Course Code : HSC201A

Course Title : Law for Engineers

Lead Trainer:
Adv. Chidanand G Kulkarni
cgk1963@gmail.com

Assistant Trainers:
Namrata Kabra
namrata.kabra12@gmail.com
Ruchira Negi
ruchiranegi@ymail.com
Agam Sharma
agam2995@gmail.com

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 Course Details

 Course: Law for Engineers

 Department: Directorate of Transferable Skills and

Leadership Development

 Head of the Department: Mr. Jyothi Shankar G

 Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Technology

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 Session No. 1
Introduction to Law and Classification of Law

At the end of this session, students will be able to:

 Recognize the importance of Law for Engineers

 Recognize the hierarchy of functionaries under Constitution of
India
 Explain Law and its classification: Civil and Criminal

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 Constitution of India
President
Vice-President

Legislature Executive Judiciary

(Makes Laws) (Applies Laws) (Interprets Laws and H
adjudicates) I
E
Parliament Union Government Supreme Court R
A
Vidhan Sabha State Government High Court R
C
Local Local District Courts H
Self-Government Self-Government (Civil and Criminal) Y

Gram Sabha Gram Sabha Gram Panchayat

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 Introduction to LAW

Definitions :

“The art or science of what is equitable and good.”

“The body of principles recognized and applied by the

state(government) in the administration of justice.”

“Law is the crystallized commonsense of the community.”

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 Characteristics of Law:

 A set of rules and regulations written or unwritten.

 Governs the external behaviour of human beings.
 The main object is maintaining order in society.
 Given/made by politically superior authorities.
 Applied in Administration of Justice.
 In simple words, it can be called as a common-sense of the
community.

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 LAW

Civil Criminal

Classification of Law
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 Distinction :
Civil Law
Laws governing civil wrongs
Infringement of rights belonging to
individuals.
Object: Make good the loss to injured
party
Proceedings in Civil Court
Parties: Individual v. Individual
Results in: compensation, damages,
specific performance, injunction etc.
Example : breach of contract, private
nuisance etc
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Criminal Law
Laws governing public wrongs
Violation of public rights affecting
the whole community
Object: Punishment to the
wrongdoer
Proceedings in Criminal Court
Parties: State (Government) v.
Individual
Results in : fine, imprisonment,
solitary confinement, capital
punishment etc
Examples : theft, cheating, murder
etc
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 Summary

• The three important components in the Indian legal system

are Legislature, Executive, Judiciary

• Law may be defined as “The body of principles recognized and

applied by the state(government) in the administration of
justice.”

 Law is a set of rules and regulations written or unwritten that

governs the external behaviour of human beings

 The main object is maintaining order in society

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 Summary

 It is given/made by politically superior authorities

 Applied in Administration of Justice

 In simple words, it can be called a common-sense of the

community

 Law is classified as Civil law and Criminal law

 Civil law is law governing civil wrongs

 Criminal law is law governing public wrongs

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