GENERAL LAWS

Consumer Protection Act 1986                                                                    

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

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.

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

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.

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