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Law - (Code - 069)

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Paper - I


UNIT I - JURISPRUDENCE
  1. Sources of Law - Legislation - Precedent and Custom
  2. School of Jurisprudence - Analytical, Historical, Philosophical and Sociological.
  3. Concepts - Rights and duties - Person -Possession and ownership.
UNIT II - CONTRACTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
  1. Basic Elements of Contract : Offer - Acceptanceb Consent - Consideration and Capacity of parties.
  2. Void - Voidable - Illegal and unenforceable Contracts.
  3. Indemnity - Guarantee and Bailment.
  4. Consumer -Protection -Remedies-Duties of Central Government -State Governments - State Commission National Commission Consumers Forums.
UNIT III - LAW OF CRIMES
  1. Concepts of Crimes - Actus Reus and Mens Rea in statutory offences.
  2. Stages of Crimes - Abetment and Conspiracy.
  3. General Defences.
  4. Offences against Person - Murder and Culpable Homicide- Wrongful restraint and Wrongful confinement- kidnapping- Abduction and Rape.
  5. Offences against property- Theft, extortion, Robbery, Dacoity, criminal misappropriation and breach of trust cheating.
  6. Offences relating to Marriage.
UNIT IV - TORTS
  1. Nature and Definition of Tort.
  2. Liability based on fault
  3. Strict liability.
  4. Negligence
  5. Nuisance
  6. Defamation.
UNIT V - FAMILY LAW PERSONAL LAW RELATING TO INDUS, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS
  1. Sources
  2. Marriage and Divorce
  3. Adoption and Maintenance
  4. Minority and Guardianship
  5. Succession.

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Paper - II


UNIT I- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
  1. Nature of Indian Constitution and its salient features.
  2. Preamble.
  3. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties.
  4. Constitutional position of the President and Government and their powers.
  5. Supreme Court and High Courts -their powers and Jurisdiction - Judicial Activism.
  6. Legislative and Administrative Relations between the Union and States.
  7. Constitutional safeguards to Civil Servants
  8. Emergency Provisions.
  9. Amendment of the Constitution.
UNIT II - INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
  1. Nature of International Law.
  2. Sources - Treaty, custom, General Principle of Law recognised by Civilized Nations and Subsidiary means for the determination of Law.
  3. Recognition of States and Governments.
  4. The United Nations- its objectives and Principal Organs.
  5. Human Rights.
UNIT III - PROPERTY LAW - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
  1. Fixtures.
  2. Property - Transferable - Non Transferable.
  3. Competency of the transfer.
  4. Rule against perpetuity.
  5. Condition Precedent and condition subsequent.
  6. Doctrines - Election -Ostensible owner -Feeding the Grant by estoppel.
  7. Lis Pendens.
  8. Frandulent Transfer.
  9. Part performance.
UNIT IV - COMPANY LAW
  1. Partnership Firm - Private Company -Public Company - Government company.
  2. Memorandum of Association.
  3. Articles of Association.
  4. Promoters.
  5. Misrepresentation - Fraud - Prospectus -Shares - Debentures.
  6. Auditors.
  7. Winding up - Proceedings.
UNIT V - LAW RELATING TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN
  1. Employment of women and Children - in factories.
  2. Maternity Benefit Act.
  3. The status of Women in Modern Society.
  4. Causes and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency.
  5. Women Prisoners - Rehabilitation.

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