LAW
PAPER - II
Law of Crimes
1. General principles of criminal
liability: Mens rea and actus reus
2. Kinds of punishment and emerging
trends as to abolition of capital punishment.
3. Preparation and criminal attempt.
4. General exceptions.
5. Joint and constructive liability.
6. Abetment.
7. Criminal conspiracy.
8. Offences against the State.
9. Offences against public tranquility.
10. Offences against human body.
11. Offences against property.
12. Offences against women.
13. Defamation.
14. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
15. Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955
and subsequent legislative developments.
16. Plea bargaining.
Law of Torts
1. Nature and definition.
2. Liability based upon fault and
strict liability; Absolute liability.
3. Vicarious liability including State
liability.
4. General defences.
5. Joint tort feasors.
6. Remedies.
7. Negligence.
8. Defamation.
9. Nuisance.
10. Conspiracy.
11. False imprisonment.
12. Malicious prosecution.
13. Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law
1. Nature and formation of contract/Econtract.
2. Factors vitiating free consent.
3. Void, voidable, illegal and
unenforceable agreements.
4. Performance and discharge of
contracts.
5. Quasi- Contracts.
6. Consequences of breach of contract.
7. Contract of indemnity, guarantee and
insurance.
8. Contract of agency.
9. Sale
10. Formation and dissolution of
partnership.
11. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
12. Arbitration and Conciliation Act,
1996.
13. Standard form contracts.
Contemporary Legal Developments
1. Public Interest Litigation.
2. Intellectual property rights –
Concept, types/prospects.
3. Information Technology Law including
Cyber Laws – Concept, purpose/prospects.
4. Competition Law- Concept,
purpose/prospects.
5. Alternate Dispute Resolution – Concept,
types/prospects.
6. Major statutes concerning
environmental law.
7. Right to Information Act.
8. Trial by media.
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