General Laws

Paper Code: 
25GCL132
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to acquire knowledge about different laws relating to business in India.

Course Outcomes: 

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General Laws (Theory)

CO7: Apprehend the rights of consumers, different dispute redressal agencies ,consumer council and complain filing procedure under consumer protection act.

CO8: Explore the machinery set up for providing information under Right to Information Act.

CO9: Discover the relevance of residential status and different heads of income. Analyze and appraise the tax structure of an assesse.

CO10: Comprehend Intellectual Property; analyze and evaluate Patent, Patent Law, Copyright, and Trademark; examine patent filing and trademark registration                          procedures comprehensively.

CO11: Explore the Negotiable Instrument Act; examine nuances of various Negotiable Instruments, including Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and cheques.

CO12: Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Class      room Lecture (Theory/ Using    Power Point Presentation)

,Discussions using Leading Case laws.

 

Learning activities for the students: Reading Assignment , Role         Play activities, Group Discussions, Class presentation

Class participation, Assignments and presentations, Annual End Exams.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Consumer Protection Act

●            Objectives, important terms, rights of consumer.

●            Consumer protection councils,

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

●            Complain Filing Procedure, Complaint redressal procedure

12.00
Unit II: 
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.

12.00
Unit III: 
Income Tax Act 1961

·       Basic terminology

·       Relevance of residential status

·       Different heads of income

·       Deduction from gross total income

·       Tax structure of an individual assesse

12.00
Unit IV: 
Intellectual Property Act

●            Intellectual Property rights- concept and types

●            Patents - Concept, Types of patents, The patent process, Patentable Subject Matter and

●            Non- Patentable Subject Matter, The Patents Act, 1970   - overview, Duration of Patents- Law and Policy Consideration, Procedure for Filing of Patent Application and types of Applications.

●            Trademarks- Concept, kinds, Procedure for Registration of Trademarks,

●            Copyrights- concepts, Indian Copyright Law- overview.

12.00
Unit V: 
Negotiable Instrument Act

●            Negotiable Instrument- Definition & features

●            Types of Negotiable Instruments- Instruments Negotiable by Law and by Custom

●            Presumption of Law as to Negotiable Instruments

●            Promissory note –meaning, features, parties

●            Bill of exchange - meaning, features, parties

●            Cheque - meaning, features, parties. Crossing & dishonour of cheque.

●            Holder & holder in due course

●            Negotiation of negotiable instruments- meaning & modes.

Essential Readings: 

1.          Aggarawal, Rohini, Student’s guide to Mercantile & Commercial Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

2.          Kapoor, N. D., Elements of Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi

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

References: 

1.          Datey, V.S., Business and Corporate Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

2.          Singh, Nirmal, Business Laws, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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