Legal Aspects of Business

Legal Aspects of Business is a comprehensive text on the subject, tailored to meet the venerable needs of MBA, M.Com., PGDBM, BBA, B.Com., and similar programmes in Commerce and Business Management offered by various universities and B-schools across the country. The sole objective to bring out this volume is to acquaint prospective managers with the key business legislations that govern business activities so that they are able to take decisions that do not fail the test of law of the land. The main legislations covered in this volume, as amended up-to-date, include: The Indian Contract Act, 1872; The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; The Sale of Goods Act, 1930; The Partnership Act, 1932; The SEBI Act, 1992; The Information Technology Act, 2000; The Competition Act, 2002; The Right to Information Act, 2005; The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008; The Companies Act, 2013; The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016; The Goods and Services (Amendment) Act, 2018; The Consumer Protection Act, 2019; and Environmental and Intellectual Property Laws. The book elaborates on the core concepts of business laws in a logical, concise, and yet illustrative manner, and has been written from an Indian perspective. Landmark judgments have been added to supplement and illustrate the technical aspects of the subject matter. The basic principles of business law have been presented in an interesting and lively manner. Pedagogical features such as learning objectives, sidebars defining key terms, end-of-chapter summary, objective-type-questions, caselets, review questions, and a comprehensive set of case studies make teaching and learning of business and corporate laws engaging.