Programme Bachelor of Business Administration

BBA632: BUSINESS LAW

Course Code & Name

Semester VI
Hours & Credits (1 Credit
60 hours, 4 Credits
= 15 hours)
Course Anchor Dr. Roshna Thomas

Dr. Issac Elias

Course Facilitators at –
Bangalore, Central Dr. Arun Krishnan
Campus
Dr. Saklesh Nagouda
Dr. Sunanda Vincent
Dr. Roshna Thomas
Course Facilitators at –
Dr. Mallika Sankar
Bangalore, BGR Campus
Dr. Senthilmurugan.P
Course Facilitators at –
Dr. Kushagra Mishra
Delhi, NCR Campus

Course Facilitators at – Dr.Shubhashree Acharya

Pune, LavasaCampus Dr.Harshal Salunkhe

Course Anchor & Faculty Dr. Roshna Thomas

9995355588
Contact information
roshna.thomas@christuniversity.in

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 School of Business and Management
CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Course Plan – Undergraduate Programme
Academic Year 2022 - 23
Course Name: Business Laws Course Code: BBA632
Total number of hours: 60 Hrs Credits: 4
Class All students are required to adhere to the norms of conduct as specified
Guidelines
in the School of Business and Management Class Guidelines Document.
In addition to the above, please note the following as additional policies
and guidelines for this course:
Students are expected to regularly attend the class
Participation in class activities is mandatory.
10% is deducted for late submission of assignments.
Course Course Description: A law that governs the dealings regarding
Description commercial matters, quietly known as business law. Business Law, a
branch of civil law comprises governance of commercial and business
transactions in both the public and private realms. Business law helps to
resolve the business disputes, maintain order and build acceptable
standards when it come close to the other business, government and
customers. A better understanding of legal matters also provides a
manager with a framework on which a decision can be made. This
course covers important sub branches of Business Laws, such as
Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law, Consumer Protection Law,
Competition Law, Law of Sale of Goods and Cyber Law etc.
Course 1. To create awareness on different aspects of Indian Contract Act and
Objectives contract of guarantee with their application.
2. To develop an understanding of legal facts & solutions to matters of
Intellectual Property Rights and Sale of Goods.
3. To discuss the provisions related to matters related to Competition
Act and Cyber laws
4.To describe the regulatory framework to be adopted to issues related
to Consumer Protection.
5.To guide the process for building possible legal defence and solution
to cases revolving around different aspects of business and its
engagements.

National Needs:
Course All Units meet National needs of the business laws that are prescribed
Focus for India.
Employability Skills: Up skills business students by helping them apply
the knowledge of business laws for matters pertaining to their individual

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 business dealings and also dealings related to the affairs of the
organization which they might get affiliated to in their careers.

Terminology** AACSB
Programme Learning Goals (PLGs)
Programme Learning Objectives (PLO)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

Course Learning Outcomes: On having completed this course student should be able to:

CLO Description of CLO Revised Assessment

Bloom’s
Taxonomy
CLO1 Demonstrate awareness of different aspects of Indian RBTL2 CIAI &
Contract Act and contract of guarantee with its CIAII
application.
CLO2 Identify legal facts and solutions to issues related to RBTL3 CIAII
Intellectual Property Rights and Sale of goods.
CLO3 Interpret the legal intricacies of Competition Act and RBTL2 CIAIII
Cyber laws.
CLO4 Choose an appropriate legal framework for dealing with RBTL5 CIAIII
issues related to Consumer Protection.
CLO5 Propose possible legal defence and solution to cases RBTL6 CIAII,
revolving around different aspects of business and its CIAIII
engagements.

Programme Learning Goals–Course Learning Outcome Matrix

CLO Corresponding Corresponding Corresponding
Course Objectives PLO based on CLO PLG
1.Demonstrate To create awareness PLO 2.1 PLG 2
awareness of on different aspects
different aspects of of Indian Contract
Indian Contract Act Act & contract of
with its application & guarantee and its
contract of guarantee application.
2.Identify legal facts To develop an PLO 4.2 PLG 4
and solutions to understanding of
issues related to legal facts &
Intellectual Property solutions to matters
Rights and Sale of of Intellectual
goods. Property Rights and
Sale of Goods.
3.Interpret the legal To discuss the PLO 2.1 PLG 2
intricacies of provisions related to
Competition Act and matters related to

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 Cyber laws. Competition Act and
Cyber laws

4.Choose appropriate To describe the PLO 4.4 PLG 4

legal framework for regulatory
dealing with issues framework to be
related to Consumer adopted to issues
Protection. related to Consumer
Protection.
5.Propose possible To guide the process PLO 4.5 PLG 4
legal defence and for building possible
solution to cases legal defence and
revolving around solution to cases
different aspects of revolving around
business and its different aspects of
engagements. business and its
engagements

Assessment Mapping to Learning Goals and Outcomes (AACSB)

CIA PLG1 Social PLG2 Functional PLG3 PLG5 PLG4 Problem

Compo Responsibility Knowledge and Communicatio Solving
Manager
nent and Ethical Application n ial
Sensitivity Acumen
PP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
LL L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
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1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
CIA I Y

CIA II Y Y Y
(Embed
ded
Questio
n)
CIA III Y Y Y

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Course Mapping
Unit Unit details Week CLO Exercises Hours Pedagogy (teaching Resource/
number (Week & (Pre/Post per week learning methods used)/ Reference details
number PLO Class) (*Actual activities and or class
in hours trips/ dates for assessment
which based on
the calendar)
topic
will
start)
Unit-1 Meaning and Scope of Three CLO- Preclass 4 Hrs per PPT - Presentation to Anson, W. R.
Introductio Business Law – Sources weeks 1; reading week introduce the course and (Latest edition).
n to Law of Indian Business Law. approx PLO (total 12 session topic. Law of contract
of The Indian Contracts Act, 2.1 & Post class hours) (29th edition),
Contracts 1872: Definition – types 5.2 case Activity 1: (5 minutes) Oxford University
of contracts- Essentials of discussions Icebreaking activity using Press, Oxford, New
a Contracts. Discharge of and Mentimeter - Identify terms Delhi.
a contract and remedies multiple that you can relate to Avtar, S. (Latest
for breach of contract. choice quiz Business Law edition). Principles
E-Contracts: Meaning & Activity 2: (5 minutes) of Mercantile Law
need for Digital Goods, Brainstorming (9th Edition),
Unfair terms in E- Activity 3 : ( 5 minutes) Eastern Book
contract. Discussion with the class to Company, New
list out Law related matters Delhi.
that they have experienced.
Introduction to Business
Law with real life examples
(10 min)
Students Experience of
usage of Law by
discussion(10 Min)
Mode of Interaction:

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 Discussion
Unit-II Distinction between One & CLO- Pre class 4 Hrs per Lecture, presentation and Anson, W. R.
Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee, half 1; reading week and case discussion (Latest edition).
Guarantee Kinds of Guarantee, week PLO (Total 5 Law of contract
Rights of Surety, Liability approx 2.1 & Post class hours) (29th edition),
of 5.2 case Oxford University
Surety, and Discharge of discussions Press, Oxford, New
Surety. and Delhi.
multiple Avtar, S. (Latest
choice quiz edition). Principles
of Mercantile Law
(9th Edition),
Eastern Book
Company, New
Delhi.
Unit-III Meaning and scope of Two CLO2, Pre class 4 Hrs per Lecture, presentation and Anson, W. R.
Intellectual intellectual properties – and a PLO reading week and case discussion (2009). Law of
Property The Patent Act of 1970 , half 4.2 (Total 10 contract (29th
Laws objects, definition, weeks Post class hours) edition), Oxford
inventions, patentee, true approx case University Press,
and first inventor, discussions Oxford, New Delhi.
procedure for grant of and Avtar, S. (2011).
process and product multiple Principles of
patents, rights to patentee choice quiz Mercantile Law (9th
– infringement– remedies. Edition), Eastern
The Copyright Act, 1957- Book
Meaning – Its uses and Company, New
rights. The Trade Marks Delhi.
Act, 1999 - meaning,
registration, procedures –
infringement– Authorities
concerned –Remedies.

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Unit-IV The Competition Act, Two CLO3 Pre class 4 Hrs per Lecture, presentation and Kapoor, N.D (Latest
Competitio 2002- Concept of weeks & reading week and case discussion edition). Elements
n Law Competition, approx PLO (total 8 of Mercantile Law,
Development of 5.3 Post class hours) Sultan Chand &
Competition Law, case Sons, New Delhi.
Anticompetitive discussions Padmanabhan, A.
Agreements, Abuse of and (Latest edition).
dominant position, multiple Intellectual
combination, regulation choice quiz property rights:
of combinations, Infringement and
Competition Commission remedies,
of India; Appearance LexisNexis
before Commission, Butterworth’s,
Compliance of Nagpur.
Competition Law. Types
of Offence and penalty.
The Sale of Goods Act, Two CLO Pre class 4 Hrs per Lecture, presentation and Kapoor, N.D (Latest
Unit-V 1930- Definition of and a 2; reading week and case discussion edition). Elements
Law of Goods, Sale and half PLO (total 10 of Mercantile Law,
Sale of Agreement to Sell, weeks 4.2 Post class hours) Sultan Chand &
Goods and Conditions and case Sons, New Delhi.
Negotiable Warranties, Rights & discussions Padmanabhan, A.
Instrument Liabilities of a Buyer & and (Latest edition).
s Law Seller, Rights of an multiple Intellectual
Unpaid Seller. choice quiz property rights:
Infringement and
remedies,
LexisNexis
Butterworth’s,
Nagpur.
Unit-VI Consumer Protection Act Two CLO Pre class 4 Hrs per Lecture, presentation and Kapoor, N.D (Latest

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 Law of 1986: Back ground – and half 4; reading week and case discussion edition). Elements
Consumer définitions– consumer, weeks PLO (total 10 of Mercantile Law,
Protection consumer dispute, 4.4 Post class hours) Sultan Chand &
Complaint case Sons, New Delhi.
Procedure, defect, discussions Padmanabhan, A.
deficiency, and service, and (Latest edition).
Remedies, Consumer multiple Intellectual
Protection Council, choice quiz property rights:
Consumer Infringement and
Redress Agencies, remedies,
District Forum, State LexisNexis
Commission and National Butterworth’s,
Commission. Nagpur.
Unit-VII Information Technology One and CLO Pre class 4 Hrs per Lecture, presentation and Kapoor, N.D (Latest
Cyber Act, 2000: Objectives, a half 3; reading week and case discussion edition). Elements
Laws definitions and salient week PLO5. (total 5 of Mercantile Law,
features, provisions 4 Post class hours) Sultan Chand &
pertaining case Sons, New Delhi.
to piracy and related discussions Padmanabhan, A.
offences and personalities. and (Latest edition).
multiple Intellectual
choice quiz property rights:
Infringement and
remedies,
LexisNexis
Butterworth’s,
Nagpur.

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

CIA-1
Type of Assignment: Group Assignment having an individual component to it- Drafting of a contract and identifying the essential elements of

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the contract therein.
Assignment Description: CIA-1 is a comprehensive CIA consisting of a group assignment in which the students have to submit a contract draft
as a group along with a report by each individual member in the group.. For this each group would be given a situation for which they would be
required to draft a contract which should clearly satisfy all the essentials of a contract mentioned under the Indian Contract Act. The “contract
draft” must be submitted for evaluation along with an additional report in which each group member (individually) has to explain one essential
element (of a valid contract) getting fulfilled in the contract draft submitted by their group. Teachers can select and assign the situation to be
drafted to the students (group). There can ideally be four to five members in the group.
Learning Outcome: Explain and demonstrate basic concepts of contract law in India.
Total Marks: 20
Date of submission: Latest by 15th Jan 2024
Components of CIA-II
Mid Term Exam Syllabus: Unit I, Unit-II and Unit-V
Written examination will conducted for 2 hours duration.
● Section A – Questions with internal choice

● Section B- Case Study Compulsory Question (Embedded Question) (1X15= 15 marks)

Total marks : 50
Date of CIA: 25th Feb to 2nd March 2024
Components of CIA-III

CIA III : Moot Court. (Covering cases from either IPR, Competition Act, Consumer Protection Act or Cyber Laws)

Assessment Description: CIA-3 will be based on the basic form of a Moot Court. The students would be given cases by the teacher relating to
either the IPR, Competition Act or Consumer Protection Act or Cyber law based on the discretion of the teacher and the stage of course
completion in their class .. This would be given a few days in advance of the CIA. On the date of the CIA each student in a group would be
asked to take either the role of plaintiff or defendant and accordingly participate in the Moot Court. The students would be evaluated individually
based on their presentation of points while they participate in the moot court. The group will also be asked to prepare a court memorial and
submit the same.
Learning outcomes: Ability to understand the legal nuances involved through multiple perspectives.
Total marks-20 marks

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Date of Submission:Latest by 21st April 2023

CIA I - Rubrics
Understanding of the concept, communication, case laws citation, Presentation., Maximum marks – 20
PLG PLG - PLG 2
PLO PLO – PLO 2.1
CLO CLO 1
Total Marks 20 Marks (4 criteria x 5 marks =20 marks)
Criteria / 5 4 3 2 1
Weightage*
Demonstrates the Excellent knowledge of Very good t Some what Fair knowledgeable Average
understanding of the content, engaging knowledge of the knowledgeable of of the content, knowledgeable of
the concept introduction, detailed content, an the content, missing missing introduction, the content, missing
concept explanation, introduction, just introduction, body or body or concept introduction, body or
concept explanation concept concept
Extending the Excellently extended Extended to a good Sufficiently Extended to an Insufficiently or
understanding of extent extended average. minimally extended
the concept to the
drafting of the
contract
Outline the Excellent communication Very good Good Fair communication Average
communication communication communication
condition & clauses
of the contract
Relate the essential All essentials are covered All essential elements Only some of the Very few essential Very few essentials
with excellent explanation are covered sufficient essential elements elements are elements are covered
elements
explanation are covered with correctly covered and explanation is
explanation with explanation also insufficient.

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*Weightage (Levels) can vary depending on assignments.
CIA II Rubrics – Mid-trimester examination (Evaluation based on embedded questions-Case study questions from Module II)

PLG PLG 2 and PLG 4

PLO PLO – PLO 2.1, 4.2 and 4.4
CLO CLO 1 and 2
Total Marks 15 Marks
Criteria/ Weightage The case study solution can be evaluated on three criterias i.e demonstration of understanding of facts, identifying the
real cause of problem and solution proposed. Each criteria 5 marks making a total of 15 marks.

Criteria / 5 4 3 2 1
Weightage*
Demonstration of High clarity in Very good Good understanding Fairly understanding Average
understanding of understanding the key understanding of the of the key facts but of key facts but understanding of key
facts. facts and relevant key facts but no little understanding of incorrect facts but completely
legal provisions to the definite understanding legal provisions. understanding of legal no understanding of
same. of all the relevant provisions. legal provisions.
legal provisions to the
same.
Identifying the real 100% issues clearly 80% to 70% of the Less than 70% but 50% to 20% of the less than 20% issues
cause of problem identified issues clearly more than 50% of the issues identified identified.
identified issues identified.

Choice of Chosen an excellent Chosen a good Chosen an fair Chosen a framework Chosen a partially
Appropriate framework with framework with some framework with few which is only partially correct framework
analysis supporting legal supporting legal supporting legal correct with very few without any
provision for all issues provision for all issues provision for all issues supporting legal supporting legal
described in the case described in the case described in the case provision for all issues provision for all issues
described in the case. described in the case.
*Weightage (Levels) can vary depending on Embedded Question

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CIA III - Evaluation Rubrics
20 marks – Moot court – Students will be graded based on their knowledge on business case laws
PLG PLG 2 & 4
PLO PLO 2.1, 4.1 & 4.5
CLO CLO 2, 3 & 4
Total Marks 20 Marks , each criteria 5 marks.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Criteria / Weight*
Criteria / Weight* 5 4 3 2 1

Understanding of Excellent knowledge Very good t Some what Fair knowledgeable of Average
the concept of the content, knowledge of the knowledgeable of the the content, missing knowledgeable of the
engaging introduction, content, an content, missing introduction, body or content, missing
detailed concept introduction, just introduction, body or concept introduction, body or
explanation, concept explanation concept concept
Delivery of Excellent Very good Good Fair Average
presentation
Points offered for Excellent & well Very good Good Fair Average
contained
defence
Case laws citation Correct case laws with
Very good Good explanation Fair explanation of the Average explanation
complete explanationexplanation including including judges case without specific of the case with out
including judges judges decision, decision , but missing case related citations specific case related
decision missing certain important aspects of citations
aspects the case
*Weightage (Levels) can vary depending on assignments
Overall Assessment Description

Component of Final Grade Max Marks per Weightage towards Final Total Marks per Component

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 Component Grade in Final Grade
CIA-I 20 100% 20
CIA-II 50 50 % 25
CIA-III (10 + 10) 20 100% 20
End – Term 50 60 % 30
Attendance 5 100 % 5
Total 100

Prepared by
(Course Anchor) Reviewed by Approved by
Dr.Roshna Thomas Dr. Jimmy Thankachan HoD

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