Syllabus
1. Indian Contract Act, 1872: Elements of a valid contract; Capacity of parties; Free consent; Discharge of a contract; Breach of contract and remedies against breach; Quasi contracts;
2. Special contracts: Contracts of indemnity and guarantee; contracts of bailment and pledge; Contracts of agency
3. Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Sale and agreement to sell; Doctrine of Caveat Emptor; Rights of unpaid seller and rights of buyer
4. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Types of negotiable instruments; Negotiation and assignment; Dishonour and discharge of negotiable instruments
5. The Companies Act, 2013: Nature and kinds of companies; Company formation; Management, meetings and winding up of a joint stock company
6. Limited Liability Partnership: Structure and procedure of formation of LLP in India
7. The Competition Act, 2002: Objectives and main provisions
8. The Information Technology Act, 2000: Objectives and main provisions; Cyber crimes and penalties
9. The RTI Act, 2005: Objectives and main provisions
10. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs): Patents, trademarks and copyrights; Emerging issues in intellectual property
11. Goods and Services Tax (GST): Objectives and main provisions; Benefits of GST; Implementation mechanism; Working of dual GST