
Mr Prakul Thadi, the tutor of this course, introduces the students to the importance of Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances.
Explore delegated legislation, skeleton and missionary delegation, tribunal frameworks, and civil and criminal court procedures under constitutional controls.
Examine essential contract types in real estate and business law, including agreement of sale, building contracts, commercial agency, collaboration, arbitration, guarantees, outsourcing, service contracts, leave and license, and wills.
Explore how to draft a building contract for construction, detailing builder and owner obligations, payment stages, time is of the essence, and schedule of materials and work.
Learn the structure of the agreement of sale, including party descriptions, consideration, vendor and purchaser undertakings, term, breach, termination, and standard clauses such as dispute resolution and the property schedule.
Draft a joint venture arbitration agreement detailing appointment of arbitrators, venue, language, rules, notices, and governing law in India, with a three-arbitrator tribunal option.
Draft a joint venture agreement to form a special purpose vehicle, establish entity type, shareholding, and subscription details, appoint directors, and enforce non-compete, approvals, and arbitration provisions.
This lecture explains power of attorney concepts, from deed poll to irrevocable POAs, detailing grants of authority to act for and on behalf, ratification, and court appearances.
Explore pleading principles in Indian civil procedure: drafting plaint and written statement, defining material facts, four pleading rules, and how pleadings guide trials, appeals, and execution.
Explore the art of writing legal opinions, including advisers on transactions, opinions on facts and evidence. Learn about opinion writing elements, formats, and disclaimers used by professionals.
Master appearances and the art of advocacy by understanding legal representation and pleadings. Identify where company secretaries may appear under the Companies Act, SEBI, TRAI, RERA, and tax regimes.
Understand the appellate authorities under the Income Tax Act, 1961, and file appeals from the assessing officer to Commissioner Appeals, Appellate Tribunal, High Court, and Supreme Court.
Learn to draft legal opinions with clear purpose, structure, and due diligence, covering opinions on transactions, facts, and evidence, plus disclaimers and qualifications. Also study writs and special leave petitions.
The course aims at capturing the entire syllabus of the paper on Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances for CS Professional Students. The endeavour is to ensure that the subject is simplified. The lectures also include tutorials on drafting certain agreements which help the students in drafting the agreements both in exam hall as well as in their work. The lectures are crafted by CS Prakul Thadi who is a lawyer, company secretary, cost accountant and insolvency professional. With his diversified exposure in drafting, he finetuned the lectures to give practical insights to the students in additional to academic value addition.
Drafting is one subject which is critical for the Company Secretary students who end up opting for either corporate jobs or individual practice. Needless to say, it is equally helpful for the law students to gain knowledge on several areas of drafting in the corporate world.
Keeping in mind the interest of all the students in India, all the lectures are taught in English. The course duration is less than 20 hours assuring that the students can have a quick and in-depth understanding of the subject even if they start their preparation a month before their exams. The study material is summarised to make sure that the students can revise the syllabus with ease.