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NMIMS SBM : Course Description

Course
Code
Course
Title
Course
Instructor/
s
Credit
Value
Programm
e&
Trimester
Prerequisite

Evaluation
Pattern

Session 1

Session 2, 3
&4

Legal Environment of Organizations

Prof. Anant Amdekar, Prof .Sinha ,Professor Prasen Naitani ,Prof
Sunil George & Dr. Dayanand B.Shetty
II

FTMBA Yr. I (2015-16) Trim - III

1. Familiarity with the Legal Systems of India

2. All India Reporter and The Practical Lawyer
3. News Articles featuring Legal reporting in Newspapers.
1. 3(a) - Analyze and connect functional areas of business-Legal
dimensions of conducting Business
2. 5(a) Demonstrate understanding of the relevance of ethics and
the role in governance, in public, private and not for profit sectorWith specific reference to the handling of legal issues of the
Companies.
1. Class Participation 2. PPT Presentation (Group Activity) 3. Mid term (written) 4. Semester End (written) Total -

15 Marks
25 Marks
20 Marks
40 Marks
100 Marks

CASE STUDY
Jurisprudence
Educating the students with legal knowledge and understanding of Mahadeva v
Ganesh
law
Definition ,Nature and scope of Jurisprudence ,Sources of Law

The Indian Contract Act,1872

Educating the students to understand the finer nuances of contract and
various contractual obligations
Offer, acceptance, communication, consideration, invitation to offer
with examples & case studies.

Session 5 & Essentials of a valid contract - Competency of parties, free consent,

lawful object, void contracts case lets.
6

CASE STUDY
Harris v
Nickerson
Harvela
Investments
Limited v Royal
Trust Company

Mistakes and Contracts

Session 7 & Novation ,Frustration of Contract Discharge of Contract, Remedies
for breach of contract Damages, Injunctions, Quantum Merit
8
Session
9& 10

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930

Definition, Goods, Seller, Purchaser, Price.
Essentials of a valid sale, Contract of Sale,
Projects briefing to the groups.

Bharat Knitting
Company V DHL
Worldwide
Express Courier
CASE STUDY
Beale v Taylor
Re Moore & Co
Ltd and Landauer
& Co

Caveat Emptor, Caveat Venditor Condition, Warranty, Guarantee

with live examples.
Sale sample, sale by description, Unpaid Seller - remedies

Session 11

The Factories Act 1948

Objects ,Manufacturing Process ,Approval, Licensing and
Registration, Inspectors , Health, Welfare, Safety, Working Hours Annual Leave with wages
Review of progress on group-projects-guideline.

Session 12

Information Technology Act, 2000 [As Amended by

Information
Technology (Amendment) Act 2008]
Presentation 1
Objectives of the Act, Definitions of Important terms
Digital Signature and Electronic Signature, Certifying Authority, Ecommerce, E-Governance etc. Salient features of IT (Amendment)
Act, 2008,Limitation and Jurisdiction, Offences and Penalties,.
Presentation 1:

Session 13
&14

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Definitions Consumer, Complaint, Complainant, Defect,
Deficiency, Unfair Trade Practices, 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 2:

CASE STUDY
Dr P.S.S Sundar
Rao G.S v
Inspector of
Factories Vellore
Shanker Balaji v
State of
Maharashtra
CASE STUDY
Hindustan
Unilever
Employees v The
Inspector of
Factories
Bajee.com,
Citibank Mphasis
BPO case

CASE STUDY
Swaran Talwar
& 2 others v.
M/s Unitech
Limited
Indian Medical
Association v
V.P. Shantha &
Ors
Morgan Stanley
Mutual Fund v
Kartick Das

Session
15& 16 -

Session 17
&18

Session 19
& 20

The Competition Act, 2002

Objective, background, comparison with MRTP, Features Anticompetitive Agreements, Abuse of Dominance, Competition
Commission of India its constitution, Powers etc., Regulations of
Combinations, Horizontal Agreements, Vertical Agreements
Presentation 3

CASE STUDY
Builders
Association of
India v Cement
Manufacturers
Association

Intellectual Property Rights

Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights
Commercial importance of IPR
Concepts of Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Design and Geographical
Indication

CASE STUDY
N.R. Dongre And
Ors. vs Whirlpool
Corporation And
Another

The Companies Act,1956 (As Amended by Companies

Act,2013)
Objects and Essentials of a Company
Memorandum , Articles of Association and Prospectus

CASE STUDY
Vodafone
International
Holdings v Union
of India

1. Classroom learning including case studies on some of the topics

2. Open House Questions and Answers
3. Debates
4. Group Activity pre-reading & PPT presentations.

Specific
assessment
methods/tasks

%
weightage
C
L
O
1

Assessment

methods in
Alignment
with
Intended
learning
outcomes

Midterm test

20

Final exam

40

CL
02

CL
O3

CLO
04

CLO
05

3(a)
(20)

5(a)
(40)

Text
Books,
Reading
List and
References

CLO5

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, 2011

5(a)
(40)

4. Rohinton Mehta ,50 lectures on Jurisprudence,

,Mumbai,Snow white,2000
5. S.D.Puri,Supreme Court & High Courts on The Factories Act
,1948New Delhi,Snow white,2002
6. Dr. B. L Wadhera Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights
, Delhi,Universal Law Publishing Company
7. Websiteslegalpundits.com,
vakilno1.com,manupatrafast.com
8. One business newspaper daily.
9. One business magazine weekly.

Faculty Signature

Approved by

Area Chairperson

Program Chairperson

Dean SBM