syllabus of Certificate course in Legal Drafting 1 Syllabus Mumbai University

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Copy to : -
1. The Deputy Registrar, Academic Authorities Meetings and Services
(AAMS),
2. The Deputy Registrar, College Affiliations & Development
Department (CAD),
3. The Deputy Registrar, (Admissions, Enrolment, Eligibility and
Migration Department (AEM),
4. The Deputy Registrar, Research Administration & Promotion Cell
(RAPC),
5. The Deputy Registrar, Executive Authorities Section (EA),
6. The Deputy Registrar, PRO, Fort, (Publi cation Section),
7. The Deputy Registrar, (Special Cell),
8. The Deputy Registrar, Fort/ Vidyanagari Administration Department
(FAD) (VAD), Record Section,
9. The Director, Institute of Distance and Open Learni ng (IDOL Admin),
Vidyanagari,
They are requested to treat this as action taken report on the concerned
resolution adopted by the Academic Council referred to in the above circular
and that on separate Action Taken Report will be sent in this connection.

1. P.A to Hon’ble Vice -Chancellor,
2. P.A Pro -Vice-Chancellor,
3. P.A to Registrar,
4. All Deans of all Faculties,
5. P.A to Finance & Account Officers, (F.& A.O),
6. P.A to Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation,
7. P.A to Director, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages,
8. P.A to Director, Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension (BLLE),
9. The Director, Dept. of Information and Communication Technology
(DICT) (CCF & UCC), Vidyanagari,
10. The Director of Board of Student Development,
11. The Director, Dep artment of Students Walfare (DSD),
12. All Deputy Registrar, Examination House,
13. The Deputy Registrars, Finance & Accounts Section,
14. The Assistant Registrar, Administrative sub -Campus Thane,
15. The Assistant Registrar, School of Engg. & Applied Sciences, Kalyan ,
16. The Assistant Registrar, Ratnagiri sub -centre, Ratnagiri,
17. The Assistant Registrar, Constituent Colleges Unit,
18. BUCTU,
19. The Receptionist,
20. The Telephone Operator,
21. The Secretary MUASA

for information.

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Submission on Feasibility of Starting New Courses as per the Provision of
Maharashtra Public University Act 2016
Ac - 23/7/2020, Resolution No. 4.27

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN LEGAL DRAFTING
1. Necessity of Starting this course:
Certificate courses serve to add additional skills to the existing one. This
certificate course is designed to introduce any graduate or under -graduate or
post-graduate learners, professionals or any interested learner to acquire one of
the most essential skills in day today life i.e. drafting content in legal way. This
course is intends to impart the essential skills enabling the learner to understand
and draft the legal documents that he/she may come across in his professional
as well as day to -day life. It helps in making aware the learner to the critical
rules and principles of drafting legal documents essential not only in
professional life but also in day today life. The special provisions added in this
curriculum has added the practical components of drafting that can help the
learner to comprehend the nuances involved in legal drafting. Besides,
comprehensive covering of the best practices for drafting legal documents in
general, the course will also focus more closely on contracts, notices, and
pleadings. Thus, on successful com pletion of this course learner will be
encouraged to take the drafting as a professional career.
2. Whether UGC has recommended to start the said Courses?
UGC has given guidelines for introduction of career oriented courses
( https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/revisedcareerorientedcourses.pdf ).
Universities are allowed to run the diploma / certificate courses and with due
approval of its governing councils/ stat utory council wherever required
(Ref: https://www.ugc.ac.in/faq.aspx ). However, u/s 5(16) under Maharashtra
Public Universities Act, 2016 (Mah. Act No. VI of 2017), Universi ties are
empowered to start to prescribe the courses of instruction and studies in choice
based credit system for the various examinations leading to specific degrees,
diplomas or certificates in a stand -alone format or joint format with other State
or nat ional or global universities.

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3. Whether all the courses have commenced from academic year 2019 -20?
The above certificate course recommended by the BoS in English, and further
approved by the statutory bodies is to be introduced from the Academic Year
2020 -2021 .
4. The courses started by the University are self -financed, whether adequate
number of eligible permanent Faculties are available?
The certificate course is purely self -financed. The department/affiliated
colleges interes ted in its affiliation need to comply with the norms laid down as
above.
5. To give details regarding duration of the course and is it possible to
compress the course?
The duration of the course is maximum 6 month {6 Months (July -December /
January -June) } with total 30 contact hours consist of maximum 2 Credits on
completion of total 30 hours.
6. The intake capacity of each course and no. of admissions given in the
current academic year (2019 -20)
The intake capacity is set to maximum 40 students per batch.
7. Opportunities of employability/employment available a fter undertaking
these courses:
This course is meant for the any graduates /young lawyers/professors/Chartered
Accountants/Company Secretaries or any individuals who want to be
introduced to various aspec ts of legal drafting.
 This is a basic course for all interested candidates wanting an insight
into the legal industry and a sense of the work performed by lawyers
when they serve clients, whether they are working independently, at law
firms or in companies .
 Legal writing skills are crucial for young professionals to develop a
personal brand for themselves, especially on the internet.
 An individual proficient in the legal drafting w ill also be discoverable
online by potential clients .

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University of Mumbai
Certificate Course in Legal Drafting
Syllabus (with effect from the academic year 2020 -21)
(Choice Based Credit System)

Board of Studies in English
Dr. Sudhir Nikam (Chairperson)
Dr. Rajesh Karankal (Member) Dr. Santosh Rathod (Member)
Dr. Bhagyashree Varma (Member) Dr. Deepa Mishra (Member)
Dr. B. N. Gaikwad (Member) Dr. Dattaguru Joshi (Member)
Dr. Satyawan Hanegave (Member) Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre (Member)


Syllabus Sub -Committee
Dr Satyawan S Hanegave (Convener ): Department of English, K J Somaiya College
of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai

Dr Pratima Das (Member ): Department of English, Smt. C.H.M. College,
Ulha snagar

Dr Seema Sharma (Member ): Department of English, Jai Hind College, Mumbai

Dr Bindu Variath (Member ): K C Law College, Mumbai

Dr Aneesh V Pillai (Member ): School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of
Science and Technology, Kerala

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Board of Studies in English

Syllabus
1 Title of the Course Certificate Course in Legal Drafting
2 Eligibility for Admission Candidate who passed 10+2 examination in Arts /
Science / Commerce / or any other equivalent
stream
3 Intake Capacity 40 Students per batch
4 Passing Marks The candidate must obtain 40 % of the total marks
in external and internal examination to pass the
course
5 Selection First Come First Served Basis
6 Credits 02 Credits
7 Duration of the Course 6 Months (July -December / January -June)
8 Number of Lectures 30 Hours
9 Fee Structure Rs. 2000/ - (The fee covers tuition fee ,
remuneration of teacher, infrastructural expenses,
books, stationary, examination fee etc)
10 Teaching Faculty
Qualification As per UGC Guidelines
11 Remuneration of T eacher As per University / Government Guidelines
12 Centre Any College/Department/Institution under the
purview of the University of Mumbai
13 Level P.G. / U.G. / Diploma / Certificate
(Strike out which is not applicable)
14 Pattern Yearly / Semester
(Strike out which is not applicable)
15 Status To be implemented from the Academic Year 2020 -
2021

Date:
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Certificate Course in Legal Drafting
Preamble :
Certificate courses serve to add additional skills to the existing one. This certificate course is
designed to introduce any graduate or under -graduate or post-graduate learners, p rofessional s
or any interested learner to acquire one of the most essential skills in day today life i.e. drafting
content in le gal way. This course is intends to impart the essential skills enabling the learner to
understand and d raft the legal documents that he /she may come across in his professional as
well as day to -day life . It helps in making aware the learner to the critical rules and principles
of drafting legal documents essential not only in professional life but also in d ay today life .
The special provisions added in this curriculum has added the practical components of drafting
that can help the learner to comprehend the nuances involved in legal drafting . Besides,
comprehensive covering of the best practices for drafting legal documents in general, the
course will also focus more closely on contracts, notices, and pleadings. Thus, on successful
completion of this course learner will be encouraged to take the drafting as a profession al
career. The knowledge of drafting and conveyancing will help the learner to have a command
over the better interaction while seeking legal advice from the legal experts in regard s to the
matters to be incorporated in the documents, to decide upon the coverage and laying down
rights and obligat ions of the parties therein. Any advanced knowledge that lets the learner to
implement in his career will facilitates better communication , thus, this course too intends to
allow the practi tioner to extract more information on framework of drafting , proble ms involved
in and arrive on workable solutions, and facilitates settlement in all the legal matters especially
involving in general draft documents, engrossment and execution thereof. A learner with the
knowledge of legal drafting can make a better docume nt with all facts known and judging the
relevance and importance of all aspects to be covered therein.
 Necessity of the C ourse:
Certificate courses serve to add additional skills to the existing one. This certificate
course is designed to introduce any graduate or under -graduate or post -graduate
learners, professionals or any interested learner to acquire one of the most essential
skills in day today life i.e. drafting content in legal way. This course is intends to impart
the essential skills enabling the learner to understand and draft the legal documents that
he/she may come across in his professional as well as day to -day life. It helps in making
aware the learner to the critical rules and principles of drafting legal documents
essential not only in professional life but also in day today life. The special provisions

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added in this curriculum has added the practical components of drafting that can help
the learner to comprehend the nuances involved in legal drafting. Besides,
comprehensive covering of the best practices for drafting legal documents in general,
the course will also focus more closely on contracts, notices, and plead ings. Thus, on
successful completion of this course learner will be encouraged to take the drafting as
a professional career.

Objectives:
1. To provide an idea about the general rules and principles of drafting legal
documents
2. To acquaint the major provisions related to drafting under the Indian Laws
3. To analyse issues in contracts and negotiating terms of the contract
4. To provide practical training in drafting various legal documents such as
notices, sale deeds, contracts, etc.
5. To enable the students to deal read and understand legal documents which
he/she may deal in their normal life.
6. To equip the students to deal with complex legal documents without any
external assistance

Learning Outcome s:
On successful completion of th is course, students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify the primary components of the Indian legal system, navigate sources of
legal information, and find sources of law relevant to specific legal documents.
2. Draft legal documents without any assistance from others.
3. Read, analyse, and synthesize primary and secondary legal documents.
4. Draft the legal documents which are more suited to their own needs and also they
can help others in drafting documents.
5. Write pr edictive memoranda, client letters, and other legal documents with
appropriate content, using the formats that lawyers would expect
6. Write precisely, concisely, and correctly.

Unit I Legal Terms : Law, Custom , Justice , Right , Duty , Wrong , Civil Wrong ,
Criminal Wrong , Remedy , Fact, Person , State , Plaint , Complaint , Suit,
Affidavit , Judgement , Appeal , Review , Revision , References , Writ, Stay order ,

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Injunction , Adjournment , Cause of Action , Issue , Charge , Bail, Ex Parte ,
Discharge , Acquittal , Conviction , Legal heirs , Legal Representative , Power of
Attorney , International law , Arbitration , Jurisdiction , Amicus Curiae , Law:
Civil and Criminal Law - Rules – Plaintiff – Defendant – Petitioner – Suit –
Complainant – Complaint – Deeds – Contracts, Writs – PIL – Affidavit –
Deponent – Courts – Tribunals – Quasi –Judicial Bodies – Drafting – Pleading
– Conveyancing . (Or any other words that fits the purpose of this course. The
instructor is at his/her liberty to add to the list or use other terms if necessary .)
03 Lectures

Unit II Principles of Drafting 05 Lectures
i. Basic Principles of Drafting
ii. Primary rules relating to Drafting
iii. Legal Notice
iv. Pleadings
v. Affidavit
vi. Legal Contracts
vii. Transfer Agreements
viii. Lease Agreements
ix. Sale Agreements

Unit III Civil and Criminal Court Documents 11 Lectures
A. Civil Court Documents
i. Introduction to Civil Laws in India
ii. Hierarchies in Civil Courts in India
iii. Plaints
iv. Written Statements
v. Interlocutory Application
vi. Appeal

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B. Criminal Court Documents
i. Introduction to Criminal Laws and System India
ii. Hierarchies of Criminal Courts in India
iii. Summons and Warrants
iv. Private Complaint
v. Bail Application
vi. Appeal

Unit IV Petitions and Special Petitions 11
i. Complaints under Consumers Protection Act
ii. Petition under Motor Vehicles Accidents Act
iii. Petitions for Tribunals
iv. Writ Petitions (All 5 types)
v. Public Interest Litigation
vi. Petition Under Right to Information Act
Evaluation Pattern :

Internal Evaluation Total Marks: 40
1. Assignments : 10 Marks
2. Chamber Vis it for 6 days and report on it : 20 Marks
3. Presentation : 10 Marks
External Evaluation Total Marks: 60 Marks

Q1. Objective Type Questions: 15
Q2. a. To frame Civil Document s 05
b. To frame Civil Document s 05
c. To frame Civil Document s 05
Q3. a. To frame Criminal Document s 05
b. To frame Criminal Document s 05
c. To frame Criminal Document s 05
Q4. a. To frame Special Petitions 05
b. To frame Special Petitions 05
c. To frame Special Petitions 05
Note: For framing documents hypo thetical facts will be provided in the question paper .

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Recommended Books for Studies
Kumar H.L., Legal Drafting - Do it yourself, Universal Law House, 2016
Shiva Gopal, Conveyancing, Precedents and Forms, EBC, 2016
Hargopal, Hargopal's Legal Draftsman - A Comprehensive Guide to Deeds and Documents
in 2 Vols. Universal Law Publishing Co Pvt. Ltd., 2018
Justice P.S.Narayana, Pleadings and Practice (Civil & Criminal), Asia Law House, 2017
Dr. Amit Sen, Legal Language, Legal Writing and Legal Drafting, Kamal Law House,
Kolkata, 2008.
SR Myneni, Legal Language and Legal Writing, Asia Law House, Hyderabad, 2019
Nabhi's, Legal Drafting for Layman, Nabhi Publications, 2016
R. Prakash, Murli Manohar Art of Conveyancing and Pleading, EBC, 2016
R. Chakraborty, Law of Pleadings with Precedents (Civil and Criminal), Orient Publishing
Company, 2008
Dr. A. B. Kafaltiya, Textbook on Pl eadings, Drafting & Conveyancing, Universal Law
Publishing Co Pvt. Ltd., 2018
Ashwin Madhavan, Rodney D. Ryder, Legal Writing and Contract Drafting, Bloomsbury,
2018
Dr. A. N. Chaturvedi, Principles & Forms of Pleadings & Conveyancing with Advocacy
& Pr ofessional Ethics, Allahabad Law Agency, 2018
Reliance, Concise Concepts on Drafting Appearances and Pleadings, Reliance
Publications, 2015
Dr. K. K. Srivastava, The Law of Pleadings, Drafting and Conveyancing, Central Law
Agency, 2016
Dr. S.C.Tripathi, Le gal Language, Legal Writing & General English, Central Law
Publications, 2018

Reference Books for further Studies
CA. Rajkumar S. Adukia, Drafting of Commercial Contracts and Agreements, Asia Law
House, 2012
Rodney D Ryder, Drafting Corporate and Commercial Agreements [Legal Drafting
Guidelines, Forms & Precedents], Universal Law Publishing Co Pvt Ltd., 2017
H.K. Saharay, N.S. Bindra's Pleadings and Practice (2 Volume Set), Universal Law
Publishing Co Pvt Ltd., 2017

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Richa Kachhwaha, The Art of Lega l Writing: Practicing Lawyers to Successful
Professionals, Oak Bridge Publishing, 2019
S. P. Aggarwal, Drafting and Conveyancing, Lexis Nexis, 2015
J. P. Agarwala, Pleadings & Precedents in India, (in 2 Vols.), Delhi Law House, 2018
Medha Kolhatkar, Dra fting, Pleading and Conveyancing, Lexis Nexis, 2019
S. P. Aggarwal, Pleadings - An Essential Guide, Lexis Nexis, 2016
Prof. Dr. K. L. Bhatia, Textbook on Legal Language and Legal Writing, Universal Law
Publishing Co Pvt Ltd., 2010
D K Gupta, A Guide to Conveyancing, Drafting and Deeds, Vol. 1, 2005, Kamal Law
House, Kolkata.

YouTube Video URL List for reference
i. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj26eg OBPjmE6Go4CSY -8kr2gJc7JXVmW
ii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixKD_Mah2 -4&list=PLj26egOBPjmE6Go4CSY -
8kr2gJc7JXVmW&index=2
iii. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nzytkcI1hM
iv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT5W -lxXkoY

Note:
1. At the end of the course, the Centre (College/Institute/Department) should ensure that the
university rules and regulations have been duly followed.
2. On the basis of examination results and credits earned by the student, the Centre will issue
the joint certificate with the name of Univ ersity and College/Institute/Department.

N.B. : THE CENTER SHOULD ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANGING
WITH RECOGNISED LAW FIRM/INDIVIDUAL LAW CONSULTANT TO ENSURE
STUDENTS’ VISIT FOR ACTIVE LEARNING WITH PRACTICAL EXPOSURE