Pune District Education Association's
Law College , Hadapsar , Pune.
All the teachers are hereby informed about the course outcomes of the
subjects to be taught in the term 1 of the academic year 2022-2023. This
term we have to achieve the following course outcomes for the subjects of
semesters 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 of the B.A LL.B. classes and semesters 1, 3, and 5 of
the LL. B classes. All the teachers should teach with necessary pedagogy
and teaching methods in the direction of achieving the outcomes herein attached of their respective subjects.
The purpose of the course is to acquaint the students with the nature of English language and its grammatical concepts. This course focuses on strengthening the students syntactical competence so as to bring quality and correct grammatical constructions in their writing. It is also meant to train them on how to study for various purposes.
This course focuses on understanding the basic concepts, theories, and functioning of the State. It tries to enable students to understand the entire gamut of Political Science and its inter-relationship with other disciplines. This course focuses on creating an understanding of theories of State, its basic concepts, and functioning of State and Government. As a final point, the course attempts to make the students aware of the structure, organization, and principles of political Parties as a vital element of democracy machinery.
To study the basic concepts of economics. To apply economic reasoning to problems of society. To become conversant with fundamental principles of economics. To expose students of Law to economics.
Sociology is a significant area to study and observe the various ethical, moral, and cultural standards and the significant role played by social institutions in regulating the behavioral patterns of individuals in every society. Law also contemplates the same in a different perspective; this introductory course is intended to acquaint the students with sociology as a social science and the distinctiveness of its approach among the social sciences. It is organized in such a way to give an idea to the students of law about the significance of sociology in society and its impact and relationship with law and the importance of social aspects in lawmaking.
This course is designed to give the students more exposure to the nature of legal language and the issues related to it in drafting legislations and legal documents.
It intends to acquaint the students with advocacy skills to bridge the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge and to strengthen and enhance their critical thinking.
It also introduces the students to logical reasoning and its use in law to set up good arguments.
Public Administration as a discipline of study is basically known as the science of ruling and the study of the rulers and the ruled.
Traditionally, it covered the study of man in the process of governing himself.
Today, it is seen as an encyclopedia of governing the people.
The main objective of this course is to enable students to understand the basic concepts of administration.
It tries to make the students understand the evolution of this subject and its need.
It also focuses on different approaches to study Public Administration and its various basic concepts.
To understand the theories of economic growth.
To know the important sectors of the Indian Economy.
To analyze the various issues of the Indian Economy.
This course aims to make students understand the plural Indian society.
Indian society has regional, religious, and linguistic diversity. Social stratification in India is also different from the rest of the world.
To understand the process of social change, social movements, Acts, and Law; it is essential to know the social structure in Indian society.
The continuity between the present and the past is an evident feature of Indian society.
The sociological perspective on Indian society will help students gain a better understanding of their own society and the continuity and change in Indian society.
The advent of British rule in India has introduced a completely new form of law, legal institutions, and administration system in India.
The traces of colonial rules are still present in Independent India.
To understand the present legal system, it is pertinent to study the Legal and Constitutional History of the colonial period.
This course is designed with an objective to introduce students to the growth of Administrative, Judicial, and Legislative institutions in Colonial India.
This will help students to get an appropriate insight into the present legal system.
The personal law applicable to Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis, and other denominations is not fully codified. While these personal laws are similar in their essential broad underlying principles, they are much different in their details.
Personal Law is applicable not only to aspects of family relations, viz. marriage and divorce, support and maintenance, children and their custody and guardianship, adoption and the like, but also to law relating to property, viz. joint family systems, devolution of property upon death of a person.
The difference in the provisions applicable to different denominations arise from the history and growth of these laws over centuries.
This course covers the history and development of the principles and provisions of different personal laws, and sources from which these laws are derived.
It primarily comprises the laws applicable to family relations: marriage and divorce, maintenance, alimony, adoption, and guardianship. It also lays emphasis on the general law applicable to all persons: The Special Marriage Act, 1963, and the Foreign Marriages Act, 1969.
The course familiarizes the students with the differences in the various systems, and to understand the reasons, merits, and demerits of the various provisions.
Study of this subject should enable the students to view family law not merely as a separate system of personal laws based upon religious beliefs, but as one cutting across religious lines, eventually enabling the fulfillment of the Constitutional directive of a Uniform Civil Code.
Crime and Punishment has always been the most important aspect of Rule of Law.
A proper understanding of crimes, methods of controlling them, and the reasons for their existence is extremely important to build a just and humane society.
This course is designed with a prime object to familiarize students with the principles of criminal liability and other concepts of substantive criminal law along with relevant case laws.
To enable the students to acquire knowledge of constitutional protections with respect to health.
To impart knowledge to the students of basic laws relating to protection of health.
To impart knowledge about the need and nature of the right to food and nutrition in India.
To expose students to the need and nature of the Program on food safety and standards in India.
To expose students to the need and nature of the Program of national food security in India.
To enable the students to acquire sound knowledge of health and food regulatory mechanism in India.
The Course is designed with an objective to acquaint the students with the Federal principle of the Indian Constitution and the powers, functions, and structures of various Constitutional bodies.
The course is to be studied in the social, economic, and political context in which the constitution operates.
The subject covers the study of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and the Easement Act, 1882.
The subject is fundamental law that covers principles applicable to transfers of all kinds of properties. A sound grasp of this subject is the foundation necessary for a better understanding of all special laws that affect property.
The course will enable the student to appreciate the fundamental principles, features, rights, and liabilities of parties and the consequences of specific transactions affecting immovable property.
The topic of actionable claims is very relevant in the modern business environment and financing models.
The course also covers law relating to easements and licenses.
This course provides an insight into Public International Law and its significance in the economically globalized world. It enables the students to understand the interdependence of the countries and how they are constantly addressing the global issues through peaceful measures.
In view of the vastness of the subject, only important chapters have been covered here.
An Introductory perspective to International Law is aimed to provoke the inquisitiveness of the students.
A grasp of the key features and subtle perspective of the law and its relevance will help the students in the preparation of various competitive examinations.
The professional ethics encompass an ethical code governing the conduct of persons engaged in the practice of law as well as persons engaged in the legal sector.
The objective of this course is to acquaint the students as to (a) legal profession in India during- ancient, medieval, and modern period, (b) professional ethics or duties, (c) the provisions of the Advocate Act, 1961, and (d) the provisions of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971.
The purpose of the course shall also be to provide or to enhance the practical knowledge of the students and to acquaint them with the link between theory and practice.
This course aims to acquaint the students with the scope and significance of comparative study of the constitutional law from the point of view of its making and its contemporary economics.
It will help the students to appreciate the constitutional developments from the national and international perspectives.
It takes in its fold the basic principles of interpretation of Constitution.
It will enhance the comprehension of Constitutional law as a branch of public law.
The securities market plays a very important role in the growth and development of Indian market economics.
Mature and well-regulated securities market supports corporate initiatives and also facilitates the management of financial risks.
Also, retail investors are investing an increasing proportion of their money in mutual funds and other collective investments which places the securities markets at the central of individual wealth.
This course aims to introduce students to the various laws and regulations enacted by the competent legislative and regulating bodies governing the operation and movement of the security market.
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 is not the only criminal law in India, though it is one of the major criminal laws.
Apart from the Indian Penal Code, there are many other criminal legislations. In a post-independence period, many legislations were enacted by the Centre and State to control crime and criminal behavior.
These special legislations redefined crime and the criminal procedure to be followed. These legislations are rampantly being used by police and courts in day-to-day life.
The course is designed to acquaint the students with a few important criminal laws, which are essential for all criminal law lawyers.
This course enables a student to study the form of organization set up for mutual benefit.
The first part of the course is about principles of cooperation, its history, growth, and development, and the characteristics of a cooperative society.
The other part of the course is a detailed study of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act 1960 (the MCS Act, 1960), which will enable a student to know about the process of formation, management, and control of cooperative societies, their relations with third parties and its members, and settlement of disputes between the society and its members.
This study will equip a student to understand this special law, and to specialize in this branch of law.
Private International Law, also known as conflict of laws, is a national law, consisting of rules that enable finding that law of that country which will govern disputes among private parties that involve a foreign element.
This course is important for every student interested in developing civil and commercial practice relating to cross-border issues involving contracts, property, succession, marriage, divorce, and adoption.
Study of this law will also give an international and comparative perspective to the study of different laws required in the practice of civil law.
The Civil Procedure Code, 1906 is the subject of daily use by the Civil Courts and lawyers. Students cannot afford to have scant knowledge of civil procedure when they go out to practice as a lawyer.
It is necessary to have a good grounding in the subject before one enters the profession. The substantive law determines the rights of persons affected by action.
The main objective of this course is to give a student a thorough knowledge of procedural law, especially related to the working of civil courts and other adjudicating authorities.
This course aims to acquaint the students with basic principles of interpretation of statutes.
It focuses on general and specific rules of interpretation of statutes.
It also prescribes the guidelines on interpretation of remedial, penal, and taxing statutes.
It provides for internal and external aids for interpretation of statutes.
It also contains the rules regulating the commencement, operation, and repeal of statutes.
It prescribes the principles for interpretation of Constitutional documents.
The environmental pollution and degradation of biodiversity have become one of the biggest hazards not only to human existence but also to the existence of all the gifts that nature has bestowed on mankind. Unless immediate and urgent steps are taken to control environmental pollution, a bleak and terrible future awaits humanity. This fact has accelerated the emergence of different legal and governmental measures at national and international levels for preventing environmental pollution.
This course aims to create awareness among the students about the legislative measures for protection of the environment and the spirit of the Indian Constitution for protection of the environment.
It also provides the opportunities for the students to understand the activist role played by the Indian Judiciary in protection of the environment and the evolution of different principles such as polluter pay principle, precautionary principle, inter-generational equity, and sustainable development.
At the end of this course, the students would be familiar with the overall environmental legal regime of the country as well as its international obligations.
This course would equip the students with basic knowledge and skills to understand Environmental Law issues.
This course relates to essential skills required by an Advocate – the skill of drafting, conveyances, and pleadings. An advocate can develop this skill by practicing purposive writing, articulation, legal research, qualities of language, its clarity and precision.
The object of the course is to develop these advocacy skills amongst the students.
This course will also acquaint the students with the knowledge of substantive and procedural law in the context of pleadings and conveyance.
This course aims to acquaint the student with basic principles as to the skill of drafting various types of Applications, Petitions, Notices, Plaints, Written Statements, etc.
The goal of the course is to help the students understand the application of substantive and procedural laws in drafting, pleading, and conveyance.
This course aims to acquaint the students with constitutional provisions guaranteeing the right to education and other statutory provisions.
It also acquaints the students with the mechanism of regulation of education by the Government.
It provides the students with the judicial and legislative developments in the field of the right to education.
It introduces the students to the changing scenario in the field of higher education.
This course aims to acquaint the students with basic principles of taxation.
It highlights the important principles of computation of income.
It provides important tenets of the calculation of income of natural and legal persons.
It also prescribes for powers and functions of various authorities under the Income Tax Act.
It provides the important features of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act and Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act.
Forensic Science plays a very important role in the criminal justice system. It helps in the determination of the guilt of a suspected criminal and ascertains various facts in a case by scientifically testing various types of evidence collected during criminal investigation.
A Prosecutor or a Judge is an expert in the field of law but may lack in-depth scientific knowledge, which may be necessary in different cases to ascertain the facts and circumstances of the case in order to prove the case “beyond reasonable doubts” and to attribute criminal liability to the accused person. Therefore, expert opinions of scientists and doctors are invited by the courts whenever evidence is scientifically examined.
The aim of this course is to explain the concept of forensic science and its role in criminal law.
This course will give an overview of what kind of evidence is collected and scientifically tested in various crimes, how the results of these tests and expert opinions are useful in investigations and trials and their evidentiary value.
Land rights refer to the inalienable ability of an individual to freely obtain, use, and possess land at their discretion, as long as their activities on the land do not impede on other individuals rights.
The purpose of the course, divided into two semesters, is to acquaint the students about laws that govern the use and dealing with land and buildings, and regulations and control of activities concerning land.
This course deals with laws that mainly affect urban properties, their development, and dealings. With a sound background in the law of transfer of property, this course equips the student with all other laws that affect the use and dealings of land, and activities that enable its best use.
Although much of the course content involves laws in force in the State of Maharashtra, the principles governing these laws are common across laws on the subjects in other states.
International Law of Air, Space, and Sea are the part of the jurisdictional perspective of a State.
The aim of the course is to subtly introduce the students to the significance of Air, Space, and Law of the Sea as the basic components of International Law with a background of the Indian perspective.
Law of Air, Space, and Sea constitutes an important resource zone for the sustainability of nation-states. The course introduces the basic precepts of these areas with current developments.
All the teachers are hereby informed about the course outcomes of the subjects to be taught in the term 2 of the academic year 2022-2023. This term we have to achieve the following course outcomes for the subjects of semesters 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 of the B.A LL. B classes and semesters 2, 4, and 6 of the LL.B classes. All the teachers should teach with necessary pedagogy and teaching methods in the direction of achieving the following outcomes of their respective subjects.
1. The main objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the correct pronunciations of words and to acquaint them with the role of meaning of words and their interpretation in law;
2. This course also intends to make the students familiar with the basic idea of law and its nature.
1. This is an introductory course for the concepts, ideas, and ideologies in political theory. It seeks to explain the evolution and usage of these concepts, ideas, and theories with reference to individual thinkers both historically and analytically;
2. The different ideological standpoints with regard to various concepts and theories are to be critically explained with the purpose of highlighting the differences in their perspectives and in order to understand their continuity and change;
3. Furthermore, there is a need to emphasize the continuing relevance of these concepts today and explain how ideas and theory of yester years gain prominence in contemporary political theory.
1. To understand the basic concepts of Macro Economics;
2. Tom study the behaviors of the economy;
3. To know the macroeconomic policies to solve economic problems.
1. This course is intended to familiarize the students with the social, political, economic and intellectual contexts in which sociology emerged as a distinctive discipline and has had a significant influence on the legislative frame work law;
2. Its objective is to help students gain an understanding of some of the classical contributions in sociology, and their continuing relevance to its contemporary concerns.
1. The knowledge of English literature is important for everyone to develop new ideas and ethical standpoints.
2. Therefore, the main object of this course is to instill human values and concern among students of law through exposure to literary texts;
3. This course also intends to strengthen the students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills by using literature and to enable the students to analyze the case laws from the perspective of language.
1. This course deals with concepts and dimensions of international relations;
2. It attempts an analysis of the different theories with a view to highlighting the major debates and differences within the different theoretical paradigms;
3. The dominant theories of power and the question of equity and justice, the different aspects of balance of power leading to the present situation of a unipolar world are included;
4. It focuses on the various aspects of conflict and conflict resolution through collective security and the role of the United Nations.
1. To study the relationship between Law and Economics;
2. To know the significance of Economics in Law;
3. To understand the impact of Economics on Law.
1. This course aims to introduce basic Sociological approaches to research;
2. It is an attempt to provide an understanding of the research process and techniques of data collection in social research;
3. There are different perspectives and methods of understanding social phenomena;
4. It aims to acquaint the students with the quantitative qualitative strategies of research;
5. This course aims to introduce scientific method to understand social reality and social phenomena.
1. This Course is designed to acquaint students with the basic principles of Constitution and Constitutionalism;
2. The reason and justification of the growth of Fundamental Rights;
3. The operation of Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles in India and its effect is to be studies;
4. The basic norms of the land are to be taught with the help of appropriate judicial decisions.
1. This course involves the student with the personal law as it affects property relations;
2. It primarily covers the concept of Undivided Family of the Hindu Law, the provisions relating to interest and testamentary succession applicable to persons of all denominations, and provisions relating to wakf, and relating to gifts in Muslim law because these special provisions to which personal law is applicable;
3. The study of the course must expose to the similarities and differences across the personal law systems, and to appreciate these differences in the context of development of these laws;
4. The other objective is to view family law not merely as a separate system of personal laws based upon religions but as the one cutting across the religious lines and eventually enabling us to fulfill the constitutional directive of uniform civil code.
1. The special provisions of law that apply to special contracts are covered in this course;
2. The provisions relating to contracts of indemnity and guarantee, of bailment and pledge, and of agency are contained in three chapters of the Indian Contract Act 1872 and in two other statutes: The Sale of Goods Act 1930 and the Indian Partnership Act. These transactions play a very important role in commerce and trade;
3. This course follows the course about the general principles that apply to all contracts. They deal with general principles that apply to each specific contractual relationship;
4. The study of this course will enable a good understanding of the purposes with which each of these transactions is made, the features of each of these transactions, and the rights and liabilities of the parties to them;
5. The course also emphasizes the study of remedies provided in these laws.
1. The Law of Torts is about civil wrongs. The liability for such wrongs is distinct from liability under criminal law and contract law;
2. The negligence, defamation, trespass, assault, conspiracy, deceit are examples of such wrongs;
3. Tort law provides various remedies: compensation for injury and injunction. It is not governed by any statute, but has developed over centuries through principles developed by courts. It is therefore developmental and the law responds to the needs of the times;
4. The liability for new kinds of wrongs is recognized, or an existing wrong develops with contemporary needs;
5. The course enables study of the general principles of tortious liability and its difference from criminal and contractual liability;
6. The course also covers specific torts, and remedies available.
1. Media is a social instrument which provides a platform to the people in the society to freely profess their right to freedom of speech and expression;
2. The significance of media and its freedom can never be overemphasized in a participatory democratic setup like that of India, which regards “Media” as the ‘fourth estate’ of democracy;
3. The prima facie objective of this course is to study and analyze the historical background, present position, and future prospects of the various privileges, rights, and freedoms guaranteed by the state to media through various laws and judicial interventions.
1. The modern society functions on monetary transactions;
2. The services banks render to the public have a significant contribution to the development of any economy;
3. The security of assets, money, and other valuable belongings to individuals, families, and businesses is assured through the service that banks provide;
4. The process of the working of the banks, legal control over them, and protection to consumers of banking services are areas with which a law student must become familiar;
5. Insurance industry provides risk cover to individuals and businesses. It is growing, especially after the industry became open for private investments;
6. While the business of insurance is regulated, the relationship between the insurer and insured is contractual;
7. The objective of the course is to give insights into the principles of insurance as applied in such contracts, the need and nature of regulation of insurance, and a brief study of types of insurance and their features.
1. The objectives of the course are to acquaint students with the penal policies including theories of punishment, their supposed philosophical and sociological justifications;
2. This course also offers a specialized understanding of the functioning of the penal institutions along with rehabilitations and protection of victims of crime.
1. The much criticized Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was repealed and replaced by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act 2013);
2. The object of the Act is to provide a law, which will enable the State to acquire the land of citizens. However, the power of Government to acquire land is not absolute. The cardinal rule is that there should be compensation for public use and the consequent rights of the owner to compensation are well established in the Act of 2013;
3. The syllabus is aimed to make students aware of (a) the historical foundation of land acquisition in India, (b) constitutional provisions relating to land acquisition in India, (c) the detailed outline and functioning of the Act, 2013, and (d) the major issues involved in Land Acquisition.
1. This course is designed with an objective to acquaint students with the laws for the protection of various intellectual properties and how the international instruments implemented in India;
2. It also aims at sensitizing the students with current issues in the field of Intellectual Property at National Level.
1. The labor movement has been instrumental in the enacting of laws protecting labor rights in the 19th and 20th centuries;
2. Labor rights have been integral to the social and economic development since the industrial revolution. After the independence the government of India has enacted numerous legislations for the regulation of labor relations and their welfare;
3. Labor and Industrial law mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers, and employees. It defines the rights and obligations of workers, union members, and employers in the workplace;
4. An understanding of Labor Laws is very essential for law students because of the fact that the scope and ambit of the laws are very wide and is touching the lives of millions of people in the country.
1. The course aims at developing an analytical approach to understand the nature of law and the development of a legal system. Jurisprudence seeks to answer fundamental questions about law;
2. The concerns of jurisprudence are an inescapable feature of the law and legal system;
3. Jurisprudence has generous frontiers. It accommodates copious subjects of intellectual inquiry;
4. This course identifies and elucidates several of the major preoccupations of legal theory;
5. This course also creates an understanding of basic legal concepts like Rights, Person, Property, Title, Possession, Ownership, Liability, Obligation which are basic to the study of Law.
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is the important source of Law of Evidence. The objectives of the course are to equip the students with knowledge of: (a) The fundamental principles of evidence law; (b) The strict application of it in judicial proceedings; (c) The role of evidence law in civil and criminal proceedings; (d) The connection of the course with substantive and other procedural laws; (e) The relevance of the course in non-litigation practice; (f) The student will also be exposed to the concerned provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
1. The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with various modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution System (ADR). The ADR mechanism is less bound by procedural formalities and speedy in giving results. For this reason, ADR is appreciated by many countries around the world;
2. The course is designed to give the students insightful knowledge about this emerging area;
3. The goal of the course is to help the students understand practically the various methods of resolving disputes under the ADR system, so that they can help their clients and society to select and employ the most effective, just, and humane methods;
4. The inability to resolve disputes in a timely manner eviscerates public and private rights obligations. To overcome this drastic situation ADR is highly recommended and accepted;
5. The course covers the study of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 and a few international perspectives and enforcement of foreign awards.
1. The National Legal Systems recognized the rights of individuals from ancient periods and
extended protection through various legal regulations. However, they could not provide an
effective remedy for breaches outside the state and state violations;
2. This scenario and other development in the beginning of the 20th century led by nation-states to
bring the aspects of individual’s rights under the purview of international law and
appropriately titled them as Human Rights with the adoption of the Charter of UN in 1945;
3. In pursuance of the directions of the preamble and other provisions of Charter, a plethora of
international instruments have been agreed upon by the States Parties to Protect and promote
the Human Rights of Individuals both at international and domestic levels;
4. In view of the gaining significance of International Law of Human Rights, this course
presents subtly an overview of the International and Domestic perspectives of Human Rights
along with the redressal mechanism.
1. There is aggressive competition in today’s market. New start-ups and entrepreneurs are emerging almost every day. With the opening of Indian markets in almost all sectors, the study of Competition law becomes inevitable. It is a rapidly growing area of law, which reflects the free market economy and increasing world globalization;
2. The course aims to give an overview of the basics of Competition Law in India through a comparison of the main jurisdictions (especially USA, UK, and EU) and thus provide a solid background for further studies on this subject;
3. The course will examine and compare the application of competition law to business agreements, the exercise of dominant position, the combinations between the firms and sellers, and the enforcement mechanisms.
1. In India, there are multiple socio-economic disadvantages that members of particular groups experience. The task of identifying the vulnerable groups is not an easy one. Besides, there are multiple and complex factors of vulnerability with different layers, and more often than once, it cannot be analyzed in isolation;
2. In this course, the vulnerable groups that face discrimination include-Women, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Children. Since the British era, criminal law was used to eradicate social evils. The fear of punishment was a tool of social change;
3. In the post-Independence period, the modern State has used criminal law to bring social change. This Course will help students understand the role of Criminal Law in protecting the vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in India.
1. This Course covers subjects that a civil practitioner needs to address very often;
2. The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the knowledge of law with respect to Interest, Civil Courts, Suits Valuation, Court Fees, Registration of documents, Stamp duties, and Negotiable Instruments.
1. With the changing dimensions of Globalization and the increasing dependence on economic relations by the nation-states, the significance of international law has grown considerably in the contemporary era;
2. The relations of nation-states are mostly depending on economic cooperation than on political perspectives as compared to yesteryears;
3. In order to have a broad outlook of the nation-state relations in the field of the economic era, this course equips the student to get an overview of the economic legal scenario of states.
1. The procedural law providing for a fair procedure is significant for a just society. The Criminal Procedure has to be just, fair, and reasonable to the accused as well as to the victims. At the same time, it confronts a crisis of intrusion into individual rights to protect the common weal;
2. The criminal process involves an increasing expenditure of government resources. Criminal procedure thus makes a balance of conflicting interests. Thus, a duty is imposed on all those who are connected with the working of the criminal process to abide by the law and to exercise discretion conferred on them in the best manner;
3. The main object of the course is to familiarize students with the working of the criminal justice delivery system and also to make them understand the significant riddles of the procedure;
4. The course is aimed at driving home the students how the pre-trial, trial, and the subsequent process are geared up to make them understand the significant riddles of the procedure;
5. The Course will acquaint the students with the organization of the functionaries under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, their powers and functions;
6. The teacher, in addition, shall endeavor to familiarize the students with the case papers like FIR, Police statement, charge sheet, etc.
1. It is expected that the Administrative Law should specifically deal with delivering two fundamental aspects of good governance – (a) firstly rule-based administration that ensures transparency in discretion-based administration to avoid arbitrariness and (b) secondly delivery of administrative justice in furtherance of a welfare functions of the State where in litigate justice may not be accountable, efficient, and effective;
2. With the emergence of a State as a welfare institution, its administration and administrative law have become an all-pervading factor across the world;
3. The aim of this course is to study the structure, governance, organization, powers, and function or public authorities in India.
4. The expansion of the powers of the necessities to undertake a scrutiny of its various functions – Legislative, executive as well as judicial;
5. The Administrative law in India is essentially a judge-made law and, therefore, students are expected to be familiar and acquainted with the development of the subject with leading cases;
6. The students will also be able to understand (a) concepts and principles governing administrative law, (b) appreciate the role, powers, and functions of administrative organs, and (c) appreciate recent developments of administrative law.
1. Company legislation in India owes its origin to English company law. Modern business ventures require knowledge of company law;
2. There have been considerable changes in company law over the last few years. These Changes have put more responsibility on the shoulder of Directors;
3. A company has to comply with a lot of procedures as covered under the Companies Act, 2013, Listing agreement, the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, and regulations;
4. Moreover, corporate Governance is now actively being implemented in various corporate houses;
5. Law students are expected to study these changes thoroughly and minutely;
6. The Company Act, 2013 seems to strengthen the Corporate Governance;
7. This course provides a study of company law in detail which is essential for budding lawyers.
1. This course consists of the activities/exercises of (a) Moot court exercises, (b) Observance of trials, and (c) Pre-trial preparations;
2. The objectives of the course are to acquaint the students about- (a) court working and procedure, (b) application substantive and procedural law to given facts, (c) court manners and discipline, (d) conversance with interview techniques and pre-trial preparations, developing skills of arguments and presentation, and (f) learning skills of analysis and arrangement of facts.
1. This course aims to acquaint the students with the vital elements of democracy;
2. It prescribes the students with the constitutional and legislative aspects of representation;
3. The election is conducted according to the constitutional provisions, supplemented by laws made by Parliament. Those major laws are: (a) the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which mainly deals with the preparation and revision of electoral rolls, (b) the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which deals, in detail, with all aspects of conduct of elections and post-election disputes, (c) the Delimitation Act, 2002, which deals with the readjustment of the allocation of seats in the House of the People and the division of each State and each Union territory into territorial constituencies for elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union territories, (d) the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952;
4. The Course provides the students with the process of conduct of election and related aspects;
5. It also provides the students with judicial perspectives on electoral reforms. It acquaints the students with the redressal mechanism for election disputes.
1. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 consolidated and amended the law relating to reorganization and insolvency resolution of corporations, partnership firms, and individuals;
2. The Course will give the student an overview of the new law that not only opens opportunities for specialized practice in the area but also in the course of transacting, and due diligence investigation;
3. The student will apprise of the Insolvency resolution process, the distinction between Insolvency and Bankruptcy, the function of regulation in this area, the functioning of various authorities.
1. Comparative research earlier was a luxury. It served to broaden one’s horizons. Today, comparative research is a necessity;
2. In the criminal justice system, the only way to effectively prevent and combat crime on the world stage is via the harmonization and the coordination of national and international efforts;
3. That requires up-to-date and intimate knowledge of criminal justice arrangements abroad;
4. This necessitates the appreciation of meaningful and valuable differences, stemming from culture, history, and social discourse, which help shape criminal justice arrangements in places quite different from our own;
5. The academic endeavor of comparative criminal justice requires a detailed understanding of not just criminal justice process but also the actors involved in it and the society that forms the backdrop to these processes.
1. This course deals with laws dealing with agricultural and other lands, their use, holding, management, and dealings;
2. With a sound background of law of transfer of property, this course will equip the student with all other laws that affect the use and dealings of land, and activities that enable its best use;
3. Agricultural land is subject to such control and regulation as would enable its most effective and efficient use;
4. Although much of the course content involves laws in force in the State of Maharashtra, the principles governing these laws are common across laws on the subjects in other states.
1. The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the expanding horizons of a branch of international law;
2. The law of war is today popularly referred to as International Humanitarian Law (IHL). A number of issues arise out of humanitarian consideration, which fixes responsibilities on the nation-states to discharge their traditional responsibility under International Law;
3. In view of the expanding tenets of international law of human rights, war and the various issues and crimes of individuals have to be dealt in without violating the international norms;
4. In this course, the student is presented an overview of various aspects and institutional mechanisms that have been developed over the years by states parties;
5. The second part on Refugee Law is also critically important and again brings forth the responsibility on nation-states to discharge their obligations in the prevention of Statelessness and the resultant consequences that arise out of the loss of nationality. In view of the compelling jurisprudence of Human Rights Law, the states have an onerous duty to extend protection to people who lose their nationality for no fault of us;
6. In this area again, the aspects of Human Rights highlight that individuals being a subject and object of international law, the responsibility of the States to protect the rights that are guaranteed under various international legal instruments.