BUSINESS LAWS

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

Course Outcomes (COS):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

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

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
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: 
 
• 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%20Commer...
 
JOURNALS
• Prabandhan
• The Indian Journal of Commerce
• IUP Journal of Coprporate Governance
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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