Lessons Plan

Environmental Law (1) Environmental Pollution - Types, Causes, Effects on Life and Living

(2) Environmental Protection & Constitutional provisions - Case law with

special reference to Article 19(1)(a); Article 19(1)(g); Article 25 and

Article 21

(3) Environmental protection & Law of Tort - with special reference to the

concept of Negligence, Nuisance, Strict Liability & Absolute Liability

(4) Environmental protection & Criminal Law - with special reference to

provisions under IPC & Cr.P.C. along with case law

(5) Oleum Gas Leakage Case (MC Mehta v UOI - AIR 1987 SC 965, AIR 1987

SC 982, AIR 1987 SC 1086)

(6) Bhopal Gas Leakage Disaster Case - Controversies and settlement

(7) Principles / Doctrines for protection of Environment -

Principle of Absolute Liability

Polluter Pays Principle

Precautionary Principle

Public Trust Doctrine

Doctrine of Intergenerational Equity

(8) Wild Life Protection in India - General Framework of the Wild Life

(Protection) Act, 1972; Changes made in act by amendments in 1991, 2002

and 2006; Illegal Wild life Trade in India - Control measures; Hunting;

Concept of Ecotourism - Case law.

(9)Prevention of Cruelty against Animals - An Idea

(10)The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 -

Central Pollution Control Board - Composition, Functions and

Powers; State Pollution Control Board - Composition, Functions and

Powers; Sampling of Effluents - Procedures;

Consent Requirement provision.

(11) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 - General

Frameworks of the Act.

(12) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 - Definitions; Power and

Functions of Central Government; Duties of Individuals.

(13) Noise Pollution - Legal Control Measures; the Noise Pollution

(Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 - Salient Features.

(14) The Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 -

Salient Features

(15) The Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 -

Salient Features

Project Topics - Environmental Law

VIIth Semester (2012) Sl. Roll

No. Nos. Project Topics

1 301 Constitutional Commitments for Environmental Protection

2 303 Environmental Protection & International Concerns

3 304 Forest Conservation and Response of Apex Courts in India

4 305 Legislative responses towards Forest Conservation

5 306 Statutory Remedies against Environmental Pollution

6 307 Water Pollution and its Legal Control

7 308 Air Pollution and its Legal Control

8 309 Noise Pollution and its Legal Control

9 310 Depletion of Ozone Layer : A Global Issue

10 311 Environmental Protection & High Courts Activism

11 313 Environmental Protection & Supreme Court Activism

12 314 Concept of Sustainable Development

13 315 India's response towards International urge of Environmental Protection

14 317 Stockholm Convention and India

15 318 Freedom of Trade & Business and Environmental Protection

16 319 Freedom of Speech and Expression and Environmental Protection

17 320 Oleum Gas Leakage Case : A Critical Study

18 321 Principle of Absolute Liability

19 322 Precautionary Principle

20 323 Kyoto Protocol and Environmental Protection

21 324 Right to Life and Environmental Protection

22 325 Wild Life Protection in India

23 326 Control of Noise Pollution under Central Legislations

24 328 Public Trust Doctrine

25 330 Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 : An Analysis

26 331 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 : A Study

27 332 Tehri Dam Project: Controversies

28 333 Prevention of Cruelty against Animals

29 334 Right of Tribals and Ecological Stability

30 335 The Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 : An Analysis

31 336 The National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995 : An Analysis

32 337 Polluter Pays Principle

33 339 Earth Summit and India

34 340 Global Warming

35 341 Biomedical Wastes Management

36 342 Hazarduous Waste Management

37 343 Environmental Protection and Criminal Law

38 344 Tortious Liability for Pollution Accidents

39 346 Case Law on Air Pollution

40 347 Right to Religion and Environmental Protection

41 349 Large Development Projects in India : Environmental Issues

42 350 Bhopal Gas Leakage Disaster

43 351 Case Law on Water Pollution

44 352 Dehradun Quarrying Case

45 354 Doctrine of Intergenerational Equity

46 357 Statutory Relief for Pollution victims

47 359 Administrative machineries for combating Pollution

48 360 Industrial Pollution : Cuases and Consequences

49 361 Narmada Valley Project : Controversies

50 362 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 : A Study

51 364 Town & Country Planning and Environmental Protection

52 365 Protected Areas and Wild Life Protection

53 366 Legal Control of Radioactive Pollution

54 368 The National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997 : An Analysis

55 370 Ecotourism : Indian Perspectives

56 371 Earth Summit and India

57 372 Corporate Environmental Liability

58 374 Pollution by Plastics : Legal Control

59 375 Legal Control of Marine Pollution

60 376 Ganga Pollution Cases

61 377 Effectiveness of Environmental Legislations in India

62 378 Environmental Pollution : Causes and Consequences

63 379 The Tajmahal Case

64 380 Silent Valley Project : Controversies

65 380(A) Human Rights and Environment

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA

SEMESTER- 7

LECTURE PLAN- Corporate Law -1

Industrialization has played very vital role in the economic development of India. In the

postindependence era, industrial regulation is employed as a principal means in the strategy for attaining

constitutional values. Companies have always been an important player in the development. This

course will study the structure and formation of companies, the powers of companies and its agents

with reference to management and administration of companies and winding up of company under

company Act with all latest amendments and some of the major statutes. Sl. No. Name of Act/ Topic Approximate

Number of

Lectures

UNIT-1 MEANING AND NATURE OF A COMPANY

Definition of a company

Nature / Characteristic features of a company 08-10

Lifting or piercing the corporate veil

Advantages and Disadvantages of a company

Distinction between Company and other forms of

Businesses

Kinds of company and conversion of companies

UNIT -II FORMATION AND INCORPORATION OF A COMPANY

Incorporation of a company

Procedure as to incorporation of a company and Effect 08-10

Certificate of incorporation and its evidentiary value

Promoter - Functions, Position, Legal status,

Remuneration and Duties

Pre-incorporation contracts and Personal Rights and

Liabilities of contracting parties

Commencement of Business

UNIT -III MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND ARTICLES OF

ASSOCIATION

Meaning and importance

15-20 Form and contents

Alteration of Memorandum of Association

Doctrine of ultra vires

Meaning and importance of Articles of Association

Contents of Articles of Association

Alteration of Articles of Association

Companies which must and must not have Articles

Inter-se relation and distinction between M.O.A. & A.O.A

Binding force of M.O.A. & A.O.A and Extent

Doctrine of Constructive Notice

Doctrine of Indoor Management

UNIT -IV PROSPECTUS

Definition of prospectus 05-08

Legal formalities as to issue of prospectus

Contents of prospectus

Mis-statements in prospectus and their consequences

UNIT-V SHARE CAPITAL , SHARES & DEBENTURES

Meaning, kinds and alteration of share capital

Meaning of shares and kinds

Distinction between share and stock

Statutory requisites as to allotment of shares and

General principles

Certificate of shares - meaning, object and effect

Share warrant

Surrender and Forfeiture of shares

Debentures - meaning and kind

UNIT - VI MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION & MEETINGS &

PROCEEDINGS

Persons vested with the management and administration

of a company

Director- definition, appointment, No. of Directors,

Position, Disqualification, vacation, Removal,

Remuneration, Duties and Liabilities

Board of Directors - Powers

Kinds of Meetings

Requisites of a valid Meeting

Resolution - kinds and Registration

UNIT -VII Prevention of Oppression & Management and Winding-

Up Of A Company

Meaning and concept of oppression and mismanagement

Circumstances and provisions as to oppression

protection interest of Minority shareholders- Provisions

Meaning of winding-up of a company

08-10

15-20

12-15

Distinction between winding-up and Dissolution of a

company Modes of winding-up Procedure to be followed

as to winding-up of a company

References (Student Edition)

Company Law by Avatar Singh

Company Law and Practice by A.K. Majumdar and G.K.

Kapoor Corporate Laws (Bare Act) - Taxmann’s

The portion for the surprise test will be up to the topics covered till then.

The portion for the mid-semester examination will be the topics covered till

then from beginning.

The portion for the end semester examination will be entire syllabus i.e. the

topics covered from beginning till then.

FACULTY

DR. B. RAVI NARAYNA SARMA

SEMESTER-VII PROJECT TOPICS-CORPORATE LAW-I

Roll No. Name of Student Topics

301 Aakriti Tripathi Incorporation Procedure of A Company: A Comparative Assessment

303 Abhinav Tripathi Citizenship of a Company and related legal provisions

304 Abhishek Raj Public and Private Companies: A comparative analysis

305 Abhyuday Bhotika Government Companies in India: A Critical Analysis

306 Adya Surbhi Holding and Subsidiary Companies and their limitations

307 Aeishwarya Jha Public Financial Institutions as Company

308 Akash Arun Associations not for profit in Indian Laws

309 Akshai Shashi Position of Company Promoters in India: A Comparative Analysis

310 Akshat Chaitanya Prospectus and the position of Disclosure Requirement in India and Abroad

311 Amrita Limitation of Statement presented in lieu of Prospectus

313 Ananta Sharma Kinds of Shares and their extent in Indian Laws and their Limitation

314 Ankita Sinha Convertibility of Shares in Indian corporate scenario and its legality

315 Ankita Surabhi Doctrine of Ultra Vires in present Indian Corporate Scenario

317 Ansha Varma Legal Position of Promoter and its Limitation

318 Anshumaan Bahadur The Objects Clause of a company and its limitation

319 Anupam Kirti Consequences of winding up order

320 Anushka The Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement in India

321 Apurva Srishti The concept of Majority rule and Minority Protection

322 Archit Rajpal Conditions precedent for obtaining relief from Prevention of Mismanagement in Indian Company Law

323 Arti Kumari Unregistered Company- A Critical Study

324 Ashutosh Ravi The position of Liquidators in Compulsory Winding Up of a Company

325 Atul Kumar Voluntary Winding Up and Applicable Provisions under Company Law in India

326 Avinash Kumar Winding Up of a Foreign Company in Indian Laws

328 Brajesh Kumar Amendments to the Companies Act –A critical study

330 Eesha Gupta Defunct Company in Indian Laws: A Comparative Analysis

331 Girijapati Kaushal Critical Analysis of Compulsory Winding Up

332 Jayant Kumar Annual General Meeting(AGM) and related Laws

333 Jayanti Bhasker Laws related with payment of Dividend: Some Limitations

334 Krishna Pal Legal Position of Director in Company Laws

335 Kumar Ritesh Appointment of Directors by proportional representations

336 Malvika Singh Ultra Vires Borrowings and the Company Laws

337 Manisha Singh Debenture as a tool of Capital Formation

339 Nadim Ahmad Rights of Shareholders in Company Laws

340 Neeraj Kumar Analysis of Qualifications of members under Companies Laws

341 Nibha Anand Convertible Shares and their limitation

342 Parsuram Kuamar Laws related to Raising of Capital

343 Pawan Kumar Shelf Prospectus and its limitation

344 Piyush Kumar Doctrine of Indoor Management

346 Pratyaksha Jha Insider Trading and the laws relating to Corporate Governance

347 Prince Bharti SEBI and its administrative authority under Companies Laws

349 Puja Kumari Effects of Memorandum and Articles: A Critical Analysis

350 Raabia Abuzer Shams Limitation on alteration of Articles of Association

351 Raushan Doctrine of Constructive Notice and its limitation

352 Ravi Prakash Share Warrant and its convertibility in Indian Company Laws

354 Rohit Raj Laws relating to Transmission of Shares

357 Shikha Kumari Laws related to Reduction of Share Capital in India

359 Shradha Sharma Laws relating to Convertibility of Debenture into Share: Some Limitation

360 Shreya Parashar Resolutions- A critical study

361 Shreyanshu Kumar Meetings of shareholders - A critical study

362 Shubha Keerti Chaturvedi surrender and forfeiture of share- A critical study

364 Smriti Prasad Prospectus- A critical study

365 Suhasini Alteration of clauses of Memorandum of Association- A critical study

366 Sukirti share warrant and share certificate – A comparative study

368 Sumit Kumar-I Corporate veil - A critical study

370 Supriya Shekhar Alteration of Articles of Association - A critical study

371 Tanya Patel Civil Liability for mis-statements in prospectus- A critical study

372 Tarun Kumar Allotment of shares – An analytical study

374 Vagisha Pragya Vacaknavi Duties and liabilities of a Director - A critical

study

375 Vibhanshu Srivastava statutory Meeting – A critical Study

376 Vijaya Kashyap Voluntary winding –up of a company - A critical study

377 Vikash Kumar Ranjan Historical study of Company Law in India

378 Vinay Kumar position of Directors – A critical Study

379 Vivek Kumar conversion of private company into public and Vice versa – A critical study

380 Zeenat Manzoor Appointment of Directors – A critical study

380 (A)

Sanchay Position & Role of Auditor of a Conpany