SCHEME OF STUDY

For

B.A.LL.B. (HONS.) FYIC

First and Second Semester

With

SYLLABI
(ECONOMICS STREAM)
for

ACADEMIC SESSION
2013-2014

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF

LAW, PUNJAB

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

SCHEME OF STUDY
For

B.A.LL.B. (HONS.) FYIC

Detail of Papers
of

FIRST SEMESTER
(ECONOMICS STREAM)

PAPER-I

ENGLISH-1

PAPER-II

MAJOR-1

MICRO ECONOMICS

PAPER-III

MINOR-1

POLITICAL THEORY

PAPER-IV

MINOR-2

PAPER-V

LEGAL METHODS AND RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIOLOGY

METHODOLOGY
PAPER-VI

LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - I
ENGLISH - 1
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80
MODULE I
LITERATURE AND LAW
RELATION BETWEEN LITERATURE AND LAW
ANIMAL FARM George Orwell
LORD OF THE FLIES William Golding
POETRY OF THE LAW - David Kader (ed.)
Verbatim from Boileau Alexander Pope
Law Like Love W.H. Auden
Criminal Stephen Dunn
Outlaw Stephen Dunn
Negligence William Mathews

MODULE II
WRITING SKILLS AND APPLICATION
PRECIS WRITING
PARAGRAPH WRITING
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTES AND IDIOMS
ANTONYMS AND SYNONYMS

MODULE III
GRAMMAR AND USAGE
ARTICLES
PREPOSITIONS
CONJUNCTIONS
TENSES

MODULE IV
LINGUISTICS
CHARACTERISTICS OF LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE VARIATION
SOUNDS AND PHONEMIC PRINCIPLE
SYLLABLE AND WORD CLASSES / FORMATION

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Collins, Cobuild English Grammar, Harper Collins Publishers, London

Collins, English Thesaurus, Harper Collins Publishers, Glasgow
Digest, Readers, How to Use the Exact Word, Cape Town
Digest, Readers, Write Better Speak Better, Cape Town
Dowining, Angela, English Grammar, Routledge, London
2

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)

Eastwood, John, Oxford Practice Grammar, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
Greenbaum, Sidney, Oxford English Grammar, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
Kirkpatrick, E.M., Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms, Hertfordshire Publishers, Delhi
Best D. Wilfred, The Students Companion, New Edition, Harper Collins
Martins, Wren, English Grammar and Composition, S. Chand & Co. Ltd., Second
Edition, Delhi
Syal, Pushpinder, An Introduction to Linguistics: Language Grammar and Semantics,
PHI Learning Private Limited
Yule, George, The Study of Language, Cambridge University Press

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - II
ECONOMICS - MAJOR - I
MICRO ECONOMICS
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80
MODULE - I
INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS AND DEFINITIONS
THEORY OF DEMAND - Law of Demand, Contraction and Extension, Increase and Decrease
in Demand
CARDINAL UTILITY ANALYSIS Concepts, Features of Utility, Relation between Total Utility
(TU) and Marginal Utility (MU), Laws of Utility
ORDINAL UTILITY ANALYSIS - Indifference Curve Analysis, Consumer Equilibrium
MODULE - II
THEORY OF PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION ANALYSIS - Law of Variable Proportions; Economies and Diseconomies of
Scale
COST ANALYSIS - Fixed and Variable Costs; Opportunity Cost; Shape of Cost Curves
INTRODUCTION TO MARKET - Meaning; Market Forms
REVENUE ANALYSIS - Concepts of Revenue; Shape of Revenue Curves under Different
Market Forms
MODULE - III
THEORY OF PRODUCT PRICING
PRICE DETERMINATION UNDER PERFECT COMPETITION Importance of Time Element
in Price Determination
MONOPOLY - Price Discrimination, Equilibrium
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION - Product Differentiation, Equilibrium
OLIGOPOLY: Meaning, Types, Why Price and Output are Indeterminate Under Oligopoly, Why
Oligopoly Exists, Price Rigidity.
MODULE - IV
THEORY OF FACTOR PRICING
THEORY OF DISTRIBUTION Meaning, Need for a Separate Theory; Marginal Productivity
Theory of Distribution
WAGES Equilibrium Wage determination under Perfect Competition.
RENT Concept, Ricardian Theory, Quasi Rent
RATE OF INTEREST - Liquidity Preference Theory, Loanable Fund Theory
PROFIT - Concept and Types; Theories
SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

Ahuja, H.L., Advanced Economic Theory: Micro Economic Analysis, S. Chand and Co.
Ltd., New Delhi.
Begg, David and et. al., Economics, McGraw Hill Book Co. Ltd., London, Second
Edition.
Chopra, P.N., Micro Economics, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
Dewett, K.K., Modern Economic Theory, Sham Lal Charitable Trust, New Delhi.
Dhingra,I.C., Micro Economics: Theory and Application-I, Sultan Chand Educational
Publishers, New Delhi.
Koutsoyiannis, A., Modern Microeconomics, MacMillan Press Ltd, London.
Lipsey, R.G. and K. Alec, Chrystal, Principles of Economics, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi.

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER III
POLITICAL SCIENCE - MINOR-1
POLITICAL THEORY
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
MEANING, DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
APPROACHES TO STUDY POLITICAL SCIENCE- Ancient Greek View; Traditional View;
Modern View
NATURE AND SCOPE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE - As a Science and as an Art
INTERFACE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE WITH OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES - History,
Sociology, Economics Laws

MODULE II
STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY
CONCEPT, FEATURES AND EVOLUTION OF STATE - Social Contract Theory, Marxist
Theory, Evolutionary Theory
VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF STATE - Essential, Non-Essential
CONCEPT AND FEATURES OF SOVEREIGNTY
KINDS OF SOVEREIGNTY - Nominal, Real, Dejure, Defacto, Legal Political, Popular

MODULE III
MODERN POLITICAL ANALYSIS
CONCEPT, NATURE AND KINDS OF POWER
CONCEPT , KINDS AND ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITY
CONCEPT OF LEGITIMACY- Webers Analysis
MEANING AND RELEVANCE, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEGITIMACY POWER AND
IDEOLOGY

MODULE IV
RIGHTS - DUTIES, LIBERTY AND EQUALITY
MEANING, NATURE AND KINDS OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES - Social, Political, Moral, Legal,
Economic, Relationship between Rights and Duties
MEANING AND ATTRIBUTES OF LIBERTY
EQUALITY, MEANING AND KINDS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIBERTY AND EQUALITY
SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)

Asirvatham, Eddy, Political Theory, S. Chand and Company, New Delhi

5

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(2)

Badyal, J.S., Political Theory, Raj Publishers, Jalhandhar

(3)

A.C., Kapoor, Principles of Political Science, S. Chand

(4)

Gokhale, G.K., Political Science, Himalayas, Bombay

(5)

Heywood, Andrew, Politics, Palgrave Foundation, New York

(6)

Johari, J.C., Principles of Modern Political Science, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - IV
SOCIOLOGY - MINOR-1
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
SOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION AND DEVELOPMENT
SCOPE OF SOCIOLOGY
NATURE OF SOCIOLOGY
RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIOLOGY WITH OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES - Law, Economics,
Political Science, Psychology, Anthropology and History

MODULE II
INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
VALUES, NORMS, SANCTION, MORES
SOCIALIZATION - Definition, Theories and Agencies
SOCIAL CONTROL - Definition, Importance and Agencies

MODULE III
SOCIAL GROUPS
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GROUPS
IN GROUPS AND OUT GROUPS
PATTERNED AND NON-PATTERNED GROUPS
VOLUNTARY AND IN-VOLUNTARY GROUPS

MODULE IV
SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
ROLE AND STATUS - Definition, Meaning, Features, Interrelationship, Terminology
SOCIAL CHANGE - Definition, Factors and Patterns
SOCIETY, COMMUNITY, ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION
SOCIAL PROCESSES Accommodation, Assimilation, Adaptation, Cooperation, Competition
and Conflict.

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Quintessence to Sociology, Unique Publications.

Ahuja, Ram, Social Problem in India, Rawat Publications, New Delhi
Baxi, Upendera, Towards the Sociology of Law, Satwahain Publications, New Delhi
Majumdar, D.N., Races and Culture in India,
7

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

Oommen, T.K. and C.N. Venugopal, Sociology of Law,

Yogendra Singh, Social Change in India
Merton, Robert, Social Theory and Social Structure,
Francis Abraham, Social Thought, Oxford Press, London.
Francis Abraham, Social Theory, Oxford Press, London.
Bhushan, Vidya, Text Book of Sociology for Law Students, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad
Haralambos, M., Sociology - Themes and Perspectives, Oxford University Press, New
Delhi
Singh, S.P., Research Methods in Social Sciences, Kanishka Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi
Myneni, S.R., Sociology, Alahabad Law Agency, Faridabad.

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - V
LEGAL METHODS AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND ITS STUDY
WHAT IS LAW? NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAW
TYPES OF LAW - International Law, Municipal Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law,
Substantive and Procedural Law, Taxation Laws, Corporate Law, Human Rights Law
Regulatory Law etc.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY OF LAW - Regulation of Conduct, Provision of Remedies,
Implementation of Policies and Social Engineering.
APPROACHES TO STUDY LAW - Literal, Analytical and Critical.

MODULE II
AVAILABLE SOURCE TO STUDY LAW
LIBRARY SOURCES - Text Books; Statutes; Rules and Regulations; Case Law in Reports;
Digests; Manuals; Reports of Commissions and Committees; and Parliamentary Debates.
E-LIBRARY - Data Storage Devices Containing Statutes Books and Case Law in e-form, Self
Compiled Library Data in e-form.
ON-LINE LIBRARY - Lexis Nexis, West Law, LII-India, SCC Online, Manupatra, Websites of
SC / HCs / Commissions, Government, Ministries and Search Engines
LIVE SOURCES - Seminars, Symposium, Conferences and Workshops etc.

MODULE III
MATERIAL TO STUDY LAW
STATUTES - Constitution, Statutory Legislations, Types of Statutes - Codifying Statutes,
Consolidating Statutes and Amending Statutes etc.
PARTS OF STATUTES - Titles Long and Short, Preamble, Definitions, Provisions,
Head/Marginal Notes.
ANCILLARY MATERIAL TO STATUES - Objects and Reasons, Reports of Committees,
Commissions Legislative, Debates and Discussions.
JUDGMENTS - Content of Judgment, Ratio Decidendi, Obiter Dictium, Stare Decisis, Binding
Nature of the Supreme Court Judgments, Majority Judgments, Minority Judgments, Value of
Dissenting Opinions in the Judgments of Supreme Court and the High Court Benches.

MODULE IV
LEGAL RESEARCH
OBJECTIVES AND TYPES OF LEGAL RESEARCH
DESIGN OF RESEARCH
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
ARTICLES, PROJECT REPORTS, PAPERS, DISSERTATION AND THESIS

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)

Purohit, S.K., Ancient Indian Legal Philosophy, Deep and Deep Publication
Smith ATH, Glanville, Williams, Learning the Law, Sweet and Maxwell
H. Farrar, Johna and Anthony M. Dagdale, Introduction to Legal Method, Sweet and
Maxwell
Mahajan, V.D., Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Eastern Book Company
Gandhi, M. and L. Solomon Raja, Introduction to Legal method and Legal Research,
Friedman, Wolfgang, Law in a Changing Society, London
Tewari, H.N., Legal Research Methodology, Allahabad law Agency
Myneni, S.R., Legal Research Methodology, Allahabad Law Agency
Sharma, B.A.V., D.R. Prasad and P. Satyanarayana, (Editors), Research Methods in
Social Sciences, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi
Tripathi, S.C., Legal Language, Legal Writing and General English, Jain Book Depot
Legal Research and Methodology, Published by Indian Law Institute

10

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - VI
LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
NATURE, PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL DEFENCES
DEFINITION, NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAW OF TORTS - Origin and Development,
Definition, Constituents of Torts, Wrongful act, Legal Damage, Legal Remedies, Distinction
Between, Tort and Crime, Tort and Breach of Contract
OBJECTS AND SCOPE OF LAW OF TORTS - Objects of Law of Torts, Increasing Scope of Law
of Torts - Recognition of New Duties Towards the Persons Generally due to Industrialisation,
Urbanisation, Professionalism, Industrial Hazards, Scientific and Technical Advancements etc.
PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY IN TORT - Fault and No Fault Liability, Mental Elements in Tortuous
Liability.
GENERAL DEFENCES - Consent, Act of God, Inevitable Accident, Mistake, Necessity, Right to
Private Defence, Statutory Authority, Plaintiffs Fault

MODULE II
SPECIFIC TORTS
VICARIOUS LIABILITY - Meaning and Instances, Vicarious Liability of Master Bases and Legal
Requirements, Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity. Joint and Several Liability.
TORTS AGAINST PERSON - Assault, Battery, False Imprisonment, Nervous Shock Cases,
Malicious Prosecution.
DEFAMATION: Meaning and Concept, Essential Elements of Defamation Defamation
Statement, Innuendo, Referring to Plaintiff and Publication, Cyber Defamation, Defences to
Defamation Truth, Privilege and Fair Comment.
DECEIT: Rule in Derry v. Peek.

MODULE III
SPECIFIC TORTS
TORTS AGAINST PROPERTY - Trespass to Land, Trespass to Goods, Conversion, Passing
Off, Conspiracy.
NUISANCE - Interference with Use and Enjoyment of Property, Remedy for Nuisance, Public
Nuisance
NEGLIGENCE Essential Elements - Duty to Takes Care, Breach of Duty and Damages,
Professional Negligence, Economic Loss through Negligent Misstatement, and Intervening
Cause, Contributory Negligence, Definition, Last Opportunity Rule, Defences.
STRICT LIABILITY - Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher, Statutory Strict Liability - Liability under the
Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (Sections 140-144), Liability under the Public Liability Insurance Act,
1991 (Section 3) and the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, Absolute Liability Rule in MC
Mehta and Another v. Union of India AIR 1987 SC 1086.

MODULE IV
CONSUMER PROTECTION
CONSUMER PROTECTION - Objective Nature and Scope of Consumer Protection Act, 1986,
DEFINITIONS UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986
11

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

CONSUMER PROTECTION REDRESSAL FORUMS

JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF DIFFERENT FORUMS

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

Bakshi, P.M., Law of Defamation, Some Aspects, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
Bangia, R.K., Law of Torts, Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad
Baxi, Upendra and Amita Dhada, Valiant Victims and Lethal Litigation, The Bhopal
Case, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
Brazier, Margaret and John Murphy, Street on Tort, Tenth Edition, Butterworths,
London
Fleming, John G., The Law of Torts, The Law Book Company Limited, Sydney
Heuston, R.F.V., Salmond on the Law of Torts, Sweet and Maxwell, London
Iyers, Ramaswami, Law of Torts, Edited by S.R. Desai, Deep and Deep Publications,
New Delhi
Kidner, Richard, Casebook on Torts, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Singh, Gurjeet, The Law of Consumer Protection in India: Justice Within Reach, Deep
and Deep Publications, New Delhi
Pillai, P.S.A., Law of Torts, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow
Pollock, Sir Frederick, The Law of Torts, Steven and Sons, London
Winfield and Jalowicz on Tort, Sweet and Maxwell, 18th Edition
Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, The Law of Torts (Revised by Justice G.P. Singh), Wadhwa

12

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

SCHEME OF STUDY
For

B.A.LL.B. (HONS.) FYIC

Detail of Papers
of

SECOND SEMESTER
(ECONOMICS STREAM)

PAPER-I

ENGLISH-II

PAPER-II

ECONOMICS - II (MAJOR)

MICRO ECONOMICS

POLITICAL SCIENCE - II

POLITICAL THOUGHT

PAPER-III

(MINOR)
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

PAPER-IV

MINOR-2

AND SOCIAL
INSTITUTIONS

PAPER-V

MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS

PAPER-VI

LAW OF CONTRACT - I

13

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER I
ENGLISH II
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
LITERATURE
The Crucible Arthur Miller
Antigone - Sophocles
Poetry of Law - (ed.) David Kader
Hamatreya Raloph Waldo Emerson
Thought Walt Whitman
The Reeds of Runnymede Rundyard Kipling
The People v. The People Kenneth Fearing
The Law Has Reasons David Ignatow

MODULE II
WRITING SKILLS AND APPLICATION
LETTER WRITING
PARAPHRASING
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTES
IDIOMS
ANTONYMS
SYNONYMS

MODULE III
GRAMMAR AND USAGE
VOICE
PUNCTUATION
NARRATION

MODULE IV
LINGUISTICS
PARTS OF SPEECH
LINGUISTIC FORM
BASIC LINGUISTIC CONCEPTS
WORD, PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE
JARGON AND REGISTER OF LAW

(1)
(2)
(3)

SUGGESTED READINGS
Miller Arthur, The Crucible, Penguin Classics
Sophocles, Antigone (Translated by Reginald Gibbons), Oxford University Press,
London
Bibu, Douglas, Longman Students Grammar of Spoken and Written English, Lognman
14

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)

Bllomfield, Leonard, Language, University of Chicago Press

Collins, Cobuild English Grammar, Harper Collins Publishers, London
Collins, English Thesaurus, Harper Collins Publishers, Glasgow
Digest, Readers, How to Use the Exact Word?, Cape Town
Digest, Readers, Write Better Speak Better, Cape Town
Eastwood, John, Oxford Practice Grammar, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
Greenbaum, Sidney, Oxford English Grammar, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
Kirkpatrick, E.M., Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms, Hertfordshire Publishers, Delhi
Leech, Geoffrey, Principles of Pragmatics, Oxford University Press
Lewis, Norman, Better English, Goyal Publishers, Delhi
Lewis, Norman, How to Read Better and Faster, Ravinder Goyal, Binny Publishing
House, New Delhi.
Syal, Pushpinder, An Introduction to Linguistics: Language Grammar and Semantics,
PHI Learning Private Limited
Yule, George, The Study of Language, Cambridge University Press
Lewis, Norman, Word Power Made Easy, Goyal Publishers, Delhi

15

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER II
ECONOMICS - II (MAJOR)
MACROECONOMICS
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
INTRODUTORY
MACROECONOMICS: Introduction to Macroeconomics; Difference between Micro and Macro
Economics; Importance of Macroeconomics; Limitations of Macroeconomics
NATIONAL INCOME ANALYSIS: Concept and Definitions of National income; Aggregates of
National Income; Problems in Measurement of National Income; Importance of National Income
Analysis
CLASSICAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT: Relevance of Classical Theory; Says law of
Markets
KEYNESIAN THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT: Principle of Effective Demand, Superiority of
Keynesian Theory over Classical Theory

MODULE II
MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
CONSUMPTION FUNCTION: Meaning of Consumption Function, Propensity to Consume,
Keynes Psychological Law of Consumption
INVESTMENT FUNCTION: Concept; Types of Investment; Factors stimulating Investment
MULTIPLIER: Investment Multiplier; Working and Leakages of Investment Multiplier;
Importance of Multiplier
MARGINAL EFFICIENCY OF CAPITAL

MODULE III
MONETARY ECONOMICS
MONEY Nature; Evolution; Barter System; Forms of Money; Money and Near Money
FUNCTIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF MONEY: Meaning of Money, Definitions, Functions of
Money, Changing Role of Money, Role of Money in Capitalist Economies, Socialist countries,
Mixed economy
SUPPLY OF MONEY: Constituents of Money Supply, Approaches to define Money, Velocity of
Money
THEORY OF MONEY SUPPLY: Money Supply Model; Determinants of Money Supply, Money
Supply in India

MODULE IV
BANKING AND REGULATORY POLICIES
BANKING SECTOR IN INDIA: Commercial Banks - Definitions and Role, Functions of
Commercial Banks, Credit Creation Process and Limitations
16

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

CENTRAL BANK: Meaning, Definitions and Role, Functions of Central Bank, Credit Control
Quantitative and Qualitative
MONETARY POLICY: Meaning and Objectives, Expansionary and Restrictive Monetary Policy,
Instruments of Monetary Policy

FISCAL POLICY: Meaning and Objectives of Fiscal Policy, Instruments of Fiscal Policy, Need
for Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries

SU G G E ST ED R E AD I N G S

(1) K.C. Rana and K. N Verma, Macro Economic Analysis, Vishal Publishing Company,
Jalandhar
(2) R.R. Paul, Money, Banking and International Trade, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana
(3) R.K. Lekhi, Public Finance, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana
(4) D.N. Dwivedi, Macroeconomics Theory and Practice, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing
Company, New Delhi
(5) M.L. Jhingan, Macro Economic Theory, Vrinda Publications, New Delhi
(6) M.C. Vaish, Money, Banking and International Trade, New Age Pvt. Ltd. Publishers,
New Delhi
(7) K.P.M. Sundharam, Money, Banking and International Trade, S.Chand & Sons, New
Delhi
(8) H.L. Bhatia, Public Finance, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi

17

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - III
POLITICAL SCIENCE - II (MINOR)
POLITICAL THOUGHT
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80
MODULE I
PLATO: Prima Facie Theories of Justice, Platos Theory of Justice
PLATO: Theory of Education, Relevance and Critique
PLATO: Theory of Communism of Wives and Property
ARISTOTLE: Views on Property, Classification of States

MODULE II
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS: Classification of Laws; Views on Monarchy
MACHIAVELLI: Views on State and State Craft
G. W. F. HEGEL: Views on Origin and Role of State
T. H. GREEN: Views on Origin and Role of State

MODULE III
KARL MARX: Views on Origin and Role of State
KARL MARX: Views on Communism
LENIN: Views on Role of Political Parties
COMPARISON BETWEEN COMMUNISM OF PLATO AND MARX

MODULE IV
KAUTILYA: Views on Origin and Role of State and Foreign Policy
MAHATAMA GANDHI: Views on State and Non-violence
CRITIQUE OF GANDHIAN THOUGHT
RELEVANCE IN MODERN TIMES

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Agarwal, R.C., Political Theory, S. Chand and Company, New Delhi

Arora, N.D and S.S Awasthy, Political Theory and Political Thought, Har Anand Publications,
New Delhi
Bakaya, Santosh, The Political Theory of Robert Nozick, Kalpaz Publications, Delhi
Bronner Eric Stephn, (ed.), Twentieth Century Political Theory: A Reader, Routledge, New York
Chander Prakash Andluna Anand, Political Theory and Thought, Surjeet Publications, Delhi
Gandhi Madan, G., Political Theory and Thought, Pragati Publications, New Delhi

18

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)

Handdock Bruce, History of Political Thought: 1789 to the Present, Atlantic Publishers and
Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Jain Nilanyana, The Problem of Justice in Political Theory and State Practice, Anamika
Publishers, New Delhi
Johari, J.C., Contemporary Political Theory, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
Jules, Town Shield, The Politics of Marxism: The Critical Debates, Leicester University Press,
London, New York
Kelly, Paul, Liberalism, Polity Press. Cambridge
Mohapatra, Nalin Kumar, Political Culture and Democratic Development in Central Asia, Book
Well, New Delhi
Mukhopadhyay, Amal Kumar, Political Sociology, K.P. Bagchi & Co. Calcutta
Nelson Brian R., Western Political Thought, Pearson Education, New Delhi
Roberts and Sutch, Introduction to Political Thought, Atlantic, New Delhi

19

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER IV
SOCIOLOGY-II (MINOR)
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND DIFFERENTITAION (DEFINITION, CONCEPT, THEORY)
CASTE (DEFINITION, FEATURES, CASTE HIERARCHY, THEORIES OF ORIGIN)
CLASS (MEANING, DETERMINANTS, FEATURES)
JAJMANI SYSTEM (CONCEPT, DEFINITION, FEATURES)

MODULE II
CHANGE AND STRATIFICATION
SANSKRITIZATION (CONCEPT, MEANING, FEATURES, FACTORS, IMPACTS)
MODERNIZATION (CONCEPT, MEANING, FEATURES, FACTORS, IMPACTS)
WESTERNIZATION (CONCEPT, MEANING, FEATURES, FACTORS, IMPACTS)
GLOBALIZATION (CONCEPT, MEANING, FEATURES, FACTORS, IMPACTS)

MODULE III
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FAMILY (MEANING, TYPES, FUNCTIONS)
KINSHIP (MEANING, FUNCTION, KINSHIP USAGES)
MARRIAGE (MEANING, TYPES, FUNCTIONS)
RELIGION (MEANING, TYPES, FUNCTIONS)

MODULE IV
TYPES OF INSTITUTION
ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS (MEANING, FUNCTIONS)
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS (MEANING, FUNCTIONS)
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS (MEANING, FUNCTIONS)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION (MEANING, FUNCTIONS)

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Quintessence to Sociology, Unique Publications.

Ahuja, Ram, Social Problem in India, Rawat Publications, New Delhi
Baxi, Upendera, Towards the Sociology of Law, Satwahain Publications, New Delhi
Majumdar, D.N., Races and Culture in India,
Oommen, T.K. and C.N. Venugopal, Sociology of Law,
Yogendra Singh, Social Change in India
20

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)

Merton, Robert, Social theory and Social Structure,

Francis Abraham, Social Thought, Oxford Press, London.
Francis Abraham, Social Theory, Oxford Press, London.
Bhushan, Vidya, Text Book of Sociology for Law Students, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad
Haralambos, M., Sociology - Themes and Perspectives, Oxford University Press, New
Delhi
Singh, S.P., Research Methods in Social Sciences, Kanishka Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi
Myneni, S.R., Sociology, Alahabad Law Agency, Faridabad.

21

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - V
MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80
MODULE I
COMMON LAW SYSTEM
COMMON LEGAL SYSTEM: Nature and Scope
BRITISH LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEM OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN INDIA

MODULE II
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM
CIVIL LEGAL SYSTEM: Nature and Scope
FEATURES OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN GERMANY
FRENCH LEGAL SYSTEM
EUROPEAN UNION

MODULE III
ISLAMIC LAW SYSTEM
ISLAMIC TRADITION
ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEMS
ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM IN INDIA
MUSLIM LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEMPORARY ERA

MODULE IV
CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN DIFFERENT LEGAL SYSTEMS
SOCIALIST LEGAL SYSTEM
CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL SYSTEM OF RUSSIA
CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL SYSTEM OF CHINA
LEGAL SYSTEM OF SWITZERLAND

SU G G E ST ED R E AD I N G S
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Myneni, S.R., Legal Systems in the World, Asia Law House

Vishnoo, Bharrgwan, World Constitutions, Vidya Bhushan, Sterling Edition, Eighth Edition.
Sharma, Gokulesh, World constitutions, Vol. 1 & 2., Deep and Deep Publications
Ajijola, A.D., Introduction to Islamic Law, International Islamic Publishers, New Delhi
Slapper, Gary, English Legal System, Routledge, New York

22

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

Pylee, M.V., Select Constitutions of the World, Universal Law Publishing Co., Second
Edition
Aggarwal, K.B. and R.K. Raizada, Comparative Constitutionalism, University Book House,
Pvt. Ltd.
Anderson, J.N.D., Islamic Law in the Modern World, New York University Press, London
Deva, Indra and Srirama, Growth of Legal System in Indian Society, Allied Publishers, New
Delhi
Glenn, H. Patrick, Legal Traditions of the World, Oxford University Press, Oxford

23

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

PAPER - VI
LAW OF CONTRACT I
ACADEMIC SESSION
(2013-2014)
MARKS: 80

MODULE I
PRELIMINARIES OF AN AGREEMENT
FORMATION OF A CONTRACT
CONSIDERATION
CAPACITY TO CONTRACT

MODULE II
FREE CONSENT, DOCTRINE OF PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL
LIMITATIONS ON FREEDOM OF CONTRACT
UNLAWFUL AGREEMENTS
PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS

MODULE III
QUASI CONTRACTS
CONTINGENT CONTRACTS
DOCTRINE OF QUANTUM MERUIT
DISCHARGE OF CONTRACT AND REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT

MODULE IV
THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932
RELATIONS OF PARTNERS INTERSE
RELATION OF PARTNERS WITH THE THIRD PARTY
REGISTRATION AND DISSOLUTION OF FIRMS
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP

SUGGESTED READINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Anson, Law of Contract, Clarendon Press, Oxford

Krishnan Nair, Law of Contract, S.Gogia & Co., Hyderabad
G.C.V. Subba Rao, Law of Contract, S.Gogia & Co., Hyderabad
T.S.Venkatesa Iyer, Law of Contract, revised by Dr. Krishnama Chary, S. Gogia & Co.
Avtar Singh, Law of Contract, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow
Pollock and Mulla, Indian Contract and Specific Relief Act

24

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) First & Second Semester

(January 2014)

25