Syllabus for
Master of Philosophy (Law)
Academic Year  (2017)

Continues internal assessments for theory course 50%, end semester examination 50%

The course aims to provide a foundation on research methodology in general and legal research methodology in particular, with emphasis on the concepts, types of research, tools of research,collection of data, hypotheses/research questions, analysis of data and  report writing. 

Meaning of research and scope of research methodology, Philosophy of research – ontological, epistemological and ethical considerations, Identification of problem area, Formulation of research questions, Typology of Research Designs.

One of the most daunting tasks of a research scholar is writing the proposal and the dissertation and other research articles. This unit will enable students to get familiar with the principles of academic and research writing distinguishing it from other forms of writing. Scholars will be introduced to styles of academic research and the ethics of writing.

·         Legal research- meaning, nature and scope

·         Types of legal research

·         The raison d’etre

·         Research problem- meaning, concept

·         Hypothesis and testing of hypothesis

·         Research questions

·         Research design- meaning, essentials, forms and major steps

·         Legal research techniques

·         Tabulation

·         Teaching as a tool of research

·         Case law observation

·         Analysis of statutory law

·         Empirical methods

·         Sampling techniques

·         Interviewing

·         Classification and tabulation of data

·         Analysis and interpretation of data

·         Use of statistical methods and computers in legal research

·         Methods of citation and reporting.

2.      Pauline V. Young, Scientific Social Survey and Research, (1962)

3.      William J. Grade and Paul K. Hatt, Methods in Social Research, Mc Graw-Hill Book Company, London

4.      H.M.Hyman, Interviewing in Social Research (1965)

5.      Payne, The Art of Asking Questions (1965)

6.      Erwin C. Surrency, B.Fielf and J. Crea, A Guide to Legal Research (1959)

7.      Morris L. Cohan, Legal Research in Nutshell, (1996), West Publishing Co.

8.      Havard Law Review Association, Uniform System of Citations.

9.      ILI Publication, Legal Research and Methodology

10.  Gideon Sjoberg; Nett, Roger. Methodology for Social Research Jaipur Rawat Publishers (2006)

11.  Singh, Amarjit; Sadhu A N. Research Methodology in Social Sciencess, Bombay Himalaya (1980)

12.  Pande, G C; Research Methodology in Social Sciences,  New Delhi Anmol (1999)

13.  Tripathi P C; A Textbook of Research Methodology in Social SciencesNew Delhi Sultan Chand & Sons (2005)

14.  by Krishnaswami, O R; Ranganatham, M.; Methodology of Research in Soical Sciences, Bangalore Himalaya Publishing House (2005)

To compare the provisions of Indian Companies Act 1956 and Companies Act 2013 and understand the amendments and changes  and the  importance given to Corporate Governance in companies.

An overview of Indian Companies Act 1956 and Indian Companies Act 2013-Changes in Corporate Governance.

Historical Evolution, Listing Requirements, Clause-49 of the listing Agreement- Its Purpose and Role.  Protection of investors interest.

Independent Director, Remuneration Committee.  

Composition-Board structures- Board processes-Board and Director Evaluation.

Type of Directors- Powers and Duties of Directors- Directors Liability and Relief-Personal Liability of Directors-Unlimited liability for Directors and Managers-Power of Court to grant relief in certain cases-Officer in Default.

The Concept of Power, Relevance of Independence in Corporate Governance-Non-Executive Directors-International Comparisons.

Audit Committees-Concept of Audit Committees in International scenario-USA, UK and Canada-SARBANES OXLEY ACT 2002 –SEBI Powers.

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To enable the students understand the need for transparency and ethical practices in Indian companies and emphasizing the need for Good Corporate Governance in Companies. 

Important of Corporate Governance to a country-Does good governance really matter to corporations-21 Century Corporate Governance-Global initiatives on corporate Governance- Corporate Governance in India-Comparison with International best practices.

The Corporate Board-Accountability and Responsibility-A brief note on theories of the Corporation.

Corporate Values and Reputation-The seven pillars of reputation-Integrity-Trust-Social Responsibility-Corporate Giving-Business Ethics-Transparency and Communication-Corporate Citizenship.

Risks, its management and oversight-Enterprise Risk Management-Internal Control-Fraud-Whistle Blowing-Internal Audit.

1.      Corporate Governance and Stewardship-N. Balasubramanian, Tata McGraw Hill Publication.

2.      Reports on Corporate Governance-Economic A India Info-services, published by Academic Foundation.

3.      A Practical Approach to Corporate Governance-Dr. Saleem Sheik, Lexis Nexis Publication.

Suggested Readings:

1.      Report of the Task force on Corporate Excellence through Governance,2000.( Full report accessible at http://dca.nic.in/corp-exc.htm)

2.      OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, 2004 www.oecd.org/daf/corporate affairs/principles/text.

3.      Report of the Naresh Chandra Committee on Corporate Audit and Governance.

List of Cases :

1.      Vesa Holdings Ltd and another V State of Kerala and others.[2015]189 Comp Cas 580(SC)

2.      2.Kamal Kumar Gupta V Indus Marine Pvt Ltd and others[2014]183 Comp Cas 553(CLB)

3.      Mrs.Madhu Askok Kumar V Rana Kapoor [2014]183 Comp Cas 339(Bom)

4.      Rose Valley Real Estate and Construction Ltd and another V Union of India and others.[2014]184 Comp Cas 102(Cal)

5.      Dhaval P.V Patel V Commissioner of Income Tax [2014]184 Comp Cas 367(Guj)

6.      Radhay Mohan Sharma V Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax[2014]184 Comp Cas 358(Guj)

7.      Mannalal Chamaria V State of West Bengal and another[2014]185 Comp Cas 214(SC)

8.      S.S Thakur V SEBI [2014]186 Comp Case 184(Delhi)

9.      ArunAmidwar V Grip Tight Packaging India P Ltd [2014] 180 Comp Cas 118 (Guj)

10.  Briji Gopal Daga& others [2013]181 Comp Cas 320 (Ker)

11.  N.Narayanan V Adjudicating Officer,SEBI [2013] 178 Com Cas 390(SC)

12.  Karnataka District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd V Murudeshwar foods and Exports Ltd(in liquidation) and Others [2010] 155 Comp Cas 385 (Karn)

13.  Satish Batra and Another V Registrar of Companies and another[2010] 154 Comp Cas 453(Delhi)

14.  Shapre Infotech India Ltd and Another V T Kannan and Others[2011] 163 Comp Cas 165 (Mad)

15.  Kobian PTE Ltd V Kobian India P Ltd and Others [2011] 162 Comp Cas 357 (Karn)

16.  SEBI V Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd [2014] 43/47 taxmann.com 200 (SC)

17.  Jindal Cotex Ltd, Inre (CLB-New Delhi) [2014] 125 SCL312/44 taxmann.com (CLB-New Delhi)

18.  R.A International V Prateek Plasto Metal P Ltd [2014] 128 SCL 169/48 taxmann.com 385 (Calcutta)

19.  Dr.Raj Kachroo V D.S.M Healthcare P Ltd [2014] 128 SCL 234/50 taxmann.com 233 (CLB-New Delhi)

20.  P.B Jain Investment P Ltd V SEBI [2014] 125 SCL 53/43 taxmann.com 181(SAT-Mumbai)

21.  21.Mrs.Pooja Menghani V SEBI (SAT-Mum)[2014]125 SCL 391/44 taxmann.com 417 (SAT-Mumbai)

22.  Keynote Corporate Services Ltd V SEBI [2014]125 SCL 355/43 taxmann.com 242 (SAT-Mum)

23.  Manish MathurV SEBI (SAT-Mum)[2014] 124 SCL 185/[2013] 38 taxmann.com 248 (SAT-Mumbai)

24.  H B Stockholdings Ltd V SEBI (SAT-Mum)[2014] 124 SCL 185/[2013] 38 taxmann.com 248(SAT-Mumbai)

25.  Ahesh Agarwal V Adjudicating Officer SEBI (SAT-Mum)[2014] 124 SCL 173/[2013] 37 taxmann.com 429 (SAT-Mumbai)

26.  Rajesh N Jhaveri V SEBI[2014] 124 SCL 181[2013] 38 taxmann.com 257(SAT-Mumbai)

27.  Bank of New York Mellon London Branch V Zenith InfoTech Ltd[2014] 123 SCL 30[2013]taxmann.com 334(Bombay)

28.  Dinesh Saini V Union of India[2013] 122 SCL 255/36 taxmann.com 313 (Delhi)

29.  Talluri Srinivas V SEBI [2013] 122 SCL 260/38 taxmann.com 1 (Calcutta)

30.  Axes Multi Developers Ltd V State of West Bengal [2013] 122 SCL 260/38 taxmann.com 1 (Calcutta)

31.  Tower Infotech Ltd V Union of India [2013] 122 SCL 261/38 taxmann.com 23 (Calcutta)

32.  Vibha Sharma V SEBI [2013] 122SCL 283/38 taxmann.com 35 (SAT-Mumbai)

33.  Ess Ess Intermediaries V SEBI [2013] 121 SCL 22 (SAT-Mumbai)135 taxmann.com 365.

34.  V.L.S Finance Ltd V union of India [2013] 120 SCL 16 (Delhi) 34 taxmann.com 38 (Delhi)

35.  Sujit Karkera V Adjudicating officer, SEBI [2013] 118 SCL 84/29 taxmann.com 418(SAT-Mumbai)

36.  Sahara India Real Estate Exchange Corpn Ltd V SEBI [2013] 117 SCL 338 / 29 taxmann.com 69(SC)

37.  P.G.F Ltd V Union Of India [2014] 125 SCL 243[2013] 31 taxmann.com 100 (SC)

38.  Sunplant Agro Ltd V State of Jharkhand [2014] 125 SCL 389/45 taxmann.com 128 (Jharkhand)

39.  Kalpesh Dagli V State of Gujarat [2013] 117 SCL 498/29 taxmann.com 383 (Gujarat)

40.  Sanjay Suryaprakash Mehta V SKG Consultant and Engg P Ltd [2012] 115 SCL 821/26 taxmann.com 195 ( CLB- Mumbai)

41.  ASA Agenices P Ltd V G.Sagar [2012] 115 SCL 665/26 taxmann.com 33 (Delhi)

42.  Vijay kumar Narang V Prakash Coach Builders P Ltd[2012] 114 SCL 132/21 taxmann.com 309(Karnataka)

43.  Shivam Industries V SEBI [2012] 113 SCL 528/22 taxmann.com 39 (SAT-Mumbai)

44.  Ajay Jain V Registrar of Companies [2012]113 SCL 44/20 taxmann.com 544 (Delhi)

45.  Hemant Babubhai Desai V Jayant Vitamins Ltd (2010)3 Com LJ 730(CLB)

46.  Torrent paper Ltd V Suresh Chandra Prakesh [2013] 119 SCL 41/32 taxmann.com 27(CLB-Mumbai)

47.  B.RamaRaju V Union of India [2011] 164 Comp Cas 149 (AP)

48.  Briji Gopal Daga& others [2013]181 Comp Cas 320 (Ker)

49.  Talluri Srinivas V SEBI [2013]121 SC 93/96 Taxmann.com 29(SC)

50.  PNB Industries Ltd V SEBI [2013] 117 SCL 13/[2012] 28 taxmann.com 45 (SAT-Mumbai)

This paper is designed with a view to educate the pupil about the fundamental rights underlining the relevant legislations which are having wider ramification on the interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution.

·         Scope and applicability of article 19 -Freedom of speech and expression under article 19(1)(a)- media as an instrument of expression

·         Facets of speech and expression under article 19(1)(a)- right to circulate-right to receive information-right to broadcast-right to advertisement- right to criticize

·         Freedom of speech as a human right

·         Freedom of press- importance of freedom- media accountability

·         Restrictions under article 19(2)-interference before publications - pre-censorship- pen should not incite offence

·          Test to determine the reasonableness of the restriction – meaning and scope of term ‘in the interest of public order’

·         Freedom of press and law of contempt- reporting court news: problems & perspectives- observation of court-free speech irrespective of pending proceedings- right to evaluate and criticize the work of courts

·         Defamation, free Speech & democratic governance- right to reputation- liability for publication- right to reply

·         Meaning and Scope of article 20 & 22 –meaning and condition of arrest

·         Safeguard against abuse of criminal law- right against self incrimination- judicial response

·         Rights of accused- right to defend

·         Right to life and personal liberty (Article 21)- scope-emerging concepts

·         Principles of due process of law – interpretation- judicial response

·         Article 21 and Freedom of speech and expression- free speech v fair trial

·         Right to fair trial- current scenario- comparative perspective-

·         Judicial interpretation of term ‘Life and Liberty.

• The influence of Constitution of India on Medical Ethics
• Principles in Constitutional Law Versus Principles in Medical Ethics

1. D.D. Basu, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Volume 1 and 2, Eighth Edition, 2007.
2. H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India, Fourth Edition, Volume 1 (1991), Volume 2 (1993) and Volume 3 (1996).
3. M.P Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, Fifth Edition, (2003).
4. Mahendra. P. Singh, V. N. Shukla's Consitution of India, Eleventh Edition, (2008).
5. M.V. Pylee, Constitutional History of India.

This paper deals with the interaction between law and media. It aims to familiarise the theoretical debates on media, law and ethics in the Indian context. Mass communication from the days of printing press has played a very important role on the formation of the public opinion. Advancement in science and technology has changed the scope and dimensions of media. The course aims to provide basic understating of the relevant constitutional freedoms, legal issues and its regulation and ethical principles and explore the major principles of media law by examining leading case laws.

·         Freedom of Press – media and free expression

·         Media Freedom – boundaries of a free press – legal issues

·         Origins of broadcasting – regulation of press and broadcasting  – censorship of broadcasting media and press – leading cases

·         Constitutional guarantee for Free Press –reasonable restrictions on Free speech-case laws

Media and Courts - Reporting judicial proceedings- innocent publication and distribution of matter- court on media control- paid news

·         Trial by media  and its legal implications- trial by media phenomenon in India-impact of judicial decisions

·         Freedom of speech, fair criticism and contempt- criticism about judicial system or judges – effect on administration of justice

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·         Investigating Reporting – Role of reporter and duties under law- press and sub-judice matters- public interest: an effective defence

·         Legality of Intrusive techniques- admissibility in court of law- intrusion of privacy- absence of consent-illegitimate trapping

·         Telephone tapping and Right to Privacy-infringement of article 19 and 21- caution by supreme court

·         Reporters privileges -protection of media sources – disclosure of information 

·         Laws and Regulations governing Press freedom in India – Self-regulation v Legal regulation – Principles of self- regulation

·         Ethical Limitation on expression : Press Council of India – Extent of intrusion by press- media accountability- Review by PCI

·         Ethics and Norms of Journalistic Conduct – Media freedom and its responsibilities – Ethics and Principles of journalism

·         Ethics v. Law- Media ethics and unfair practice – Invasion of privacy law.