Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance
Shivaji University, Kolhapur · LL.B. Semester 5 · DSC-505
Unit I — Drafting, including legislative drafting and plain language drafting
1. The General principles of Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing and their relevant Substantive rules · 2. Basic principles of legislative drafting, including the translation of policy objectives into legislative provisions and · 3. Drafting of primary and subordinate legislation, and · 4. Plain Language Core Principles Structured use of plain language techniques in legislative and legal writing so as to promote clarity, precision and accessibility for citizens and institutions. · 5. Analysis of Policy documents, Law Commission of India Reports
Unit II — Writing exercises on Drafting and Pleading (Civil & Criminal)
a. Minimum Five drafts to focus on Legislative drafting (For e.g.: Preparing drafts of-Statement of Objects and Reasons Delegation Clause Short legislative provision amendment clause Rules under a Parent Act) b. Minimum Five drafts to focus on Plain Language Application (For e.g.: Preparing drafts of- Redrafting Statutory Provisions (Complex → Plain Language) Definitions Clause Simplification Exercise Simplification of Plaint / Written Statement Simplification of Sale Deed Clauses/Lease Deed c. Civil and Criminal drafts (any 15) Civil: · 1. Plaint, · 2. Written Statement, · 3. Interlocutory Application, · 4. Original Petition, · 5. Affidavit, · 6. Execution Petition, · 7. Memorandum of Appeal · 8. Memorandum of Revision, · 9. Petition under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India. · 10. Petition under Articles 32 of the Constitution of India. · 11. Writ petitions Criminal: · 1. Complaint, · 2. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition, · 3. Bail Application, · 4. Memorandum of Appeal · 5. Memorandum of Revision
- Drafting of Bills and Amendment Bills
- Drafting of the Plaint in Suit and Summary suit, Notice of motion and Affidavit in support
- Drafting of Written Statement and affidavit in support
- Interlocutory Applications
- Execution Petition
- Civil — Memorandum of Appeal and Memorandum of revision
- Writ Petition U/A 32, 226 and 227 of the Constitution
- Criminal Complaints
- Miscellaneous applications
- Bail Applications
- Criminal — Memorandum of Appeal and Memorandum of revision
Unit III — Writing Exercises on Conveyancing [Deeds / Parts of Deed]
3.1 Agreement to sell deed · 3.2 Sale Deed · 3.3 Mortgage deed · 3.4 Lease deed · 3.5 Gift deed · 3.6 Power of Attorney · 3.7 Promissory Note · 3.8 Will & Codicil · 3.9 Trust deed · 3.10 Partnership deed · 3.11 Guarantee Bond · 3.12 Leave & License deed · 3.13 Adoption deed · 3.14 Partition Deed · 3.15 Deed of declaration
- Agreement for Sale
- Sale Deed
- Mortgage Deed — Simple, English, Mortgage by Conditional sale, Usufructuary, mortgage
- Lease deed, Leave and License Agreement
- Gift Deed
- General Power of Attorney, Special Power of Attorney
- Promissory note
- Will and Codicil
- Trust Deed
- Partnership Deed
- Adoption Deed under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
- Declaration
- Registration of Documents — S 17, 18 Indian Registration Act, 1908