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Revised Syllabus for BSL,LL.B(Five Year) w. e. f. 2011-12
BSL First year (First Semester)
Paper- I - English- I
Paper- II - Economics- I
Paper- III - Political Science – I (Political Theory)
Paper- IV - History- I
Paper- V - Sociology-I
BSL First Year (Second Semester)
Paper- VI - English- II
Paper- VII - Economics- II
Paper- VIII - Political Science-II (Political Theory)
Paper-IX - History-II
Paper- X - Sociology- II
BSL Second Year (Third Semester)
Paper- I -General English III
Paper- II -Political Science -III
(Foundation of Political Obligation-I)
Paper- III- Political Science -IV
(International Relations-I)
Paper- IV- Local Self Government-I
Paper- V- History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession in India-I

BSL Second Year (Fourth Semester)

Paper- VI -General English- IV
Paper- VII- Political Science -V
(Foundation of Political Obligation-II)
Paper- VIII -Political Science -VI
(International Relations-II)
Paper- IX -Local Self Government-II
Paper- X-History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession in India -II
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Syllabus for LL.B. 1st & B.S.L. IIIrd Year w. e. f. 2011-12

LL.B. (Three Year Course) Ist Semester &B.S.L. (Five Year Course) Vth Semester
Paper- I - Law of Tort Including MV Act and Consumer
Protection Law.
Paper –II - Law of Contract including Specific Relief Act.
Paper- III - Family Law- I
Paper -IV - Intellectual Property Law (Optional Paper)
(This paper comprises copy right, Patent & Trade Marks.)
Paper -V - Practical Paper Professional Ethics and Professional
Accounting, System shall be a Clinical paper of
LL.B First year of 3 year course. This paper shall be
completed as yearly pattern
LL.B. (Three Year Course) IInd Semester &B.S.L. (Five Year Course) VIth Semester
Paper- I - Law of Crimes-I
Paper- II – Indian Constitutional Law
Paper -III - Insurance Law (Optional Paper)
Paper –IV-Labour Law-I
Paper -V - Practical Paper Professional Ethics and Professional
Accounting System (Cont.).

LL.B. (Three Year Course) IIIrd Semester&B.S.L. (Five Year Course) VIIth Semester

Paper- I Indian Constitutional Law - II

Paper- II Jurusprudence
Paper- III Labour laws –II
Paper- I V Criminology and Penology
Paper- V Alternate Dispute Resolution (Practical) shall be a Clinical paper of
LL.B II nd year of 3 year course and IV th year of BSL, LL.B (5 year)
Course. This paper shall be completed as yearly pattern

LL.B. (Three Year Course) IVth Semester &B.S.L. (Five Year Course) VIIIth Semester

Paper- I Company Law

Paper- II Contract – II
Paper- III Property Law
Paper- IV Family Law-II
Paper- V Alternate Dispute Resolution (Practical) (Cont.)
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Syllabus for B.S.L.–II Year Semester- III w.e.f 2011-12
General English III
Section: -
A) Comprehension skills :- 08
i. Comprehensions of legal texts, judgments and other passages of more general nature
ii. Common Logical fallacies
B) Vocabulary: - 08
i) Foreign words & phrases
ii) Certain set expressions & Phrases
iii) One word substitution
iv) Words of tense confused
C) Applied language skills. 08
i) Precise writing, summarizing & briefings
ii) Report writing
D) Presentation Skills: - 10
i) Planning & preparing to speak
ii) Body Language
iii) Voice modulations
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ishtiaque Abidi,Law and Language,Univeristy Publishers, Aligarh.1978.
Johnson,K,Communication in Writing, Longman,1981.
O'Connor J.D, Better English Pronunciation, C.P.U.2nd ed.1980.
Procter, A.S.P.Longman Students Dictionary of English, Longman, 1982.
Hornby. A.S, Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of English.
Aiyers, Law Terms and Phrases, Law Book Co., Alahabad-1 (1973)
Bhakaran and Horsburghm, Strengthen Your English, OUP Second Edition
Hill,L.A. and others, English Language Course for Colleges Book, OUP 1971.
Concise Legal Dictionary-Pioneer Publishers, New Delhi.
Collins Cobuild students Grammar
Hartin Hewings, Advanced English Grammar- Cambridge Uni.Press
A.Amin, R. Eravelly, F.J. Ibrahim ,Grammar Builder- (in IV Vol.), Cambridge Uni. Press
Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell, English Vocabulary in use- Cambridge University Press
Jennifer Seidl, W. McMordie, English Idioms- Oxford Uni. Press.
J. Sethi and Dhamija-A Course in Phoenetics and Spoken English
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Syllabus for BSL-II Year (III rd semester) w.e.f 2011-12
Political Science -III
(Foundation of Political Obligation-I)
UNIT-I
Meaning, Grounds & Limitation of Political Obligation 08

UNIT-II
Conception of Power, Authority & Legitimation

i) Meaning, Definitions and Nature of power, Authority and legitimaton 10

ii) Types/kinds of power and authority
iii) Differences between power and authority, legitimation
iv) Features of power, Authority and Legitimation.
v) Legitimized authority, loss of legitimation.
vi) Relation between power and authority.

UNIT -Ill
Legitimacy of power: Classical and Modern Appoches
i) Classical approach of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean J.Rousseau towards
Political Obligation. 08
ii) Modem approach of Max Weber, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim.

UNIT -IV
Utilitarianism as an approach to political Obligation 08

i) Meaning, Aims of Utilitarianism

ii) Main principles and Characteristics of Utilitarianism.
iii) Views of Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill's on Utilitarianism.
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sabine.G H,Thomas L T, A History of Political Theory
Sreedathan G, Western Political Thought and Theories
Myneni S R Political Science for Law Students
Rao Sriniwas Political Obligation
Gokhale B.K.:- A Study of Political theory.
Gettle:- Political Science
Ramphe:- Problems of Political Science
Hart H.L.A.:- Essay on Punishment and Responsibility
Rathore and Haqqe:-Political theory and Organization
Gokhale B.K.and Johari:- A Study of Political theory.
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Syllabus for BSL-II Year (III rd semester) w.e.f 2011-12
Political Science -IV
(International Relations-I)
Unit

UNIT -1
Definition. Nature and Importance of International Relations 03
UNIT - 2
World community: Sovereign states
i) Society, Community, State and Nation 05
ii) Elements and features of State.
iii) Sovereign nation - State system.
iv) Elements of Nation - State.
UNIT -3
National Political Power
i) Definition of National Political Power 05
ii) Components of National power.
iii) Limitations or Restrictions on National Power
UNIT -4
Major Wars & Conflicts 03
i) Two world wars.
ii) East and West conflict: Cold war, New cold war.
iii) Changing world scenario: The New world Order
UNIT -5
Approaches for Peaceful Settlement 05
i) Balance of power approach.
ii) Collective security under the United Nations.
iii) Disarmament
iv) Diplomacy
v) Peaceful or pacific Resolution or settlement of International conflicts or Disputes
vi) The case for and against world Government.
UNIT-6
International Law 06
i) Definition of International Law.
ii) Sources of International Law.
iii) Limitation of International Law.
iv) The Relation between Morality and international Law.
UNIT -7
Indian Foreign Policy and Non-Alignment 05
i) Determinants of Indian Foreign Policy.
ii) Principles of Indian Foreign Policy.
iii) The Concept of Non –Alignment.
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Murthy B.S.:- International Relation and Organization.
Dr.Adi H.:- International relation-An Introductory Study
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Naik J.A.:- A Text book of International Relations.
Roy and Dutta:- Introduction to International Relations
Hans Morganthsu:- Political Among Nations.
Mahendra Kumar:- Theoretical Aspects of International Politics.
Query Wright:- A Study of International Relation.
Kapoor S.K.:- International Law (A nut-Shell)
Bowett D.W.:- International Institutions
Myneni S R International Relations and Organisations
Palmer and Perkins , International Relations
Agarwal H O ,International Law and Human Rights
Nehru,Jawaharlal, India’s Foreign Policy
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Syllabus for BSL-II Year (III rd semester) w.e.f 2011-12
Local Self Government-I
Unit

UNIT -1
Meaning, Nature, Characteristics of Local Self Government 05

i) Advantages and disadvantages of local self government

UNIT -2
Evolution of Local Self Government in India
i) Lord Ripen's Resolution. 13
ii) Royal Commission.
iii) Community development programme, National Extension Service.
iv) The Balvantrai Mehta committee report
v) The Vasantrao Naik committee report.
UNIT -3
Bombay Village Panchayat Act-1958
(As Amended by the Bombay Village PanchayatsAct, 2005) 16
i) Gram Sabhas, Establishment and constitution of panchayats.
ii) Administrative powers and duties of village panchayats
iii) Panchayat's property and fund
iv) Establishment, budget and Accounts.
v) Taxation and Recovery of Claims
vi) Financial Assistance to panchayats.
vii) Cattle pounds.
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units
Select Bibliography

Gupte A G,Bombay Village PanchayatsAct,1958

Chandurkar,Commentary on the Maharashtra Muncipal Councils,Nagar Panchayat and

Indust.Township Act, 1965
Suryawanshi,The Maharashtra Muncipal Councils,Nagar Panchayat and
Indust.Township Act, 1965

Pillai R, KThe Maharashtra Muncipal Councils,Nagar Panchayat and

Indust.Township Act, 1965

The Maharashtra Muncipal Councils Act

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Syllabus for BSL-II (Sem-III) w.e.f 2011-12
History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession in India-I

Part -I Units

History of Courts
Unit -1 A brief of History of judicial system in pre-Independence Era since the advent of
East India Company and development of courts and judicial Institutions under the East
India Company with reference to Warren Hastings plan of 1772.
A- A brief of History of Judicial system in pre-Independence Era since the advent of
East India Company 3
1. Charter 1600
2. Aims and objects of the company
3. Charter of 1661
4. Early administration of justice in Bombay
5. Administration of justice in Calcutta
6. Charter of 1726, charter of 1753
B: - The development of courts and judicial institutions under the East India Company
with reference to Warren Hastings Plan of 1772. 3
1. Grant of diwani
2. Warren Hastings Plan 1772
3. Judicial plan of 1774
4. Judicial plan of 1780
Unit- 2 Regulating Act 1773, The Supreme Court at Calcutta

A) Regulating Act 1773 2

1. The main object of the regulating Act 1773
2. The provisions of the Regulating Act
3. Defect of the Act
B) The Supreme Court at Calcutta 2

1. Charter 1774
2. The Constitution and functions
3. The powers of the Supreme Court
4. Trial of Raja Nandkumar(1775)
5. The Patna case (1778)
6. The Cossijurah case (1779)
Unit -3 Judicial Reforms of Lord Cornwallis 4
1. Judicial Reforms of 1787
2. Judicial Reforms of 1790
3. Judicial Reforms of 1793
Part II
Legislature
Unit -4 Legislative Authority of the East India Company under the Charter of 1600
1. Establishment of East India company 4
2. Organization and management
3. Legislative power
4. Object of the company
5. Royal grants of 1615 and 1623
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Unit -5 Changes under Regulating Act-1773,Act of settlement 1781, recognition of 5
the powers of the Governor and Council to make regulations by the British parliament
1. Act of settlement 1781
2. Object of the Act
3. Provisions of the Act of settlement
4. Good features of Act of settlement
5. Defect of the Act
Part -III
Legal profession
Unit-6 Legal profession of pre-British India 5
1. Charter Act of 1774
2. The Legal Practitioners Act 1879
3. Indian Bar Committee 1923
Unit -7 High courts under Indian High Courts Act-1861 and the provision for Enrolment of
the Advocates under Letters Patents issued by High courts under the Indian High Court
Act-1861 5
1. Indian High Courts Act 1861
2. Establishment of High Courts in Presidency Towns.
3. Critical appreciation
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jain M.P :- Outline of India legal History.
Pylee M.V.:- Constitutional history of India
N.Dutt and Majumdar, Conduct of Advocates and Legal Profession
Sir Curtanary Illbert,The Government of India
A.B.Keith- A Constotitutional History of India .
A.G.Botpary -Seven Lamps of Advocacy-.
J.K.Mittal ,Indian Legal History .
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Syllabus for LL.B II (IIIrd Semester) & BSL IV (VIIth Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12

Indian Constitutional Law - II

No. of
Topic/subject Hours/
Period

1. Parliamentary Government :
Components of Parliament -choice of parliamentary government.
2. President of India-Election, Qualifications,
Impeachment, Salary, etc.
3. Council of Ministers-President's
Constitutional position.
4. Central Government and State Government-
Constitutional relationship.
15 Unit
5. Legislative process-privileges, freedom of speech, practice of law
making, etc.
6. Legislative privileges vs. fundamental rights in re. Art. 143 of the
Constitution of India
7. Prime Minister-Cabinet system-Collective responsibility-individual
responsibility. President- P.M. Relationship.
8. Party system-Anti-defection Law, Freedom of an MP/MLA to
dissent.

2. Federalism :-
1. Federalism-principles-comparative study of
Federations. Why India has a federal Government.
2. Indian Federalism-President of India-Council of State-
Process of Constitutional amendment. Identification of
Federal Features.
3. Legislative relations between the Centre and the States.
4. Administrative relations-Centre- State. 15 Unit
5. Finacial Relation-Centre-State.
6. Governor's position from the Perspective of federalism
7. Centre’s Powers over the States-Art. 356
8. J and K special status.
9. Critical Problems of Indian Federalism, Sarkaria Commission-
Greater autonomy Vs Central Control-One party domination,
Emergence of political Federalism. Growth of Regional Parties.
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3. Constitutional Processes of Adoption and Alternation: 12 Unit

1. Methods of Constitutional Amendment-Written- Unwritten-Rigid-Flexible
constitutions. Provisions which can be amended by ordinary procedure.
Special Procedure, Review of Constitutional amendments.
2. Limitations upon Constitutional amendments Shankari Prasad, Sajjan
Singh
3. Golak Nath Vs State of Punjab -why should Fundamental Rights be
immune from the process of constitutional Amendment?
4. Basic structure doctrine as a limitation - Kesavanand Bharti.
5. Development of the basic structure Doctrine. Constituent power of the
Supreme Court. Waman rao, Minerva mills, etc.
6. Indira Gandhi vs. Rajnarain, judicial consensus on basic structure,
7.Legislative and judicial attempts to bury the basic structure doctrine,
special bench to reconsider the basic structure Issue. Forty - second
constitutional amendment. Forty - fourth constitutional amendment
8. Minerva mills and subsequent developments of the basic structure
doctrine. responsibility of the court: Activism Vs. restraints.
4. Emergency: 15 Unit
1. Emergency, need for such a provision, types of emergencies. Experience
in other democracies.
2. Proclamation of Emergency- condition- Art. 352 - Effect of Emergency
on Centre State relations
3. Emergency and suspension of fundamental rights Art. 358,359 Makhan
singh Tarasikha to A.D.M. Jabalpore.
4. Financial emergency
5. Judicial Process under the constitution 8 Units
1. Judicial review Art, 32, 226,227
2. Nature of judicial review.
3. Court system in India : Backlogs, Arrears, alternatives, Lok Adalats, etc.
6. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Court.
7. Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
8. Public Interest Litigation.
6. Services under the constitution: 5Units
1. Doctrine of pleasure ( Art. 310)
2. Protection against arbitrary dismissal. removal or reduction in rank
(Art. 311)
3. Tulsiram patel - Exceptions to Art. 311

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY :
G. Austin, History of Democratic Constitution: The Indian Expenditure (2000) Oxford.
D.D. Basu, Shorter Constitution of India, (1996), Prentice Hall of India, Delhi.
Constituent Assembly Debates Vol. 1 to 12 (1989).
H.M. Seervai, Constitution of India, Vol. 1 - 3 (1992), Tripathi, Bombay.
M.P. Singh (ed.), V.N. Shukla, Constitutional Law of India (2000) Oxford.
G. Austin, Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation (1972).
M. Galanter, Competing Equalities - Law and the Backward Classes in India (1984) Oxford.
B. Sivaramayya, Inequalities and the Law (1984) Eastern, Lucknow.
S.C. Kashyap, Human Rights and Parliament (1978) Metropolitan, New Delhi.
[ All books latest editions have to be followed.]
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Syllabus for LL.B II (IIIrd Semester) & BSL IV (VIIth Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12
JURISPRUDENCE
1. Introduction Units 8

1. Need to study jurisprudence: Meaning of the term jurisprudence. 2. Norms and

the normative system 3. Different types of normative systems such as of games,
languages, religious orders, clubs and customary practice. 4. Legal system as a
normative order. Similarities and differences to the legal system with other normative
systems 5. Nature and definition of law.

2. Schools of Jurisprudence: Units 12

1. Analytical positivism 2. Natural law 3. Historical school 4. Sociological school

5. Economic interpretation of law 6. The Bharat jurisprudence: The ancient: the concept
of Dharma, The modern: PIL. Social justice, compensatory jurisprudence.
5. Feminist Jurisprudence

3. Purpose of Law & administration of justice: Units 9

Justice: 1. Meaning and kinds 2. Justice and law 3. Power of the Supreme Court of
India to do complete justice in all cases: Article 142 4. Critical stare decisis
4. Sources of Law: Units 10
1. Legislation 2. Precedents: concept of stare decisis 3. Customs 4. Juristic writings

5. Legal rights: 1.the concept, 2. Kinds 3. Right- duty correlation Units 5

6. Persons Units 8
1. Nature of personality, 2. Status of the unborn, minor, lunatic, drunken and dead
persons 3. Corporate personality 4. Dimensions of the modern legal personality: legal
Personality of non - human beings
7. Property: the concept and Kinds of property Units 8
Possession: the concept and Kinds of possession
Ownership: the concept, Kinds of ownership, Difference between possession and
Ownership, Title
8. Obligation: Nature and kinds -1. Source of Obligation, Liability -conditions for Units 8
imposing liability: 1. Wrongful act. 2. Damnum sine- injuria 3. Causation
4. Mens rea 5. Intention 6. Malice 7. Negligence and recklessness 8. Strict liability
9. Vicarious liability

9. Procedure: Units 3
1. Substantive and procedural laws: Difference 2. Evidence: nature and kinds
N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units
SELECT BIBLIOGRPHY
1. Salmond, Jurisprudence, Universal Publishers.
2. Paton, Jurisprudence
3. Allen, Law in Making, Universal Publishers.
4. Mahajan V.D, Legal Theory and Jurisprudence.
5. Dias, Jurisprudence.
6. Lloyd, Introduction to Jurisprudence
7. S.N. Dyani, Fundamental of Jurisprudence: Indian Approach
8. G.C.V.Subba Rao, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
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Syllabus for LL.B II (IIIrd Semester) & BSL IV (VIIth Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12
Labour laws -II
(I) 1. General Units 3
- Importance of Industrial laws
- Definition of industrial jurisprudence
- Sources of Industrial law
- Ultimate Object of modern Industrial law
- Immediate object of industrial law
- Industrial Relations

2. Industrial law classified Units 2

- Classification of industrial law
- General Industrial law
- Particular Industrial law
- Historical base and legal base.
3. International Units 6
- Industrial- Relation law in some countries
- Laissez - faire policy
- Code of Hammurabi of movement in England
- Statutes for settlement of Industrial disputes in Britain
- Industrial legislation in U.S.A
- Industrial Law in erstwhile U.S.S.R.
- International labour organization
- International Instruments Relating to Rights of labourers

2. Concept of social security Units 14

- The specific approach
- The philosophic approach
- Characteristics of social security
- Constituent of social security
- Traditional constituent of social security
- Social Insurance
- Similarities & Differences between social assistance & social Insurance
- Modern constituent of social security
- Social security system in India.
Social security legislation 1. Employee State Insurance Act, 2.Employees
Provident Fund Act,3. Payment of Gratuity Act, 4. Payment of Bonus Act.

3) Remuneration of labour: 16Units

1 Theories of wages marginal productivity, subsistence, wage fund, supply and demand, residual
claimant, standard of living,2. Concepts of wages (Minimum wages, fair wages, living wages, need
based minimum wages) 3. Components of wages: dearness allowance principles of fixation, 4.
disparity in wages in different sectors. Need for rationalization and national approach. 5. Wage
determining process modes and modalities, unilateral fixation by employer, bilateral fixation,
conciliation, arbitration and adjudication, wage board and pay commission, principles of wage
fixation, 6. Concept of bonus computation of bonus 7. protection of payment unauthorized
deductions - remedial measures.
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4) Labour welfare: 12 units

1. Welfare provided by employers and through bipartite agreements by statutory prescription. 2.

Provident fund family pension 3. Gratuity, 4. Inter- state migrant workmen- regulation of
employment - conditions of service 5. Regulation of working hours, statutory controls 6.Women
and labour force, equal remuneration law, maternity Benefits, protective provisions for women
under Factories Act 7. Employment of young persons: Prohibition of employment of children,
regulation of employment of young persons

5) Protection of weaker sectors of labours: 07 Units

1. Tribal labour: need for regulation 2. Beedi Workers 3. Unorganized labour like domestic
servants: problems and perspectives 4. Bonded labour: socio - economic programmes for
Rehabilitation. 5. Contract labour regulation. 6. Constitutional dimensions of labour standards.

7) Trade Unionism 10 Units

1. Labour Movement as Counter measure to exploitation - History of Trade union movement in

India 2. Right to trade union as part of human right to freedom of
association 3. Legal control and protection of trade union, registration, amalgamation, rights and
liabilities on dissolution, 4. Problems: multiplicity of unions, over politicization - intra - union and
inter - union rivalry, outside leadership, closed shop and union - shop, recognition of unions

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:
John Bowers and Simon Honey ball Text Book on Labour law (1996) Black Stone,
London,
Srivastava K.D, Commentaries on Payment of Wages Act 1936 (1998), Eastern, Luck
now.
Rao, S.B, Law and Practice on Minimum Wages (1999) Law publishing house,
Allahabad.
Srivasatava K.D. Disciplinary Action against Industrial Employees and its Remedies (
1990) Eastern, Luck now,
Srivastava, K.D. Commentaries of Factories Act 1948 (2000), Eastern, Luck now.
R.C. Saxena, Labour Problems and Social Welfare, chapters, 1, 5 and 6 (1974)
VV. Giri, Labour Problems is Indian Industry, cha. 1 and 15 (1992)
Indian Law Institute, Labour Law and Labour Relations (1987)
(1982) Cochin University law review, vol. 6 pp 153-210
Report of the National Commission on Labour, ch. 14-17, 22, 23 and 24
O.P. Malhotra, the Law of Industrial Disputes (1998) Universal, Delhi.
S.C. Srivastava, Social Security and Labour Laws pts. 5 and 6 (1985) Universal, Delhi.
S. C. Srivastava, Commentary on the Factories Act 1948 (1999) Universal, Delhi.
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Syllabus for LL.B II (IIIrd Semester) & BSL IV (VIIth Semester) w.e.f
2011-12

CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY

UNITS

UNIT 01. Crime & Criminology 04

Meaning and significance of crime – focus on the need for criminological

study- Definition of crime – origin of criminal law. Development of criminal law in
India. Distinction between crime & non crime.

UNIT02. Criminology and Schools of Criminology:- 08

What is Criminology – criminal behaviour - Schools of Criminology –

Pre Classical School. The Classical School – Neo – Classical school – Positive
School- Psychiatric School – Socialist School – Clinical school.

UNIT03. Crime Causation:- 08

Heredity and crime – mental Disorder and criminality – McNaghten’s
Rule of criminal Responsibility. Sex age and crime – Alcoholism – Narcotic
drugs – Physical Environment -Theory of differential Association – Education
mass media – Economic factors – Multiple causation theory – Home and family
in Relation to crime – the Broken Home – Impact of Criminal Convictions
Psychological Tensions and emotional Disturbances at home.

UNIT 04. Theories of Punishment:- 10

Concept of Punishment – Theories of Punishment – Deterrent theory –
Retributive Theory – Preventive Theory, Reformative theory – Efficacy of
Punishment – Rehabilitation.

UNIT 05. Capital Punishment:- 05

Constitutional validity of capital Punishment – Deterrent effect of

capital Punishment – modes of execution – Death sentence in U.S.A. – Capital
Punishment in India – Retention of Capital Punishment – How for Justified –
Retention preferred to Abolition – suicide as an offence.

UNIT 06. White - Collar Crime:- 08

White Collar Crime defined – white collar crime and blue collar
Crime Implication of white collar crimes – criticism of Sutherland’s definition -
– causes of white collar crimes – classification and types of white collar
– crime – white collar crime in India – Adulteration violation
of Tax laws – Corruption in govt. and politics – white collar crime in professions –
Black money.
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UNIT 07. Victimless crimes: - 06

Victimless crime – definition – Hidden victims – Drug Addiction – causation – drug
and crime – Treatment of drug addict.

UNIT 08 Modern and International crimes:- 04

Definition of Terrorism – Nature of Terrorism – Causative Factors –

organized crime - Ingredients of terrorism – Funds for terrorism Types of terrorism
Computer – Cyber crimes & Terrorism – Hijacking - Crimes relating to
Human organs –Foeticide.

UNIT 09. Prison System:- 06

Some Historical perspectives – Humanizing prison life – Indian prison
system – prison Reforms in India – open air prison – Nature & scope of open air prison.

UNIT 10 Parole and Probation of Offender:- 06

Concept of parole – parole & probation compared – origin of parole – parole
in India – Conditions of parole –parole violation – Essentials of Ideal parole system.
Concept & object of probation law in India – The place of probation in penal
policy – public participation in probation.

UNIT 11. Recidivism: - 03

Who is Recidivist – causes of Recidivist – Recidivisms in India –
Supreme Court on Recidivism – Prevention of Recidivism -Reformative method.

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

Select Bibliography

Sutherland,E H,Cressey.D R,Criminology

A. Siddique, Criminology (1984) Eastern, Lucknow.
Law Commission of India, Forty-Second Report Ch. 3 (1971)
K.S. Shukla, "Sociology of Deviant Behaviour" in 3 ICSSR Surveys of Sociology and Social
Anthropology 1969-179 (1986)
Tapas Kumar Banerjee, Background to Indian Criminal Law (1990), R.Campray & Co., Calcutta.
H.S. Becker, Outsiders: The Studies in Sociology of Deviance (1966)
J.A. Incard, C.D. Chambers, (eds.), Drugs and the Criminal Justice System (1974)
R. Cocken, Drug Abuse and personality in Young Offenders (1971) 
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Syllabus for B.S.L. -II (Semester- IV) w.e.f 2011-12
General English IV
A) Communication: - 6
i) Importance of communication
ii) Animal & Human communication
iii) Methods of Communication
iv) Barriers of Communication
B) Pronunciation: - 8
i) The Organs of Speech
ii) The varieties of English pronunciation
iii) The sounds of English:-Vowels & consonants
iv) Word Accent
C) i) Meeting 8
ii) Group discussions
iii) Seminar
iv) Interviews
D) Composition Skills: - 10
i) Essay writing on topics of legal interest
ii) Speeches & Debates
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ishtiaque Abidi-Law and Language, Univeristy Publishers, Aligarh.1978.
Johnson,K-Communication in Writing Longman,1981.
O'Connor J.D, Better English Pronunciation, C.P.U.2nd ed.1980.
Procter, A.S.P.Longman Students Dictionary of English, Longman, 1982.
Homby. A.S. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of English
Aiyers, Law Terms and Phrases, Law Book Co., Allahabad (1973)
Bhakaran and Horsburghm Strengthen Your English.OUP Second Edition
Hill,L.A. and others, English Language Course for Colleges Book, OUP 1971.
Concise Legal Dictionary-Pioneer Publishers, New Delhi.
Collins Cobuild students Grammar
Hartin Hewings, Advanced English Grammar- Cambridge Uni.Press
A.Amin, R. Eravelly, F.J. Ibrahim Grammar Builder- (in IV Vol.), Cambridge Uni. Press
Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell,English Vocabulary in use- Cambridge University Press
Jennifer Seidl, W. McMordie, English Idioms- Oxford Uni. Press.
B K Das,A Hand book of Communication Skills and Functional English
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SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for BSL-II Year (IV th Semester) w.e.f 2011-12

Political Science-VI
(Foundation of political Obligation II)
Unit

UNIT -I
The Problems of Obedience to Unjust laws: 10

i) Unjust Laws & Disobedience.

ii) Why people disobey Unjust Laws
iii) Gandhi's Non- Violence Method.
iv) Hobbe’s & Locke's Conception on Right to Resistance.

UNIT -2
Promises and Contract 08

i) Meaning, definition and Nature of promise and contract.

ii) Grounds and Types of Contracts, Classification of contracts in terms of validity.
iii) Foundations of contractual Liability.
iv) Sanction of law in matters of contractual obligation or breach of contract.
v) Why one should honour the promise and contract?

UNIT -3
The Problem of Punishment 08

i) Meaning, definition and purpose of punishment.

ii) Theories of punishment with their objectives.
(Basics of criminal Sanctions)
iii) Use of force by State against the Citizen - Just and Justiciable - End of the
State, Limitations on state action.

UNIT -4
The Contemporary crisis of Legitimacy of Legislation 08

i) Meaning of crisis of legitimacy of legislation

ii) Contemporary Crisis of legitimacy of legislation in India.
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gokhale B.K.:- A Study of Political theory.
Gettle:- Political Science
Ramphe:- Problems of Political Science
Hart H.L.A.:- Essay on Punishment and Responsibility
Rathore and Haqqe:-Political theory and Organization
Parnjape N V Criminology and Penology
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SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for BSL-II Year (IV th Semester) w.e.f 2011-12
Political Science - V
(International Relations -II)
PART. A
UNIT -1 Unit

Introduction, the Rise or Growth of International Organizations and their

Importance. 03

UNIT -2
Inter- Governmental Organizations and their constituent Instruments 05
i) Introduction of Inter - Governmental Organizations
ii) The special Features of the International Labour Organization ( ILO)
iii) International financial institution: International Monetary Fund ( IMF);
iv. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. (IBRD) (World Bank)

UNIT -3
United Nations Organization ( UNO)
i) Origin of the UNO 05
ii) Important stages in the Establishment of the UNO
iii) Objectives of the UNO.
iv) Purpose and principles of the UNO.
Part-B
The Principal Organs of the UNO
i) The General Assembly 05
ii) The Security Council
iii) The Economic and social council.
iv) The Trusteeship council.
v) The Secretariat
vi) The International Court of Justice.
UNIT -4
Specialized agencies Established by Inter-Government Agreement 05
i) Aims/Objectives of the Specialized Agencies.
ii) Characteristics of the specialized agencies.
iii) Some important specialized Agencies.
a) IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)
b) ILO (International Labour Organization)
c) WHO ( World Health Organization)
d) UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific &Cultural Organization)
e) WTO (World Trade Organization)
f) FAO (Food & Agricultural Organization)

UNIT -5
Regional Organization 06
i) Regionalism in International politics.
ii) Significance, Role and Utility of Regional Organization in contemporary
International Politics.
iii) a) SAARC, ( The south Asian Associations for Regional Cooperation)
b) Association of South- East Asian Nations (ASEAN )
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UNIT -6
United Nations Organization & Human Rights 05
i) The Concept of Human Rights and its expanding Horizons in the International Level
ii) Role of UNO in promotion and Protection of Human Rights
iii) Development of Human Rights in the National Level
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Murthy B.S.:- International Relation and Organization.
Dr.Adi H.:- International relation-An Introductory Study
Naik J.A.:- A Text book of International Relations.
Roy and Dutta:- Introduction to International Relations
Hans Morganthsu:- Political Among Nations.
Mahendra Kumar:- Theoretical Aspects of International Politics.
Query Wright:- A Study of International Relation.
Kapoor S.K.:- International Law.(A nut-Shell)
Bowett D.W.:- International Institutions
Myneni S R International Relations and Organisations
Palmer and Perkins , International Relations
Agarwal H O ,International Law and Human Rights
Nehru,Jawaharlal, India’s Foreign Policy
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SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for BSL-Il YearIV th Semester w.e.f 2011-12
Local Self Government - II
Unit

UNIT -1
I) The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads & Panchayat Samities Act. 1961. 16
(As Amended by the Zilla Parishads & Panchyat Samitis Act.2005)
A) Constitution of zilla parishad
B) Election of Councillors
C)Constitution of panchayat samiti
D)Committees.
E) Executive Officers.
F) Powers and Duties of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samitis & committees,
G) Conduct of Business- Z. P. Panchayat samitis.
H) Zilla Parishads-Its. Property, Fund and Expenditure.
I) Financial Assistance to Z. P.
J) Public and private markets.
UNIT -2
II) The Maharashtra Municipality Act, 1965 18
i) Municipal Areas and their classification
ii) Municipal Authorities and Establishment of council.
iii) Elections and publication of Names of Elected and Nominated Councillors.
iv) Corrupt practices and other electoral offences.
v) Duration of council and term of office of councillors.
vi) Obligatory duties and discretionary functions of the council.
vii) President and vice- President
viii) Committees
ix) Conduct of business
x) Municipal property - funds
xi) Budget and Accounts
xii) Municipal Taxation
xiii) Streets and open spaces; Drainage; water supply. Cattle pounds and other
provisions relating to animals.
N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units

Select Bibliography
Chandurkar,Commentary on the Maharashtra Muncipal Councils,Nagar Panchayat and
Indust.Township Act, 1965
Suryawanshi,The Maharashtra Muncipal Councils,Nagar Panchayat and
Indust.Township Act, 1965

The Maharashtra Muncipal Councils Act

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SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for BSL-II (Sem-IV) w.e.f 2011-12
History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession in India- II

Part -I
History of Courts

Units

Unit -1Establishment of High Courts 05

1. The Indian High Courts Act 1861
2. The Indian High Courts Act, 1911
3. High Court under Government of India Act-1915
4. High Court under Government of India Act-1935
5. High Courts Established after the 1947
Unit -2 Development of Rule of Law and Judicial Committee of Privy Council as
a Court of Appeal, Abolition of the Jurisdiction 04
1. Rule of Law
2. Privy Council
3. Independence of Judiciary
Part-II Legislature
Unit 3 Act of 1833 and Establishment of a Legislature of on all India Character in 04
1834
1. Charter of 1833
2. Establishment of Legislature of an all India Character
3. Administration, Centralization

Unit -4 Constitutional Development of India 04

1. The Indian Councils Act- 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms)
2. Government oflndiaAct-1919 (Montague-Chelmsford Reforms)
3. Government of India Act 1935

Unit -5 Law Reforms and Law Commissions 06

1. Law Reforms and Law Commission
2. The First Law Commission (1835)
3. Lex-Loci Report (1840)
Part-III Legal Profession
Unit -6 Indian Bar Councils Act-1926 and All India Bar Committee-1951 05
1. Indian Bar Councils Act-1926
2. All India Bar Committee-1951
3. Advocates Act of 1961
Unit -7 Development of Legal Education 06
1. Legal Education in India
2. Legal Education before Independence
3. Legal Education after Independence
4. All India Bar Committee Report
5. First Law Commission of India
6. National Law School
7. Bar Council of India
8. Indian Law Institute
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N.B: Internal evaluation for 10 marks is to be completed in 8 Units
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jain M.P :- Outline of India legal History.
Pylee M.V.:- Constitutional history of India
N.Dutt and Majumdar, Conduct of Advocates and Legal Profession
Sir Curtanary Illbert,The Government of India
A.B.Keith- A Constotitutional History of India .
A.G.Botpary -Seven Lamps of Advocacy-.
J.K.Mittal ,Indian Legal History .
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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

Syllabus for LL. B II (IVth Semester) & BSL IV (VIII th Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12
Company Law
Topic/subject No. of
Hours/
Period
1. Meaning of Corporation Units 5
2. Forms of corporate and non- corporate
Organization. Types of companies – private and
Public company - conversion from private to Units 4
public -public to private - deemed conversion -
government companies - small scale cooperative
corporate and joint sectors
3.Law relating to companies- Public and private
companies Act, 1956
1. Need of company for development - formation Units 5
of a company - registration and incorporations
2. Memorandum of Association - various clauses Units 4
alteration therein ,doctrine of ultravires
3.Articles of Association – binding force – Units 4
Alteration – its relation with memorandum of association – doctrine of constructive
notice and Indoor Management – exceptions
4. Prospectus –issue-contents –liability for mis- statement-Statements in lieu of Units 2
prospectus.
5. Promoters - position - duties and liabilities Units 2
6. Shares, general principles of allotment, statutory restrictions, share certificate, its Units 2
objects and effects, transfer of shares, restrictions on transfer, procedure for transfer,
refusal of transfer, role of public finance institutions, issue of shares at premium and
discount- depository receipts, dematerialized shares ( DEMAT)
7.Shareholder - who can be and who cannot be a shareholder, modes of becoming a Units 2
shareholder, calls on shares, forfeiture and surrender of shares, line on shares.

8.Share capital, kinds, alternations and reduction of share capital, further issue of capital Units 2
conversion of loans and debentures into capital, duties of courts to protect the interests
of creditors and share holders.

9. Directors, position, appointment, qualifications, vacation of office removal Units6

resignation, powers and duties of directors, meeting, registers, loans, remuneration of
directors, role of nominee directors, compensation for loss of office,
managing directors, and other managerial personnel.

10. Meetings, Kinds, procedure, voting Units 2

11. Dividends, payment, capitalization, profit Units 2
12. Audit and accounts Units 1

13.Borrowing powers, effect of unauthorized borrowing, charges and mortgages, Units 3

loans to other companies, investments, contracts by companies
14. Debentures, meaning, fixed and floating charge, kinds of debentures, share, holder Units 2
and debenture holder, remedies of debenture holders.
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15. Protection of minority rights Units 3

16. Protection of oppression and mismanagement, who can apply? Powers of the Units 5
company, court and of the central government.
17. Investigation, powers Units 1
18. Private companies, nature and advantages, government companies, holdings and Units 4
subsidiary companies
19. Regulation and amalgamation
Units 2
20. Winding up. Types, by court, reasons,
grounds, who can apply procedure, powers of
liquidator, powers of court, consequences of
winding up order, voluntary winding up by
members and creditors, winding up subject to Units 4
supervision of courts, liability of past members,
payment of liabilities, preferential payment,
unclaimed dividends, winding up of unregistered
company.

4. Law and multinational companies

1. International norms for control 2. National Law, SEBI,
FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act,
1999) controls of Joint ventures, investment in Units 2
India, repatriation of project 3. Collaboration
agreements for technology transfer.

5. Corporate liability
Legal liability of companies, civil and criminal
Remedies against them - civil, criminal and Units 2
tort, Specific Relief Act, writs, Liability under
special statutes.

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Avtar Singh, Indian Company Law (1999), Eastern Lucknow
2. L.C.B Gower, Principle of Modem Company Law (1997) Sweet and Maxwell,London
3. Palmer, Palmer's Company Law (1987) Steans, London.
4. A.Ramaiya, Guide to the Companies Act, (1998), Wadha.
5. M. Shah, Lectures on Company Law (1998), Tripathi, Bombay
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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

Syllabus for LL. B II(IVth Semester) & BSL IV(VIII th Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12
Contract - II
Topic/subject No. of Hours/
Period
1. Indemnity and guarantee- Indian Contract Units 3
Act, 1872
1. Contract of Indemnity a. Definition,
b. Rights of Indemnity holder c. Liability of the
indemnifier.

2. Contract of Guarantee : Units 8

a) Definition b) Essential characteristics of
contract of guarantee C) Distinction between
contract of indemnity and contract of guarantee
d) kinds of guarantee e) Rights and liabilities of
surety f) Discharge of surety

3. Bailment: contract of Units 8

bailment ( sec. 148-181of Indian contract
act, 1872)
1) Definition 2) Essential requisites of Bailment
3. Kinds of bailment 4. Rights and duties 0
bailor and bailee 5. Termination of bailment 6.
Pledge: Definition, Rights and duties of pawnor
and pawnee, pledge by Non Owners.

4. Contract of agency ( sec. 182-238 of the Units 10

Indian Contract Act 1872 )
1) Definition of Agents 2) Creation of Agency 3.
Rights and Agent 4 Delegation of authority
5.Personal liability of Agent 6. Relations of
Principal with Third parties 7. Termination of
Agency.

5.Contract of Sale of goods ( The Indian sale of Units 16

goods Act, 1920)
1) Formation of contract 2) Subject. Matter of
contract of sale 3. Conditions and warranties 4.
Express and implied conditions and warranties
5.Caveat Emptor 6. Property, Possession and
risk 7. Passing of property 8. Sale by non-
owners 9. Delivery of goods 10. Rights and
duties of seller and buyer before and after sale.
11. Rights of unpaid seller.

6. Contract of Partnership ( The Indian Units 18

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Partnership Act, 1932)
1) Definition and nature of partnership 2)
Formation of partnership 3) Test of partnership
4) Partnership and other associations 5)
Registration of firm 6) Effects of non-
registration
7) Relation of partners 8) Rights and duties of
partners 9) Properties of the firm 10) Relation of
partners with other parties 11) Implied authority
of a
partner 12) Kinds of partners 13) Minor as
partner 14) Reconstitution of a firm 15.
Dissolution of firm.

7. Negotiable Instruments: Units 08

1) The concept 2) Various kinds 3) Essential
elements of Negotiable Instruments
4)Dishonour of cheque and its effect and
Remedies

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. RK Abhichandoni (Ed) Pollock and Mulla on Contract and Specific Relief Act (1999)
Tripathi
2. Avtar Singh, Law of Contract (2000) Eastern, Lucknow
3. Krishna Nair, Law of Contracts (1999) Orient
4. Avatar Singh, Principles of the Law of Sale of Goods and Hire purchase (1998) Eastern
5. J.P. Verma (ed.), Singh and Gupta, the Law of Partnership in India (1999), Orient
6.. AG.Guest (edO), Benjamin's Sale of Goods (1992) Sweet & MaxwelL
7. Bhashyam and Adiga, the Negotiable Instruments Act (1995) Bharath, allahabad
8. M.S. Parthasarathy(ed). J.S. Khergamvala, the Negotiable Instruments Act.
9. Beatson (ed), Anson’s Law of contract, (1998) Oxford. London.
10. Saharay, H. K. Indian Partnership and Sale of Goods Act, (2000), Universal
11. Ramnainga, The sales of Goods Act, (1998) Universal
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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,Nanded

Syllabus for LL.B II (IVthSemester) & BSL IV (VIIIth Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12
Paper III
Property Laws Including Transfer Of Property Act & Easement Act.

1. Jurisprudential Contours of Property: Unit-5

1. Concept and meaning of property-New Property-Governmental largesse.

2. Kinds of property- Movable and immovable property-tangible and intangible property

2. Resources Use Patterns and Concepts in India: Who owns land?

Sovereign or the subject? Unit-5

1. Pre-colonial position.2. Hindu Law 3.Muslim theory 4.Tribal approaches

5. Position under colonial administration.6. Introduction to permanent settlement.

7. Ryotwari settlement 8.Evalution of eminent domain under company administration.

 9. Effects of colonial revenue administration 10.Intermediaries.        

3.     Forms of control Urban Property.                                                                                                     Unit‐3

1. Right to Housing and shelter. 2. Slum Clearance or slum improvement? 3. Housing Policy.
4. Urban development authority. 5. Master plan. 6. Zonal development plan
7. Declaration of development areas. 8. Powers of the authority

4. Law Relating to Transfer of Property Unit-22

1. General Principles of Transfer of Property-Transfer of Property defined-what may be
Transferred- whether movable or immovable -persons competent to transfer.
2. Transfer of Property -in favour of unborn persons-Rule
Against perpetuity-object of Rule-Maximum Remoteness of vesting.
3. Direction for accumulation-vested Interest-Contingent Interest-
Doctrines of Election- Election when necessary-Rights of Disappointed transferee
4. Transfer of Property pending suit relating thereto-Doctrines of lis pendens -Basis of lis

pendens-effect-fraudulent transfer

5. Part performance-part performance under section 53-A of T.P. act.

6. Specific Transfers of Immovable Property:- Unit-15

1. Sale- Definition-Essentials of valid sale –Rights & liabilities of Buyer and seller-sellers
Rights & duties- marshalling of subsequent purchaser.
2. Mortgage: -Definition-Essential elements-Kinds of mortgage-Rights of mortgager to
redeem-once a mortgage always a mortgage-clog on redemption.
3. Leases –definition-lessor, lessee, Premium & rent defined, essential elements of lease,
Duration of certain Lease, Tenant- at –will, Tenant at sufferance, lease How made-, Rights
and liabilities of lessor & lessee.
4. Exchange-definition-rights and liabilities of parties.
5. Gift-definition-essential elements-modes of making gift-onerous gift-universal donee-Transfer
of actionable claim-liability of parties
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7. Trusts: Unit-5
1. Definition and classification.
2. Trust distinguished from agency, Bailment and wakf.
3. Charitable trusts. Resulting and constructive trusts.

8. Easements: Unit-5
1. Nature, Characteristics and Extinction.
2. Creation of easements.
3. Riparian rights.
4. Licenses.

9. Recordation of Property Rights: Unit-10

1. Law relating to registration of documents affecting property relations Exemptions of
leases and mortgages in favor of Land Development Bank from registration.
2. Recordation of rights in agricultural land with special reference to respective states.
3. Investigation of title to property.
4. Law relating to stamp duties: of the liability of instruments of duty.
5. Duties by whom payable.
6. Effect of not duly stamping instruments: examination and impounding of
Instruments: inadmissibility on evidence: impounding of instruments.

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

 
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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

Syllabus for LL. B II(IVth Semester) & BSL IV(VIII th Semester)
w.e.f 2011-12
Family Law II
Topic/subject No. of Hours/
Period
1. Joint Hindu Family (Mitakshara and
Dayabhaga) Units24
1. Mitakshara joint family 2. Mitakshara
coparcenary - formation and incidents.
3 Property under Mitakshara law separate
Property and coparcenary property 4.
Dayabhaga coparcenary formation and
incidents 5. Property under dayabhaga law 6.
Karta of the joint family, his position, powers,
privileges and obligations. 7 Alienation of
property, separate and coparcenary 8. Debts
doctrines of pious obligation and antecedent
debt 9.Partion and re-union 10. Joint Hindu family
as a social security institution and impact of
Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930 and various tax
laws on it.

2. Inheritance: 1 Hindus: Historical perspective

of traditional Hindu law as a background to the Units 28
study of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 2.
succession to property of a Hindu male dying
intestate under the provisions of Hindu
Succession Act, 1956. Devolution of interest in
mistakshara coparcenary with reference to the
provisions of Hindu Succession Act, 1956
succession to property of Hindu female dying
intestate under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
disqualifications relating to succession, general
rules of succession.

3. New property concepts, such as skill, job etc,

as new forms of property Units 4

4. Settlement of spousal property : Units 4

A need for development

5. Muslim and Christian succession - General rules Units 10

of Muslim succession Exclusion from inheritance
Heirs, Hanafi, Ithna, Ashari, Christian and Parsi
Succession under Indian succession Act 1925.

N.B: Internal evaluation for 20 marks is to be completed in 14 Units

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SELECT BIBlOGRAPHY :
1. Paras Diwan, Law of Intestate and Testamentary Succession (1998), Universal,
2. Basu, N.D. Law of Succession (2000), Universal
3. Kusem, Marriage and Divorce Law manual (2000), Universal,
4. Machanda S.C., Law and Practice of Divorce in India (2000), Universal,
5. PV Kane, History of Dharmasastras Vol. 2 pt. 1 at 624-632 (1974)
6. A Kuppuswami (ed.) Mayne's Hindu law and Usage, chapter 4 (1986)
7. BSivaramayys, Inequalities and the Law (1985)
8. K. C Daiya, “Population control through family planning in India,” Indian journal of legal
studies, 85(1979)
9. J.D.M. Derrett, Death of Marriage Law
10. AAA Fyzee, Outiline of Mumammadan Law (1998)
11. Alladi Kuppuswami, (Ed) Mayne's Hindu law and Usage, (1986)
12. JD.M. Derret, A Critique of Modem Hindu Law (1970)
13. Paras Diwan, Hindu law (1985)
14. SI Desai (Ed) Mulla's Principles of Hindu law. (1998) Butterworths - India
15. Paras Diwan, Family Law: Law of Marriage and Divorce in India (1984)
16. AM. Bhattacharjee, Muslim Law and the Constitution (1994) Eastern Law House, Calcutta.
18. Paras Diwan, Law of Adoption, Minority, Guardianship and Custody (2000), Universal.
(All books latest editions have to be followed)