NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY

Project Topics for XII Trimester, 2011-12

BANKING LAW & PRACTICE

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1620 &
1. 1621 The Indian Money Market – An Understanding

1622 &
2. 1623 Role of Central Banks in the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

From the perspective of ‘Report of the Study

Group of National Credit Council on the
Organizational Framework for implementation
1624 & Social Banking – A Critical Study of Indian of Social Objectives, RBI –
3.
1625 Experience (1969)

Also analyzing as to how relevant the social

banking today
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4. 1628
1629 & Priority Sector Lending – A Study of an Indian Reference: Similar Title by R. Srinivasan,
5. 1630 Experience Himalayan Publishing House
1631 & The impact of RC Cooper v UOI on the Indian
6. 1632 Banking Sector – A critical analysis
1633 &
7. 1634 Microfinance Regulation in India

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1635 &
8. 1637 The RBI and the recent financial crises

1638 & Impact of Priority Sector Lending on the Profitability Please also see how this issue is being attempted
9. 1639 of Banks to be addressed
1641 & Banking companies and business of ‘insurance’ in
10. 1642
India
1643 &
11. 1645 The Latin American and African Debt Crisis of 1982

See – the Indian Banking System – The Current

1646 & Indian Banking Sector Post Entry of Foreign Banks State and Road Ahead – Federation of Indian
12.
1647 in India Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
report February 2010
1648 & Reference: Achieving a High Performing Indian
Aiming to achieve high performing banking sector in
13. 1650 Banking Sector (study of McKinsey & Company’s
India – the Analysis of Indian Banking strategy
Report of Indian Banking 2010)
1651 & Mechanism of electronic fund transfers – a legal
14. 1652
analysis
1653 & Confidentiality and data protection in electronic fund
15. 1655
transfers
1656 &
16. 1657 Role of IMR in the Asian Economic crisis

1658 & The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Credit

17. 1659 Transfers, 1994 – A Critical Study & Its
Implementation in India

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18. 1661 Securitization and reconstruction of financial sector

1662 & Cooperative Banking in India – Study of their Historically how the cooperative banks have
19. 1663
evolution come in to existence.
1664 & The concept of ‘holder’ and ‘holder in due course’ a
20. 1665
critical study through decisional law
1666 & Honour and dishonour of negotiable instruments and
21. 1667
its consequences
1670 & Floating and fixed charges – a study of legal
22. 1671
principles
1673 & Also critically evaluate some of the initiatives
23. 1674 Cooperative banks and their regulation – an overview presently being debated about regarding bring
them under the direct purview of RBI etc.,
1675 & An Analysis of the IMF’s Sovereign Debt
24. 1676
Restructuring Mechanism
1677 &
25. 1678 Consortium lending – a study of developments

1679 &
26. 1680 Legal Regulation of Gilt Funds

1681 & Deposit Insurance for Cooperative Banks – a Critical

27. 1682 EPW Aritcle [37(48) EPW, 4880, 4801]
Study of Indian Scenario
1684 & UNCITRAL model law on international credit
28. 1686
transfers 1994 – An analysis

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1687 &
29. 1688 Credit cards and consumer protection

1689 & Reference: Internet banking and electronic

1690 money” – Vindo K. Shah, SEBI & Corporate
Internet & Phone Banking – An evaluation of present Laws, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2003 pp. 179-181]
30.
developments (from the perspective of law) Also refer to ECS, EFT, NDS, RTGS – Bilateral
agreements
Some field visit to a bank may be required.
1691 & Also see the international initiatives like (i) 1988
Money Laundering and E-Payments Emerging
31. 1693 UN Vienna Convention; and (ii) 1990 Council of
Challenge
European Convention.
1695 & Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007 – A Critical
32. 1698
Study
1699 &
33. 1403 Legal framework governing money laundering Some field visit is necessary

1500 & “Bancassurance – A feasible Strategy for Banks

Banking Institutions and the Business of Insurance –
34. 1501 in India” – RBI Occasional Paper (Vol. 27. No. 3
Study of Indian Approach
Winter 2006]
1542 &
35. 1555 Futures and options in money markets

1569 & Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) and the Legal R. V Preddy – (1996) AC 815 – Study of the
36. 1584
Regime Regarding the same decisional law from the perspective of EFT
1593 &
37. 1605 Debt recovery tribunals – a critique

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38. Law relating to foreign instruments
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Negotiable instruments and the UNCITRAL draft

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– a comparison

40. Regulation of NBFC – A Study in Indian Context

41. Types of accounts offered by banks

42. Crystallization of floating charge

43. A Study of Venture Capital Funds

44. Insolvency law and banker – a study

(O.V. NANDIMATH)
Course Teacher

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