GENERAL LAWS

Paper Code: 
GCL 132
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 

Consumer Protection Act 1986                                                                    

  • Objectives, important terms, rights of consumer.
  • Consumer protection councils,
  • Dispute Redressal agencies: District forum, State commission, Central commission

 

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                                                                          

  • Definition of a Negotiable Instrument; Instruments Negotiable by Law and by Custom
  • Types of Negotiable Instruments;
  • Parties to a Negotiable Instrument- Duties, Rights, Liabilities and Discharge; Material Alteration.
  • Crossing of Cheques; Payment and Collection of Cheques and Demand Drafts
  • Presumption of Law as to Negotiable Instruments

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Aggarawal, Rohini, Student’s guide to Mercantile & Commercial Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Kapoor, N. D., Elements of Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi
  • Tulsian, P. C., Business Law, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi

 

References: 
  • Datey, V.S., Business and Corporate Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  • Singh, Nirmal, Business Laws, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  • Gulshan, S. S., Business Law, Excel Books, New Delhi

 

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