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1. Constitutional Law II

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   Constitutional Law II

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

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   Constitutional Law II

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   Contents

   Module I

   1. Constitutional Law II: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. What a Federal Constitution Is 4
   3. A Union of States, and Why Not a Federation 9
   4. The Federal Features of This Constitution 12
   5. The Unitary Features, and Quasi-Federal 16
   6. Indian Federalism Compared With the United States 20
   7. Forms of Government 24
   8. Admission and Establishment of New States 28
   9. Forming a New State, and Altering a Boundary 31
   10. Consequential Amendments, and Why They Are Not Amendments 36
   11. How India Was Actually Reorganised 40
   12. The Union Territories 44
   13. Delhi, and Article 239AA 49
   14. High Courts for Union Territories 55
   15. Cooperative Federalism 59
   16. Competitive Federalism 63
   17. The Inter-State Council and the Zonal Councils 67
   18. The GST Council 71
   19. The Seventh Schedule, and the Order of Precedence 75
   20. The Extent of a Law, and Extra-Territorial Operation 80

   Contents continued

   Module I continued

   1. The Tax Entries After the Goods and Services Tax 84
   2. Pith and Substance 89
   3. Colourable Legislation 93
   4. Territorial Nexus 97
   5. Repugnancy, and Article 254 101
   6. Residuary Power 107
   7. When Parliament May Legislate on the State List 112
   8. Two States Asking Parliament to Legislate 118
   9. Legislating to Implement a Treaty 122
   10. Previous Sanction, and Recommendation 127
   11. The Duty of a State, and the Union's Directions 131
   12. Entrusting Functions Both Ways 136
   13. Jurisdiction Outside India, and Full Faith and Credit 141
   14. Inter-State Water Disputes 145
   15. The Scheme of Part XII 150
   16. Who Levies, Who Collects, Who Keeps 155
   17. How Tax Is Shared 160
   18. Grants From the Union 166
   19. Professions Tax, and the Savings 172

   Contents continued

   Module I continued

   1. The Finance Commission 177
   2. Discretionary Grants, and Custody of Public Money 183
   3. The Immunities Between Governments 189
   4. Borrowing 195
   5. The Sarkaria and Punchhi Commissions 200
   6. The Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse 205
   7. The Restrictions on the Freedom 209
   8. What Article 301 Actually Forbids 215
   9. Part XVII: The Official Language of the Union 223
   10. Regional Languages, and Language Between Governments 230
   11. Language in the Courts, and the Language of the Law 236
   12. Language and the Minorities 243
   13. Why the Constitution Has a Part on Panchayats 250
   14. The Gram Sabha, and the Three Tiers 254
   15. Composition, and Reservation of Seats 258
   16. Duration, and Disqualification 263
   17. What a Panchayat Is Given To Do 268
   18. Panchayat Finance 272
   19. Panchayat Elections 277

   Contents continued

   Module I continued

   1. Where Part IX Does Not Reach 281
   2. The Municipalities 287
   3. Composition, Wards Committees and Reservation 292
   4. Duration, Disqualification, and What a Municipality Does 298
   5. Municipal Finance 303
   6. Municipal Elections, and the Planning Committees 307
   7. Existing Laws, and the Bar on Courts 313
   8. What the 73rd and 74th Amendments Achieved 318
   9. Temporary, Transitional and Special 324
   10. Article 370, and What It Actually Said 329
   11. The Abrogation of Article 370 333
   12. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Nagaland 338
   13. Assam, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh 343
   14. Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka 349

   Module II

   1. The President of India 355
   2. The Election of the President 360
   3. Qualifications, Oath, Term and Re-election 364
   4. The Impeachment of the President 369

   Contents continued

   Module II continued

   1. A Vacancy, and the Vice-President 373
   2. What Powers the President Actually Has 380
   3. The Ordinance Power 388
   4. The Attorney-General for India 394
   5. The Conduct of Government Business 399
   6. The Governor 403
   7. The Governor's Immunity 410
   8. Pardon, and the Executive Power of a State 415
   9. The Governor's Discretion 420
   10. The Advocate-General for the State 427
   11. The Conduct of a State Government's Business 431
   12. The Governor's Ordinance Power 435
   13. Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures 441
   14. The Two Houses of Parliament 445
   15. The Council of States 450
   16. The House of the People 455
   17. Readjustment After a Census 460
   18. The Duration of the Houses 465
   19. Who May Be a Member of Parliament 470

   Contents continued

   Module II continued

   1. Sessions, Prorogation and Dissolution 475
   2. The President's Address, and Messages 480
   3. Ministers and the Attorney-General in the House 485
   4. Salaries, and the Secretariat 490
   5. Oath, Voting and Quorum 495
   6. Vacation of Seats 501
   7. Disqualifications of a Member of Parliament 506
   8. Who Decides a Disqualification 512
   9. Sitting and Voting Before Taking the Oath 517
   10. Salaries and Allowances of Members 521
   11. How an Ordinary Bill Is Passed 525
   12. A Money Bill 530
   13. Assent, and What the President May Do With a Bill 535
   14. The Budget, and the Charged Expenditure 538
   15. Supplementary Grants, and a Vote on Account 543
   16. The Four Kinds of Bill Compared 548
   17. Rules of Procedure, and Why Courts Stay Out 551
   18. The State Legislatures 557
   19. The Legislative Assembly 561

   Contents continued

   Module II continued

   1. The Legislative Council 565
   2. Sessions, Address and Dissolution in a State 569
   3. Qualification for Membership of a State House 573
   4. Ministers and the Advocate-General in a State House 576
   5. Salaries, and the Secretariat of a State Legislature 579
   6. Oath, Voting and Quorum in a State House 582
   7. Vacation of Seats, and Disqualification 586
   8. How a Bill Becomes Law in a State 591
   9. Assent, Withholding, and Reservation for the President 596
   10. Financial Procedure in a State 604
   11. Procedure, and the Courts, in a State Legislature 609
   12. Reservation of Seats in the Legislatures 614
   13. The Women's Reservation, and the 106th Amendment 619
   14. When Reservation of Seats Ends 625
   15. The Council of Ministers, and the Aid and Advice 630
   16. The State Council of Ministers 635
   17. A Hung Assembly, and Who Is Invited to Form a Government 639

   Module III

   1. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman 645

   Contents continued

   Module III continued

   1. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker 651
   2. The Speaker, the Chairman, and Their Deputies 657
   3. The Privileges of Parliament and Its Members 661
   4. Bribery, Privilege, and the 2024 Decision 668
   5. The Privileges of a State Legislature 673
   6. The Anti-Defection Law 678
   7. The Tenth Schedule in Practice 684
   8. The Supreme Court of India 691
   9. How Judges Are Actually Appointed 696
   10. The National Judicial Appointments Commission 704
   11. Why the NJAC Was Struck Down 709
   12. Security of Tenure, Salary, and Post-Retirement Practice 714
   13. The Removal of a Judge 720
   14. A Court of Record, and Contempt 726
   15. The Seat of the Court, and Its Original Jurisdiction 730
   16. Appellate Jurisdiction 734
   17. Special Leave to Appeal 739
   18. The Federal Court's Jurisdiction, and Review 743
   19. Enlargement of Jurisdiction, and Transfer of Cases 747

   Contents continued

   Module III continued

   1. Binding Precedent, and the Enforcement of Orders 752
   2. Complete Justice, and Article 142 756
   3. The Court's Own Officers, and Expenses 761
   4. Judicial Review 766
   5. Judicial Activism 772
   6. Public Interest Litigation 777
   7. Judicial Overreach, and the Criticism 784
   8. Independence of the Judiciary 789
   9. Judicial Accountability 794
   10. The High Courts 799
   11. The Appointment, Tenure and Transfer of a High Court Judge 804
   12. The Writ Jurisdiction of a High Court 811

   Module IV

   1. Transfer of Cases, Officers, and the Union Territory Courts 816
   2. Part XIVA: Tribunals 821
   3. The Services Under the Union and a State 829
   4. The Protection of Article 311 834
   5. The All-India Services 840
   6. The Public Service Commissions 845

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued

   1. What a Service Commission Does, and How It Is Protected 851
   2. Claims to Services, and the Anglo-Indian Community 857
   3. The Election Commission of India 862
   4. The Independence of the Election Commission 869
   5. One Electoral Roll, One Vote 876
   6. Parliament's Power Over Elections 880
   7. Election Disputes, and the Bar on Courts 884
   8. The Model Code of Conduct 889
   9. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India 893
   10. The Constitutional Bodies Compared 898
   11. Property, Contracts and Liabilities 903
   12. Suing the State 909

   Module V

   1. The Three Emergencies 915
   2. A National Emergency 919
   3. What a National Emergency Does 923
   4. Emergency, and Fundamental Rights 928
   5. The Union's Duty to Protect a State 934
   6. President's Rule 938

   Contents continued

   Module V continued

   1. The Judicial Review of a Proclamation 943
   2. A Financial Emergency 948
   3. Constitutional Interpretation 952
   4. The Amending Power 956
   5. The Basic Structure Doctrine 961
   6. After Kesavananda 968
   7. The Twelve Schedules 973
   8. Scheduled Areas, and the Fifth Schedule 976
   9. The Sixth Schedule, and the Autonomous District Councils 982
   10. An Autonomous State Inside a State 987
   11. Reviewing the Working of the Constitution 991

   Page 1 onwards

   993 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 993 pages.

   Papers

   Previous year question paper solutions. 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

   Every chapter in the notes: 198 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 72 chapters

   1. 1 Constitutional Law II: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 3
   2. 2 What a Federal Constitution Is pages 4 to 8
   3. 3 A Union of States, and Why Not a Federation pages 9 to 11
   4. 4 The Federal Features of This Constitution pages 12 to 15
   5. 5 The Unitary Features, and Quasi-Federal pages 16 to 19
   6. 6 Indian Federalism Compared With the United States pages 20 to 23
   7. 7 Forms of Government pages 24 to 27
   8. 8 Admission and Establishment of New States pages 28 to 30
   9. 9 Forming a New State, and Altering a Boundary pages 31 to 35
   10. 10 Consequential Amendments, and Why They Are Not Amendments pages 36 to 39
   11. 11 How India Was Actually Reorganised pages 40 to 43
   12. 12 The Union Territories pages 44 to 48
   13. 13 Delhi, and Article 239AA pages 49 to 54
   14. 14 High Courts for Union Territories pages 55 to 58
   15. 15 Cooperative Federalism pages 59 to 62
   16. 16 Competitive Federalism pages 63 to 66
   17. 17 The Inter-State Council and the Zonal Councils pages 67 to 70
   18. 18 The GST Council pages 71 to 74
   19. 19 The Seventh Schedule, and the Order of Precedence pages 75 to 79
   20. 20 The Extent of a Law, and Extra-Territorial Operation pages 80 to 83
   21. 21 The Tax Entries After the Goods and Services Tax pages 84 to 88
   22. 22 Pith and Substance pages 89 to 92
   23. 23 Colourable Legislation pages 93 to 96
   24. 24 Territorial Nexus pages 97 to 100
   25. 25 Repugnancy, and Article 254 pages 101 to 106
   26. 26 Residuary Power pages 107 to 111
   27. 27 When Parliament May Legislate on the State List pages 112 to 117
   28. 28 Two States Asking Parliament to Legislate pages 118 to 121
   29. 29 Legislating to Implement a Treaty pages 122 to 126
   30. 30 Previous Sanction, and Recommendation pages 127 to 130
   31. 31 The Duty of a State, and the Union's Directions pages 131 to 135
   32. 32 Entrusting Functions Both Ways pages 136 to 140
   33. 33 Jurisdiction Outside India, and Full Faith and Credit pages 141 to 144
   34. 34 Inter-State Water Disputes pages 145 to 149
   35. 35 The Scheme of Part XII pages 150 to 154
   36. 36 Who Levies, Who Collects, Who Keeps pages 155 to 159
   37. 37 How Tax Is Shared pages 160 to 165
   38. 38 Grants From the Union pages 166 to 171
   39. 39 Professions Tax, and the Savings pages 172 to 176
   40. 40 The Finance Commission pages 177 to 182
   41. 41 Discretionary Grants, and Custody of Public Money pages 183 to 188
   42. 42 The Immunities Between Governments pages 189 to 194
   43. 43 Borrowing pages 195 to 199
   44. 44 The Sarkaria and Punchhi Commissions pages 200 to 204
   45. 45 The Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse pages 205 to 208
   46. 46 The Restrictions on the Freedom pages 209 to 214
   47. 47 What Article 301 Actually Forbids pages 215 to 222
   48. 48 Part XVII: The Official Language of the Union pages 223 to 229
   49. 49 Regional Languages, and Language Between Governments pages 230 to 235
   50. 50 Language in the Courts, and the Language of the Law pages 236 to 242
   51. 51 Language and the Minorities pages 243 to 249
   52. 52 Why the Constitution Has a Part on Panchayats pages 250 to 253
   53. 53 The Gram Sabha, and the Three Tiers pages 254 to 257
   54. 54 Composition, and Reservation of Seats pages 258 to 262
   55. 55 Duration, and Disqualification pages 263 to 267
   56. 56 What a Panchayat Is Given To Do pages 268 to 271
   57. 57 Panchayat Finance pages 272 to 276
   58. 58 Panchayat Elections pages 277 to 280
   59. 59 Where Part IX Does Not Reach pages 281 to 286
   60. 60 The Municipalities pages 287 to 291
   61. 61 Composition, Wards Committees and Reservation pages 292 to 297
   62. 62 Duration, Disqualification, and What a Municipality Does pages 298 to 302
   63. 63 Municipal Finance pages 303 to 306
   64. 64 Municipal Elections, and the Planning Committees pages 307 to 312
   65. 65 Existing Laws, and the Bar on Courts pages 313 to 317
   66. 66 What the 73rd and 74th Amendments Achieved pages 318 to 323
   67. 67 Temporary, Transitional and Special pages 324 to 328
   68. 68 Article 370, and What It Actually Said pages 329 to 332
   69. 69 The Abrogation of Article 370 pages 333 to 337
   70. 70 Maharashtra, Gujarat and Nagaland pages 338 to 342
   71. 71 Assam, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh pages 343 to 348
   72. 72 Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka pages 349 to 354

   Module II 59 chapters

   1. 73 The President of India pages 355 to 359
   2. 74 The Election of the President pages 360 to 363
   3. 75 Qualifications, Oath, Term and Re-election pages 364 to 368
   4. 76 The Impeachment of the President pages 369 to 372
   5. 77 A Vacancy, and the Vice-President pages 373 to 379
   6. 78 What Powers the President Actually Has pages 380 to 387
   7. 79 The Ordinance Power pages 388 to 393
   8. 80 The Attorney-General for India pages 394 to 398
   9. 81 The Conduct of Government Business pages 399 to 402
   10. 82 The Governor pages 403 to 409
   11. 83 The Governor's Immunity pages 410 to 414
   12. 84 Pardon, and the Executive Power of a State pages 415 to 419
   13. 85 The Governor's Discretion pages 420 to 426
   14. 86 The Advocate-General for the State pages 427 to 430
   15. 87 The Conduct of a State Government's Business pages 431 to 434
   16. 88 The Governor's Ordinance Power pages 435 to 440
   17. 89 Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures pages 441 to 444
   18. 90 The Two Houses of Parliament pages 445 to 449
   19. 91 The Council of States pages 450 to 454
   20. 92 The House of the People pages 455 to 459
   21. 93 Readjustment After a Census pages 460 to 464
   22. 94 The Duration of the Houses pages 465 to 469
   23. 95 Who May Be a Member of Parliament pages 470 to 474
   24. 96 Sessions, Prorogation and Dissolution pages 475 to 479
   25. 97 The President's Address, and Messages pages 480 to 484
   26. 98 Ministers and the Attorney-General in the House pages 485 to 489
   27. 99 Salaries, and the Secretariat pages 490 to 494
   28. 100 Oath, Voting and Quorum pages 495 to 500
   29. 101 Vacation of Seats pages 501 to 505
   30. 102 Disqualifications of a Member of Parliament pages 506 to 511
   31. 103 Who Decides a Disqualification pages 512 to 516
   32. 104 Sitting and Voting Before Taking the Oath pages 517 to 520
   33. 105 Salaries and Allowances of Members pages 521 to 524
   34. 106 How an Ordinary Bill Is Passed pages 525 to 529
   35. 107 A Money Bill pages 530 to 534
   36. 108 Assent, and What the President May Do With a Bill pages 535 to 537
   37. 109 The Budget, and the Charged Expenditure pages 538 to 542
   38. 110 Supplementary Grants, and a Vote on Account pages 543 to 547
   39. 111 The Four Kinds of Bill Compared pages 548 to 550
   40. 112 Rules of Procedure, and Why Courts Stay Out pages 551 to 556
   41. 113 The State Legislatures pages 557 to 560
   42. 114 The Legislative Assembly pages 561 to 564
   43. 115 The Legislative Council pages 565 to 568
   44. 116 Sessions, Address and Dissolution in a State pages 569 to 572
   45. 117 Qualification for Membership of a State House pages 573 to 575
   46. 118 Ministers and the Advocate-General in a State House pages 576 to 578
   47. 119 Salaries, and the Secretariat of a State Legislature pages 579 to 581
   48. 120 Oath, Voting and Quorum in a State House pages 582 to 585
   49. 121 Vacation of Seats, and Disqualification pages 586 to 590
   50. 122 How a Bill Becomes Law in a State pages 591 to 595
   51. 123 Assent, Withholding, and Reservation for the President pages 596 to 603
   52. 124 Financial Procedure in a State pages 604 to 608
   53. 125 Procedure, and the Courts, in a State Legislature pages 609 to 613
   54. 126 Reservation of Seats in the Legislatures pages 614 to 618
   55. 127 The Women's Reservation, and the 106th Amendment pages 619 to 624
   56. 128 When Reservation of Seats Ends pages 625 to 629
   57. 129 The Council of Ministers, and the Aid and Advice pages 630 to 634
   58. 130 The State Council of Ministers pages 635 to 638
   59. 131 A Hung Assembly, and Who Is Invited to Form a Government pages 639 to 644

   Module III 32 chapters

   1. 132 The Chairman and Deputy Chairman pages 645 to 650
   2. 133 The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker pages 651 to 656
   3. 134 The Speaker, the Chairman, and Their Deputies pages 657 to 660
   4. 135 The Privileges of Parliament and Its Members pages 661 to 667
   5. 136 Bribery, Privilege, and the 2024 Decision pages 668 to 672
   6. 137 The Privileges of a State Legislature pages 673 to 677
   7. 138 The Anti-Defection Law pages 678 to 683
   8. 139 The Tenth Schedule in Practice pages 684 to 690
   9. 140 The Supreme Court of India pages 691 to 695
   10. 141 How Judges Are Actually Appointed pages 696 to 703
   11. 142 The National Judicial Appointments Commission pages 704 to 708
   12. 143 Why the NJAC Was Struck Down pages 709 to 713
   13. 144 Security of Tenure, Salary, and Post-Retirement Practice pages 714 to 719
   14. 145 The Removal of a Judge pages 720 to 725
   15. 146 A Court of Record, and Contempt pages 726 to 729
   16. 147 The Seat of the Court, and Its Original Jurisdiction pages 730 to 733
   17. 148 Appellate Jurisdiction pages 734 to 738
   18. 149 Special Leave to Appeal pages 739 to 742
   19. 150 The Federal Court's Jurisdiction, and Review pages 743 to 746
   20. 151 Enlargement of Jurisdiction, and Transfer of Cases pages 747 to 751
   21. 152 Binding Precedent, and the Enforcement of Orders pages 752 to 755
   22. 153 Complete Justice, and Article 142 pages 756 to 760
   23. 154 The Court's Own Officers, and Expenses pages 761 to 765
   24. 155 Judicial Review pages 766 to 771
   25. 156 Judicial Activism pages 772 to 776
   26. 157 Public Interest Litigation pages 777 to 783
   27. 158 Judicial Overreach, and the Criticism pages 784 to 788
   28. 159 Independence of the Judiciary pages 789 to 793
   29. 160 Judicial Accountability pages 794 to 798
   30. 161 The High Courts pages 799 to 803
   31. 162 The Appointment, Tenure and Transfer of a High Court Judge pages 804 to 810
   32. 163 The Writ Jurisdiction of a High Court pages 811 to 815

   Module IV 18 chapters

   1. 164 Transfer of Cases, Officers, and the Union Territory Courts pages 816 to 820
   2. 165 Part XIVA: Tribunals pages 821 to 828
   3. 166 The Services Under the Union and a State pages 829 to 833
   4. 167 The Protection of Article 311 pages 834 to 839
   5. 168 The All-India Services pages 840 to 844
   6. 169 The Public Service Commissions pages 845 to 850
   7. 170 What a Service Commission Does, and How It Is Protected pages 851 to 856
   8. 171 Claims to Services, and the Anglo-Indian Community pages 857 to 861
   9. 172 The Election Commission of India pages 862 to 868
   10. 173 The Independence of the Election Commission pages 869 to 875
   11. 174 One Electoral Roll, One Vote pages 876 to 879
   12. 175 Parliament's Power Over Elections pages 880 to 883
   13. 176 Election Disputes, and the Bar on Courts pages 884 to 888
   14. 177 The Model Code of Conduct pages 889 to 892
   15. 178 The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India pages 893 to 897
   16. 179 The Constitutional Bodies Compared pages 898 to 902
   17. 180 Property, Contracts and Liabilities pages 903 to 908
   18. 181 Suing the State pages 909 to 914

   Module V 17 chapters

   1. 182 The Three Emergencies pages 915 to 918
   2. 183 A National Emergency pages 919 to 922
   3. 184 What a National Emergency Does pages 923 to 927
   4. 185 Emergency, and Fundamental Rights pages 928 to 933
   5. 186 The Union's Duty to Protect a State pages 934 to 937
   6. 187 President's Rule pages 938 to 942
   7. 188 The Judicial Review of a Proclamation pages 943 to 947
   8. 189 A Financial Emergency pages 948 to 951
   9. 190 Constitutional Interpretation pages 952 to 955
   10. 191 The Amending Power pages 956 to 960
   11. 192 The Basic Structure Doctrine pages 961 to 967
   12. 193 After Kesavananda pages 968 to 972
   13. 194 The Twelve Schedules pages 973 to 975
   14. 195 Scheduled Areas, and the Fifth Schedule pages 976 to 981
   15. 196 The Sixth Schedule, and the Autonomous District Councils pages 982 to 986
   16. 197 An Autonomous State Inside a State pages 987 to 990
   17. 198 Reviewing the Working of the Constitution pages 991 to 993
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2. Criminal Law I

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   Criminal Law I

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University, as amended in 2024 for the new criminal laws

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

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   Criminal Law I

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   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

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   Contents

   Module I

   1. Criminal Law I: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. Crime and Civil Wrong 6
   3. Crime, Morality and Other Wrongs 11
   4. How Indian Criminal Law Was Made 14
   5. Why the State Punishes 19
   6. The Act the Law Punishes 24
   7. The Guilty Mind 29
   8. When the Law Does Not Ask for Intention 34
   9. Cause and Consequence 39
   10. Negligence in the Criminal Law 44
   11. Common Intention 49
   12. Gang Rape and Dacoity as Joint Liability 56
   13. Intoxication 60
   14. Unsoundness of Mind 65
   15. The Age of Criminal Responsibility 70
   16. Necessity 74
   17. Good Faith, Compulsion and Trifles 78
   18. Law of Crimes Is Now the Sanhita 82
   19. What the Sanhita Repealed and What It Saved 87
   20. Extent and Operation 95

   Contents continued

   Module I continued

   1. The Words the Sanhita Defines 100
   2. Property, Dishonesty and Documents Defined 105
   3. The General Explanations 109
   4. Trends Towards Gender Neutrality in the Sanhita 114
   5. The Punishments the Sanhita Allows 117
   6. Community Service 120
   7. Fine, Default and Commutation 124
   8. Solitary Confinement 128
   9. Fractions, Several Offences and Repeat Offenders 131
   10. The Death Penalty 136
   11. The General Exceptions and Who Must Prove Them 142
   12. Bound or Justified by Law 146
   13. Accident 151
   14. Consent 154
   15. The Right of Private Defence 159
   16. When Private Defence May Kill 165
   17. Private Defence of Property 169

   Module II

   1. The Four Stages of a Crime 174

   Contents continued

   Module II continued

   1. Attempt 179
   2. Preparation That Is Already an Offence 184
   3. Abetment 188
   4. Abetment Across Borders 192
   5. Punishing the Abettor 195
   6. Concealing a Design 200
   7. Criminal Conspiracy 204
   8. Rape 209
   9. Aggravated Rape and Gang Rape 217
   10. Rape by a Husband or by a Person in Authority 224
   11. Protecting the Victim's Identity 232
   12. Outraging Modesty and Sexual Harassment 238
   13. Voyeurism and Stalking 245
   14. Dowry Death 252
   15. Offences Relating to Marriage 259
   16. Cruelty by a Husband or His Relatives 269
   17. Miscarriage and the Unborn Child 277
   18. Offences Against Children 285

   Contents continued

   Module III

   1. Culpable Homicide and Murder 293
   2. Punishment for Murder and for Culpable Homicide 307
   3. Causing Death by Negligence 317
   4. Abetment of Suicide 322
   5. Attempt to Murder 329
   6. Organised Crime 336
   7. Terrorist Act 344
   8. Hurt and Grievous Hurt 353
   9. Aggravated Hurt 361
   10. Acid Attacks 371
   11. Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement 377
   12. Force, Criminal Force and Assault 385
   13. Aggravated Assault 394
   14. Kidnapping and Abduction 401
   15. Aggravated Kidnapping 408
   16. Trafficking and Forced Labour 417

   Module IV

   1. Waging War Against India 424
   2. Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity 428

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued

   1. Assaulting the President or a Governor 432
   2. Offences Against Friendly Foreign States 435
   3. Prisoners of State and of War 438
   4. Mutiny, Desertion and Insubordination 442
   5. Bribery and Undue Influence at Elections 447
   6. False Statements and Election Accounts 454
   7. Counterfeiting Coin and Currency 460
   8. Government Stamps 469
   9. Common Object and How It Differs 477
   10. Unlawful Assembly 483
   11. Rioting and Provocation 488
   12. Affray 493
   13. Promoting Enmity Between Groups 496
   14. Offences Relating to Religion 500
   15. Giving and Fabricating False Evidence 507
   16. False Certificates and Declarations 512
   17. Destroying Evidence and Screening an Offender 516
   18. False Charges and Harbouring 520
   19. Public Nuisance 526

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued

   1. Spreading Infection 531
   2. Mischief 536
   3. Criminal Trespass 546
   4. Forgery 556
   5. Using and Possessing Forged Documents 566
   6. Counterfeit Seals and False Accounts 572
   7. Property Marks 581

   Module V

   1. Theft 591
   2. Snatching and Aggravated Theft 598
   3. Extortion 605
   4. Robbery and Dacoity 611
   5. Misappropriation 619
   6. Criminal Breach of Trust 625
   7. Stolen Property 631
   8. Cheating 636
   9. Criminal Intimidation 643
   10. Insult, Public Mischief and Annoyance 650
   11. Defamation 660

   Page 1 onwards

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   Notes

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   Papers

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   Module I 37 chapters

   1. 1 Criminal Law I: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 5
   2. 2 Crime and Civil Wrong pages 6 to 10
   3. 3 Crime, Morality and Other Wrongs pages 11 to 13
   4. 4 How Indian Criminal Law Was Made pages 14 to 18
   5. 5 Why the State Punishes pages 19 to 23
   6. 6 The Act the Law Punishes pages 24 to 28
   7. 7 The Guilty Mind pages 29 to 33
   8. 8 When the Law Does Not Ask for Intention pages 34 to 38
   9. 9 Cause and Consequence pages 39 to 43
   10. 10 Negligence in the Criminal Law pages 44 to 48
   11. 11 Common Intention pages 49 to 55
   12. 12 Gang Rape and Dacoity as Joint Liability pages 56 to 59
   13. 13 Intoxication pages 60 to 64
   14. 14 Unsoundness of Mind pages 65 to 69
   15. 15 The Age of Criminal Responsibility pages 70 to 73
   16. 16 Necessity pages 74 to 77
   17. 17 Good Faith, Compulsion and Trifles pages 78 to 81
   18. 18 Law of Crimes Is Now the Sanhita pages 82 to 86
   19. 19 What the Sanhita Repealed and What It Saved pages 87 to 94
   20. 20 Extent and Operation pages 95 to 99
   21. 21 The Words the Sanhita Defines pages 100 to 104
   22. 22 Property, Dishonesty and Documents Defined pages 105 to 108
   23. 23 The General Explanations pages 109 to 113
   24. 24 Trends Towards Gender Neutrality in the Sanhita pages 114 to 116
   25. 25 The Punishments the Sanhita Allows pages 117 to 119
   26. 26 Community Service pages 120 to 123
   27. 27 Fine, Default and Commutation pages 124 to 127
   28. 28 Solitary Confinement pages 128 to 130
   29. 29 Fractions, Several Offences and Repeat Offenders pages 131 to 135
   30. 30 The Death Penalty pages 136 to 141
   31. 31 The General Exceptions and Who Must Prove Them pages 142 to 145
   32. 32 Bound or Justified by Law pages 146 to 150
   33. 33 Accident pages 151 to 153
   34. 34 Consent pages 154 to 158
   35. 35 The Right of Private Defence pages 159 to 164
   36. 36 When Private Defence May Kill pages 165 to 168
   37. 37 Private Defence of Property pages 169 to 173

   Module II 19 chapters

   1. 38 The Four Stages of a Crime pages 174 to 178
   2. 39 Attempt pages 179 to 183
   3. 40 Preparation That Is Already an Offence pages 184 to 187
   4. 41 Abetment pages 188 to 191
   5. 42 Abetment Across Borders pages 192 to 194
   6. 43 Punishing the Abettor pages 195 to 199
   7. 44 Concealing a Design pages 200 to 203
   8. 45 Criminal Conspiracy pages 204 to 208
   9. 46 Rape pages 209 to 216
   10. 47 Aggravated Rape and Gang Rape pages 217 to 223
   11. 48 Rape by a Husband or by a Person in Authority pages 224 to 231
   12. 49 Protecting the Victim's Identity pages 232 to 237
   13. 50 Outraging Modesty and Sexual Harassment pages 238 to 244
   14. 51 Voyeurism and Stalking pages 245 to 251
   15. 52 Dowry Death pages 252 to 258
   16. 53 Offences Relating to Marriage pages 259 to 268
   17. 54 Cruelty by a Husband or His Relatives pages 269 to 276
   18. 55 Miscarriage and the Unborn Child pages 277 to 284
   19. 56 Offences Against Children pages 285 to 292

   Module III 16 chapters

   1. 57 Culpable Homicide and Murder pages 293 to 306
   2. 58 Punishment for Murder and for Culpable Homicide pages 307 to 316
   3. 59 Causing Death by Negligence pages 317 to 321
   4. 60 Abetment of Suicide pages 322 to 328
   5. 61 Attempt to Murder pages 329 to 335
   6. 62 Organised Crime pages 336 to 343
   7. 63 Terrorist Act pages 344 to 352
   8. 64 Hurt and Grievous Hurt pages 353 to 360
   9. 65 Aggravated Hurt pages 361 to 370
   10. 66 Acid Attacks pages 371 to 376
   11. 67 Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement pages 377 to 384
   12. 68 Force, Criminal Force and Assault pages 385 to 393
   13. 69 Aggravated Assault pages 394 to 400
   14. 70 Kidnapping and Abduction pages 401 to 407
   15. 71 Aggravated Kidnapping pages 408 to 416
   16. 72 Trafficking and Forced Labour pages 417 to 423

   Module IV 28 chapters

   1. 73 Waging War Against India pages 424 to 427
   2. 74 Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity pages 428 to 431
   3. 75 Assaulting the President or a Governor pages 432 to 434
   4. 76 Offences Against Friendly Foreign States pages 435 to 437
   5. 77 Prisoners of State and of War pages 438 to 441
   6. 78 Mutiny, Desertion and Insubordination pages 442 to 446
   7. 79 Bribery and Undue Influence at Elections pages 447 to 453
   8. 80 False Statements and Election Accounts pages 454 to 459
   9. 81 Counterfeiting Coin and Currency pages 460 to 468
   10. 82 Government Stamps pages 469 to 476
   11. 83 Common Object and How It Differs pages 477 to 482
   12. 84 Unlawful Assembly pages 483 to 487
   13. 85 Rioting and Provocation pages 488 to 492
   14. 86 Affray pages 493 to 495
   15. 87 Promoting Enmity Between Groups pages 496 to 499
   16. 88 Offences Relating to Religion pages 500 to 506
   17. 89 Giving and Fabricating False Evidence pages 507 to 511
   18. 90 False Certificates and Declarations pages 512 to 515
   19. 91 Destroying Evidence and Screening an Offender pages 516 to 519
   20. 92 False Charges and Harbouring pages 520 to 525
   21. 93 Public Nuisance pages 526 to 530
   22. 94 Spreading Infection pages 531 to 535
   23. 95 Mischief pages 536 to 545
   24. 96 Criminal Trespass pages 546 to 555
   25. 97 Forgery pages 556 to 565
   26. 98 Using and Possessing Forged Documents pages 566 to 571
   27. 99 Counterfeit Seals and False Accounts pages 572 to 580
   28. 100 Property Marks pages 581 to 590

   Module V 11 chapters

   1. 101 Theft pages 591 to 597
   2. 102 Snatching and Aggravated Theft pages 598 to 604
   3. 103 Extortion pages 605 to 610
   4. 104 Robbery and Dacoity pages 611 to 618
   5. 105 Misappropriation pages 619 to 624
   6. 106 Criminal Breach of Trust pages 625 to 630
   7. 107 Stolen Property pages 631 to 635
   8. 108 Cheating pages 636 to 642
   9. 109 Criminal Intimidation pages 643 to 649
   10. 110 Insult, Public Mischief and Annoyance pages 650 to 659
   11. 111 Defamation pages 660 to 670
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3. Contract I

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   Contract I

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

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   Contract I

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   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

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   Contents

   Module I

   1. Contract I: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. What a Contract Is, and Why the Law Enforces a Promise 5
   3. History and Nature of a Contractual Obligation 9
   4. The Contemporary Relevance of the Law of Contract 15
   5. Section 2: the Interpretation Clause that Carries the Whole Act 20
   6. Agreement, Contract, and the Difference that Decides Cases 24
   7. Section 10: What Agreements Are Contracts 28
   8. Proposal: What an Offer Is, and What Only Looks Like One 33
   9. Communication of Proposal, Acceptance and Revocation 38
   10. Revocation of Proposals and Acceptances 42
   11. Acceptance Must Be Absolute and Unqualified 47
   12. Acceptance by Performing Conditions, and Implied Promises 51
   13. Contracts Between Absent Parties: the Post, the Telephone and the Inbox 55
   14. Standard Form Agreements 59
   15. Consideration: What It Is, and the Rules It Obeys 63
   16. Agreements Without Consideration Are Void, Unless 68
   17. Privity of Contract and Privity of Consideration 74
   18. E-Contracts and the Scheme of the Information Technology Act 79

   Contents continued

   Module I continued

   1. Legal Recognition of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures 84
   2. Electronic Governance 89
   3. Section 10A: the Validity of Contracts Formed Through Electronic Means 94
   4. Attribution, Acknowledgment and Despatch of Electronic Records 98
   5. Secure Electronic Records, Secure Signatures and Security Procedures 103
   6. Clickwrap and Shrink Wrap Contracts 108

   Module II

   1. Competency of Parties, and the Age of Majority 113
   2. A Minor's Agreement Is Void Ab Initio 117
   3. The Minor's Position: Necessaries, Restitution and Ratification 123
   4. Persons of Unsound Mind, and Persons Disqualified by Law 129
   5. Consent and Free Consent 134
   6. Coercion 139
   7. Undue Influence 146
   8. Setting Aside a Contract Induced by Undue Influence 152
   9. Fraud 156

   Contents continued

   Module II continued

   1. Misrepresentation 162
   2. Voidability of Agreements Without Free Consent 167
   3. Mistake of Fact and Mistake of Law 172
   4. Unlawful Consideration and Object 178
   5. Agreements Void in Part, and Severability 185
   6. Agreements in Restraint of Marriage 189
   7. Agreements in Restraint of Trade 193
   8. Agreements in Restraint of Legal Proceedings 199
   9. Agreements Void for Uncertainty 204
   10. Wagering Agreements 209
   11. Contingent Contracts 215

   Module III

   1. The Obligation to Perform, and Who Is Bound 220
   2. Offer of Performance: Tender, and Its Effect 224
   3. Effect of Refusal of a Party to Perform Wholly 229
   4. By Whom a Contract Must Be Performed 234
   5. Joint Liabilities and Joint Rights 238
   6. Time and Place for Performance 244
   7. Performance of Reciprocal Promises 249

   Contents continued

   Module III continued

   1. Time as the Essence of the Contract 255
   2. Impossibility of Performance, and Frustration 260
   3. The Doctrine of Frustration in Indian Law 266
   4. Reciprocal Promises to Do Legal and Illegal Things 271
   5. Appropriation of Payments 275
   6. Discharge by Agreement: Novation, Rescission and Alteration 279
   7. Remission and Waiver of Performance 283
   8. Consequences of Rescission, and Restoration of Benefit 287
   9. Communicating Rescission, and the Promisee's Neglect 292
   10. Discharge of a Contract: the Whole Picture 296
   11. Breach of Contract, Actual and Anticipatory 300

   Module IV

   1. Compensation for Loss or Damage Caused by Breach 305
   2. Remoteness of Damage, and the Duty to Mitigate 310
   3. Liquidated Damages and Penalty 315
   4. Compensation to a Party Rightfully Rescinding 323
   5. Types of Damages, and the Remedies for Breach 327
   6. Quasi Contracts: Obligations Resembling Those Created by Contract 332

   Contents continued

   Module V

   1. The Origin of Specific Relief as an Equitable Relief 338
   2. The Scheme of the Specific Relief Act 1963 343
   3. Recovering Possession of Immovable Property 348
   4. Recovering Possession of Movable Property 353
   5. Specific Performance After 2018: the Rule, Not the Discretion 358
   6. Defences in Suits for Relief Based on Contract 364
   7. Contracts Connected with Trusts, and Specific Performance of Part 368
   8. Rights of a Purchaser or Lessee Against a Person with No Title 374
   9. Contracts That Cannot Be Specifically Enforced 379
   10. The Court's Power to Engage Experts 384
   11. Who May Obtain, and Against Whom It May Be Enforced 389
   12. Personal Bars to Relief 395
   13. Substituted Performance of Contract 401
   14. Infrastructure Projects, Special Courts and Expeditious Disposal 406
   15. Compensation With or Instead of Specific Performance 411
   16. Specific Performance of Awards and Testamentary Directions 417
   17. Rectification of Instruments 421

   Contents continued

   Module V continued

   1. Rescission of Contracts 426
   2. Cancellation of Instruments 432
   3. Declaratory Decrees 437
   4. Preventive Relief, and the Kinds of Injunction 442
   5. Perpetual and Mandatory Injunctions 447
   6. Damages in Lieu of, or in Addition to, an Injunction 452
   7. When an Injunction Cannot Be Granted 456
   8. Injunction to Perform a Negative Agreement 461
   9. The Closing Sections of the Act, and What Was Repealed 466

   Page 1 onwards

   469 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 469 pages.

   Papers

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   Every chapter in the notes: 94 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 24 chapters

   1. 1 Contract I: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 4
   2. 2 What a Contract Is, and Why the Law Enforces a Promise pages 5 to 8
   3. 3 History and Nature of a Contractual Obligation pages 9 to 14
   4. 4 The Contemporary Relevance of the Law of Contract pages 15 to 19
   5. 5 Section 2: the Interpretation Clause that Carries the Whole Act pages 20 to 23
   6. 6 Agreement, Contract, and the Difference that Decides Cases pages 24 to 27
   7. 7 Section 10: What Agreements Are Contracts pages 28 to 32
   8. 8 Proposal: What an Offer Is, and What Only Looks Like One pages 33 to 37
   9. 9 Communication of Proposal, Acceptance and Revocation pages 38 to 41
   10. 10 Revocation of Proposals and Acceptances pages 42 to 46
   11. 11 Acceptance Must Be Absolute and Unqualified pages 47 to 50
   12. 12 Acceptance by Performing Conditions, and Implied Promises pages 51 to 54
   13. 13 Contracts Between Absent Parties: the Post, the Telephone and the Inbox pages 55 to 58
   14. 14 Standard Form Agreements pages 59 to 62
   15. 15 Consideration: What It Is, and the Rules It Obeys pages 63 to 67
   16. 16 Agreements Without Consideration Are Void, Unless pages 68 to 73
   17. 17 Privity of Contract and Privity of Consideration pages 74 to 78
   18. 18 E-Contracts and the Scheme of the Information Technology Act pages 79 to 83
   19. 19 Legal Recognition of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures pages 84 to 88
   20. 20 Electronic Governance pages 89 to 93
   21. 21 Section 10A: the Validity of Contracts Formed Through Electronic Means pages 94 to 97
   22. 22 Attribution, Acknowledgment and Despatch of Electronic Records pages 98 to 102
   23. 23 Secure Electronic Records, Secure Signatures and Security Procedures pages 103 to 107
   24. 24 Clickwrap and Shrink Wrap Contracts pages 108 to 112

   Module II 20 chapters

   1. 25 Competency of Parties, and the Age of Majority pages 113 to 116
   2. 26 A Minor's Agreement Is Void Ab Initio pages 117 to 122
   3. 27 The Minor's Position: Necessaries, Restitution and Ratification pages 123 to 128
   4. 28 Persons of Unsound Mind, and Persons Disqualified by Law pages 129 to 133
   5. 29 Consent and Free Consent pages 134 to 138
   6. 30 Coercion pages 139 to 145
   7. 31 Undue Influence pages 146 to 151
   8. 32 Setting Aside a Contract Induced by Undue Influence pages 152 to 155
   9. 33 Fraud pages 156 to 161
   10. 34 Misrepresentation pages 162 to 166
   11. 35 Voidability of Agreements Without Free Consent pages 167 to 171
   12. 36 Mistake of Fact and Mistake of Law pages 172 to 177
   13. 37 Unlawful Consideration and Object pages 178 to 184
   14. 38 Agreements Void in Part, and Severability pages 185 to 188
   15. 39 Agreements in Restraint of Marriage pages 189 to 192
   16. 40 Agreements in Restraint of Trade pages 193 to 198
   17. 41 Agreements in Restraint of Legal Proceedings pages 199 to 203
   18. 42 Agreements Void for Uncertainty pages 204 to 208
   19. 43 Wagering Agreements pages 209 to 214
   20. 44 Contingent Contracts pages 215 to 219

   Module III 18 chapters

   1. 45 The Obligation to Perform, and Who Is Bound pages 220 to 223
   2. 46 Offer of Performance: Tender, and Its Effect pages 224 to 228
   3. 47 Effect of Refusal of a Party to Perform Wholly pages 229 to 233
   4. 48 By Whom a Contract Must Be Performed pages 234 to 237
   5. 49 Joint Liabilities and Joint Rights pages 238 to 243
   6. 50 Time and Place for Performance pages 244 to 248
   7. 51 Performance of Reciprocal Promises pages 249 to 254
   8. 52 Time as the Essence of the Contract pages 255 to 259
   9. 53 Impossibility of Performance, and Frustration pages 260 to 265
   10. 54 The Doctrine of Frustration in Indian Law pages 266 to 270
   11. 55 Reciprocal Promises to Do Legal and Illegal Things pages 271 to 274
   12. 56 Appropriation of Payments pages 275 to 278
   13. 57 Discharge by Agreement: Novation, Rescission and Alteration pages 279 to 282
   14. 58 Remission and Waiver of Performance pages 283 to 286
   15. 59 Consequences of Rescission, and Restoration of Benefit pages 287 to 291
   16. 60 Communicating Rescission, and the Promisee's Neglect pages 292 to 295
   17. 61 Discharge of a Contract: the Whole Picture pages 296 to 299
   18. 62 Breach of Contract, Actual and Anticipatory pages 300 to 304

   Module IV 6 chapters

   1. 63 Compensation for Loss or Damage Caused by Breach pages 305 to 309
   2. 64 Remoteness of Damage, and the Duty to Mitigate pages 310 to 314
   3. 65 Liquidated Damages and Penalty pages 315 to 322
   4. 66 Compensation to a Party Rightfully Rescinding pages 323 to 326
   5. 67 Types of Damages, and the Remedies for Breach pages 327 to 331
   6. 68 Quasi Contracts: Obligations Resembling Those Created by Contract pages 332 to 337

   Module V 26 chapters

   1. 69 The Origin of Specific Relief as an Equitable Relief pages 338 to 342
   2. 70 The Scheme of the Specific Relief Act 1963 pages 343 to 347
   3. 71 Recovering Possession of Immovable Property pages 348 to 352
   4. 72 Recovering Possession of Movable Property pages 353 to 357
   5. 73 Specific Performance After 2018: the Rule, Not the Discretion pages 358 to 363
   6. 74 Defences in Suits for Relief Based on Contract pages 364 to 367
   7. 75 Contracts Connected with Trusts, and Specific Performance of Part pages 368 to 373
   8. 76 Rights of a Purchaser or Lessee Against a Person with No Title pages 374 to 378
   9. 77 Contracts That Cannot Be Specifically Enforced pages 379 to 383
   10. 78 The Court's Power to Engage Experts pages 384 to 388
   11. 79 Who May Obtain, and Against Whom It May Be Enforced pages 389 to 394
   12. 80 Personal Bars to Relief pages 395 to 400
   13. 81 Substituted Performance of Contract pages 401 to 405
   14. 82 Infrastructure Projects, Special Courts and Expeditious Disposal pages 406 to 410
   15. 83 Compensation With or Instead of Specific Performance pages 411 to 416
   16. 84 Specific Performance of Awards and Testamentary Directions pages 417 to 420
   17. 85 Rectification of Instruments pages 421 to 425
   18. 86 Rescission of Contracts pages 426 to 431
   19. 87 Cancellation of Instruments pages 432 to 436
   20. 88 Declaratory Decrees pages 437 to 441
   21. 89 Preventive Relief, and the Kinds of Injunction pages 442 to 446
   22. 90 Perpetual and Mandatory Injunctions pages 447 to 451
   23. 91 Damages in Lieu of, or in Addition to, an Injunction pages 452 to 455
   24. 92 When an Injunction Cannot Be Granted pages 456 to 460
   25. 93 Injunction to Perform a Negative Agreement pages 461 to 465
   26. 94 The Closing Sections of the Act, and What Was Repealed pages 466 to 469
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4. Political Science (International Relations and Organisation)

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   Political Science (International Relations and Organisation)

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in Second Year

   Political Science (International Relations and Organisation)

   Copyright © 2026 munotes.in. All rights reserved.

   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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   Contents

   Module I

   1. International Relations and Organisation: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. What International Relations Is: Meaning, Definitions and Nature 4
   3. Why the Study of IR Matters, Not Least to a Law Student 12
   4. Nationality: Meaning, and the Elements That Help It Develop 19
   5. State, Nation and Nationality Distinguished 23
   6. Nationalism: Meaning, Principles, Merits, and the Dangers of Over-Nationalism 26
   7. Internationalism: Meaning, Growth in the Twentieth Century, and Importance Today 31
   8. Nationalism and Internationalism Compared; Internationalism, International Relations and International Politics 35

   Module II

   1. National Power: Meaning and Definition 38
   2. The Elements of National Power 44
   3. National Interest: Meaning, Need, Importance and Limitations 51
   4. The Limitations of National Power 54
   5. The Principle of Non-Intervention, and Panchsheel 63
   6. Foreign Policy: Meaning, Scope, Importance, Determinants and Instruments 71
   7. Non-Alignment and the Non-Aligned Movement: Importance, Factors, Basis and Achievements 75

   Contents continued

   Module III

   1. War: Meaning, Causes, Functions, Effects and Cures 78
   2. The Kinds of War, and Wars Then and Now 83
   3. Declaration of War 86
   4. The Cold War: Meaning, Stages, Effects and Examples 92
   5. Bipolarity, 1949 to 1991: The Cold War World 95
   6. The Global North-South Divide: Rich and Poor, Stability and Progress 101
   7. Diplomacy: The Official Medium of Inter-State Communication 106
   8. The Kinds of Diplomacy, and Why Diplomacy Matters 115
   9. Public Diplomacy 118
   10. Track II Diplomacy 123
   11. Diplomatic Envoys: Classes, Appointment, Functions and the End of a Mission 128
   12. Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities 137
   13. What International Law Is, and Where It Came From 149
   14. Defining International Law 160
   15. International Law: Its Importance and Its Kinds 167
   16. The Sources of International Law 171
   17. The Codification of International Law: History and Development 177
   18. Is International Law Really Law? 181

   Contents continued

   Module III continued

   1. Economic Interdependence: Meaning, Reasons and Need 189
   2. Challenges to State Sovereignty, I: Globalisation 192
   3. The World Trade Organization 197
   4. International Trade and Commerce: The Latest Developments 202

   Module IV

   1. Collective Security: Meaning, Features, Implications and Limitations 205
   2. The Use of Force and Collective Security 209
   3. Chapter VII of the UN Charter: Coercive Methods of Settlement 218
   4. The Uniting for Peace Resolution 223
   5. NATO 228
   6. SEATO, and NATO and SEATO Compared 232
   7. Balance of Power: Meaning, Principles, Observations and Methods 235
   8. Alliances: Need, Types, Working and Recent Examples 239
   9. Disarmament: Meaning, Need, Importance and Kinds 242
   10. Disarmament: The Attempts, and Its Limitations 245

   Module V

   Contents continued

   Module V continued

   1. Propaganda and Subversion: Nature, Causes, Methods and Dangers 248
   2. Terrorism: Nature, Causes, Methods and Dangers 252
   3. Global Terrorist Organisations 255
   4. Dispute Redressal in IR: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 260
   5. Peaceful Change 267
   6. Chapter VI of the UN Charter 270
   7. Negotiation 276
   8. Mediation and Good Offices 282
   9. Conciliation and Enquiry 287
   10. Arbitration 292
   11. Judicial Settlement 298
   12. The League of Nations: Origin, Achievements and Failure 303
   13. The International Labour Organization 309
   14. The United Nations Organisation: Its Formation 314
   15. The Objectives, Purposes and Principles of the UN 320
   16. The Principal Organs of the UN 325
   17. The General Assembly: Composition, Functions and Evaluation 329
   18. The Security Council: Composition, Functions and Evaluation 335

   Contents continued

   Module V continued

   1. The Economic and Social Council: Composition, Functions and Evaluation 340
   2. The Trusteeship Council: Composition, Functions and Evaluation 345
   3. The International Court of Justice as a Principal Organ: Evaluation 350
   4. The Secretariat and the Secretary-General: Composition, Functions and Evaluation 355
   5. The United Nations: Achievements and Evolution 360
   6. The P-5 Veto as an Obstacle to the Security Council 365
   7. The Specialised Agencies: Functions and Role 370
   8. The World Health Organization 375
   9. The World Bank 380
   10. The International Monetary Fund 385
   11. UNESCO 390
   12. UNICEF 395
   13. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Drafting and Structure 399
   14. Regional Organisations and Groupings 404
   15. Regional Organisations: Causes of Growth, Aims, Merits and Limitations 408
   16. The European Union 412

   Contents continued

   Module V continued

   1. SAARC 419
   2. The Arab League 423
   3. Other Regional Organisations: the OAS, the OAU and African Union, and the Commonwealth 427

   Page 1 onwards

   430 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 430 pages.

   Papers

   Previous year question paper solutions. 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

   Every chapter in the notes: 84 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 8 chapters

   1. 1 International Relations and Organisation: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 3
   2. 2 What International Relations Is: Meaning, Definitions and Nature pages 4 to 11
   3. 3 Why the Study of IR Matters, Not Least to a Law Student pages 12 to 18
   4. 4 Nationality: Meaning, and the Elements That Help It Develop pages 19 to 22
   5. 5 State, Nation and Nationality Distinguished pages 23 to 25
   6. 6 Nationalism: Meaning, Principles, Merits, and the Dangers of Over-Nationalism pages 26 to 30
   7. 7 Internationalism: Meaning, Growth in the Twentieth Century, and Importance Today pages 31 to 34
   8. 8 Nationalism and Internationalism Compared; Internationalism, International Relations and International Politics pages 35 to 37

   Module II 7 chapters

   1. 9 National Power: Meaning and Definition pages 38 to 43
   2. 10 The Elements of National Power pages 44 to 50
   3. 11 National Interest: Meaning, Need, Importance and Limitations pages 51 to 53
   4. 12 The Limitations of National Power pages 54 to 62
   5. 13 The Principle of Non-Intervention, and Panchsheel pages 63 to 70
   6. 14 Foreign Policy: Meaning, Scope, Importance, Determinants and Instruments pages 71 to 74
   7. 15 Non-Alignment and the Non-Aligned Movement: Importance, Factors, Basis and Achievements pages 75 to 77

   Module III 22 chapters

   1. 16 War: Meaning, Causes, Functions, Effects and Cures pages 78 to 82
   2. 17 The Kinds of War, and Wars Then and Now pages 83 to 85
   3. 18 Declaration of War pages 86 to 91
   4. 19 The Cold War: Meaning, Stages, Effects and Examples pages 92 to 94
   5. 20 Bipolarity, 1949 to 1991: The Cold War World pages 95 to 100
   6. 21 The Global North-South Divide: Rich and Poor, Stability and Progress pages 101 to 105
   7. 22 Diplomacy: The Official Medium of Inter-State Communication pages 106 to 114
   8. 23 The Kinds of Diplomacy, and Why Diplomacy Matters pages 115 to 117
   9. 24 Public Diplomacy pages 118 to 122
   10. 25 Track II Diplomacy pages 123 to 127
   11. 26 Diplomatic Envoys: Classes, Appointment, Functions and the End of a Mission pages 128 to 136
   12. 27 Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities pages 137 to 148
   13. 28 What International Law Is, and Where It Came From pages 149 to 159
   14. 29 Defining International Law pages 160 to 166
   15. 30 International Law: Its Importance and Its Kinds pages 167 to 170
   16. 31 The Sources of International Law pages 171 to 176
   17. 32 The Codification of International Law: History and Development pages 177 to 180
   18. 33 Is International Law Really Law? pages 181 to 188
   19. 34 Economic Interdependence: Meaning, Reasons and Need pages 189 to 191
   20. 35 Challenges to State Sovereignty, I: Globalisation pages 192 to 196
   21. 36 The World Trade Organization pages 197 to 201
   22. 37 International Trade and Commerce: The Latest Developments pages 202 to 204

   Module IV 10 chapters

   1. 38 Collective Security: Meaning, Features, Implications and Limitations pages 205 to 208
   2. 39 The Use of Force and Collective Security pages 209 to 217
   3. 40 Chapter VII of the UN Charter: Coercive Methods of Settlement pages 218 to 222
   4. 41 The Uniting for Peace Resolution pages 223 to 227
   5. 42 NATO pages 228 to 231
   6. 43 SEATO, and NATO and SEATO Compared pages 232 to 234
   7. 44 Balance of Power: Meaning, Principles, Observations and Methods pages 235 to 238
   8. 45 Alliances: Need, Types, Working and Recent Examples pages 239 to 241
   9. 46 Disarmament: Meaning, Need, Importance and Kinds pages 242 to 244
   10. 47 Disarmament: The Attempts, and Its Limitations pages 245 to 247

   Module V 37 chapters

   1. 48 Propaganda and Subversion: Nature, Causes, Methods and Dangers pages 248 to 251
   2. 49 Terrorism: Nature, Causes, Methods and Dangers pages 252 to 254
   3. 50 Global Terrorist Organisations pages 255 to 259
   4. 51 Dispute Redressal in IR: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes pages 260 to 266
   5. 52 Peaceful Change pages 267 to 269
   6. 53 Chapter VI of the UN Charter pages 270 to 275
   7. 54 Negotiation pages 276 to 281
   8. 55 Mediation and Good Offices pages 282 to 286
   9. 56 Conciliation and Enquiry pages 287 to 291
   10. 57 Arbitration pages 292 to 297
   11. 58 Judicial Settlement pages 298 to 302
   12. 59 The League of Nations: Origin, Achievements and Failure pages 303 to 308
   13. 60 The International Labour Organization pages 309 to 313
   14. 61 The United Nations Organisation: Its Formation pages 314 to 319
   15. 62 The Objectives, Purposes and Principles of the UN pages 320 to 324
   16. 63 The Principal Organs of the UN pages 325 to 328
   17. 64 The General Assembly: Composition, Functions and Evaluation pages 329 to 334
   18. 65 The Security Council: Composition, Functions and Evaluation pages 335 to 339
   19. 66 The Economic and Social Council: Composition, Functions and Evaluation pages 340 to 344
   20. 67 The Trusteeship Council: Composition, Functions and Evaluation pages 345 to 349
   21. 68 The International Court of Justice as a Principal Organ: Evaluation pages 350 to 354
   22. 69 The Secretariat and the Secretary-General: Composition, Functions and Evaluation pages 355 to 359
   23. 70 The United Nations: Achievements and Evolution pages 360 to 364
   24. 71 The P-5 Veto as an Obstacle to the Security Council pages 365 to 369
   25. 72 The Specialised Agencies: Functions and Role pages 370 to 374
   26. 73 The World Health Organization pages 375 to 379
   27. 74 The World Bank pages 380 to 384
   28. 75 The International Monetary Fund pages 385 to 389
   29. 76 UNESCO pages 390 to 394
   30. 77 UNICEF pages 395 to 398
   31. 78 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Drafting and Structure pages 399 to 403
   32. 79 Regional Organisations and Groupings pages 404 to 407
   33. 80 Regional Organisations: Causes of Growth, Aims, Merits and Limitations pages 408 to 411
   34. 81 The European Union pages 412 to 418
   35. 82 SAARC pages 419 to 422
   36. 83 The Arab League pages 423 to 426
   37. 84 Other Regional Organisations: the OAS, the OAU and African Union, and the Commonwealth pages 427 to 430
   Every paper that is solved: 27 papers

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5. Sociology of Deviance

   Official Notes munotes.in

   Sociology of Deviance

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in Second Year

   Sociology of Deviance

   Copyright © 2026 munotes.in. All rights reserved.

   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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   Contents

   Module I 1. Introduction

   1. Sociology of Deviance: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. Deviance: Meaning and Definitions 5
   3. Crime and Social Deviance 10
   4. Social Conformity 15
   5. The Factors of Deviance 19
   6. Deviance and Social Norms 24
   7. Social Disorganization 29
   8. The Chicago School and Social Ecology 34
   9. Deviance and Culture 38

   Module II 2. Theories of Deviance

   1. Explaining Deviance: The Sociological Theories 42
   2. Emile Durkheim: Anomie, and Why Crime Is Normal 47
   3. Anomie: Durkheim and Merton 52
   4. Merton: Social Structure and Anomie 55
   5. Albert K. Cohen: The Delinquent Subculture 60
   6. Subcultural Explanations 64
   7. Howard S. Becker and Labelling Theory 67
   8. Social Control and Labelling 72
   9. The Marxist Perspective on Deviance 75

   Contents continued

   Module II continued 2. Theories of Deviance

   1. The Socialist School 80
   2. The New Criminology 84
   3. Radical, Conflict and Critical Criminology 88

   Module III 3. Deviance and Social Problems

   1. Alcoholism and Drug and Substance Addiction: Causes and Effects 92
   2. Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 97
   3. Drugs, the NDPS Act and Drug Related Crime 100
   4. Durkheim: The Theory of Suicide 103
   5. Suicide as a Social Problem: Causes and Effects 108
   6. Attempted Suicide 112
   7. What Domestic Violence Means: Section 3 117
   8. Domestic Violence: Causes and Effects 122
   9. Obscenity, Pornography and the Printed Word 126
   10. Pornography: Causes and Effects 129
   11. Capital Punishment: The Debate 133
   12. Child Labour: The Socio-Legal Problem 139
   13. The Child and Adolescent Labour Act 1986 and Its 2016 Overhaul 145
   14. Euthanasia: Meaning and Kinds 156

   Contents continued

   Module IV 4. Deviance and Crimes: Recent Trends

   1. Growing Cyber Crimes: The Trend and Its Causes 160
   2. Cyber Crime as a Modern Form 164
   3. Elites and Deviance 167
   4. What Privileged Class Deviance Means 171
   5. White Collar Crime: Sutherland's Concept and Its Origin 174
   6. Corporate Crime: Meaning, Forms and Control 177
   7. Corporate Criminal Liability 181
   8. Crimes against Women and Marginalized Groups 185
   9. Atrocities: Caste Violence as a Cause and a Kind of Crime 189
   10. Cyber Crime against Women 197
   11. Human Trafficking: Meaning, Causes and the Response 201
   12. Trafficking and Forced Labour 205
   13. Trafficking, Prostitution and the Shape of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 212
   14. Capital Punishment in India: The Law and the Rarest of Rare 217
   15. Euthanasia in India Today: The 2023 Changes, Harish Rana and the Criminal Law 228

   Module V 5. Penological and Correctional Measures

   1. Theories of Punishment: An Overview 235
   2. The Retributive Theory 240

   Contents continued

   Module V continued 5. Penological and Correctional Measures

   1. The Deterrent Theory 247
   2. The Reformative Theory 253
   3. The Role of Law and Institutions in Controlling Deviance 260
   4. The Police and the Criminal Justice System 264
   5. Imprisonment: What It Is 272
   6. The Jail as a Reformative Institution 277
   7. Prison Reform Since 1947 282
   8. The Role of Civil Society in the Rehabilitation of Deviants and Criminals 286
   9. The Released Offender and the Community 290
   10. Probation of Offenders: The Idea 297
   11. The United Nations and Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 305
   12. Other International Agencies: WHO, ILO, UNICEF and INTERPOL 309
   13. The UN Declaration on Justice for Victims of Crime, 1985 313

   Page 1 onwards

   318 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 318 pages.

   Every chapter in the notes: 65 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 9 chapters

   1. 1 Sociology of Deviance: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 4
   2. 2 Deviance: Meaning and Definitions pages 5 to 9
   3. 3 Crime and Social Deviance pages 10 to 14
   4. 4 Social Conformity pages 15 to 18
   5. 5 The Factors of Deviance pages 19 to 23
   6. 6 Deviance and Social Norms pages 24 to 28
   7. 7 Social Disorganization pages 29 to 33
   8. 8 The Chicago School and Social Ecology pages 34 to 37
   9. 9 Deviance and Culture pages 38 to 41

   Module II 12 chapters

   1. 10 Explaining Deviance: The Sociological Theories pages 42 to 46
   2. 11 Emile Durkheim: Anomie, and Why Crime Is Normal pages 47 to 51
   3. 12 Anomie: Durkheim and Merton pages 52 to 54
   4. 13 Merton: Social Structure and Anomie pages 55 to 59
   5. 14 Albert K. Cohen: The Delinquent Subculture pages 60 to 63
   6. 15 Subcultural Explanations pages 64 to 66
   7. 16 Howard S. Becker and Labelling Theory pages 67 to 71
   8. 17 Social Control and Labelling pages 72 to 74
   9. 18 The Marxist Perspective on Deviance pages 75 to 79
   10. 19 The Socialist School pages 80 to 83
   11. 20 The New Criminology pages 84 to 87
   12. 21 Radical, Conflict and Critical Criminology pages 88 to 91

   Module III 14 chapters

   1. 22 Alcoholism and Drug and Substance Addiction: Causes and Effects pages 92 to 96
   2. 23 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse pages 97 to 99
   3. 24 Drugs, the NDPS Act and Drug Related Crime pages 100 to 102
   4. 25 Durkheim: The Theory of Suicide pages 103 to 107
   5. 26 Suicide as a Social Problem: Causes and Effects pages 108 to 111
   6. 27 Attempted Suicide pages 112 to 116
   7. 28 What Domestic Violence Means: Section 3 pages 117 to 121
   8. 29 Domestic Violence: Causes and Effects pages 122 to 125
   9. 30 Obscenity, Pornography and the Printed Word pages 126 to 128
   10. 31 Pornography: Causes and Effects pages 129 to 132
   11. 32 Capital Punishment: The Debate pages 133 to 138
   12. 33 Child Labour: The Socio-Legal Problem pages 139 to 144
   13. 34 The Child and Adolescent Labour Act 1986 and Its 2016 Overhaul pages 145 to 155
   14. 35 Euthanasia: Meaning and Kinds pages 156 to 159

   Module IV 15 chapters

   1. 36 Growing Cyber Crimes: The Trend and Its Causes pages 160 to 163
   2. 37 Cyber Crime as a Modern Form pages 164 to 166
   3. 38 Elites and Deviance pages 167 to 170
   4. 39 What Privileged Class Deviance Means pages 171 to 173
   5. 40 White Collar Crime: Sutherland's Concept and Its Origin pages 174 to 176
   6. 41 Corporate Crime: Meaning, Forms and Control pages 177 to 180
   7. 42 Corporate Criminal Liability pages 181 to 184
   8. 43 Crimes against Women and Marginalized Groups pages 185 to 188
   9. 44 Atrocities: Caste Violence as a Cause and a Kind of Crime pages 189 to 196
   10. 45 Cyber Crime against Women pages 197 to 200
   11. 46 Human Trafficking: Meaning, Causes and the Response pages 201 to 204
   12. 47 Trafficking and Forced Labour pages 205 to 211
   13. 48 Trafficking, Prostitution and the Shape of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act pages 212 to 216
   14. 49 Capital Punishment in India: The Law and the Rarest of Rare pages 217 to 227
   15. 50 Euthanasia in India Today: The 2023 Changes, Harish Rana and the Criminal Law pages 228 to 234

   Module V 15 chapters

   1. 51 Theories of Punishment: An Overview pages 235 to 239
   2. 52 The Retributive Theory pages 240 to 246
   3. 53 The Deterrent Theory pages 247 to 252
   4. 54 The Reformative Theory pages 253 to 259
   5. 55 The Role of Law and Institutions in Controlling Deviance pages 260 to 263
   6. 56 The Police and the Criminal Justice System pages 264 to 271
   7. 57 Imprisonment: What It Is pages 272 to 276
   8. 58 The Jail as a Reformative Institution pages 277 to 281
   9. 59 Prison Reform Since 1947 pages 282 to 285
   10. 60 The Role of Civil Society in the Rehabilitation of Deviants and Criminals pages 286 to 289
   11. 61 The Released Offender and the Community pages 290 to 296
   12. 62 Probation of Offenders: The Idea pages 297 to 304
   13. 63 The United Nations and Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice pages 305 to 308
   14. 64 Other International Agencies: WHO, ILO, UNICEF and INTERPOL pages 309 to 312
   15. 65 The UN Declaration on Justice for Victims of Crime, 1985 pages 313 to 318

6. Political Science (Public Administration)

   Official Notes munotes.in

   Political Science (Public Administration)

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in Second Year

   Political Science (Public Administration)

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   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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   Contents

   Module I

   1. Public Administration: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. Public Administration: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Importance 5
   3. Public and Private Administration 8
   4. Politics and Administration 11
   5. New Public Administration 14
   6. Organising: Meaning, Process and Principles 17
   7. Formal and Informal Organisation 21
   8. Span of Control and Chain of Command 25
   9. Delegation of Authority 30
   10. Fayol's Theory: The Elements and the Fourteen Principles of Management 34
   11. Co-ordination: The Essence of Management 40
   12. Centralisation and Decentralisation 44

   Module II

   1. Line Organisation and Line and Staff Organisation 48
   2. Departmentation and Divisionalisation 53
   3. Line Agencies: Departments, Public Corporations and Independent Regulatory Commissions 57
   4. Corporations and Public Undertakings: Definition and Characteristics 60

   Contents continued

   Module II continued

   1. Staff Agencies: General, Technical and Auxiliary 66
   2. The Executive: Meaning, Kinds and Functions 69
   3. The Chief Executive 74
   4. Delegated Legislation and Why It Grew 78
   5. Forms and Types of Delegated Legislation 84
   6. Legislative Control over Delegated Legislation 89
   7. Judicial Control over Delegated Legislation 94
   8. Administrative Tribunals: Nature and Characteristics 100
   9. Tribunal and Court Distinguished 106
   10. The Working of Tribunals: the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 111
   11. Judicial Remedies against Administrative Arbitrariness: the Writs 119

   Module III

   1. Weber: Bureaucracy 129
   2. The Civil Service: Meaning, Features and Functions 134
   3. Kinds of Bureaucracy, and Neutrality and Anonymity 139
   4. Recruitment: Meaning, Process, Sources and Methods 143
   5. Training: Meaning, Need, Methods, and Training Compared with Development and Education 149

   Contents continued

   Module III continued

   1. Promotion, Transfers and Demotion 153
   2. Retirement, Morale and Discipline in the Civil Service 158
   3. The Public Service Commissions 162
   4. Authority, Responsibility and Accountability 168
   5. Max Weber's Classification of Authority 172
   6. Responsibility: Meaning, Its Relation to Authority, and Its Kinds 176
   7. Causes and Effects of Corruption 180
   8. The Central Vigilance Commission 184
   9. Lokayukta in Karnataka: the Karnataka Lokayukta Act 1984 190
   10. Good Governance 202

   Module IV

   1. What Management Is: Meaning, Definitions and Nature 205
   2. POSDCORB, and the Tests and Values of Good Management 212
   3. Leadership: Meaning, Features, Importance and Qualities 216
   4. Leadership Styles 220
   5. Decision Making: Meaning, Types and Process 224
   6. Policy Formulation and Decision-Making in Administration 228
   7. Morale and Discipline 231

   Contents continued

   Module V

   1. What Planning Is: Concept, Features, Significance and Limitations 234
   2. Types of Plans and Types of Planning 239
   3. Planning in India: Objectives, Achievements and Failures 243
   4. NITI Aayog: Why It Replaced the Planning Commission 247
   5. Planning in India 253
   6. Budgeting: Meaning, Importance, Principles and Kinds 256
   7. The Budget: Meaning and Components 259
   8. The Budget, and Parliamentary Committees 266
   9. Programme Budgeting, and the Latest Union Budget 271
   10. Communication: Meaning, Importance, Process and the Features of Good Communication 274
   11. Types of Communication 278
   12. Barriers to Communication and How to Overcome Them 281
   13. Direction, Supervision and Reporting 285
   14. Managerial Control: Meaning, Nature and Need 288
   15. The Steps in Control and the Features of an Effective Control System 292

   Page 1 onwards

   295 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 295 pages.

   Papers

   Previous year question paper solutions. 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016

   Every chapter in the notes: 64 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 12 chapters

   1. 1 Public Administration: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 4
   2. 2 Public Administration: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Importance pages 5 to 7
   3. 3 Public and Private Administration pages 8 to 10
   4. 4 Politics and Administration pages 11 to 13
   5. 5 New Public Administration pages 14 to 16
   6. 6 Organising: Meaning, Process and Principles pages 17 to 20
   7. 7 Formal and Informal Organisation pages 21 to 24
   8. 8 Span of Control and Chain of Command pages 25 to 29
   9. 9 Delegation of Authority pages 30 to 33
   10. 10 Fayol's Theory: The Elements and the Fourteen Principles of Management pages 34 to 39
   11. 11 Co-ordination: The Essence of Management pages 40 to 43
   12. 12 Centralisation and Decentralisation pages 44 to 47

   Module II 15 chapters

   1. 13 Line Organisation and Line and Staff Organisation pages 48 to 52
   2. 14 Departmentation and Divisionalisation pages 53 to 56
   3. 15 Line Agencies: Departments, Public Corporations and Independent Regulatory Commissions pages 57 to 59
   4. 16 Corporations and Public Undertakings: Definition and Characteristics pages 60 to 65
   5. 17 Staff Agencies: General, Technical and Auxiliary pages 66 to 68
   6. 18 The Executive: Meaning, Kinds and Functions pages 69 to 73
   7. 19 The Chief Executive pages 74 to 77
   8. 20 Delegated Legislation and Why It Grew pages 78 to 83
   9. 21 Forms and Types of Delegated Legislation pages 84 to 88
   10. 22 Legislative Control over Delegated Legislation pages 89 to 93
   11. 23 Judicial Control over Delegated Legislation pages 94 to 99
   12. 24 Administrative Tribunals: Nature and Characteristics pages 100 to 105
   13. 25 Tribunal and Court Distinguished pages 106 to 110
   14. 26 The Working of Tribunals: the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 pages 111 to 118
   15. 27 Judicial Remedies against Administrative Arbitrariness: the Writs pages 119 to 128

   Module III 15 chapters

   1. 28 Weber: Bureaucracy pages 129 to 133
   2. 29 The Civil Service: Meaning, Features and Functions pages 134 to 138
   3. 30 Kinds of Bureaucracy, and Neutrality and Anonymity pages 139 to 142
   4. 31 Recruitment: Meaning, Process, Sources and Methods pages 143 to 148
   5. 32 Training: Meaning, Need, Methods, and Training Compared with Development and Education pages 149 to 152
   6. 33 Promotion, Transfers and Demotion pages 153 to 157
   7. 34 Retirement, Morale and Discipline in the Civil Service pages 158 to 161
   8. 35 The Public Service Commissions pages 162 to 167
   9. 36 Authority, Responsibility and Accountability pages 168 to 171
   10. 37 Max Weber's Classification of Authority pages 172 to 175
   11. 38 Responsibility: Meaning, Its Relation to Authority, and Its Kinds pages 176 to 179
   12. 39 Causes and Effects of Corruption pages 180 to 183
   13. 40 The Central Vigilance Commission pages 184 to 189
   14. 41 Lokayukta in Karnataka: the Karnataka Lokayukta Act 1984 pages 190 to 201
   15. 42 Good Governance pages 202 to 204

   Module IV 7 chapters

   1. 43 What Management Is: Meaning, Definitions and Nature pages 205 to 211
   2. 44 POSDCORB, and the Tests and Values of Good Management pages 212 to 215
   3. 45 Leadership: Meaning, Features, Importance and Qualities pages 216 to 219
   4. 46 Leadership Styles pages 220 to 223
   5. 47 Decision Making: Meaning, Types and Process pages 224 to 227
   6. 48 Policy Formulation and Decision-Making in Administration pages 228 to 230
   7. 49 Morale and Discipline pages 231 to 233

   Module V 15 chapters

   1. 50 What Planning Is: Concept, Features, Significance and Limitations pages 234 to 238
   2. 51 Types of Plans and Types of Planning pages 239 to 242
   3. 52 Planning in India: Objectives, Achievements and Failures pages 243 to 246
   4. 53 NITI Aayog: Why It Replaced the Planning Commission pages 247 to 252
   5. 54 Planning in India pages 253 to 255
   6. 55 Budgeting: Meaning, Importance, Principles and Kinds pages 256 to 258
   7. 56 The Budget: Meaning and Components pages 259 to 265
   8. 57 The Budget, and Parliamentary Committees pages 266 to 270
   9. 58 Programme Budgeting, and the Latest Union Budget pages 271 to 273
   10. 59 Communication: Meaning, Importance, Process and the Features of Good Communication pages 274 to 277
   11. 60 Types of Communication pages 278 to 280
   12. 61 Barriers to Communication and How to Overcome Them pages 281 to 284
   13. 62 Direction, Supervision and Reporting pages 285 to 287
   14. 63 Managerial Control: Meaning, Nature and Need pages 288 to 291
   15. 64 The Steps in Control and the Features of an Effective Control System pages 292 to 295
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7. Sociology of Marginalized Communities

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   Sociology of Marginalized Communities

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in Second Year

   Sociology of Marginalized Communities

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   Contents

   Module I 1. Introduction

   1. Sociology of Marginalized Communities: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. Marginalization: Meaning and Process 5
   3. Disadvantage, Vulnerability and Marginalisation 10
   4. What Makes a Group Disadvantaged 14
   5. Why Study Marginalization 18
   6. The Dimensions of Marginalization: Historical, Cultural, Social and Political 21
   7. Discrimination and Prejudice 26
   8. Exploitation and Inequality 31
   9. Social Stratification 36

   Module II 2. Perspectives of Marginalization

   1. Jotirao Phule on Marginalization 41
   2. Narayana Guru on Marginalization 45
   3. Periyar on Marginalization 49
   4. Ambedkar on Marginalization 53
   5. Ram Manohar Lohia on Marginalization 57
   6. The Role of Ideology in Marginalization 60
   7. Exclusion and Inclusion 64

   Contents continued

   Module III 3. Marginalised Groups in India

   1. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes: Articles 341 and 342 68
   2. The Upliftment of the Depressed Classes 72
   3. Tribal and Indigenous Communities, and Article 244 86
   4. Who Is a Minority in Indian Law 91
   5. Sexual Minorities 95
   6. Transgender Persons, and a Group Recognised Late 99
   7. Women as a Disadvantaged Group 104
   8. The Aged, and a Constitutional Silence 109
   9. Persons with Disabilities, and the Social Model 114

   Module IV 4. Marginalization and Social Movements

   1. Protest Movements of the Marginalized 118
   2. Reform Movements: the Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj and the Ramakrishna Mission 122
   3. Reform Movements: Western India and the Aligarh Movement 132
   4. Ambedkar, Gandhi and the Poona Pact 143
   5. The Women's Movement in India 153
   6. The Backward Class Movement 157

   Contents continued

   Module V 5. Marginalization and Affirmative Action

   1. The Constitutional Scheme of Protection, Stated as a Whole 161
   2. Protective Discrimination 166
   3. Reservation of Seats: Articles 330 to 335 170
   4. The Backward Classes, Article 340 and Article 342A 175
   5. The Laws for Marginalized Groups 180
   6. The Atrocities Act: the Offences 184
   7. Welfare Measures for Marginalized Groups 191
   8. The Role of the State and of NGOs 194
   9. The Role of Civil Society and of the Group Itself 198

   Page 1 onwards

   203 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 203 pages.

   Every chapter in the notes: 40 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 9 chapters

   1. 1 Sociology of Marginalized Communities: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 4
   2. 2 Marginalization: Meaning and Process pages 5 to 9
   3. 3 Disadvantage, Vulnerability and Marginalisation pages 10 to 13
   4. 4 What Makes a Group Disadvantaged pages 14 to 17
   5. 5 Why Study Marginalization pages 18 to 20
   6. 6 The Dimensions of Marginalization: Historical, Cultural, Social and Political pages 21 to 25
   7. 7 Discrimination and Prejudice pages 26 to 30
   8. 8 Exploitation and Inequality pages 31 to 35
   9. 9 Social Stratification pages 36 to 40

   Module II 7 chapters

   1. 10 Jotirao Phule on Marginalization pages 41 to 44
   2. 11 Narayana Guru on Marginalization pages 45 to 48
   3. 12 Periyar on Marginalization pages 49 to 52
   4. 13 Ambedkar on Marginalization pages 53 to 56
   5. 14 Ram Manohar Lohia on Marginalization pages 57 to 59
   6. 15 The Role of Ideology in Marginalization pages 60 to 63
   7. 16 Exclusion and Inclusion pages 64 to 67

   Module III 9 chapters

   1. 17 The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes: Articles 341 and 342 pages 68 to 71
   2. 18 The Upliftment of the Depressed Classes pages 72 to 85
   3. 19 Tribal and Indigenous Communities, and Article 244 pages 86 to 90
   4. 20 Who Is a Minority in Indian Law pages 91 to 94
   5. 21 Sexual Minorities pages 95 to 98
   6. 22 Transgender Persons, and a Group Recognised Late pages 99 to 103
   7. 23 Women as a Disadvantaged Group pages 104 to 108
   8. 24 The Aged, and a Constitutional Silence pages 109 to 113
   9. 25 Persons with Disabilities, and the Social Model pages 114 to 117

   Module IV 6 chapters

   1. 26 Protest Movements of the Marginalized pages 118 to 121
   2. 27 Reform Movements: the Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj and the Ramakrishna Mission pages 122 to 131
   3. 28 Reform Movements: Western India and the Aligarh Movement pages 132 to 142
   4. 29 Ambedkar, Gandhi and the Poona Pact pages 143 to 152
   5. 30 The Women's Movement in India pages 153 to 156
   6. 31 The Backward Class Movement pages 157 to 160

   Module V 9 chapters

   1. 32 The Constitutional Scheme of Protection, Stated as a Whole pages 161 to 165
   2. 33 Protective Discrimination pages 166 to 169
   3. 34 Reservation of Seats: Articles 330 to 335 pages 170 to 174
   4. 35 The Backward Classes, Article 340 and Article 342A pages 175 to 179
   5. 36 The Laws for Marginalized Groups pages 180 to 183
   6. 37 The Atrocities Act: the Offences pages 184 to 190
   7. 38 Welfare Measures for Marginalized Groups pages 191 to 193
   8. 39 The Role of the State and of NGOs pages 194 to 197
   9. 40 The Role of Civil Society and of the Group Itself pages 198 to 203

8. Macro Economics

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   Macro Economics

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in Second Year

   Macro Economics

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   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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   Contents

   Module I Introduction to Macro Economics and N-I

   1. Economics: Macro Economics: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics 3
   3. Macroeconomics: Its Nature, Scope, Importance and Uses 9
   4. The Micro-Macro Paradox and the Paradox of Thrift 13
   5. National Income: Meaning and Definitions 18
   6. National Income: The Concepts 24
   7. The Circular Flow of Income 32
   8. Measuring National Income 38
   9. The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India 45

   Module II Theories of Employment

   1. Say's Law of Markets 51
   2. The Classical Theory of Income, Output and Employment 58
   3. Wage-Price Flexibility and the Pigou Effect 64
   4. The Consumption Function and the Propensity to Consume 70
   5. Saving and Investment: the Classical and the Keynesian Theories 76
   6. The Multiplier 80
   7. The Investment Function and the Marginal Efficiency of Capital 85
   8. Effective Demand and Its Determination 91

   Contents continued

   Module II continued Theories of Employment

   1. The Keynesian Theory of Employment 97
   2. The Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest 105
   3. The Classical and Keynesian Theories Compared 110

   Module III Trade Cycle

   1. Trade Cycles and Their Phases 115
   2. The Climatic, Psychological and Under-Consumption Theories of Trade Cycles 121
   3. The Monetary and Over-Investment Theories: Hawtrey and Hayek 126
   4. Schumpeter's Innovation Theory of Trade Cycles 131
   5. Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them 135

   Module IV Public Revenue

   1. Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure 144
   2. The Sources of Public Revenue 151
   3. The Meaning of a Tax, and Progressive, Proportional and Regressive Taxes 158
   4. Direct Taxes in India 162
   5. Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax 169
   6. The Characteristics of a Good Tax System 178
   7. Impact, Incidence and Shifting of a Tax 183

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued Public Revenue

   1. The Effects of Taxation on Production, Consumption and Distribution 188

   Module V Public Expenditure and Debt:

   1. Public Expenditure and Its Classification 193
   2. Why Public Expenditure Grows 200
   3. The Canons and Effects of Public Expenditure, and Maximum Social Advantage 207
   4. Public Debt: Its Types and Its Repayment 214
   5. Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act 221

   Page 1 onwards

   229 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 229 pages.

   Every chapter in the notes: 38 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 9 chapters

   1. 1 Economics: Macro Economics: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 2
   2. 2 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics pages 3 to 8
   3. 3 Macroeconomics: Its Nature, Scope, Importance and Uses pages 9 to 12
   4. 4 The Micro-Macro Paradox and the Paradox of Thrift pages 13 to 17
   5. 5 National Income: Meaning and Definitions pages 18 to 23
   6. 6 National Income: The Concepts pages 24 to 31
   7. 7 The Circular Flow of Income pages 32 to 37
   8. 8 Measuring National Income pages 38 to 44
   9. 9 The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India pages 45 to 50

   Module II 11 chapters

   1. 10 Say's Law of Markets pages 51 to 57
   2. 11 The Classical Theory of Income, Output and Employment pages 58 to 63
   3. 12 Wage-Price Flexibility and the Pigou Effect pages 64 to 69
   4. 13 The Consumption Function and the Propensity to Consume pages 70 to 75
   5. 14 Saving and Investment: the Classical and the Keynesian Theories pages 76 to 79
   6. 15 The Multiplier pages 80 to 84
   7. 16 The Investment Function and the Marginal Efficiency of Capital pages 85 to 90
   8. 17 Effective Demand and Its Determination pages 91 to 96
   9. 18 The Keynesian Theory of Employment pages 97 to 104
   10. 19 The Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest pages 105 to 109
   11. 20 The Classical and Keynesian Theories Compared pages 110 to 114

   Module III 5 chapters

   1. 21 Trade Cycles and Their Phases pages 115 to 120
   2. 22 The Climatic, Psychological and Under-Consumption Theories of Trade Cycles pages 121 to 125
   3. 23 The Monetary and Over-Investment Theories: Hawtrey and Hayek pages 126 to 130
   4. 24 Schumpeter's Innovation Theory of Trade Cycles pages 131 to 134
   5. 25 Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them pages 135 to 143

   Module IV 8 chapters

   1. 26 Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure pages 144 to 150
   2. 27 The Sources of Public Revenue pages 151 to 157
   3. 28 The Meaning of a Tax, and Progressive, Proportional and Regressive Taxes pages 158 to 161
   4. 29 Direct Taxes in India pages 162 to 168
   5. 30 Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax pages 169 to 177
   6. 31 The Characteristics of a Good Tax System pages 178 to 182
   7. 32 Impact, Incidence and Shifting of a Tax pages 183 to 187
   8. 33 The Effects of Taxation on Production, Consumption and Distribution pages 188 to 192

   Module V 5 chapters

   1. 34 Public Expenditure and Its Classification pages 193 to 199
   2. 35 Why Public Expenditure Grows pages 200 to 206
   3. 36 The Canons and Effects of Public Expenditure, and Maximum Social Advantage pages 207 to 213
   4. 37 Public Debt: Its Types and Its Repayment pages 214 to 220
   5. 38 Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act pages 221 to 229

9. Micro Economics

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   Micro Economics

   KSLU B.A. LL.B. (FIVE YEARS) · SEMESTER 4

   Strictly as per the revised 2018-19 syllabus of Karnataka State Law University

   For students of Karnataka State Law University and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in Second Year

   Micro Economics

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   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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   Contents

   Module I Introduction to Micro Economics

   1. Economics: Micro Economics: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book 1
   2. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics 4
   3. Economic Statics and Dynamics 10

   Module II Demand and Supply

   1. Demand and the Law of Demand 17
   2. Elasticity of Demand 24
   3. Income Elasticity, Cross Elasticity and What Elasticity Is For 30
   4. Supply and the Law of Supply 36
   5. Indifference Curves and Their Properties 43
   6. Consumer's Equilibrium Under Indifference Curve Analysis 49
   7. The Price Effect, the Income Effect and the Substitution Effect 54

   Module III Production

   1. Production, the Factors of Production and Their Rewards 60
   2. The Production Function 67
   3. The Law of Variable Proportions 72
   4. The Laws of Returns to Scale 78
   5. Economies of Scale 83

   Contents continued

   Module III continued Production

   1. The Concepts of Cost: Total, Fixed, Variable, Average, Marginal and Opportunity Cost 88
   2. The Concepts of Revenue: Total, Average and Marginal Revenue 95

   Module IV Product Pricing

   1. Market Structure: The Four Forms 100
   2. The Equilibrium of the Firm and the Industry 106
   3. Perfect Competition 111
   4. The Time Element in the Theory of Price Determination 117
   5. Monopoly 122
   6. Price Discrimination: Meaning and Types 130
   7. Monopolistic Competition 136
   8. Selling Costs and the Wastes of Monopolistic Competition 142

   Module V Factor Pricing

   1. The Nature of Factor Markets 147
   2. The Modern Theory of Rent and Transfer Earnings 152
   3. Quasi-Rent 157
   4. The Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution 161
   5. Wages: Real and Money Wages, the Minimum Wage and Wage Differentials 167

   Contents continued

   Module V continued Factor Pricing

   1. The Subsistence Theory of Wages 173
   2. The Classical Theory of Interest 180
   3. The Loanable Funds Theory of Interest 185
   4. The Risk and Uncertainty Theories of Profit 190

   Page 1 onwards

   194 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 194 pages.

   Every chapter in the notes: 34 chapters across 5 modules

   Module I 3 chapters

   1. 1 Economics: Micro Economics: What This Paper Covers, and How to Read This Book pages 1 to 3
   2. 2 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics pages 4 to 9
   3. 3 Economic Statics and Dynamics pages 10 to 16

   Module II 7 chapters

   1. 4 Demand and the Law of Demand pages 17 to 23
   2. 5 Elasticity of Demand pages 24 to 29
   3. 6 Income Elasticity, Cross Elasticity and What Elasticity Is For pages 30 to 35
   4. 7 Supply and the Law of Supply pages 36 to 42
   5. 8 Indifference Curves and Their Properties pages 43 to 48
   6. 9 Consumer's Equilibrium Under Indifference Curve Analysis pages 49 to 53
   7. 10 The Price Effect, the Income Effect and the Substitution Effect pages 54 to 59

   Module III 7 chapters

   1. 11 Production, the Factors of Production and Their Rewards pages 60 to 66
   2. 12 The Production Function pages 67 to 71
   3. 13 The Law of Variable Proportions pages 72 to 77
   4. 14 The Laws of Returns to Scale pages 78 to 82
   5. 15 Economies of Scale pages 83 to 87
   6. 16 The Concepts of Cost: Total, Fixed, Variable, Average, Marginal and Opportunity Cost pages 88 to 94
   7. 17 The Concepts of Revenue: Total, Average and Marginal Revenue pages 95 to 99

   Module IV 8 chapters

   1. 18 Market Structure: The Four Forms pages 100 to 105
   2. 19 The Equilibrium of the Firm and the Industry pages 106 to 110
   3. 20 Perfect Competition pages 111 to 116
   4. 21 The Time Element in the Theory of Price Determination pages 117 to 121
   5. 22 Monopoly pages 122 to 129
   6. 23 Price Discrimination: Meaning and Types pages 130 to 135
   7. 24 Monopolistic Competition pages 136 to 141
   8. 25 Selling Costs and the Wastes of Monopolistic Competition pages 142 to 146

   Module V 9 chapters

   1. 26 The Nature of Factor Markets pages 147 to 151
   2. 27 The Modern Theory of Rent and Transfer Earnings pages 152 to 156
   3. 28 Quasi-Rent pages 157 to 160
   4. 29 The Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution pages 161 to 166
   5. 30 Wages: Real and Money Wages, the Minimum Wage and Wage Differentials pages 167 to 172
   6. 31 The Subsistence Theory of Wages pages 173 to 179
   7. 32 The Classical Theory of Interest pages 180 to 184
   8. 33 The Loanable Funds Theory of Interest pages 185 to 189
   9. 34 The Risk and Uncertainty Theories of Profit pages 190 to 194

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