NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY

BANGALORE

PROJECT TOPICS FOR BANKING LAW [2009]

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ID No. Topics Remarks
No.
1. 1381 Evolution of Banking business in India
1382 – an historical study
2. 1384 The Reserve Bank of India – Origin,
1387 Evolution and its functioning
Central Banking Institutions and the
3. 1388
Regulatory Framework – A critical
1389
study of the global scenario
Co-operative banks (in India) and the
4. 1390
Reserve Bank – a study of regulatory
1391
framework
Foreign banks – its entry, and
5. 1392
regulation etc., - a critical study of
1393
Indian scenario
Monetary and credit policy of the Study of most
6. 1395 Reserve Bank of India important to
1396 recent policies of
RBI
7. 1397 Bank audit and inspection – a critical
1398 study of regulatory framework
8. 1399 Operation of specialized accounts by
1400 the banker
9. 1401 The (Indian) law pertaining to hire
1402 purchase – a critical study
1 Concept of ‘priority sector lending’
1404
0. in India – a critical study of the
1405
Indian scenario
1 The banking companies & ‘insurance’
1406
1. business – the case study of Indian
1407
scenario
1 E-banking – study of basic features
1408
2. and enabling legal environment
1409
1 Mechanism of electronic fund
1411
3. transfers – an analysis of legal frame
1412
work and challenges
1 FEMA – an overview and the role of
1413
4. RBI
1414
1 Banking ombudsman scheme and its
1415
5. achievements
1416
1 1418 Securitization and reconstruction of

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ID No. Topics Remarks
No.
1419 financial sector
1 Non performing assets – its regulation
1422
7. and the role of RBI
1425
1 ‘Securitization’ – the study of basic
1426
8. concepts and the enabling legal
1427
frameworks
1 Consortium lending – the study of law
1428
9. and practice
1429
2 Venture capital funds – the study of With special
1430
0. law and practice emphasis upon
1431
Indian practice
2 The credit cards – and its operations
1432
1. – study of law and practice in India
1433
2 Futures and options in money
1434
2. markets
1435
2 Traveler’s cheques
1436
3.
1437
2 IBA code for banking practice – a
1438
4. critical study
1440
2 The concept of ‘social banking’ – a With special
1442
5. study focus upon India
1443
2 Regional Rural Banks in India – a Evaluating their
1444
6. critical study performance as
1445
well
Specialized banks in India – and their Studying
2 achievement – a Study institutions like
1446
7. IFCI, SFCs, ICICI,
1447
IDBI, SIDBI, IIBI,
NABARD etc.,
The Global Banking Institutions – and Study of
their contribution (to the world institutions like
2
1448 money market) World Bank, IMF,
8.
1449 Asian
Development
Bank etc.,
2 Bank nationalization compared with
1450
9. recent world ‘meltdown’ economies
1451
3 1452 ‘Cheque’ as a negotiable instrument
0. 1453 – a study of legal provisions

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ID No. Topics Remarks
No.

3 Giro system and credit transfers – a Mainly as an

1454
1. study of theory and practice alternative to
1456
cheques
3 Obligations of the paying banker – a
1457
2. critical study
1458
3 Obligations of the collecting banker –
1304
3. a study of decisional law in India
1323
Dishonor of cheques in India – a study Along with
3
1329 of legal provisions decisional law
4.
1340 relating to the
same
3 Mareva injunction – a study of theory
1353
5. and practice
1373
3 The concept of banker’s lien
1374
6.
1155
3 Employment of funds by the banker –
1173
7. study of theory and practice
1188
3 The bill market scheme (in India) – a
1277 &
8. critical study
1129
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
3 Banker’s advances against collateral
9. securities – a critical study of Indian
scenario
4 The Sick Industrial Companies Act, From the
0. 1985 – a critical study banker’s
perspective
4 The Debt Recovery Tribunals – a
1. Critique

4 Law pertaining to foreign instruments

2.

4 Crystallization of floating charge

3.

4 Banker’s book evidence act – a

4. critical study

4 Confidentiality and data protection

5. in electronic fund transfers

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No.

4 The concept of ‘holder’ and ‘holder

6. in due course’ a critical study
through decisional law in India
4 Basle accord and risk provisioning
7.

4 The law pertaining to hypothecation

8.

4 Banker’s advances to insolvents – a

9. study

5 Lease financing by banks – a study of

0. Indian scenario

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Nandimath Omprakash V
Course Teacher