Statutory Materials with Amendments

1. Indian Contract Act,1872 2. PROPERTY LAW (TA2B)

2. Sale of goods Act 1930 Unit - I Introduction
General principles relating to transfer of property in India
3. Indian Partnership Act,1932 Nature and interest in property, subject matter of transfer restrictive
covenants, future interest, conditional transfers -transfer to unborn
4. Consumer Protection Act,1986 persons, capacity to transfer, doctrines of elections, holding out,
holders under defective titles, lis pendens part, performance
5. Limited liability of Partnership Act,2008 -Fradulent transfer, Benami Transactions Doctrine of priority
6. Indian Partnership ( Tamil Nadu Amendment Act No.21 of 1959 Unit - II Specific Transfers Specific transfers - Sales, Mortgage,
lease, exchange, gift and actionable claims
7. Competition Act, 2002
(a) Definition of Sale

Books for Reference (b) Difference between sale and contract for sale, in English
Law and Indian Law with reference to decide cases, rights and
1. Avatar Singh - The Law of Contracts liabilities or buyers and seller
2. Mulla - Sale of goods (c) Doctrine of marshalling in English and Indian Law
3. Krishna Nair - Law of Contracts (d) Different types of mortgages - simple mortgages, mortgages by
conditional sale, usufructury mortgage, English Law and Indian
4. Anson - Law of Contracts
Law with reference to decided cases.
5. Avatar Singh - Competition Law
(e) Mortgage when to be by assurance
6. Avtar Singh - Law of Consumer Protection
(f) Rights and liabilities of mortgagagor
(Principles & Practice)
(g) Rights and liabilities of mortgages both with reference to English
7. P.K. Majumdar - Law of Consumer Protection
Law and Indian Law
in India
8. S.S. Gulshan - Consumer Protection & (h) Doctrine of clog, clog on the equity of redemption in English Law
Satisfaction and Indian Law

9. Leela Krishnan - Consumer Protection & Legal (i) Doctrine of redemption and mortgagor’s right therein.
Control (j) Accession to mortgage properties in English and Indian Law
10. Avtar Singh - Law of Contracts (Indemnity (k) Doctrine of priority in English Law and Indian Law.
Gurantee, Bailment & Agency) (l) Doctrine of marshalling and doctrine of contribution in English
Law and Indian Law.

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(n) Doctrine of suborgation
(o) Doctrine of tackling in English Law and Indian Law
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Unit - III Charge Statutory Materials with Amendments
(a) Definition of charge 1. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

(b) Doctrine of notice and tender ‘ 2. The Indian Easement Act, 1882.

3. Benami Transactions Prohibition Act, 1988

Unit - IV Lease
(a) Definition of lease Books for Reference:
(b) Definition of lessor, lessor premium and rent. 1. G.Sanjiva Row - Commentaries on Easements and
(c) Leases - how made and kinds of leases - Distinction between a license
lease and license 2. Vepa Sarathi - Law of Transfer of Property Act
(d) Right and liabilities of lessor 3. Shah - Principle of Transfer.
(e) Rights and liabilities of the lessee both in English law and Indian 4. Mulla - The Transfer of Property
Law with reference to decided cases
5. Krishna Menon - The Transfer of Property
Unit - V Gift And Exchange 6. G.C.V. Subba Rao - The Transfer of Property
(a) Definition of Exchange, rights and liabilities of parties - Exchange 7. A.I.R. Commentaries - The Transfer of Property
of money in Indian and English Law
8. W.Friedmann - Law in a changing society
(b) Definition of gifts - its ingredients
9. Mitra - Transfer of Property
(c) Gift of existing and future property. Gift to several of whom one
does not accept. 10. Goyle - Transfer of Property
(d) Suspension and revocation of gifts. Onerous gifts, Universal 11. C.L.Gupta - Law of Transfer of Property
donee. Donatio mortis causa and Mohammedan Law. Application
in English and Indian Law. 12. Khatiar - Law of Easements

(e) Transfer of policy of marine insurance with reference to Indian 13. AIR Commentaries
and English Law.

Unit - VI Easements - Easements generally - imposition - acquisition

and transfer of easement - incidence of easement - Disturbance,
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extinction, suspension, revival of easements.

Unit - VII Licences - Difference between Easements and

Licences.

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 Unit - VIII Fundamental Rights - Part III of the Constitution of
India - Right to Equality - Right to Freedoms - The Six Freedoms -
3. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - 1 (TA2C) Protection in respect of Conviction for Offences - Protection of the
Life and Personal Liberty - Safeguards against Arbitrary Arrest and
Unit - I Constitution -• Definition - Constitutional Law - Detention - Right against Exploitation - Right to Freedom of Religion
Classification of Constitution * Difference between Constitutional - Culture and Educational Rights - History of Right to Property under
Law and Administrative Law. the Constitution of India - The 44th Amendment, 1978 - Vestiges of
the Right to Property - Right to Constitutional Remedies.
Unit - II Historical Background - Framing of the Constitution of Unit - IX Directive Principles of State Policy - Object of
India. the Directives-Scope of the Directives - Directives compared
with Fundamental Rights - Non-Justiciability - Conflict between
Unit - III Outstanding Features of the Indian Constitution - Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles - Sanction behind
Nature of the Indian Constitution. the Directives - Utility of the Directives - Implementation of the
Directives - Directives contained in other parts of the Constitution -
Unit - IV The Philosophy of the Constitution - Preamble and Classification of the Directives - Social and Economic Charter - Social
The Objective Resolution. Security Charter - Community Welfare Charter.

Unit - V The Union and its Territory - Territory of India - 35th Unit - X Fundamental Duties - Need for Fundamental Duties -
& 36th Amendment - Formation of New States and Alteration of Source of Fundamental Duties - Enforcement of Fundamental Duties.
Boundaries, etc. - Procedure for Reorganization of States - Cession
of Territory. Statutory Materials with Amendments
1. Constitution of India,1950
Unit - VI Citizenship - Meaning - Citizenship of India - Citizenship
under the Citizenship Act, 1955 - Loss of Indian Citizenship. Books for Reference:
1. V.N. Shukla - Constitutional Law of India
Unit - VII Fundamental Rights - General Individual Rights and
Fundamental Rights - Origin and Development of Fundamental Rights 2. V.N. Panday - Constitutional Law of India
- Difference between Fundamental Rights and Rights secured by
other provisions of the Constitution. Fundamental Rights in England 3. P.M. Bakshi - Constitutional Law of India
and in the USA - Exceptions to Fundamental Rights - Amendability 4. Seervai H.M. - Constitutional Law of India
of Fundamental Rights -Suspension of Fundamental Rights -
Classification of Fundamental Rights -Parliament’s Power to 5. D.D. Basu - Shorter Constitution of India
Modify or Restrict Fundamental Rights - Enforcement of Fundamental
6. M.P. Jain - Indian Constitutional Law
Rights - A Guarantee against State Action - Definition of State (Article
12) - Laws Inconsistent with Fundamental Rights - Power of Judicial 7. Kashyap S.C. - Basic Constitutional Values.
Review - Effect of Pre-Constitutional Laws - Waiver of Fundamental
Rights. 8. Tope T.K. - Constitution of India.

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 4. FAMILY LAW - II (TA2D) 5. CLINICAL COURSE - I (TA2E)
Unit - I Inheritance, succession, survivorship and management (INTERNAL)
of Joint Family property and Marumakkathayam law - Law of Hindu PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, AND PROFESSIONAL
joint family, Legal problems relating to debts and partition and impact
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
of Modern Legislation - Law of Stridhana and changes brought about
by legislation on Hindu joint Family system - Law of inheritance in
Mithakshara and Dayabhaga Schools and changes brought about Assessment Scheme
by modern legislation. Mohammedan law of inheritance with special
reference to Shia and Sunni Schools - Hindu and Muslim Law of Wills i. Project on Professional Ethics
- Relevant Portions of Indian Succession Act. Dealing with intestate
(Written Submission) : 25 Marks
succession of Christians Charitable and Religious Endowments and
Wakfs - Gifts and Preemption. ii. Case Study
Unit - II Administration of Estates in Mohammedan Law. (BCI, High Court and SC Judgements) : 25 Marks
Statutory Materials with Amendments iii. Tests (Internal) : 25 Marks
1. Hindu Inheritance Disabilities Removal Act, 1928.
iv. Viva Voce on Project and Case Study : 25 Marks
2. Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment) Act, 1929.
3. Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930. TOTAL 100 Marks
4. Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act, 1937.
5. Hindu Succession Act, 1956. as amended in 2005.
6. Hindu Succession Act, 1925. Unit - I Professional Ethics :
7. The Wakf Act, 1954,as amended in 1995, 2013.
Professional Ethics - meaning and nature - Professional
8. The Hindu Married Woman Right to Separate Residence and misconduct - meaning and ambit - Organisation, powers and
Maintenance Act,1946 jurisdiction of State Bar Councils and Bar Council of India -
9. Hindu Succession (TamilNadu Amendment Act,)1989 Disciplinary Committee of state Bar Councils and Bar Council of
Books for Reference: India - Organisation, procedure and powers - Remedies against order
of punishment.
1. Dr.Paras Diwan - Family law
2. Paruk - Indian Succession Act
3. R.Swaroop - Hindu Law Of Succession
Unit - II Bar Bench Relations:
4. Mulla - Hindu Law
5. N.R. Raghavachari - Hindu Law Contempt of Courts Act - Contempt of Court - Meaning and
Nature - Categories of contempt of Court - Contempt Jurisdiction of
6. Mulla - Mohammedan Law
the Subordinate Courts, High Courts and Supreme Court - Procedure
7. A.A. Fyzee - Outlines of Mohammedan Law -Punishment for contempt of Court - Remedies against Punishment.
8. K. Sreedhara Variar - Marumakkathayam Law
9. Mitra - Indian Succession Act

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Selected opinions of the disciplinary Committee of the Bar Selected Cases relating to Professional Misconduct and
Council of India on Professional Misconduct: Contempt of Court:

1. Jagadish Singh and others v. T. C. Sharma. 1. Pawan Kumar Sharma v. Gurdial Singh (A.I.R. 1999
S.C. 98)
2. Babulal v. Subash Jain 2. Mahabir Prasad Singh v. M/S Jacks Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
(A.I.R. 1999 S.C. 287)
3. Balswaroop soni v. Babulal soni
3. Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India (A.I.R. 1998
4. Indure Ltd v. Deo Raj Guptha. S.C. 1895)

4. P. D. Gupta v. Ramamurthy (A.I.R. 1998 S.C. 283)

5. Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
Department v. V. Balakrishnan. 5. Robtas Singh v. Commissioner Agra Division (A.I.R. 1997
S.C. 278)
6. A. Banumurthy v. Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh
6. Harish Chander Singh v. S. N. Tripathi (A.I.R. 1997 S.C. 879)
7. Dr. D. V. P. Raja v. D. Jayabalan
7. Hikmatali Khan v. Ishwar Prasad Aiyar (A.I.R 1997 S.C. 864)
8. G. M. Hirmani v. Ishwarappa. 8. Prahalad Saran Gupta v. Bar Council of India (A.I.R 1997
S.C. 1338)
9. N. S. (Appellant) v. N. V. (Respondent)
9. Dr. Haniraj L. Chusani v. Bar Council of Maharastra
10. P. R. (Complainant) v. V. I. (Respondent) (A.I.R 1996 S.C. 1708)

11. Ashok Kumar Yadhav v. Bar Council of India (19/1/2015). 10. Inre Dr. D. C. Saxend and. U. Saxena v. Hon’ble Chief Justice
of India (A.I.R. 1996 S.C. 2491).
12. C.Ravichandran Iyer v. Justice A.M.Bhattarcharjee
11. Sambhu Ram Yadhav v. Hanuman Das Khatry (2001 16
(Disciplinary Power of Bar Council-Conduct of a Judge).
SCC 165 ).

13. Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India and others 12. B.M.Verma v. Uttarkhand Regulatory Commission (Appeal
(17 th April 1998) No.156 of 2007).

14. An Advocate v. Bar Council of India and another on 29 th 13. R.K.Anand v. Registrar of Delhi High Court (2009 85
September 1998. SCC 106).

15. D.P.Chadha v. Tiriyugi Narain Mishra and others December 14. Harish Uppal v. Union of India (2003 (1) ACC MR (SC) 1169).
2000
15. J.S. Jadhav Mustafa v. Haji Mohammed Yusuf (AIR 1993
SC 1608).

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