Uttarakhand Technical University LLB

Can you provide me the syllabus of LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) Three Year Course offered by Uttarakhand Technical University?

[shikha]

The syllabus of LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) Three Year Course offered by Uttarakhand Technical University is as follows:

SEMESTER‐1

Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accident and Consumer Protection Act

MODULE‐I: Introduction and Principles of Liability in Tort.
a) Nature and Definition of Tort.
b) Development of Tort action in England and India‐ Tort distinguished from
Contract, Quasi‐Contract and Crime.
c) Constituent of Tort‐ Wrongful Act, Damage and Remedy.
d) Liability‐ Strict Liability and Absolute Liability. Conditions of Liability including
damnum sine injuria, injuria sine damno; Remoteness of Damages. Maxims:
Ubijus ibi remedium, Res ipsa loquitor, Volenti nonfat injuria etc. Vicarious
Liability‐ scope and justification.
e) Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity.

MODULE‐II: Justification in Tort/ General Defenses
a) Volenti non‐fit injuria.
b) Necessity, Plaintiff’s default.
c) Act of God.
d) Inevitable accidents.
e) Private defenses.
f) Judicial and Quasi‐ Judicial Acts.
g) Parental and Quasi‐parental authority.

MODULE‐III: Specific Torts
a) Defamation‐ Libel, Slander including Defenses in an action for Defamation.
b) Negligence including Contributory Negligence and other defenses.
c) Nuisance.
d) Assault, Battery and mayhem.
e) False imprisonment and malicious prosecution.
f) Nervous Shock.
g) Trespass to Person and Property.
h) Domestic Violence as a crime and tort.
i) Principles for the application of the rules and defenses‐ Enterprises engaged in
hazardous activities. (M.C. Mehta v. Union of India)
j) Salient features of Motor Vehicle Act, Accident Claims, Motor Vehicle Tribunal,
Noise and Air Pollution and Safety, Health and Environment issues.

MODULE‐IV: Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
a) Aims and objective of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
b) Concept of a consumer and consumer dispute under the Consumer Protection
Act, 1986.
c) Shift from Caveat Emptor to Caveat Venditor.
d) Consumer Protection Councils under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

MODULE‐V: Redressal
a) Redressal mechanism under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986‐ District
Forum, the State Commision and the National Commission.
b) Why a consumer may Institute Proceedings. Grievances Redressal Procedure of
Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies. Powers of CDRA’s. Remedies available
under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.