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Syllabus:

New Syllabus 2023

[MB103] Business Laws, Ethics & Governance [MAKAUT Syllabus 2023] 

Business Environment

Business Environment - Micro & Macro

Legal Aspects of Business

What is Law

THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

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Ch 1 : Nature of Contract

• 1.1 Nature of Contract

• 1.2 Definition of Contract

• 1.3 Essential Elements of a Valid Contract

• 1.4 Classification of Contracts

Ch 2 : Offer & Acceptance

• 2.1 Offer

• 2.2 Acceptance

• 2.3 Communication of Offer, Acceptance & Revocation

Ch 3 : Consideration

• 3.1 Consideration - Definition & Need

• 3.2 Consideration - Legal Rules

• 3.3 Consideration - Stranger to Contract

• 3.4 Consideration - Exceptions

Ch 4 : Capacity to Contract

• 4.1 Capacity to Contract - Minor

• 4.2 Capacity to Contract - Unsound Mind

• 4.3 Capacity to Contract - Other Persons

Ch 5 : Free Consent

• 5.1 Free Consent - Meaning

• 5.2 Free Consent - Coercion

• 5.3 Free Consent - Undue Influence

• 5.4 Free Consent - Misrepresentation

• 5.5 Free Consent - Fraud

• 5.6 Free Consent - Mistake

Ch 6 : Legality of Object & Consideration

• 6.1 Legality of Object & Consideration - Introduction

• 6.2 Effects of Illegality

• 6.3 Agreements Opposed to Public Policy

Ch 7 : Void Agreements

• Void Agreements

Ch 8 : Contingent Contracts

• Contingent Contracts

Ch 9 : Performance of Contracts

• Performance of Contract

• Devolution of Joint Liabilities & Rights

• Who can demand Performance + Time & Place of Performance

• Reciprocal Promises

• Time as the essence of the Contract

• Appropriation of Payments

• Assignment of Contracts

Ch 10: Discharge of Contract

• Discharge of Contract - Introduction 

• Discharge by performance 

• Discharge by Agreement or Consent 

• Discharge by Impossibility of Performance 

• 10.5 Discharge by Lapse of Time 

• 10.6 Discharge by Operation of Law 

• 10.7 Discharge by Breach of Contract 

Ch 11: Remedies for Breach of Contract

• 11.0 Types of Remedies 

• 11.1 Rescission 

• 11.2 Damages 

Bailment and Pledge (Slides) 

Indemnity and Guarantee (Slides) 

SALE OF GOODS ACT, 1930

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• 1.1 Sale of Goods Act - Introduction

• 1.2 Conditions and Warranties

• 1.2A Caveat Emptor

• 1.5 Rights of an Unpaid Seller

  1. • 1.5.1 Who is an Unpaid Seller

     •  1.5.2 Rights Against the Goods

     • 1.5.3 Rights Against the Buyer Personally

     • 1.5.4 Remedies for Breach of Contract of Sale

     • 1.5.5 Auction Sales

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881

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Ch 1: Introduction

• 1.1 Negotiable Instruments - Introduction

• Negotiable Instruments in a gist (Slides) 

• Types of Negotiable Instruments (Slides) 

• Crossing a Cheque (Slides) 

• Dishonour of a Bill of Exchange (Slides) 

THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986 / 2019

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• 1. Consumer Protection Act - Introduction

• 2. Consumer Protection Act - Definitions

• 3. Consumer Protection Council

• CCPA (New in 2019)

• Powers of Forum or Commission (Slides) 

COMPANY LAW

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The Companies Act, 2013 [Amendments 2017,2019]

Ch 1: Preliminaries

• 1.1 Companies Act - Introduction

• 1.2 Definition of a Company

• 1.3 Characteristics of a Company

• 1.4 Lifting the Corporate Veil

• 1.5 Company vs. Partnership

• 1.6 Company vs. LLP

Ch 2: Kinds of Companies

• 2.1 Kinds of Companies - Classifications

Ch 3: Formation of a Company

• 3.1 Formation of a Company

• MOA & AOA 

Ch 9: Meetings and Resolutions

• 9.1 Types of Meetings

• 9.2 Annual General Meeting

• 9.3 Extraordinary General Meeting

• How to ensure Good Governance in Companies 

Share Capital

• Types of Shares (Slides) 

COMPETITION ACT, 2002

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• 1. Competition Act - Introduction

• 2. Competition Act - Prohibition of Agreements

• 3. Competition Act - Prohibition of Abuse of Dominant Position

• 4. Competition Act - Regulation of Combinations 

• 8. Competition Commission of India

  • • 8.1 Competition Act - CCI - Establishment & Composition

    • 8.2 Competition Act - CCI - Duties, Powers & Functions  

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (Old Syllabus)

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• 1.1 Intellectual Property Rights - Introduction

• 2. Patents

• 3. Copyright