This document outlines a course on legal aspects of business. The 16-week course will be taught in semester 2 by K.R. Venkateswaran and cover key Indian business laws including the Contract Act, Sale of Goods Act, Partnership Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Companies Act, Consumer Protection Act, and Information Technology Act. Students will be evaluated through an in-house assignment worth 40% and an end-term test worth 60% of their total marks. The teaching method will involve explaining legal provisions, discussing practical problems, and providing notes and handouts to students.

1. Course Outline
Subject:Legal aspects of business
Course:MMS
Faculty: K.R.Venkateswaran
Semester: II
Course Objectives: 1) To inform the contents of basic laws affecting Business
2) To Blend principles and practice of basic laws affecting business.
Content:
Sessio
Scope of topic to be covered
n No:
Teaching
method
proposed
1
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Explaining legal
provisions and
discussing practical
problems. Giving
dictations on
important issues,
handouts and
sending important
notes electronically.
2
3
“do”
“do”
“do”
“do”
4
“do”
“do”
5
“do”
“do”
6
“do”
“do”

2. 7
The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
“do”
8
The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
“do”
9
The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
10
The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
11
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
“do”
“do”
12
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
“do”
13
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
“do”
14
The Companies Act, 1956
“do”
15
“do”
“do”
16
“do”
“do”
17
“do”
“do”
18
“do”
19
“do”
20
“do”
21
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
22
“do”
23
The Information Technology Act, 2000
24
“do”
“do”
“do”
“do”
“do”
Overviews of IPR Laws
25
“do”
WTO, Regional Trade Blocks, Basics of
Explanation of
amalgamations, and basics of Direct and
relevant terms
Indirect taxes with special reference to VAT
26
In-house assignment discussion
To analyse group
performance

3. Evaluation Pattern:
S.N
Evaluation mode
Percentage of
o
marks
1
Internal assignment
2
40
End Term test
60
Total
100
Details of Assignments:
S.
Title of assignment
no
1
Break-up of
marks
In house assignment
20 (30
marks compressed
to 20
2
One twenty Mark mid term Test
Total
40
Reference Books:
1) Business law for Management = K.R.Bulchandani
2) Business law including Company law = Gulshan & Kapur
3) Mercantile law = Avtar Singh
4) Mercantile law = N.D.Kapur
5) Business law for managers = Prof. P.K.Goel
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4. 6) Legal Aspects of Business=Akhileshwar Pathak
7) Legal Aspects of Business=Ravinder Kumar
8) Business Law=Satish B. Mathur
Signature of Director
Signature of Faculty