(3 Year Programme) Moot Court Exercise and Internship
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Ordinance, Scheme and Syllabys for LL.B. (3 year Programme) Course Title: Bachelor of Law Abbreviation: LL.B Type of Course: Three Year Degree Course Pattern; Semester Award of Degree: Bachelor of Law Degree will be awarded for those who successfully complete all the components and declared pass in the programme after six semesters. 1. It is a three year degree programme. Examination shall be conducted at the end of each semester as per the academic calendar notified by the university. 2. The maximum age for seeking admission into a stream of Three Year Bachelor Degree Course in Law, is limited to thirty years with right of the University to give concession of 5 further years for the applicant belonging to SC or ST or any other Backward Community. 3. There will be two components of the examination: (a) Internal Assessment (IA), & (b) External or Term End examination (EA). The weight of IA will be 20 percent and EA will be 80 percent in each paper unless otherwise specified. 4. The minimum marks required to pass any subject in an examination shall be 40% individual component but 50% in aggregate in both the components and in practical separately unless otherwise specified. 5. Students who do not obtain the required minimum percentage shall be declared fail and will be eligible for reappear next year. However, they will have the option to retain the marks in the papers in which they have secured pass marks i.e. 40% or more. There will be no supplementary examination. 6. In case of re- appearance the result will be prepared on the basis of the candidate‘s performance in current examination. 7. Re-appearance in passed practical is not permitted. 8. The duration of the under graduate degree programme is 3 years. The time span period to complete the course shall be t+2 years from the year of admission. Where‗t‘ is the minimum period of the programme. 9. The term-end examination papers will be divided into 3 Sections. 10. The number of papers in each elective subject and the maximum marks for each paper together with the minimum marks required for a pass are shown against each subject separately in the table given below. 11. First Division 60% and Second Division 50% of the aggregate marks prescribed at Examinations. Division will be awarded at the end of final year under graduate examination. 12. However the marks obtained in compulsory papers will not be counted while awarding the division. 13. Prohibition against lateral entry and exit: There shall be no lateral entry on the plea of graduation in any subject or exit by way of awarding a degree splitting the integrated double degree course, at any intermediary stage of integrated double degree course. Moot court exercise and Internship: This paper may have three components of 30 marks each and a viva for 10 marks. (a) Moot Court (30 Marks). Every student may be required to do at least three moot courts in a year with 10 marks for each. The moot court work will be on assigned problem and it will be evaluated for 5 marks for written submissions and 5 marks for oral advocacy. 1 (b) Observance of Trial in two cases, one Civil and one Criminal (30 marks): Students may be required to attend two trials in the course of the last two or three years of LL.B. studies. They will maintain a record and enter the various steps observed during their attendance on different days in the court assignment. This scheme will carry 30 marks. (c) Interviewing techniques and Pre-trial preparations and Internship diary (30 marks): Each student will observe two interviewing sessions of clients at the Lawyer‘s Office/Legal Aid Office and record the proceedings in a diary, which will carry 15 marks. Each student will further observe the preparation of documents and court papers by the Advocate and the procedure for the filing of the suit/petition. This will be recorded in the diary, which will carry 15 marks. (d) The fourth component of this paper will be Viva Voce examination on all the above three aspects. This will carry 10 marks. Admission Eligibility: (a) Three Year Law Degree Course: Bachelor‘s Degree in any discipline with 45% marks from any recognised University. (An applicant who has graduated in any discipline of knowledge from a University established by an Act of Parliament or by a State legislature or an equivalent national institution recognized as a Deemed to be University or foreign University recognized as equivalent to the status of an Indian University by an authority competent to declare equivalence, may apply for a three years‘ degree program in law leading to conferment of LL.B. degree on successful completion of the regular program conducted by a University whose degree in law is recognized by the Bar Council of India for the purpose of enrolment.) Attendance: Every student shall be required to complete 75% attendance in classes. A student with less than 75% attendance will be detained from appearing at the examinations of the relevant course. A student who cannot attend classes because of participation in inter-university games & sports, cultural activities, etc. will be given attendance as per rules Mid-term examinations: The internal Assessment will carry 20 percent marks. The number of mid term examinations one or two will be decided by the university authorities and notified to the students. There will be no internal assessment in practical examination. Marking Scheme: The marking scheme will be different for different faculties. In Faculty of Law the university follows the numerical marking scheme. Passing Criteria: For pass in LL.B a student must have obtained 50% marks in aggregate. Internal Assessment 20 Marks: Attendance 5 Marks (75% & above), One mid semester examination or Home Assignment of 10 Marks and class test/ presentation/ viva voce of 5 marks. Semester-end examination at the end of each semester will be held of 3 hours duration of 80 Marks. Scheme of Examination: The paper is divided into 3 sections. Section- A (1x10=10) consists of 10 questions. Each question carries one mark. Attempt all questions. Section- B (5 x 8 =40) consists of 5 questions with internal choice in each unit. Attempt all questions. Each question carries 8 marks. Word limit (300 -500 words) Section- C (2 x 15=30) consists of 5 questions one from each unit. Students are required to attempt any 2 questions. Each question carries 15 marks. Word limit (500 words or more). Or Section- C (3 x 10=30) consists of 5 questions one from each unit. Students are required to attempt any 3 questions. Each question carries 10 marks. Word limit (500 words or more) 2 Structure of the Programme: Subjects of Study at LL.B is given for each Semester here under: Semester- I 1. Law of Contract- I 2. Law of Torts 3. Constitution Law - I 4. Family law (Hindu Law) 5. English & Legal Language Semester- II 6. Contract- II 7. Family Law –II Mohammedan Law 8. Constitution Law of India- II 9. Legal and Constitutional History of India 10. Environmental LawG11 Semester- III 11. Jurisprudence 12. Insurance 13. Law of Crimes 14. Transfer of Property& Easement 15. Labour Law-I Semester- IV 16. Company Law 17. Administrative Law 18. Professional Ethics, Lawyers Accountability and Bar- Bench Relation & Moot Court (Practical) 19. Public International Law 20. Labour Law- II Semester- V 21. Law of Evidence 22. Public Interest Lawyering, Legal Aid and Paralegal Services & Moot Court (Practical viva voce) 23. Code of Criminal Procedure Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and Probation of offenders act 1958 24. Trust Equity and Fiduciary Relationship 25. Criminology and Penology Semester- VI 26. Civil Procedure Code and limitation Act 1963 27. Land Law 28. Human Rights and Practice 29. Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Disputes Resolution System 30. Drafting, Pleading, Conveyancing and Moot Court Trial (Practical written paper & Viva voce) 3 Semester- I LL.B ( 3 Year Programme) Distribution of Marks S.No. Name of the Papers Duration Marks Internal Maximum Marks Term Hours End exams Max. Min Max Min I Semester Subjects/papers for LL.B 1. 1 Contract- I 3 20 8 (40%) 80 32 (40%) 2. 1 Law of Torts 3 20 8 (40%) 80 32 (40%) 3. 1 Constitution Law of India - I 3 20 8 (40%) 80 32 (40%) 4. 1 Family law – I (Hindu Law) 3 20 8 (40%) 80 32 (40%) 5. 1 English &Legal Language 3 20 8 (40%) 80 32 (40%) Aggregate Passing Marks 50% Total 250/500 PAPER-I LAW OF CONTRACT-I UNIT-I: General Principles of Law of Contract-History and nature of contractual obligations. Agreement and Contract: difinitions, elements, characteristics and kinds.Proposal and acceptance- various forms, essential elements, communication and revocation- proposal and invitation to proposal, floating offers, tenders.Consideration- need, meaning, kinds, essential elements- nudum pactum- Privity of contract and of consideration- its exceptions, adequacy of consideration, present, past and future consideration, unlawful consideration and its effects, views of Law Commission of India on consideration, evaluation of the doctrine of consideration. UNIT-II Capacity to Contract- Meaning- incapacity to contract- minor‘s Agreements- definition of ‗minor‘, necessaries supplied to a minor, agreements beneficial and detrimental to a minor, affirmation- restitution in cases of minor‘s agreements, fraud by a minor, agreements made on behalf of a minor, minor‘s agreements and estoppels, evaluation of the law relating to minor‘s agreements. Consent- Free consent- Its need, definition and factors vitiating free consent. Coercion- definition, essential elements, duress and coercion Various illustrations of coercion, doctrine of economic duress, effect of coercion, Undue Influence- definition, essential elements, parties between whom such influence in presumed, where liability to prove the existence of undue influence, who is to prove it?, Illustrations of undue influence, independent advice, Pardahanashin women, unconscionable bargains, effect of undue influence, misrepresentation- definition, misrepresentation of law and of fact, their effects and illustration, Fraud- definition, essential elements- suggestions falsi-suppresio veri, when does silence amounts to fraud?, Active- concealment, importance of intention.