SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR

(M.P.)

SYLLABUS FOR
BACHELOR OF LEGISLATIVE LAW (LL.B.)
(THREE YEARS COURSE)
(w.e.f. Year: 2018-19)

SCHEME FOR MARKS

FIRST YEAR

SECOND SEMESTER
Theory Assigned for Sessional
Course Total
Name of Course (Internal Evaluation)
No.
MM MIN MM MIN
1 General English-II 60 24 40 16 100
2 Special Contract 60 24 40 16 100
3 Constitutional Law-II 60 24 40 16 100
4 Family Law-I (Muslim Law) 60 24 40 16 100
5 Environmental Law 60 24 40 16 100
6 Company Law 60 24 40 16 100
TOTAL 600

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SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR (M.P.)
LL.B.
SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER I: GENERAL ENGLISH-II
MM:100 Th:60 I.E.:40

SYLLABUS:

UNIT-I:
 Vocabulary
(i) Certain set expressions & phrases
(ii) Foreign words & phrases

UNIT-II:

 One word substitution, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones.

UNIT-III:
Idioms & Latin phrases, words often confused and misused.

UNIT-IV:

Direct & Indirect Speech: Their rules & transformation.

 Subject- Verb Agreement & Transformation concord.

UNIT-V:

 Correspondence - Letter writing, Notice Writing, Application

writing, Report writing & Notes taking.

 Classroom speech and Group discussion.

Note : In addition to the above questions may be asked on aspects related with this
paper.

Recommended Source Material

Essential Readings-
1. Communication Skill in English, Oxford University Press.
2. Grammar in Application, Oxford University Press.
3. M.K.Gandhi : The Law and the Lawyer, Navjivan Publications,
Ahmedabad, 1962.
4. Ishtiaque Abidi : Law and Language, University Publishers,
Aligarh, 1978.
5. G. Kumara Pillai : A Handbook of English Grammar and
Composition.
6. Denning : Due Process of Law, Butterworth Publication.
7. M.C.Chagla : Roses in December, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan,
Bombay

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 8. Ganguli and Wood : General English for Three Years Degree
Course, Macmillan India.
9. Wren & Martin : English Grammar.
10. Material drawn from legal notices, petitions, appeals, court
orders, statutes, bills, rules, etc.
11. English-I - S.R. Myneni
12. English-II - S.R. Myneni
13. English-III - S.R. Myneni
14. Seven Lives – An Autobiography of Dr. Sir Harisingh Gour
15. Hindi Translation of Seven Lives by Rajesh Shrivastava,
Vishwavidyalawa Prakashan, Sagar, I Edition (2006)
16. Dr. Harisingh Gour Commemoration Vol. (1957)
17. The Writings of Dr. Harisingh Gour Ed. by R. S. Pathak, Aditya
Publishers, Bina (1998)
18. The Hindu Code (1919)
19. Dr. Harisingh Gour ki Jiwani – S.A.Radho, Ma Bhagwati
Prakashan, Sagar, 2nd Edition, 2006
20. Viswa ki Dristi mein Sagar Vishwavidyalaya aur uskey
sansthapak Dr. Sir Harisingh Gour – Dr. Laxmi Narayan Dubey
21. Madhya Bharti ( Journal of Humanities and Social Science) Issue
69 July-Dec, 2015 (pp 250 – 258)
22. India and the New Constitution ( 1947)

Additional Readings:
1. Michael Swan : Basic English Usage, Oxford University Press.
2. M.C.Setalvad : Common law in India, Himalyn Lectures,
Stevens and Sons.
3. Hindi – English Glossary, Vidhi Sahitya Prakashan, Ministry of
Law.
4. Anysta N. Krishnamurthy : Guide to Modern English Grammer
& Composition, Macmillan India

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SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR (M.P.)
LL.B.
SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER II: SPECIAL CONTRACT
MM:100 Th:60 I.E.:40

SYLLABUS:
UNIT-I:
1. Indemnity
 The concept
 Need for indemnity to facilitate commercial transactions.
 Methods of creating indemnity obligations.
 Definition of Indemnity
 Nature and extent of liability of the indemnifier
 Commencement of liability of the indemnifier
 Situations of various types of indemnity creations.

2. Guarantee
 The concept.
 Definition of guarantee: as distinguished from indemnity.
 Basic essentials for a valid guarantee contract.
 The place of consideration and the criteria for
ascertaining the existence of consideration in
guarantee contracts.
 Position of minor and validity of guarantee when
minor is the principal debtor, creditor or surety.
 Continuing guarantee.
 Nature of surety‟s liability
 Duration and termination of such liability
 Illustrative situations of existence of continuing
guarantee.
 Creation and identification of continuing guarantees.
 Rights of surety:
 Position of surety in the eye of law
 Various Judicial interpretations to protect the surety
 Co-surety and manner of sharing liabilities and rights.
 Extent of surety‟s liability.
 Discharge of surety‟s liability.

UNIT-II:
1. Bailment
 Identification of bailment contracts in day today life.
 Manner of creation of such contracts
 Definition of bailment
 Kinds of bailors and bailees
 Duties of Bailor and Bailee towards each other
 Rights of bailor and bailee
 Finder of goods as a bailee.
 Liability towards the true owner.
 Obligation to keep the goods safe

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  Right to dispose off the goods.

2. Pledge
 Pledge: comparison with bailment
 Definition of pledge under the Indian contract Act
 Rights of the pawner and pawnee.
 Pawnee‟s right of sale as compared to that of an ordinary
bailee
 Pledge by certain specified persons mentioned
in the Indian Contract Act.

UNIT-III:
Agency
 Identification of different kind of agency transactions in day to day
life in the commercial world
 Kinds of agents and agencies.
 Distinction between agent and servant.
 Essentials of a agency transaction
 Various methods of creation of agency
 Delegation
 Duties and rights of agent
 Scope and extent of agents‟ authority.
 Liability of the principal for acts of the agent including misconduct
and tort of the agent.
 Liability of the agent towards the principal.
 Personal liability towards the parties
 Methods of termination of agency contract
 Liability of the principal and agent before
and after such termination.

UNIT-IV:
Partnership
 Nature of partnership: definition
 Distinct advantages and disadvantages vis-a-vis
partnership and private limited company
 Mutual relationship between partners
 Authority of partners
 Admission of partners.
 Outgoing of partners.
 Registration of Partnership
 Dissolution of Partnership

UNIT-V:
1. Sale of Goods
 Concept of sale as a contract
 Essentials of contract of sale
 Effect and meaning of conditions and warranties in a sale
 Implied terms in contract of sale
 The rule of caveat emptor and the exceptions
thereto under the Sale of Goods Act.
 Unpaid seller and his rights
2. Negotiable Instruments
 The concept

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  Various kinds
 Essential requirements to make an instrument negotiable.
 Competent parties for making and negotiation
 Acceptance of the instrument.
 Dishonor by non acceptance and non-payment and remedies
available to the holder
 Holder and holder in due course: meaning, essential conditions
rights and privileges of holder in due course and endorsee from
the holder in due course.
 Presentment of the instrument.
 Cheques: rules regarding payment of cheque
 Dishonor of cheque and its effect.
 Discharge from liability

Note :- In addition to the above questions may be asked on aspects related with this
paper.

Recommended Study Material:

Essential Readings:

1. Pollock and Mulla – Indian Contract Act

2. T.R. Desai – Contract, Sale of Goods and Partnership
3. Avtar Singh – Mercantile Law
4. Avtar Singh – Law of Contract –II
5. Kailash Rai – Law of Contract – II
6. Contract-II (Hindi) - R.K. Bangia
7. Shri Ram Singh – Law of Contract – II
8. Avtar Singh – Negotiable Instruments
9. R.K.Bangia – Negotiable Instruments
nd
10. Contract-II (2 Edn.) Hindi Edition - Rega Surya Rao (Dr.)
11. lafonk&2 - vkj-,u- pkS/kjh
12.

13. INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT - SUKUMAR RAY

14. CONTRACT-II - DR. S.K. KAPOOR
15. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT - S.M. CHATURVEDI

Additional Readings:
1. Bhadidari Vidhi Evam Seemit Dayitva Adhiniyam (Law of
th
Partnership & Limited Liability Partnership in Hindi) 7 Edi.
2011 (P/B) - Singh, Avtar
th
2. Introduction to Law of Partnership, 10 Edi. 2011 (P/B) - Singh
Avtar
3. Indian Partnership Act (with LLP Act) - S.C Tripathi
4.
5.

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 SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR (M.P.)
LL.B.
SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER III: CONSTITUTION LAW-II
MM:100 Th:60 I.E.:40

SYLLABUS:

UNIT–I:
Federalism:
 Federalism- principles: comparative study
 Indian federation: identification of federal features
 Legislative relations
 Administrative relations
 Financial relations
 Governor's role
 Centre's powers over the states- emergency
 Jammu and Kashmir- special status
 Challenges to Indian federation

UNIT-II:
Parliamentary Government :
 West Minister model- choice of parliamentary government at
the centre and States.
 President of India.
 Election, qualifications, salary and impeachment
 Powers: Legislative, executive and discretionary powers.
 Council of Ministers
 Prime Minister- Cabinet system- collective responsibility-
individual responsibility.
 Coalition government: Anti-defection Law.
 Governor and State Government- constitutional relationship.

UNIT-III:
Parliament:
 Meaning and Composition of Parliament
 Legislative process.
 Practice of law- making
 Legislative privileges and Fundamental Rights

UNIT-IV:
Judiciary under the Constitution :
 Judicial process
 Court System
 The Supreme Court
 High Courts.
 Subordinate judiciary
 Judges: appointment, removal, transfer and conditions of service:
Judicial independence
 Judicial services: nature and people.

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UNIT-V:
1. Emergency :
 Emergency- meaning and scope
 Proclamation of emergency- conditions- effect of emergency
on centre- state relations.
 Emergency and suspension of Fundamental Rights.

2. Constitutional processes of adaptation and alteration

 Methods of constitutional amendment.
 Limitations upon constituent power
 Development of basic structure: Doctrine of judicial
activism and restraint.

Note : -In addition to the above questions may be asked on aspects related with this
paper.

Recommended Source Material:

Essential Readings

1. H. M. Seervai : Constitution of India

2. M.P.Jain : Constitution of India
3. V.N. Shukla : Constitution of India
4. Mahavir Singh : Bharat Ka Samvidhan
5. M. C. J. Kagzi : Constituion of India
6. D.J. Dee : Constituion of India
7. Kilash Rai : Constituion of India
8. Chaturvedi : Constituion of India
9. J.N. Pandey : Constitution of India
10. Constitutional Law-I - Myneni SR
11. Constitutional Law-II - Myneni SR
12. Indian Constitutional Law-New Challenges - Dr. G.P. Tripathi
13. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF INDIA - DR. N.V. PARANJAPE
14. Constitutional Law of India - Narender Kumar
15. Constitution of India 12th Edition, 2013 Revised by Mahandra Pal Singh
(P/B) - Shukla V.N.
16. Constitutional Justice & Judicial Process - Polo Koteswar Rao
17. Textbook on the Constitution of India - Bhansali, S.R.
18. The Indian Constitution and Social Resolution - V. Krishna Anauth
19.
20.
21. Introduction to the Constitution of India English Edition - D.D. Basu
22. Introduction to the Constitution of IndiaHindi Edition - D.D. Basu
23. Constitutional Law - Rega Surya Rao (Dr.)
24. Judicial Review - Narayana Justice PS
25.

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 SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR (M.P.)
LL.B.
SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER IV: FAMILY LAW-I (MUSLIM LAW)
MM:100 Th:60 I.E.:40

SYLLABUS:

UNIT-I:
1. CONCEPTION, ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSLIM LAW
 Muslim Conception of Law
 Who is a Muslim ?
 Origin of Muslim Law
 Traditions - Sunnah' and 'Ahadis'
 'Shariat" - Meaning of
 Religious injunctions
 Fiqh
 Difference between Shariat and Fiqh

2. SOURCES OF MUSLIM LAW

 Primary sources
 The Quran
 Quran as a source of law
 Legislative Functions of the Quran
 The Sunnat and Ahadis (Traditions)
 Kinds of Traditions
 The Ijma (consensus of opinion)
 Importance of Ijma
 Essential Ingredients of a valid Ijma
 Repeal of Ijma
 Kinds of Ijma
o Ijma of the Companions of the Prophet
o Ijma of Jurists
o Ijma of the People
 The Qiyas (Analogical deductions)
o Legal Authority of Qiyas as a Source of Islamic Law
o Qiyas in the Light of Holy Quran
o Qiyas in the Light of Hadith
o Conditions for the validity of Qiyas
 Secondary Sources
 Urf or Custom
 Judicial decisions
 Legislation
 Justice, equity and good conscience
 Istihsan - Its Meaning
 Sources of law according to Shias

3. SCHOOLS OF MUSLIM LAW

 The Sunni Sub-Schools
 Hanafi school
 Maliki school

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  Shafii school
 Hanbali school
 The Shia Sub-Schools
 Motazilas
 Points of difference between the Sunni and Shia Schools

UNIT-II:
1. MARRIAGE (NIKAH)
 Definition of marriage (Nikah)
 Objects of marriage
 Nature of Muslim Marriage
 Essentials or formal requirements of marriage
 Proposal and acceptance
 Competent parties
 No legal disability
 Duration of Iddat
 Valid Retirement
 Prohibitative incapacity
 Kinds of marriages according to validity
 Consequences of a void, irregular and valid marriage
 Distinction between void, irregular and valid marriages
 Enforcement of lawful conditions of marriage
 Presumption of marriage
 Remedies available to husband and wife
 Restitution of conjugal rights
 Payment of dower money
 Muta Marriage - Meaning and nature
 Polygamy in Islam
 Registration
 Difference between Shia and Sunni Law of marriage

2. DOWER (MAHR)
 Origin
 Definition
 Nature of Dower
 Importance of dower
 Legislature's right to make a legislation in respect of reasonable dower
 The object of Dower
 Increase or decrease of Dower
 Classification of dower
 Specified Dower (Mahr-i-Musamma)
 Prompt Dower
 Deferred Dower
 Customary (Proper) Dower (Mahri-i-Misl)
 Wife's rights and remedies on non-payment of Dower
 Difference between Sunni and Shia Laws relating to Dower
 Effect of Apostacy on Dower
 Suits for dower and Limitation
 Kharcha-i-pandan

3. DIVORCE (TALAQ)
 Introduction
 Difference between Talaq and Divorce

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  Classification of Divorce
 Talaq (Repudiation) - Meaning
 Different modes of Talaq
 Talaq-ul-Sunnat
 Talaq-ul-Biddat
 Triple Divorce : An overview
 Ila
 Talaq-ul-tafweez
 Khula (Redemption)
 Mubarat (Mutual Release)
 Lian (False charge of adultery)
 Judicial Divorce (Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939)
 Effect of apostasy on Marriage
 Legal consequence of Divorce
 Distinction between Sunni and Shia Law of Talaq

UNIT-III:
1. PARENTAGE, LEGITIMACY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 Parentage - Maternity and paternity
 Maternity, how established
 Paternity, how established
 Legitimacy
 Special rules regarding presumption of legitimacy
 Legitimacy when conclusively presumed
 Legitimacy presumed from presumptive marriage
 Legitimacy and legitimation
 Acknowledgment
 Necessity of acknowledgment of legitimacy
 Basic principles of the doctrine
 Conditions of a valid acknowledgment
 Rule of legitimation by acknowledgment
 Effects of acknowledgment.

2. GUARDIANSHIP (HIZANAT)
 Definition of guardian
 Meaning of Guardianship
 Appointment of Guardian
 Kinds of guardianship
 Guardianship in marriage (Jabar)
 Guardian of the person of the minor for custody (Hizanat)
 Guardianship of Minor's Property
 Legal Guardian
 Guardian appointed by the court
 De facto Guardian
 Removal of guardian
 Cessation of the authority of guardianship
 Comparison of Sunni and Shia Laws relating to Guardianship

3. MAINTENANCE (NAFAQA)
 Introduction
 Kharcha-i-pandan
 Definition of maintenance
 Liability of maintenance

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  Principle of maintenance
 Persons entitled to maintenance
 Duration of maintenance
 Scale of maintenance
 Arrears of maintenance
 Effect of Apostasy on maintenance
 Distribution of the liability
 Difference between Sunni and Shia Laws regarding maintenance

UNIT-IV:
1. Gift (Hiba)
 Definition of Gift
 Requisites of gift
 Parties to a gift
 Subject of a gift
 Formalities and modes of Gift
 Acceptance of gift
 Delivery of possession
 Different subjects delivery how effected, movable property
 Void Gifts
 Oral gifts, writing and Registration
 Doctrine of Mushaa
 Kinds of Mushaa
 Revocation of gift
 Kinds of gift
 Distinction between 'Hiba-bil-Iwaz' and 'Hiba-bil Shartul-Iwaz'
 Sadaqah
 Ariyul

2. WILL (WASIYAT)
 Nature, object and meaning of will
 Origin of the law of will
 No formality required
 Requisites of a valid will
 Testator and his competence
 Legatee and his competence
 Subject of will and its validity
 Testamentary power and its limits
o Limitation as regards the person
o Limitation as regards the property
 Doctrine of Consent
 Revocation of will
 Difference between Shia and Sunni Law

3. WAQF (TRUST)
 Introduction
 Definition
 Essential of Waqf
 Doctrine of Cypres
 Legal incidents of waqf
 Doctrine of Mushaa
 Waqf how created
 Kinds of Waqf

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  Private Waqf or family endowments (Waqf-alal-aulad)
 Salient features of the Waqf Act of 1913
 Alteration in beneficiaries
 Contingent Waqf
 Public and quasi-public Waqfs
 Revocation of Waqf
 Mutawalli
 Who can be appointed as Mutawalli ?
 Who can appoint a Mutawalli ?
 Powers and duties of Mutawalli
 Removal of Mutawali
 Management of Waqf property

UNIT-V:
1. DEATH-BED TRANSACTIONS (MARZ-UL-MAUT)
 What is death-illness-Literal meaning
 Test of death-illness
 Essentials of death-bed gift
 Death-bed acknowledgment of debt
 Death-bed waqf
 Dower contracted during death-illness
 Marriage contracted on death-bed
 Comparison of Shia and Sunni Law
 Repudiation of marriage by the sick

2. SUCCESSION AND ADMINISTRATION

 Introductory
 Application of the property of a deceased Mohammedan
 Representatives of a deceased Muslim
 Legal position of heirs as representatives
 Devolution of inheritance
 Distribution of estate
 Alienation
 Dealing with creditors and debtors of the deceased
 Executors and Administrators under the general Law
 Executor
 Administrator
 Difference between 'Executor' and 'Administrator'
 Power and duties of Executors and Administrators

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Note : In addition to the above questions may be asked on aspects related with this
paper.

Recommended Source Material:

Essential Books:

1. Paras Diwan : Muslim Law

2. Paras Diwan : Family Law
3. D.F.Mulla : Muslim Law
4. Aquil Ahmed : Muslim Law
5. Muslim Law - M.A. Qureshi
6. Mohammedan Law - Mohd. Nazmi
7.
8.
9. MOHAMMEDAN LAW - DR. IQBAL ALI KHAN
10. Family Law (in 2 volumes) (PB) 2013 Edi. - Gandhi, B.M.
11. Muslim Law, 5th Edition, R/P 2014 Revised by V.P. Bhatiya
(P/B) - Rashid, Khalid
12. Textbook on Muslim Law, 2nd Edn. - Rakesh Kumar Singh
13. Muslim Law in Modern India - Paras Diwan

Additional Books:
1. R.K.Sinha : Muslim Law
2. A.A.Fayzee : Muslim Law
3. T.Mahmood : Muslim Law
4. Khalid Rasheed : Muslim Law
5. P.C.Jain & P.K.Gupta : Mohammedan Law
6.

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 SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR (M.P.)
LL.B.
SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER V: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
MM:100 Th:60 I.E.:40

SYLLABUS:

UNIT-I:
1. Concept of Environment and Pollution

 Environment
o Meaning and contents
 Pollution
o Meaning
o Kinds of pollution
o Effects of pollution

2. Legal control: historical perspectives

 Indian tradition: dharma of environment

 British Raj- industrial development and exploitation of nature
o Nuisance: penal code and procedural codes
 Free India- continuance of British influence
o Old laws and new interpretations

UNIT-II:

1. Constitutional Perspectives

 Constitution making- development and property oriented

approach
 Directive Principles
o Status, role and interrelationship with Fundamental
Rights and Fundamental Duties.
 Fundamental Duty
o Contents
o Judicial approach
 Fundamental Rights
o Right to clean and healthy environment
o Right to education
o Right to information
o Environment V. Development
 Enforcing agencies and remedies
o Courts
o Tribunals
o Constitutional, Statutory and judicial remedies
 Emerging principles
o Polluter pays: public liability insurance
o Precautionary principle
o Public trust doctrine
o Sustainable development

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 2. Water and Air Pollution
 Meaning and standards
 Culprits and victims
 Offences and penalties
 Judicial approach

UNIT-III:
1. Noise Pollution
 Legal control
 Kinds of balancing: permissible and impermissible noise.

2. Environment Protection
 Protection agencies: power and functions
 Protection: means and sanctions
 Emerging protection through delegated legislation
o Hazardous waste
o Bio-medical waste
o Genetic engineering
o Disaster emergency preparedness
o Environment Impact Assessment.
o Coastal Zone Management
o Environmental Audit and Eco mark
 Judiciary: complex problems in administration of environmental
justice
UNIT-IV:

1. Forest and greenery

 Greenery conservation laws
o Forest Conservation Act, 1980
o Conservation agencies
o Prior approval and non-forest purpose
o FDST ACT, 2006
o Denudation of forest: judicial approach
 Wild life
o Sanctuaries and national parks.
o Licensing of zoos and parks
o State monopoly in the sale of wild life and wild life
articles
o Offences against wild life.
o Wildlife Amendment Act, 2002
o Wildlife Amendment Act, 2006
o Wildlife Amendment Act, 2013

2. Bio-diversity
 Legal control
 Control of eco-unfriendly experimentation on animals,
plants, seeds and micro organism.

UNIT-V:
1. International regime
 Stockholm conference
 Green house effect and Ozone depletion
 Rio conference

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  Bio-diversity
 U.N. declaration on Right to Development.
 Wetlands

2. National Green Tribunal

 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
o Objectives
o Constitution
o Power, Functions & Jurisdictions

Note : - In addition to the above questions may be asked on aspects related with
this paper.

Recommended Source Material :

Essential Reading:
1. Aarmin Rosencranz : Environmental Law and Policy in India ( 2000 ) Oxford.
2. R. B. Singh & Suresh Mishra : Environmental Law in India (1966), Concept
Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi.
3. Kailash Thakur : Environmental Protection Law and Policy in India ( 1997),
Deep & Deep Publications, New Delhi.
4. Richard L. Riversz : Environmental Law The Economy and Sustainable
Development (2000), Cambridge.
5. Christoper D. Stone : Should Trees Have Standing and Other Essays on Law,
Morals and the Environment (1996), Oceana
6. Leela Krishnan : Law and Environment (1990 ), Eastern, Lucknow.
7. Leela Krishnan : The Environmental law in India ( 1999 ) Butterworths –
India.

Additional Reading:
1. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Report of The
committee for Recommending Legislative Measures and Administrative
Machinery for Ensuring Environmental Protection ( 1980) Tiwari Committee
report.
2. Indian Journal for Public administration, Special number on Environment and
administration, July – Sept. 1988, Vol.XXXV, No. 3, PP.353-801
3. Centre for Science and Environment, The State of India‟sEnvironment 1999-
2000
4. World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future
(1987) Oxford
5. Lectures on Environmental Law (1th Edn.) - Sanjeev K. Chadha
6.
7.
8. ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS - DR. J.J.R. UPADHYAYA
9. ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS - DR. V.N. PARANJAPE
10. Environmental Law - Dr. P.S. Jaswal
11. Environmental Law - H.N. Tiwari
12. Environmental Law 4th Edition, 2012 (P/B) - Shastri Prof. S.C.
13. Environmental Law 2th Edition, 2013 (P/B) - Malik, Sumeet

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 SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY, CHHATARPUR (M.P.)
LL.B.
SECOND SEMESTER
PAPER VI: COMPANY LAW
MM:100 Th:60 I.E.:40

SYLLABUS:

For the following, refer to Companies Act, 2013.

UNIT-I:
1. Meaning and Introduction of Corporation
 Meaning of Company and essential characteristics
 Creation and Extinction
 Kinds of Company-
o Limited Companies, Guarantee Companies, Private Companies.
o Advantages of a Private Company.
o Conversion of Private Company into Public Company.
o Conversion of Public Company into Private Company.
o One Person Company
o Foreign Company
o Governmaent Companies.
o Holding Company and Subsidiary Company
o Associate Company
o Dormant Company
 Difference between Corporate and Non-Corporate Organizations
(Partnership and other associations of person).

UNIT-II:
Law relating to companies- Public and Private
 Formation of a company: Registration and Incorporation, Doctrine of
Lifting of Corporate veil.
 Memorandum of Association- meaning, various clauses, alteration therein-
Doctrine of Ultra virus.
 Article of Association- meaning, binding force- alteration, its relation with
Memorandum of Association- Doctrine of Constructive notice and
doctrine of indoor management- exceptions.
 Prospectus- issue- contents- liability for misstatements- statements in lieu
of prospectus.
 Promoters- position- duties and liabilities.

UNIT-III:
Share Capital and Debentures
 Share- General principles of Allotment, statutory restrictions- share
certificate its objects and effects- Transfer of Shares- Restrictions on
transfer, procedure for transfer- refusal of transfer, role of public finance
institutions- relationship between transferor and transferee- issue of shares
at premium and discount- depository receipts- dematerialized shares
(DEMAT).
 Shareholder- who can be and who can not be shareholder- modes of
becoming a shareholder- calls on shares- forfeiture and surrender of
shares- lien on shares.
 Share capital- kinds- alteration and reduction of share capital- further issue

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 of capital- conversion of loans and debentures into capital- duties of courts
to protect the interestes of creditors and share holders.
 Debentures- meaning Kinds- fixed and floating charge, shareholder and
debenture holder- remedies of debenture holders.

UNIT-IV:
1. Management and Control of Management
 Directors- positions- appointment- qualifications- vacation of office
removal, 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.
 Meetings- kinds- procedure- voting
 Dividends- payment- capitalization- profit
 Audit and Accounts
 Protection of Minority shareholder rights.
 Borrowing powers- powers- effect of unauthorized borrowing- charges
and mortgages- loans to other companies- investments- contracts by
companies.
 Protection of Oppression and Mismanagement
 Investigation- powers

2. Special Regulation and Winding up.

 Corporate Social Responsibility (Section- 135)
 Serious Fraud Investigation Office
 NCLT/ Special Court
 Regulation and Amalgamation
 Winding up: Procedure- Powers, liability of past members- Payments of
liabilities- preferential payment, unclaimed dividends- winding up of
unregistered company.

UNIT-V:
1. Companies Incorporated outside India

2. Corporate Liability
(a) Legal Liability of companies- civil and criminal
(b) Remedies against them civil, criminal and tortious- Specific
Relief Act, writs, liability under special statutes.
Note :In addition to the above questions may be asked on New aspects related with this
paper.

Recommended Source Material :

Essential Readings:
1. Companies Act, 2013
2. Avtar Singh : Mercantile Law
3. Avtar Singh : Company Law
4. N.V.Paranjpe : Company Law
5. Kailash Rai : Company Law
6. Companies Act, 1956
7. Companies Act, 2013
th
8. Introduction to Company Law 11 Edition, 2014 (P/B) - Singh,
Avtar
9. Company Law - Krati Rajoria
th
10. New Company Law (The Companies Act, 2013) (18 of 2013) (1
Edn.) - S.C. Tripathi
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 11. THE NEW COMPANY LAW - DR. N.V. PARANJAPE

Additional Readings:
1. R.R.Maurya : Company Law
2. Palmer‟s : Company Law
3. Business Law (Principles of Mercantile Law) 10th Edition, 2014
(P/B) -Singh, Avtar

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