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NMIMS – SBM : Course Description

Course Code

Course Title Legal Environment of Organisations

Course Instructor/s Prof. ANANT AMDEKAR, Prof .SINHA ,Professor PRASEN NAITANI & Dr.

DAYANAND B.SHETTYCredit Value II

Programme & Trimester

FTMBA – Yr. – I (2014-15) – Trim - III

Pre-requisite 1. Familiarity with the Legal Systems of India2. All India Reporter and The Practical Lawyer3.News Articles featuring Legal reporting in Newspapers.1. 3(a) - Analyze and connect functional areas of business-Legal dimensions of conducting Business2. 5(a) – Demonstrate understanding of the relevance of ethics and the role in governance, in public, private and not for profit sector-With specific reference to the handling of legal issues of the Companies.

Evaluation Pattern 1. Assignment/W-doc (Group Activity) - 10 Marks

2. PPT Presentation (Group Activity) - 20 Marks3. Mid – term (written) - 30 Marks4. Semester End (written) - 40 Marks Total - 100 Marks

Session 1

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JurisprudenceEquip the students with legal knowledge and understanding of lawDefinition ,Nature and scope of Jurisprudence ,Sources of Law

CASE STUDYMahadeva v Ganesh

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Session 2,3&4

Session 5 & 6

Session 7 & 8

Session 9 & 10

Session 11 & 12

Session 13 & 14 -

The Indian Contract Act,1872Preparing the mind-set of students for teaching levels.Offer, acceptance, communication, invitation to offer with examples & case studies.Consideration – essentials of valid considerationEssentials of a valid contract - Competency of parties, free consent, lawful object, void contracts – case lets.

Types of contracts , Discharge of Contract, Remedies for breach of contract – Damages, Injunctions,Quantum Merit-

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930Definition, Goods, Seller, Purchaser, Price.Essentials of a valid sale, types of goods.Projects briefing to the groups.

Condition, Warranty, Guarantee – with live examples. Sale sample, sale by description, Unpaid Seller - remediesReview of progress on group-projects-guideline.

The Factories Act 1948Objects ,Manufacturing Process ,Approval, Licensing and Registration, Inspectors , Health, Welfare, Safety, Working Hours - Annual Leave with wages

Information Technology Act, 2000 [As Amended by InformationTechnology (Amendment) Act 2008]Presentation 1Objectives of the Act, Definitions of Important terms Digital Signature and Electronic Signature, Certifying Authority, E-commerce, E-Governance etc. Salient features of IT (Amendment) Act, 2008. Role of IT Regulations in development of

CASE STUDY

Philip Morris Case – damages as a remedy.Hadley v BaxendaleMadras Railway Co. v Gobindas Ram

CASE STUDY Akai T.V.Baldry v. Marshall Rowland v. Divall

CASE STUDY

Shanker Balaji V State of MaharashtraArdeshir V Bombay State

CASE STUDYBajee.com, Citibank Mphasis BPO case

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Session 15 & 16

Session 17 & 18 -

Session 19

Session 20

Banking Sector, Offences and Penalties , pros and cons of E-commerce.Presentation 2:

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986Definitions – Consumer, Complaint, Complainant, Defect, Deficiency, Restrictive Trade Practice etc. Rights of Consumer, 3 Tier Consumer Redressal Mechanism, Government initiatives to create consumer awareness, Role of CGSI in development of The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 , Penalties and Offences. Case Studies.Presentation 3:

The Competition Act, 2002Objective, background, comparison with MRTP, Features – Anti-competitive Agreements, Abuse of Dominance, Competition Commission of India – its constitution, Powers etc., Regulations of Combinations, Competition Advocacy.

Intellectual Property RightsIntroduction to Intellectual Property RightsConcepts of Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Design and Geographical Indication

The Companies Act,1956 – (As Amended by Companies Act,2013)Objects and Essentials of a CompanyMemorandum and Articles of Association ,Prospectus

CASE STUDYStation Manager, Indian Airlines and Others v Dr.Jiteshwar AhirIndian Medical Association v V.P. Shantha & OrsMorgan Stanley Mutual Fund v Kartick Das

CASE STUDYBelaire Owner’s Association v DLF Limited

CASE STUDYR.G.Anand v M/s Delux & othersTime Incorporated v Lokesh Srivastava

CASE STUDY

Salomon v A .Salomon ,Ashburry Railway Carriage Co. Ltd. v/s Riche (Ultra-vires)

1. Classroom learning – including case studies on some of the topics2. Open House – Questions and Answers3. Debates4. Group Activity – pre-reading & PPT presentations.

Assessment methods in Alignment

Specific assessment

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with Intended learning outcomes

methods/tasks

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CLO1

CLO2

CLO3 CLO4

CLO5

Midterm test 30 3(a)(30)

Final exam 40 5(a)(40)

Text Book /Reading List and References

1 Legal Aspects of Business – Akhileshwar Pathak, New Delhi ,McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, ,Fifth Edition ,2013

2 Business Laws: K.R.Bulchandani. Himalaya Publishing House.3. Ravinder Kumar , ‘Legal Aspects of Business’ , Delhi ,Cengage Learning Pvt Ltd, 20114. Rohinton Mehta ,’50 lectures on Jurisprudence’, ,Mumbai,Snow white,20005. S.D.Puri,‘Supreme Court & High Courts on The Factories Act ,1948’New Delhi,Snow

white,20026. Dr. B. L Wadhera Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights , Delhi,Universal Law

Publishing Company7. Websites – legalpundits.com, vakilno1.com,manupatrafast.com8. One business newspaper – daily.9. One business magazine – weekly.

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Faculty Signature

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Approved by

Area Chairperson Program Chairperson Dean SBM