Law Syllabus for APSC (Mains) Examination
LAW syllabus for Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Combined Competitive (Mains) Examination. Law is one of the Optional Subjects in Assam Civil Service examination (Mains), conducted by APSC. Like other APSC (Mains) optional subjects, there will be two question papers (Paper I & II) in Law. Find below the Syllabus of Law Paper I and Law Paper II for APSC Mains examination.
Law Syllabus for APSC Combined Competitive (Mains) Examination:
LAW PAPER – I
Group A : Indian Penal Code :
Definitions and Jurisdiction.
General exception to criminal liability
Joint and constructive liability.
Offences against public Tranquility.
Offences against Human body.
Offences against property.
Offences relating to Documents Defamation
Attempts to commit offences.
Punishments, Theories of Punishment.
Type of punishment in India.
Penal Code, Punishment in favour of Young offenders.
Group B :Criminal Procedure Code of India :
Extent, Applicability, Definitions.
Constitution of Courts.
Powers of Courts.
Powers of Police
Duty of Public
Rights of arrested persons.
Processes to compel appearances.
Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility.
Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents.
Charge.
Trial before a Court of Sessions.
Trial of warrent cases by magistrates
Trial of summons cases by magistrates
Summary Trial.
Bail
Appeals
Reference, Revision and Transfer.
LAW PAPER – II
Group A : Code of Civil Procedure :
Definitions.
Suits in General
Resjudicata, Constructive resjudicata.
Execution.
Suits in particular cases.
Appeals, Second Appeals.
Reference, Revived and revision.
Order I.
Order II
Order IV
Order VI
Order VII
Order XX
Order XXI
Order XXVII
Order XXXVIII
Group B : Law of Evidence : Indian Evidence Act :
Section 4.
Section 5 to 16 (Relevancy of facts).
Section 17 to 31 (Admissions)
Facts when need not be proved – Section 56 to 58.
Oral Evidence – Section 59 to 60.
Documentary Evidence – Section 61 to 73.
Public Documents – Section 74 to 78.
Oresumptions as to Documents – Section 79 to 90.
Burden of Proof – Section 101 to
Group C – Transfer of Property Act :
Immovable and Movable Property.
What is Transfer of Property?
Who can transfer?
What property can be transferred?
Formalities of Transfer.
Vested and Contingent Interest (Section 19 to 21).
Actual Possession.
Notice to an Agent.
Transfer for the benefit of unborn persons.
Rule against perpetuties.
Doctrine of Election.
Ostensible owner.
Doctrine of feeding the grant by estoppel.
Doctrine of fradulent transfer.
Doctrine of listrandous.
Doctrine of Part – performance
Kinds of Transfer – sale, exchange, gifts.
Lease, Mortgages, Charges.
Group D. Law of Contract : Indian Contract Act :
Meaning and nature of contract.
Essential elements of a valid contract.
Agreements and contract.
Formation of contract.
Offer and Acceptance.
Consideration.
Void contract, Viodable contract and
Contingent contract
Quasi – Contracts,
Discharge of contracts,
Remedies for breach of contract
Contract for Indenuty, Guarantee,
Bailment, Fledge and Agency
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