Bharat’s Business Laws by Dr. Jyoti Rattan

UNIT I

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT

Chapter 1     Preliminary

Chapter 2     Negotiable Instrument: Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange & Cheque

Chapter 3     Parties to Notes, Bills, and Cheques and Their Liabilities

Chapter 4     Holder in Due Course & Payment in Due Course

Chapter 5     Crossing of Cheques

Chapter 6     Components of Cheque, Filling and Types of Cheques

Chapter 7     Negotiation of Negotiable Instruments

Chapter 8     Of Payment and Interest

Chapter 9     Of Presentment

Chapter 10   Of Discharge from Liability on Notes, Bills, and Cheques

Chapter 11   Ways of Dishonour of NI and Notice of Dishonour

Chapter 12   Of Noting and Protest

Chapter 13   Of Acceptance and Payment for Honour and Reference in case of need

Chapter 14   Dishonour of Cheque: An Offence

Chapter 15   Of Compensation

Chapter 16   Of Reasonable Time

UNIT II

PARTNERSHIP ACT

Chapter 1     Nature and Definition

Chapter 2     Types of Partnership Firms and Partners

Chapter 3     Relations of Partners — Inter Se

Chapter 4     Relations of Partners with Third Person

Chapter 5     Incoming and Outgoing Partners

Chapter 6     Dissolution of a Firm

Chapter 7     Registration of Firms

Chapter 8     Miscellaneous Provisions

UNIT III

LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP

Chapter 1     Basic Concepts

Chapter 2     Nature of LLP

Chapter 3     Incorporation of LLP, Matters incidental thereto and LLP Agreement

Chapter 4     Partners and their relations inter se

Chapter 5     Extent and Limitation of Liability of LLP and Partners

Chapter 6     Contributions

Chapter 7     Financial Disclosures

Chapter 8     Assignment and Transfer of Partnership Rights

Chapter 9     Investigation

Chapter 10   Conversion to LLP

Chapter 11   Foreign LLPs

Chapter 12   Compromise, Arrangement, or Reconstruction of LLPs

Chapter 13   Winding Up and Dissolution

Chapter 14   Miscellaneous

Chapter 15   LLP Fee Details

UNIT IV

COMPETITION ACT

Chapter 1     Preliminary

Chapter 2     Prohibition of certain Agreements, Abuse of Dominant Position and Regulation of Combinations

Chapter 3     Competition Commission of India

Chapter 4     Duties, Powers, and Functions of Competition Commission

Chapter 5     Duties of Director General

Chapter 6     Penalties

Chapter 7     Competition Advocacy

Chapter 8     Finance, Accounts, and Audit

Chapter 9     Appellate Tribunal

Chapter 10   Miscellaneous