LL.B. DEGREE : SEMESTER - II

CONTRACT– II

I. Special Contracts

1. Contracts of indemnityguarantee.

2. Bailment:

3. Pledge

4. Agency:

II.Indian Partnership Act

1. Introduction:

Meaning and definition ofpartnership,Basicessentials of partnership, Modeofdetermining existenceof partnership

Comparison between partnership and co-ownership, Comparison between partnership and joint familybusiness, Comparison between partnershipand company.

2. Partnership at will

3. Rights of partners.

Duties and obligations ofpartners.

4. Relations of partners to third persons:liabilityof firm for acts of partnersLiabilityof the partners towards third parties

5. Implied authorityofapartner. Scopeofsuchimplied authority

6. Doctrineofholdingout

7. Minor

8. Incomingpartners:

modes ofintroduction, liability, Retirement ofapartner, Expulsion ofapartner

9. Dissolution of firm:

Liability,accounts, publicnotice, Rights, payment of debts, Restraintof trade,goodwill,

10. Registration of firm:

Advantages ofregistration, Effects of non registration, Registrationsubsequent to filingof suit

III.Sale ofGoods ActUNITS:20

1. Introduction:

Definition and essentialsofsale, DefineGoods and Different kinds ofgoods

Differencebetween contract of saleand agreementto sell. Differentiatebetween hire– purchase and contract of sale.

2. Implied conditions andWarranties in a contractofsale

3. Transfer ofpropertyandTitle:

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Transfer ofpropertyin Specific Goods,and Unascertainedgoods

Transfer oftitle: Rule ofNemodet quod nonhabet, Exceptions to the rule

4. Performanceof Contract:

Kinds of delivery, Rulesregardingdelivery.

5. Rights of Unpaid Seller:

Right to LIEN, Right to stoppagein transit and right to resale

6. Suits forbreach of Contract

IV. NegotiableInstruments Act

1. Definitionand essentialsofNegotiableInstruments

2. Promissorynote:

Definition, Nature and Essentials of PromissoryNote

3. Bill of exchange:

Definition and essentialsofabill of exchange.Bills in sets Distinction between

Bill of exchange andPromissoryNote

4. Cheque:

Definition and essentialsofa cheque. Distinction between Cheque andBill ofexchange

5. Negotiation :

Indorsement and its kinds, Definition ofholder, and, holderin due course

6. Holder in due course:

Rights and privileges ofaholderin due courseofanegotiable instrument

7. Payment in duecourse

8. Parties to negotiableinstruments and their liability.

9. Modes ofdischarge fromliability: payment,cancellation, release, non-presentment, etc

10. Crossingof cheques

11. Dishonour of cheques:Criminal liabilityof drawerforissuingcheques without funds

12. Presentment:Presentmentforpayment

13. Dishonour: non acceptance, non payment, Noticeofdishonour

14. Notingand protest

15. Maturityof negotiable instruments

16. Special rules of evidence, Rules of international law

SuggestedReadings:
 / Mulla / :IndianContractAct
 / Avtar Singh / : Lawof Contract
 / Anson / :English Lawof Contract
 / Avtar Singh / : PrinciplesofMercantileLaw
 / Bangia R.K. / : PrinciplesofMercantileLaw
 / Mulla / :NegotiableInstrumentsAct

Avtar Singh:PartnershipAct,SaleofGoodsAct,

:Negotiable InstrumentsAct

Bangia R.K.: PartnershipAct,SaleofGoodsAct,Negotiable Instruments Act

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW– II

1.Union Executive

2.UnionLegislature (Parliament)

3.TheUnion Judiciary

4.StateExecutive

5.StateLegislature

6.StateJudiciary

7.Relation Between Unionand states:

Concept of Federalism,Legislativerelations, AdministrativeRelations, Financial Relations, Cooperative federalism

8.StateLiability

9.Right to Property.

10.Freedom of Trade, CommerceandIntercourse

11.Services under theUnionand the states

12.Elections

13.EmergencyProvisions: Kinds of Emergencies, Effects ofemergency

14.Amendment ofthe Constitution

Kinds of amendments, Methods of amendments underIndian Constitution, Scopeof amending power ofthe Parliament,Amendment of Fundamental Rights, DoctrineofBasic Structure.

15.Special Status to JammuKashmir

SuggestedReadings:

Jain M.P.:Indian ConstitutionalLaw Basu D.D.: Shorter Constitution of India Kazgi : ConstitutionalLaw Vol.I&II Shukla V.N. : TheConstitution ofIndia TopeT.K. : ConstitutionalLaw ofIndia

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LAW OF PROPERTY

1. Introduction:

Interpretation clause

2. Transfer ofpropertybyact of parties:

WhethermovableofImmovable, Election, apportionment, transfer ofimmovableproperty

3. Sale ofImmovable property

4. Mortgages of immovablepropertyandcharges:

Rights and liabilities ofmortgagor, Priority, Marshallingand contribution, suits for foreclosure, Sale orRedemption, anomalous Mortgages, Charges,Notice and tender

5. LeaseofImmovable Property

6. Exchanges

7. Gift

8. Transfer ofactionable Claim

9. IndianEasementact

Easement, acquisition of easement, kinds, extinguishments of easementandlicence

Note: Theunitsmentionedaboveincludeinternal assessment hours. SuggestedReadings

 / Mulla / : Transfer of Property
 / Shah / : Transfer of Property
 / JainJ.D. / : Transfer of Property
 / Tripathi / : Transfer of Property
: Easements Act

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FAMILY LAW-II

1.Jointfamily

a.Mitaksharajoint family.

b.Mitaksharacoparcenary-formation and incidents.

c.Propertyunder Mitaksharalaw -separate propertyandcoparcenaryproperty. d.Dayabhaga coparcenary-formation and incidents.

e.Propertyunder Dayabhagalaw.

f.Kartaof thejoint family -his position, powers, privilegesand obligations. g.Alienation ofproperty -separate and coparcenary.

h.Debts-doctrines of pious obligations and antecedent debt. i.Partition and re-union.

j.Joint Hindu familyas a social securityinstitution and impact t of Hindu Gains ofLearningActand various taxlaws on it.

k.Matrilineal jointfamily.

2.Inheritance

a.Hindus.

b.Historical perspectiveoftraditional Hindu law asabackground to thestudyof Hindu Succession Act 1956

c.Succession to propertyofaHindu maledyingintestateunder the provisions of theHindu Succession Act 1956.

d.Devolution of interest in Mitaksharacoparcenarywith referenceto the provisions of Hindu Succession Act 1956.

e.Succession to propertyofHindu femaledyingintestateunder the

Hindu Succession Act 1956.

f.Disqualification relating to succession. g.General rules of succession

h.Marumakkattayamand Aliyasantanalawsgoverningpeoplelivingin

Travancore-Cochin andthe districts of Malabarand South Kanara

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i.Muslims

j.General rules of succession and exclusion from succession

k.Classification ofheirs under Hanafi andlthnaAshria schools and their shares anddistribution ofproperty.

l.Christians, Parsis and Jews.

m.Heirs and theirsharesand distribution ofpropertyunder theIndian

Succession Act of 1925.

3.Settlement of spousal property).

(Needfordevelopment of law).

4.Establishment of Familycourts

a.Constitution, powers and functions.

b.Administration ofgenderjustice. c.Uniform CivilCode.

d.(Needfor).

e.Religious pluralism and its implications.

f.Connotations of the directive contained in Article44 ofthe Constitution. g.Impediments to the formulation of theuniform Civil Code.

h.Theideaof optional uniform Civil Code.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

1.ParasDiwan: Family Law

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2.Aquil

Ahmad

: Mohammedan law

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3.Mulla: Hindu law

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RIGHTTOINFORMATIONAND LAW (OPTIONAL)

1. Constitutional aspects and right to information

a. Art. 19, 21, Preamble, other relevant area

2. Role ofjudiciaryand right to information

3. Historical perspectiveofRTIinIndia

a. Official Secrets Act

b. Development of RTIinIndia c. Development at Statelevel

4. Right toInformation Act,2005

a. Objectives, Definitions

b. Public authorityand his role under RTI

c. Publicinformation Officers and his responsibilities d. Appellate authorities under RTI

e. Critical reviewof RTI

5. / Democratization ofMassMedia and Right toInformation
6. / Various laws andright toinformation
7. / Overview, implementation and administration under RTI

Note: The units mentionedaboveincludeinternal assessment hours. ReferenceBooks:

1. BarowaliaJN, Commentaryon TheRight toInformation Act

2. Niraj Kumar, HandBookon Right toInformation

3. AR Parulekar, Right toInformation

4. RD Ryder, Right toInoforatmionLaw, Policyand Practice

5. SMadhav, right toInformation

6. Sudhir Nain, Right toInformation Act, 2005

7. PK Das, TheRight toInformation Act

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WOMEN ANDLAW– (OPTIONAL)

Chapter —l

TheConstitution ofIndiaand women

ThePreamble,Fundamental Rights, Women Reservations, Women Reservations in elections toLocal Bodies, Right againstexploitation, DirectivePrinciples— Women, Right of Women to economic development, Sexual Harassment of Women

Chapter —II

PersonalLaws and Women

A. Marriage

a. Hindu Women and Marriage

b. Muslim Women and Marriage c. Christian Women and Marriage

d. Matrimonial Causes -Rights of Women

B. Dissolution ofMarriage(Divorce)

a. Muslim Women-Dissolution of Marriage b. Christianwomen and Divorce

C. Succession

a. Hindu Women and Succession b. Muslimwomen and Succession

c. Succession amongChristian women 54

D. Maintenance

a. Hindu Women and Maintenance b. Maintenanceof Muslim Women

c. Maintenanceunder CriminalProcedureCode. 62

Chapter—III

Uniform CivilCode and Gender Justice a.Introduction

b.PersonalLaws andDiscrimination againstwomen c.Uniform CivilCode and Indian Constitution

d.Judicial behaviour and Uniform Civil Code

Chapter—IV

Women and CriminalLaw

a.Introduction

b.Offences affectinghuman body c.Offences relatingto Marriage

d.Crueltybyhusband or his relatives fordowry

e.Insultingthe modestyofwomen

Chapter-V

Law Relatingto DowryProhibition

a.TheDowryProhibition Act, 1961 b.DowryDeath and DowrySuicide

c.Crueltyby:Husband orRelatives forDowry

Chapter-VI

IndustrialLaw

a.Employment of Women

b.Equal remuneration forMen and Women c.MaternityBenefit

d.Other provisions forwelfareand safetyofwomeninIndustrial laws

Chapter-VII

a.SexDetermination Testsand Female Foeticide

b.SexDetermination Tests

c.Termination ofPregnancy

Chapter-VIII

Prevention ofImmoral Trafficand Women a.Introduction

b.IndianLegislation onImmoral Traffic c.Scheme ofLegislation

d.PurposeofLegislation

e.Important Definitions f.Salient features

g.Rehabilitative and Remedial Provisions h.Suggested measures

i.Rescue and Rehabilitation ofProstitutes and their children

Part—II

1. Relevant Provisions of TheIndian EvidenceAct, 1872

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2. TheIndecent Representation of Women {Prohibition) Act, 1986

3. The FamilyCourts Act,198420

4. TheNational Commission forWomen Act, 1990.

5. TheHuman Rights Act, 1993.

6. TheHindu Women’s Rights To PropertyAct,1937

Note: Theunits mentionedaboveincludeinternal assessment hours.

BOOKSRECOMMENDED

ReddyG.B.: Women and TheLaw Jain M.P.: ConstitutionalLaw ParasDiwan: HinduLaw ParasDiwan : Muslim Law

Mishra:LabourLaw Ratanlal:Indian Penal Code Avtar Singh:Law of Evidence

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