Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology

COURSE FILE OF
Constitution of India Law and Engineering
Session: 2022-2023
KNC501

Department of Plastic and Mechanical Engineering

 CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, LAW AND ENGINEERING
KNC501
Vth Semester 2022-2023
Vision:
Empowering latest skills and knowledge in the field of Plastics and allied field.
Mission of the Department:
M1. To offer world class Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programme by providing
quality education in Plastics Engineering & Technology.
M2. To enable student to device new solutions to meet the needs of industry research with
regard to Plastics Engineering & Technology.
M3. To produce technically sound human resource for building ethically & morally elevated
society.
Program Educational Objectives:
PEO 1: Develop fundamental understanding of the basic and engineering sciences and
develop analytical & technical skills required for Plastics Engineer.
PEO 2: Develop Graduates with in-depth knowledge with live industrial shopfloor exposure
in the field of Plastics Engineering & Technology.
PEO 3: Develop Graduates with integrity and strong ethical values to contribute to
professional society with lifelong learning or continuous education.
PEO 4: To prepare Graduates who contribute towards research and professional
Development.
Program specific outcomes:
PSO 1. An ability to understand the concepts of basic Plastics Engineering and to apply them
to various areas like Raw material modification, Design of Product, Mould & Dies,
Processing & Quality assurance etc.
PSO 2. An ability to solve complex Plastics Engineering problems, using latest hardware and
software tools, along with analytical skills to arrive cost effective and appropriate solutions.
PSO 3. Wisdom of social and environmental awareness along with ethical responsibility to
have a successful career and to sustain passion and zeal for real-world applications using
optimal resources as an entrepreneur.

Course Objective:
• To acquaint the students with legacies of constitutional development in India and help those
to understand the most diversified legal document of India and philosophy behind it.
• To make students aware of the theoretical and functional aspects of the Indian
Parliamentary
System.
• To channelize students’ thinking towards basic understanding of the legal concepts and its
implications for engineers.
• To acquaint students with latest intellectual property rights and innovation environment
with
related regulatory framework.
• To make students learn about role of engineering in business organizations and e-
governance.

Course Syllabus:
Module 1--Introduction and Basic Information about Indian Constitution:
Meaning of the constitution law and constitutionalism, Historical Background of the
Constituent Assembly, Government of India Act of 1935 and Indian Independence Act of
1947,Enforcement of the Constitution, Indian Constitution and its Salient Features, The
Preamble of the Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles
of State Policy, Parliamentary System, Federal System, Centre-State Relations, Amendment
of the Constitutional Powers and Procedure, The historical perspectives of the constitutional
amendments in India, Emergency Provisions: National Emergency, President Rule, Financial
Emergency, and Local Self Government – Constitutional Scheme in India.
Module 2-Union Executive and State Executive:
Powers of Indian Parliament Functions of Rajya Sabha, Functions of Lok Sabha, Powers and
Functions of the President, Comparison of powers of Indian President with the United States,
Powers and Functions of the Prime Minister, Judiciary – The Independence of the Supreme
Court, Appointment of Judges, Judicial Review, Public Interest Litigation, Judicial Activism,
LokPal, Lok Ayukta, The Lokpal and Lok ayuktas Act 2013, State Executives – Powers and
Functions of the Governor, Powers and Functions of the Chief Minister, Functions of State
Cabinet, Functions of State Legislature, Functions of High Court and Subordinate Courts.
Module 3- Introduction and Basic Information about Legal System:
The Legal System: Sources of Law and the Court Structure: Enacted law -Acts of Parliament
are of primary legislation, Common Law or Case law, Principles taken from decisions of
judges constitute binding legal rules. The Court System in India and Foreign Courtiers
(District Court, District Consumer Forum, Tribunals, High Courts, Supreme Court).
Arbitration: As an alternative to resolving disputes in the normal courts, parties who are in
dispute can agree that this will instead be referred to arbitration. Contract law, Tort, Law at
workplace.
Module 4- Intellectual Property Laws and Regulation to Information:
Intellectual Property Laws: Introduction, Legal Aspects of Patents, Filing of Patent
Applications, Rights from Patents, Infringement of Patents, Copyright and its Ownership,
Infringement of Copyright, Civil Remedies for Infringement, Regulation to Information-
Introduction, Right to Information Act, 2005, Information Technology Act, 2000, Electronic
Governance, Secure Electronic Records and Digital Signatures, Digital Signature Certificates,
Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal, Offences, Limitations of the Information Technology
Act.
Module 5 -Business Organizations and E-Governance:
Sole Traders, Partnerships: Companies: The Company’s Act: Introduction, Formation of a
Company, Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, Prospectus, Shares,
Directors, General Meetings and Proceedings, Auditor, Winding up. E-Governance and role
of engineers in E-Governance, Need for reformed engineering serving at the Union and State
 level, Role of I.T. professionals in Judiciary, Problem of Alienation and Secessionism in few
states creating hurdles in Industrial development.

Suggested Readings:
 Brij Kishore Sharma: Introduction to the Indian Constitution, 8th Edition, PHI
Learning
 Pvt. Ltd.
 Granville Austin: The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation (Classic Reissue),
 Oxford University Press.
 S.G Subramanian: Indian Constitution and Indian Polity, 2nd Edition, Pearson
Education
 2020.
 Subhash C. Kashyap: Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and
 constitutional Law, NBT, 2018.
 Madhav Khosla: The Indian Constitution, Oxford University Press.
 PM Bakshi: The Constitution of India, Latest Edition, Universal Law Publishing.
 V.K. Ahuja: Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights (2007)
 Suresh T. Viswanathan: The Indian Cyber Laws, Bharat Law House, New Delhi‐88
 P. Narayan: Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House, New Delhi
 Prabudh Ganguli: Gearing up for Patents: The Indian Scenario, Orient Longman.
 BL Wadehra: Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Geological Indications Universal
Law
 Publishing - LexisNexis.
 Intellectual Property Rights: Law and Practice, Module III by ICSI (only relevant
sections)
Lecture Plan
Unit: Module Topics Covered No. Of
lectures
I Introduction to Meaning of Constitution, Constitutionalism, Historical 10
Constitution background, GOI Act 1935, Independence Act 1947, Salient
features, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Duties, DPSP,
Parliamentary and Federal System, Centre-State Relations,
Amendments, Emergency, Local Govt.
II Union & State Powers & functions of Parliament, President, PM, Judiciary, 8
Executive, Judiciary Governor, CM, High Court, Lokpal/Lokayukta, Judicial
Review, PIL
III Legal System Sources of Law, Enacted law, Common law, Courts in India, 4
Arbitration, Contract Law, Tort Law, Workplace Law
IV IP Laws & IT Acts Patents, Copyrights, RTI, IT Act 2000, Digital Signature, Cyber 4
Law
V Business Org. & E- Companies Act (MOA, AOA, shares), E-Governance, 3
Gov. Engineers in Governance, Role of IT in Judiciary, Secession
issues
Revision & Discussion Doubt clearance, discussion on current relevance, previous year 1
 questions
TOTAL 30

COURSE OUTCOME:
CO1: Understand the structure, features, and foundational principles of the Indian
Constitution.
CO2: Explain the roles and powers of Union and State executives, legislatures, and judiciary.
CO3: Describe the Indian legal system, sources of law, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
CO4: Analyse intellectual property rights and information technology laws in governance.
CO5: Evaluate the legal structure of business organizations and the role of e-governance in
public administration.

Explanation of Mapping Logic:

· PO1 (Engineering Knowledge) is highly relevant to all COs because each topic
involves applying engineering principles and science.
· PO2 (Problem Analysis) is well-connected, especially in evaluating limitations and
environmental considerations.
· PO3 (Design/Development of Solutions) is strongly related to analyzing and
designing energy systems.
· PO4 (Investigation of Problems) links with system performance analysis and
modeling tasks.
· PO5 (Tool Usage) applies moderately, especially where modeling and performance
estimation tools may be used.
· PO6 (Engineer & World) is important for CO3, CO4, and CO5 due to
environmental and societal impacts.
· PO7 (Ethics) has minor relevance when evaluating societal impacts and
sustainability.
· PO8 (Teamwork) has limited linkage in this course structure.
· PO9 (Communication) applies minimally but is present in assignments or
presentations.
· PO10 (Project Management & Finance) may be applied in project-based tasks or
feasibility analyses.
· PO11 (Life-Long Learning) connects well since renewable energy is evolving and
interdisciplinary.

PO-CO Mapping Table

CO ↔ PO / PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PSO PSO PSO

PSO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 1 2 3
CO1 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2
CO2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 3
CO3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
 CO4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 3 2 3
CO5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Course Title: (KNC501) Constitution of India Law and Engineering
Credit: 3-0-0
Total Weeks: 15
University: AKTU

Weekly Lecture Plan with Course Outcomes (COs) and PO/PSO Mapping
W Lecture Description CO P P PO PO PO PO6 PO PO PO PO PO PS PS PS
e Topic O O 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 O1 O2 O3
e 1 2
k
1 Introduction Meaning, CO1 0 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
to Indian constitutiona
Constitution lism,
importance
of
Constitution
2 Historical Formation, CO1 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 3
Background legacy and
& GOI Act key features
1935, of historical
Independenc laws
e Act 1947
3 Salient Features of CO1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 3
Features, Constitution,
Preamble, Preamble,
Fundamental Rights and
Rights and Duties
Duties
4 Directive Directive CO1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Principles of Principles
State Policy and their
role in
governance
5 Parliamentar System of CO1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3
y & Federal governance
System, and inter-
Centre-State governmenta
Relations l relations
6 Amendment Constitution CO1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 3
of al
Constitution amendments
& and
Emergency emergency
Provisions mechanisms
7 Local Self- Structure CO1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 3
Government and
in functions of
Constitutiona Panchayats
 l Scheme and local
bodies
8 Union Functions of CO2 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
Parliament: Houses of
Lok Sabha, Parliament
Rajya Sabha, and
President President’s
role
9 PM, Cabinet, Executive CO2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
Governor, powers and
Chief state-level
Minister administrati
on
1 Judiciary, Judicial CO2 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
0 Judicial structure,
Review, PIL, independenc
Activism e, and its
instruments
1 Lokpal, Institutions CO2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3
1 Lokayukta, of 3
Lokpal Act accountabilit
2013 y and anti-
corruption
1 Legal Overview of CO3 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2
2 System: legal sources
Sources of and court
Law, Court hierarchy
Structure
1 Arbitration, Civil and CO3 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
3 Contract alternative
Law, Tort legal
Law, frameworks
Workplace
Law
1 IPR and RTI Understandi CO4 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3
4 Act ng of IPR
and
transparency
mechanisms
1 Digital CO5 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 3
5 IT Act, governance
Digital and
Signature, corporate
Companies legal
Act & E- framework
Governance

 CO1–CO5 are defined based on five units of the syllabus.

 Mapping values are in accordance with relevance of lecture topic to Program
Outcomes (POs) and Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs).
  COs and mappings align with NBA/OBE practices followed by AKTU and other
technical universities.

ASSINGMENTS
Assignment :1.
1. Define constitutionalism. How is it different from the constitution?
2. Discuss the powers and functions of the Indian President. How do they differ from the
powers of the US President?
3. Explain the significance of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution.
4. What is Judicial Review? Why is it important in a democracy like India?
5. Explain importance of amendment process and it’s need?
Assignment: 2
1. Explain the concept of Common Law and show it influences Indian legal practices.
2. Describe the structure of courts in India, including the role of Tribunals.
3. What is arbitration? How is it different from court litigation?
4. Write short notes on:
5. a) Lokpal and Lokayukta
b) Judicial Activism
Assingment:3
1. What are the key features of the Right to Information Act, 2005? How does it
empower citizens?
2. Explain the formation process of a company under the Companies Act with reference
to MOA and AOA.
3. Define copyright. Discuss the remedies available for infringement under Indian law.
4. Discuss the problems of alienation and secessionism in some Indian states and how
they affect industrial development.
5. What is E-Governance? Discuss the role of engineers and IT professionals in
promoting e-governance.

Short Notes:

Unit 1: Introduction and Basic Information about Indian Constitution

 Meaning of Constitution and Constitutionalism: A constitution provides the

fundamental legal framework of governance, and constitutionalism ensures limited,
lawful government.
 Historical Background: The making of the Constitution was influenced by past
legislations like the Government of India Act 1935 and Indian Independence Act
1947.
 Enforcement and Features: Came into force on 26 January 1950. Key features
include federal structure, secularism, democracy, fundamental rights, and a strong
central government.
 Preamble: Reflects the core values—Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
  Fundamental Rights & Duties: Rights protect individual freedom; duties promote
national spirit.
 Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs): Guidelines to establish social and
economic justice.
 Systems of Governance: Includes Parliamentary and Federal system with clearly
defined Centre-State Relations.
 Amendment Procedure: Allows legal flexibility through Article 368.
 Emergency Provisions: Special powers during crisis – National Emergency,
President’s Rule, and Financial Emergency.
 Local Self-Government: Strengthened through 73rd and 74th Constitutional
Amendments for rural and urban governance.

Unit 2: Union Executive and State Executive

 Parliament: Bicameral legislature with Rajya Sabha (Upper House) and Lok Sabha
(Lower House).
 President of India: Constitutional head of state; performs duties as per the advice of
the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
 Prime Minister: Real executive authority; leads the central government.
 Comparison with U.S. President: Highlights India's parliamentary system versus
U.S. presidential system.
 Judiciary:
o Independence: Ensures fair justice.
o Judicial Review: Courts can strike down unconstitutional laws.
o PIL and Judicial Activism: Allows public interest cases and proactive role by
judiciary.
 Lokpal & Lokayukta: Anti-corruption institutions empowered under the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act, 2013.
 State Executive: Includes the Governor, Chief Minister, and State Cabinet.
 State Judiciary: High Courts and Subordinate Courts form the legal system at the
state level.

Unit 3: Legal System in India

 Sources of Law:
o Enacted Law: Laws made by Parliament.
o Common Law: Based on judicial precedents.
 Court System:
o District Courts, Consumer Forums, Tribunals, High Courts, and Supreme
Court.
 Arbitration: A faster, private way to settle disputes without going to court.
 Contract Law: Deals with agreements enforceable by law.
 Tort Law: Concerns civil wrongs (like negligence or defamation).
  Workplace Law: Covers rights, duties, and safety of employers and employees.

Unit 4: Intellectual Property Laws and IT Regulations

 Patents:
o Protect inventions.
o Includes filing process, rights granted, and infringement.
 Copyright:
o Protects literary and artistic works.
o Discusses ownership, infringement, and legal remedies.
 Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005:
o Empowers citizens to access information from public authorities.
 Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000:
o Covers digital signatures, cyber security, and legal validity of electronic
records.
o Establishes Cyber Appellate Tribunal for handling IT-related cases.

Unit 5: Business Organizations and E-Governance

This unit connects legal frameworks of business and the use of technology in governance.

 Types of Business Organizations:

o Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Companies.
 Companies Act:
o Discusses Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Articles of Association
(AOA).
o Role of Directors, Prospectus, General Meetings, Auditors, and winding-up
procedures.
 E-Governance:
o Use of technology to make government processes faster, transparent, and
accessible.
 Engineers in Governance:
o Their role in developing and implementing e-governance projects.
 IT in Judiciary:
o Enhancing court efficiency through digitization.
 Secessionist Challenges:
o Regional movements can hinder industrial and economic development;
highlights the need for balanced national integration.

Question Paper: