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Syllabus for Business Law SY B

2015-16 onwards Business Law Objectives:

To provide the brief idea about the frame work of Indian Business Laws.To orient students, about the legal aspects of business.To familiarize the students with case law studies related to Business Laws of Semester III and IV.

Syllabus Semester III Module I Indian Contract Act 1872 15 lectures (15 Marks) Chapter I : 04 Lectures. Definitions (S): Agreement, kinds of Agreements, Contract- kinds of contracts : Valid, Void, Voidable, Contingent and Quasi Contract and E- contract, distinguish between Agreement and Contract. Chapter II : 04 lectures Offer or Proposal- definition, Essentials of Valid proposal or offer, counter offer, Standing or open offer, distinguish between offer and invitation to offer, Acceptance-definition, Essentials of a valid acceptance, Promise. Communication of Offer and acceptance and Revocation. Chapter III : 03 lectures Capacity to contract (Ss-12), Consent and Free Consent (Ss-22) Chapter IV : 04 lectures Consideration (S and 25) and Void Agreements (Ss-30)

Module II Special contracts (15 lectures) ( marks) Chapter I : 05 lectures Law of Indemnity and Guarantee (Ss-125, Ss-126-129,132-147)

Chapter II ) 05 Lectures Law of Bailment and pledge (Ss. (Secs148,152-154,162, 172,178,178A and 179) Chapter III: 05 lectures Law of Agency (S. 182-185& 201-209only)

Module III The Sale of Goods Act 1930 15 lectures (15 Marks) Chapter I : 04 lectures Introduction, Definitions (Sec-2), Formalities of the contract of sale (Ss. 4- 10), Distinction between 8sale9 and 8agreement of sell, Distinction between 8sale and hire-purchase agreement Chapter II : 04 lectures Conditions and Warranties (11-17) Chapter III : 03 lectures Transfer of property as between the seller and the buyer (sec-18-26) Chapter IV : 04 lectures Rights of an unpaid seller (Secs-45-54)

Q No 1: a) True or false with reasons (04 questions out of seven, one question from each chapter of Module I and Module II) (08 marks) b) Multiple choices questions/ Match the following / fill in the blanks 07 questions out of 10 from Module III and Module IV (07 marks) (Total 15 marks)

Q No. 2 a) Full length question on any topic from module I (12 marks)

b) Case analysis on any topic from module I (03 marks) OR Q No. 2 Short notes (any three out of five) on topics from module 1 (15 marks) Q No. a) Full length question on any topic from module II (12 marks) b) Case analysis on any topic from module II (03 Marks) OR Q No. Short notes (any three out of five) on topics from module II (15 marks)

Q. a) Full length question on any topic from module III (12 marks) b) Case analysis on any topic from module III (03 marks) OR Q. Short notes (any three out of five) on topics from module III (15 marks)

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a) Full length question on any topic from module IV (12 marks) b) Case analysis on any topic from module IV (03 marks) OR Q.

Short notes (any three out of five) on topics from module IV (15 Marks)

Syllabus Semester IV

(2015-16 onwards) Module I: Indian Companies Act, 2013 with Amendments up to date. (15 Lectures) (15 Marks) Chapter I : 03 Lectures Company and its formation, Definition and Nature of Company, Advantages and Disadvantages of a Company, Lifting of Corporate Veil with cases, Promoters and preliminary contracts(S-93) Chapter II : 03Lectures Types of Companies. (Meaning and Concepts Only) Chartered Companies Statutory Companies, Registered companies under the Act. OPC (S. 3(1)), Companies limited by shares, Companies Limited by guarantee, Private Company, Public Company, Producer Companies (Sec 581 A to 581 Z-) Formation of Companies with charitable objects (Sec. 8),

Various types of meeting of shareholders and board, convening and conduct of meetings, postal ballot, meetings through video conferencing, e-voting. Chapter III Intellectual Property Rights a) Intellectual Property rights in India Introduction and Types. b) Patents - 03 lectures Meaning, Salient features of Patent Conditions for an invention to be patented, what is Patentable, What is not patentable? Procedure for Obtaining a Patent, Opposition to Grant of Patent (S. 25, 26) Term of Patent, How does a patent expire? Remedies available to the Patent Owner for Infringement of Patent Rights. c) Copyrights: 03 lectures Meaning (S. 14) Copy right Board and registration of Copy right (S. 11, S-50) Term of Copy right (S. 22-29) What works are protected, rights, who owns the rights and duration. Meaning of Fair use. Infringement of Copy rights and remedies (S. 51-55,57,58,63,64,65) d) Trade marks- 03 lectures Meaning Concept, functions of Trade mark, Types of Trade Marks, Trademarks that cannot be registered Registration of Trade Mark, Procedure for Registration of TM, Infringement and remedies, passing off, service marks.

Module-III: Indian Partnership Act, 1932 and Limited Liability Partnership, 2008 (15 Lectures) (15 marks) Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (Sections,4,5,6,7,8,14 & 39-55) Chapter I : 04 Lectures

Definition, Essentials, Types of Partnerships and types of Partners Test of partnership, and Sharing of profits is not the real test of partnership (Sec6), Partnership deed, and property of the firm, Chapter II : 04 lectures Reconstitution of Partnership firms, Dissolution of the firm**.** Limited Liability Partnership, 2008 (7 Lectures) Definitions (S), Body corporate, Business, Partner. Concept, Salient features, Nature of LLP (Ss-3-10) Distinction between LLP and partnership, and LLP and LLP and Company Extent and limitation of liability of LLP and its partners (Ss. 26-31) Conversion to LLP (Ss. 55-58) Winding up and Dissolution of the LLP (Ss. 63-65)

Module IV: Consumer Protection Act,1986 and Competition Act, 2002 (15 Lectures) (15 marks) Chapter I : 05 Lectures Introduction, Definitions: Consumer, Defect, Deficiency and unfair trade practices, manufacture, Consumer Councils Chapter II : 05 Lectures Consumer Protection Redressal Agencies- Jurisdiction. Penalties for frivolous complaints. Chapter III : 05 Lectures Competition Act, 2002

Q. a) Full length question on any topic from module III (12 marks) b) Case analysis on any topic from module III (03 marks) OR Q. Short notes (any three out of five) on topics from module III (15 marks)

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a) Full length question on any topic from module IV (12 marks) b) Case analysis on any topic from module IV (03 marks) OR Q.

Short notes (any three out of five) on topics from module IV (15 Marks)


Class Test Paper Pattern for Semester III and IV. Internal Class Test Paper Pattern (Total Marks 20)

Q1: True or false with reasons/fill in the blanks/Match the following/Name the following/Multiple Choice Questions. (Ten questions of ½ mark each= 05) Q2: Answer in One Sentences (Five questions of One Mark each = 05) Q3: Brief Answer type questions/Short Notes/ Case based questions/ situation based question (Two questions of five marks each = 10) OR Assignments/Projects/Cases Analysis/PPT Presentation(Total Marks 20)

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Syllabus for Business Law SY B.Com
2015-16 onwards
Business Law Objectives:
To provide the brief idea about the frame work of Indian Business
Laws.
To orient students, about the legal aspects of business.
To familiarize the students with case law studies related to Business
Laws of Semester III and IV.
Syllabus Semester III
Module I
Indian Contract Act 1872 15 lectures (15 Marks)
Chapter I : 04 Lectures.
Definitions (S.2): Agreement, kinds of Agreements, Contract- kinds of
contracts: Valid, Void, Voidable, Contingent and Quasi Contract and E-
contract, distinguish between Agreement and Contract.
Chapter II : 04 lectures
Offer or Proposal- definition, Essentials of Valid proposal or offer, counter
offer, Standing or open offer, distinguish between offer and invitation to
offer, Acceptance-definition, Essentials of a valid acceptance, Promise.
Communication of Offer and acceptance and Revocation.
Chapter III : 03 lectures
Capacity to contract (Ss.10-12), Consent and Free Consent (Ss.13-22)
Chapter IV : 04 lectures
Consideration (S.2 and 25) and Void Agreements (Ss.24-30)