Commercial Law

By Dr Heena Basharat | Kashmir University

Learners enrolled: 1274

The course “Commercial law” is a core course in both the LLB and BA.LLB programmes. In these programmes, this course is taught over a period of 3 semesters. However, this online course seeks to present the gist of the laws relating to Business in a lucid and a concise manner. The course is specially designed to supplement and enhance the understanding of students about various aspects of Business Law.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Law
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	07 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :
NCrF Level	4.5
Industry Details :	Law

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Course layout

WEEK - I

1 - Formation of Contract

2 - Understanding Offer

3 - Law of Acceptance

4 - Acceptance of Proposal

WEEK - II
5 - Revocation of offer

6 - Law of Tenders

7 - Law of Auctions

8 - Consideration under Law of Contract

WEEK - III
9 - Privity of Consideration and Privity of Contract

10 - Capacity of Contract

11 - Free Consent

12 - Effect of void

WEEK - IV
13 - Discharge of a contract by performance & anticipatory breach

14 - Impossibility of performance

15 - Breach of Contract & Damages

16 - Quasi Contract

WEEK - V
17 - Creation and Termination of agency

18 - Indemnity and guarantee

19 - Bailment and Pledge

20 - Nature of Partnership

WEEK - VI
21 - Rights and Duties of Partners

22 - Relations of Partners to Third Parties

23 - Rights of income and outgoing partners

24 - Dissolution of Partnership Firm

WEEK - VII
25 - Definition and Essential Kinds of Negotiable Instruments

26 - Dishonour of Negotiable Instruments

27 - Holder & Holder In Due Course

28 - Presentment

WEEK - VIII
29 - Crossing of Cheques & Discharge From Liability

30 - Noting & Protest

31 - Relationship Between Principal With Agent

32 - Understanding Goods and Sales Act

WEEK - IX
33 - Essentials of Sale

34 - Conditions and Warranties

35 - Passing of Property

36 - Nemo_Dat_Quod_Non_Habet

WEEK - X
37 - Rights of an Unpaid Seller

38 - Specific Relief Act 1963

39 - Recovery of Property

40 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation

WEEK - XI
41 - Memorandum of Association

42 - Articles of Association

43 - Promoters

44 - Share Capital

WEEK - XII
45 - Debentures

46 - Positions and Powers of Directors

47 - Duties & Liabilities of Directors

48 - Winding Up of Companies

Books and references

Burnham, S. J., Contract Law for Dummies, 2011

Hoffman, J., A Glossary of Political Theory, 2007

Frey, Martin, A., Essentials of Contract, 2015

Smits, Jan, M., Contract Law: A Comparative Introduction, Second Edition, 2017

Mitchell, Catherine, E., Contract Law and Contract Practice: Bridging the Gap Between Legal Reasoning and Commercial Expectation, 2014

Atiyah’s, Introduction to the law of contract, ed. Smith 6th ed.,Oxford, 2006.

Anson’s Law of Contract, ed. A.G.Guest 23 ed, 1971

Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmstons, The law of Contract, 15th ed,Oxford, 2007

Chitty on Contract, 30th ed. London, 2008

Treitel, G.H., The law of Contract, ed .E. Peel 12th ed., London,2007

Sullivan, J.O. and Hillard, J. The law of Contract 4th ed. Oxford,2010

Instructor bio

Dr. Heena Basharat, Assistant Professor, School of Law , University of Kashmir.

Email Id: behinalaw@gmail.com

Dr. Heena Basharat holds an LLM degree from the University of Kashmir. She is a gold medalist both at the LL.B and LL.M level. She has also been awarded the Prof. A.A.Wani Gold Medal for the ‘Best Law Graduate of the Year 2000’. She has completed her Ph.D on the topic “ Emerging Legal Issues of Copyright in Music: An Analysis”. She currently teaches Business Law at the University of Kashmir. She has published a number of papers in leading journals of India. She has also authored books – “Law and Society” and “Impact of Digital Technology on Copyright law”

Course certificate

Internal Assessment - Weekly assessments released in the course shall be considered for Internal Marks and will carry 30 percent for the Overall Result. Out of all weekly assignments, the best/top five scores will be considered for the final Internal Assessment marks.

End-term Assessment - The final exam shall be conducted by NTA, and will carry 70 percent for the overall Result.

All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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