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LAWS FOR BUSINESS

LAWS FOR BUSINESS M.M. Sulphey • Az-hAr BASheer Second Edition the BOOK The knowledge of business laws is very important for the survival and growth of any organisaion. This comprehensive and well-writen book provides a sound understanding of the fundamentals of business laws. The book presents a thorough discussion of various legal topics such as contract laws, corporate laws, labour legislaions, taxaion laws and the related acts including the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the Negoiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Consumer Protecion Act, 1986, the Insurance Act, 1938, the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, the Companies Act, 1956, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, the Informaion Technology Act, 2000, the Environment Protecion Act, 1986, and other important acts. The subject has been made more interesing and authenic by the inclusion of many pracical examples and studies of diferent law cases. In addiion, the book provides Review Quesions at the end of each chapter. Moreover, mind maps have also been provided in most of the chapters to give the readers a brief idea about the concepts discussed. In the Second Ediion, new acts such as Right to Informaion Act and Right to Educaion Act have been added. More pracical exercises in the form of case studies have been added in the quesions secion. Formats of a number of documents have also been included in this ediion. The book is primarily designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of management and other related courses for their subject Business Law. Besides the management students, the professionals and legal praciioners will also ind the book very useful. the AuthOrS M.M. SuLPheY, LLB, MCom, MBA, PhD, Professor and Head, HR Domain, TKM Insitute of Management, Kollam, Kerala. He has more than 10 years of teaching experience and 20 years of professional experience. His areas of interest include Business Law, Human Resource Management, Environment Management, etc. He is associated with a number of professional and academic bodies and is a member of Naional Execuive, Indian Society of Training and Development, New Delhi. In addiion to publishing a number of research papers in reputed journals, he has also authored a book on Environment Management. AZ-hAr BASheer, MBA, LLM, Assistant Professor at TKM Insitute of Management, Kollam, Kerala. His major areas of interest include Business, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management. He is also a consultant and mentor to a number of SMEs. He has published/presented several papers in reputed journals and conferences. cONteNtS Foreword. Preface. Section I: Introduction to Law and Its Implication in Business. 1. Introduction. Section II: Law of Contracts. 2. Indian Contract Act, 1872. 3. Special Contracts. 4. Sale of Goods Act, 1930. 5. Negoiable Instruments Act, 1881. 6. Consumer Protecion Act, 1986. 7. Insurance Act, 1938. 8. Indian Partnership Act, 1932. 9. Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. Secion III: Corporate Laws. 10. Companies Act, 1956. 11. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. 12. Compeiion Act, 2002. 13. Securiies and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Secion IV: Labour Legislaions. 14. Administraive Law. 15. Factories Act, 1948. 16. Trade Unions Act, 1926. 17. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. 18. Workmen’s Compensaion Act, 1923. 19. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. 20. Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. 21. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. 22. Maternity Beneit Act, 1961. 23. Payment of Wages Act, 1936. 24. Minimum Wages Act, 1948. 25. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. 26. Industrial Employment Standing Orders Act, 1946. Secion V: Taxaion Laws. 27. Income Tax. 28. Wealth Tax. 29. Value Added Tax (VAT). Section VI: Miscellaneous Acts. 30. Intellectual Property Rights. 31. Informaion Technology Act, 2000. 32. Environment Protecion Act, 1986. Index. 2013 / 452 pp. / 16.0 × 24.1 cm / ISBN-978-81-203-4825-7 / ` 375.00 Rimjhim House, 111, Patparganj Industrial Estate, Delhi-110092 Phones:฀43031100,฀30901100฀•฀Fax:฀011-43031144 E-Mail:฀[email protected]฀฀•฀฀Website:฀www.phindia.com P. Mukherjee & Sons 08/2013