BUSINESS LAWS

Paper Code: 
FSG 213
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COS):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

1. CO 52: To create an understanding about the execution of special contracts such as Bailment, Pledge, Agency used in different types of business. 

2. 

CO 53: To evaluate the legitimate rights and obligations prescribed for Seller and Buyer under The Sale of Goods Act.

 

CO 54: To Learn Provisions regarding Partnership form of Business and to understand the various technicalities pertaining to execution of Partnership.

 

CO 55: To analyze the fundamentals of Consumerism and the system to pursue the consumer rights under Consumer Protection act 1982

 

CO 56: To Build the insight about the basic provisions and the mechanism of availing the Right to Information being a citizen of India. Students will also know the machinery set up for the same.

Approach in teaching:

 

Class room Lecture (Theory/ Using Power Point Presentation) /Discussions using Leading Case laws

 

Learning activities for the students:

 

 

Role Play activities/ Moot Court/Group Discussions/ Class presentation/ Assignments 

Class participation, tutorial assignments and presentations, class tests, C A Test, Semester End Exams.

 

   
     
     

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Specific Contracts

· Bailment: meaning, valid essentials, modes of delivery of goods, classification of bailment, duties and rights of bailor and bailee, finder of goods lost, termination of bailment.

· Pledge: meaning, essentials, difference between bailment and pledge.

                Agency: meaning, essentials, creation and termination of agency, duties and                  rights of agent and principal, sub-agent, substituted agent, & Co-agent                            (Meaning) , irrevocable agency.

9.00
Unit II: 
Sale of Goods Act, 1930

· Meaning, essentials, difference between sale and agreement to sell,

· Classification of goods,Condition& warranty: Meaning, difference, types,

· Doctrine of caveat emptor.

· Transfer of property in goods: Rules, transfer of ownership by non- owners.

· Performance of contract: Meaning, rules relating to delivery of goods, duties and rights of buyer.

· Unpaid seller: Meaning, rights-against the goods and against the buyer.

                Remedies for breach of contract: Buyer’s remedy and auction sale.

9.00
Unit III: 
The Indian partnership Act, 1932

· Definition of partnership, essentials, difference between partnership and Joint Stock Company.,Formation and registration: Procedure of Registration,effects of non- registration, exceptions: rights not affected by non-registration. Types of partnership, types of partners, minor as partner in benefits.

· Relations of partners: Rights and duties of partners, relations of partners to third parties

· Dissolution of firm: Difference between dissolution of partnership and firm, modes of dissolution offirm,

9.00
Unit IV: 
Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Objectives, important terms,Rights of consumer. Consumer protection councils, 

              Dispute Redressal agencies: District forum,State commission, Central                                commission

9.00
Unit V: 
Right to Information Act,2005

· Objective, definitions: Right to Information,

· Public authority, Information, Record, Public Information Officer.

· Obligations of public authority,

· Provisions relating to PIO, duties of PIO,

· Provision for obtaining information,

· Provision relating to exemption from disclosure of information.

· Information Commissions and their powers.

· Appellate authorities

Essential Readings: 

· Aggarawal, Rohini, Student’s guide to Mercantile & Commercial Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., NewDelhi.

· Kapoor, N. D., Elements of Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, NewDelhi

· Tulsian, P. C., Business Law, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi.

· Nolakha, R. L., Business Laws, Ramesh Book Depot,Jaipur

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

· Datey, V.S., Business and Corporate Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., NewDelhi

· Singh, Nirmal, Business Laws, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., NewDelhi

· Sharma, Arya, Gupta, Jain, Business Laws, Ajmera Book Company, Jaipur

· Gulshan, S. S., Business Law, Excel Books, NewDelhi

 

e- RESOURCES:

· Pillai RSN, Bhagavathi, Business Laws, S. Chand publishing https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/_/kCwrDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1

· Ryder,Griffiths,Singh, Commercial Law: Principles & Policy, Cambridge University Press https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/_/kCwrDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1

· Study Material of ICSI on Economic, Business & Commercial laws https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/Economic%20Business%20and%20Commercial%20Laws.pdf

 

JOURNALS

· Prabandhan

· The Indian Journal of Commerce

· IUP Journal of Coprporate Governance

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