Class 12 Legal Drafting

Secondary Education Curriculum
2076(CDC)
Legal Drafting

Working hrs: 160

1. Introduction

Drafting is a professional tool which is essential for professional legal communication. The legal drafting comprises of specific skills, art and knowledge of law and its application in practice. Without required competence of drafting legal documents, no one can be a competent law practitioner who will work in the judiciary and government attorney office, quasi-judicial bodies, local bodies and other institutions. This curriculum is, therefore, introduced to prepare students with basic and fundamental skills on drafting of legal documents.

It is specifically expected through this curriculum that the students will acquire basic skills and art of drafting of documents related to court proceedings, crime investigation, prosecution, mortgage, deed of will, loan deed, property partition deed, and other deeds related to private transactions. Moreover, the curriculum enables the students to prepare drafts of various types of no-objection, recommendation and documents essential for the local government.

This course is structured for a year in accordance with National Curriculum Framework, 2076. It incorporates the level-wise competencies, grade-wise leaning outcomes, scope and sequence of contents, suggested practical/project activities, learning facilitation process and assessment strategies so as to enhance the learning on the subject systematically.

2. Competencies

At the end of this course, the students will have developed the following competencies:

1. Explain the basic principles of legal drafting
2. Demonstrate understanding of core legal documents to be used by courts and various other institutions including the local government body
3. Prepare basic and core legal documents in general use and transactions
4. Prepare basic legal documents used in court proceedings.

Scope and Sequence of Contents

1. Introduction to Legal Drafting( 8 Working Hours)

1.1 Introduction to Legal Drafting
1.2 Importance of Legal Drafting
1.3 Basic principles on techniques of legal drafting
1.4 Difference between legal drafting and legislative drafting

2. Drafting of Court Documents ( 25 Working Hours)

2.1 Drafting of deed complaint (Phiradpatra)
2.2 Response Document (Pratiuttarpatra)
2.3 First Information Report(Jaheri darkhasta)
2.4 Charge Sheet (Abhiyogpatra)
2.5 Thunchhek adesh
2.6 Thunuwa purji
2.7 Power of Attorney (Warisnama)
2.8 General Power of Attorney(Adhikrit warishnama)
2.9 Letter of Consent (Manjurinama)
2.10Milapatrako nivedan
2.11Beritko adesh badar garne nibedan
2.12Kaiphiyat prativedan
2.13Wakalatnama
2.14Bahasnote
2.15 Judgment and Appeal (Phaisalarapunaravaden patra)
2.16Jhagadiya jhikauna aadesh
2.17Phaisala karyanwayanko nivedan
2.18 Writ petitions and Likhitjawaph

3. Drafting of Private Transaction Documents ( 15 Working Hours)

3.1 Sale Deed (Rajinama likhaat)
3.2 Mortgage deed (Bhogbandhakilikhaat)
3.3 Sight of assets motgage (Dristibandhakilikhaat)
3.4 Deed of bail (Jamanat likhaat)
3.5 Loan Deed (Kapali tamasuk)
3.6 Partition Deed (Angsabanda)
3.7 Deed of will (Bakash patra)

4. Drafting of Commercial Transaction Documents( 15 Working Hours)

4.1 Contract paper(Kararnama)
4.2 Advance Payment deed (Bainabatta)
4.3 Exchange deed (Sattapatta likhaat)

5. Drafting of Documents in General use ( 10 Working Hours)

5.1 No-objection or recommendation letters (Shipharis pattra) 5.2Shipharispattra for citizenship
5.3 Certificate from municipality or
5.4 Gaupalika
5.5Shipharispattra for sale of property
5.6 From municipality or Gaupalika
5.7Shipharispattra for sale of property from municipality or Gaupalika
5.8Shipharispattra for connection of Electricity, telephone and water Supply
5.9Shipharispattra for certification of resident for passport, survey of the land and similar other services
5.10Shipharispattra for conjugal, Matrimonial and offspring relation

6. Drafting other documents ( 7 Working Hours)

6.1Muchulka, Tarekh parcha, Tarekh bharpai, Bharpai, summons, Italayanama, warrants, tok adesh, tippani adesh, darpith,peshi sthaganko nibedan, Hajirhune nibedan