PAPER ‐ III ‐ LAW ‐ (DEGREE STANDARD) MAIN EXAMINATION TOPICS FOR DESCRIPTIVE TYPE
UNIT I ‐ JURISPRUDENCE 1. Sources of Law ‐ Legislation ‐ Precedent and Custom 2. School of Jurisprudence ‐ Analytical, Historical, Philosophical and Sociological. 3. Concepts ‐ Rights and duties ‐ Person ‐Possession and ownership.
UNIT II ‐ CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1. Nature of Indian Constitution and its salient features. 2. Preamble. 3. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties. 4. Constitutional position of the President and Government and their powers. 5. Supreme Court and High Courts ‐their powers and Jurisdiction ‐ Judicial Activism. 6. Legislative and Administrative Relations between the Union and States. 7. Constitutional safeguards to Civil Servants 8. Emergency Provisions. 9. Amendment of the Constitution, Religious freedom, Special provisions to minorities.
UNIT III ‐CONTRACTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 1. Basic Elements of Contract : Offer ‐ Acceptance Consent ‐ Consideration and Capacity of parties. 2. Void ‐ Voidable ‐ Illegal and unenforceable Contracts. 3. Indemnity ‐ Guarantee and Bailment. 4. Consumer ‐Protection ‐Remedies‐Duties of Central Government ‐State Governments ‐ State Commission, National Commission, Consumers Forums.
UNIT IV‐ LAW OF CRIMES 1. Concepts of Crimes ‐ Actus Reus and Mens Rea in statutory offences. 2. Stages of Crimes ‐ Abetment and Conspiracy. 3. General Defences. 4. Offences against Person ‐ Murder and Culpable Homicide‐ Wrongful restraint and Wrongful confinement‐ kidnapping‐ Abduction and Rape. 5. Offences against property‐ Theft, extortion, Robbery, Dacoity, criminal Misappropriation, breach of trust and cheating, falsification of records, forgery. 6. Offences relating to Marriage.
UNIT V ‐ TORTS 1. Nature and Definition of Tort. 2. Liability based on fault 3. Strict liability. 4. Negligence 5. Nuisance 6. Defamation. 11/ 12
UNIT VI‐ FAMILY LAW; PERSONAL LAW RELATING TO HINDUS, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS 1. Sources 2. Marriage and Divorce 3. Adoption and Maintenance 4. Minority and Guardianship 5. Succession.
UNIT VII‐ PROPERTY LAW ‐ GENERAL PRINCIPLES 1. Fixtures. 2. Property ‐ Transferable ‐ Non Transferable. 3. Competency of the transfer. 4. Rule against perpetuity. 5. Condition Precedent and condition subsequent. 6. Doctrines ‐ Election ‐Ostensible owner ‐Feeding the Grant by estoppel. 7. LisPendens. 8. Fraudulent Transfer. 9. Part performance. 10. Intellectual Property Rights
UNIT VIII–HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTSAND RELATED LAWS 1. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 and Rules 2. Heritage Act,1947 3. Temple Entry Act 4. Tender Transparency Act 5. Right to Information Act 6. Juvenile Justice Act 7. Environmental Law 8. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological sites and Remains Act, 1958. 9. The Madras Ancient and Historical Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1966. 10. The Tamil Nadu Ancient and Historical Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1971. 11. The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. 12. Antiquities and Art Treasures Rules, 1973. 13. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains ( Amendments and Validation) Act, 2010. 14. The Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Act, 2012.
UNIT IX ‐REVENUE AND REGISTRATION ACT 1. Registration Act, 1908. 2. Revenue Recovery Act, 1864. 3. Land Reforms Act, 2015. 4. Inam abolition Act, 1977. 5. Tenancy Act, 1948. 6. Easement Act, 1882. 7. Public Premises Act, 1971. 12/ 12 8. Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960. 9. Tamil Nadu Court of Wards Act, 1902.
UNIT X – PROCEDURAL LAWS INCLUDING LABOUR LAW, ARBITRATION AND INSURANCE 1. Definitions – Jurisdiction of Civil Court – Plaint – Written statement – Pleadings & Trial – Execution ‐ Limitation Act – Preparation of documents relating to contract, sale deed, lease deed and interlocutory application etc. 2. Brief History about the Criminal procedure code – definition – main functionaries of the criminal procedure code – powers of superior police officers and aid to the magistrates and police – Pre‐Trial Proceedings – Trial Procedure – Appeal Procedure. 3. Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Scope, object and applicability of Indian evidence act and exclusion – Relevance of facts and admissibility of facts – Facts which need not be proved – Judicial notice – Burden of Proof – Types of evidence – presumptions. 4. Labour Laws – Payment of wages Act, 1936 – Minimum wages Act, 1948 – Gratuity and contract labour 5. Arbitration,Conciliation, Mediation, Insolvency and Insurance.