a. ll.b. (hons.) tenth semester
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Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Tenth Semester
Course Contents
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,
Lucknow
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Distribution of Subjects and Teachers
S.No. Subject Section A & B
1. Optional Papers
1. Law and Education
2. Law and Economics
3. Real Estate Law
4. Sports Law
Dr. Shashank Shekhar
Dr. Shakuntla
Dr. Vikas Bhati/
Mr. Malay Pandey
Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh
2.
3.
&
4.
Seminar Papers
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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.
Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Eighth Semester
Course Contents
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,
Lucknow
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Distribution of Subjects and Teachers S. No. *HONOURS
(OPT ANY ONE THE ABOVE GROUP)
TEACHERS
1.
2.
3.
A. BUSINESS LAW
A1 INVESTMENT & SECURITIES LAW
A2 SPECIAL CONTRACT
A3 COMPETITION LAW
DR. MANOJ KUMAR
DR. SHASHANK SHEKHAR
MS. PRIYA ANURAGINI
1.
2.
3.
B. INTERNATIONAL LAW
B1 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
B2 LAW OF SEA AND INTERNATIONAL RIVER
B3 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
DR. SAMREEN HUSSAIN
DR. A. P. SINGH
DR. AMAN DEEP SINGH
1.
2.
3.
C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C1 INDIAN FEDERALISM
C2 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LAW
C3 CIVIL SOCIETY & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
PROF. C.M. JARIWALA / DR. SHASHANK
SHEKHAR
DR. ABDULLAH NASIR
PROF. SANJAY SINGH / DR. R.K. YADAV
1.
2.
3.
D. CRIMINAL LAW
D1 CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
D2 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
D3 PENOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY
MS. ISHA YADAV
DR. PREM KUMAR GAUTAM
MR. MALAY PANDEY
1.
2.
3.
E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E1 PATENT DRAFTING AND SPECIFICATION WRITING
E2 TRADE SECRET AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
E3 OTHER FORMS OF IPR CREATION AND
REGISTRATION
DR. MANISH SINGH
DR. VIKAS BHATI
DR. VIPUL VINOD
4. OPTIONAL
PAPER*
1. INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND
FINANCING
2. HEALTH AND MEDICINE LAW
3. INT. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
4. LAW AND AGRICULTURE
DR. MANOJ KUMAR
DR. PREM KUMAR GAUTAM
DR. PRASENJIT KUNDU
MR. BHANU PRATAP SINGH
5. OPTIONAL
PAPER*
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Fourth Semester
Course Contents
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,
Lucknow
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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/
Mr. Malay Pandey
Dr. K.A. Pandey/
Mr. Malay Pandey
3. Family Law-II Dr. Samreen Hussain Dr. Samreen Hussain
4. Public International Law Dr. A.P. Singh /
Dr. Abdullah Nasir
Dr. A.P. Singh/
Dr. Abdullah Nasir
5. Civil Procedure Code Dr. Vipul Vinod Dr. Vipul Vinod
6. Moot Court and Clinical
Legal Education
Dr. R.K. Yadav Dr. R.K. Yadav
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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 (2nd ed., 1960)
3. Andrew Ashworth, Principles of Criminal Law, (OUP: Oxford, 6th 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, 4th ed. R/P 2020)
16. K.A.Pandey, O.P. Srivastava’s Principles of Criminal Law (EBC, 7th 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, 2nd 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 3rd edition 2011)
6. J.D.M Derrett - Hindu Law : Past and Present.
Academic Session 2020-21
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Sixth Semester
Course Contents
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,
Lucknow
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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/
Mrs. Ankita Yadav
Dr. Abdullah Nasir/
Mrs. Ankita Yadav
3. Banking and Insurance
Law
Dr. Aparna Singh Dr. Aparna Singh
4. Labour Law Dr. Prasenjit Kundu Dr. Prasenjit Kundu
5. Drafting of Pleadings and
Conveyancing
Dr. Shakuntla Dr. Shakuntla
6. Environmental Law Dr. Aman Deep Singh/
Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh
Dr. Aman Deep 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 (18thedn. 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).
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165.
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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, 2nd 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, 16th 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