M .P JAIN OUTLINES OF INDIAN LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY

About the Book: Outlines of Indian Legal and Constituitonal History: 7th Edition

Outlines of Indian Legal and Constitutional History is a classic text authored by Professor M P Jain who is one of the founders of the modern Indian Legal education and research. This book presently in its seventh edition has been written in narrative form in an easy to understand style. It contains short, coordinated, integrated and coherent account of the important phases of the development of legal institutions in India. It also contains various chapters on modern judicial system, from Privy Council to Supreme Court, high courts, development of law, personal laws, codification, law reform, law reporting and legal profession, legal education, development of constitutional law, criminal law, development of civil law, etc. with reference to case law and exhaustive commentary. The present edition has been thoroughly updated and revised with recent amendments and case law. This book will be of invaluable assistance to all law students, researchers, academicians, judges, advocates, and people preparing for competitive examinations.

Content

Chapter 1 Importance of Historical Background

Chapter II Early Charters And Surat Factory

Chapter III Administration Of Justice In Madras: 1639-1726

Chapter IV Administration Of Justice In Bombay: 1668-1726

Chapter V Administration Of Justice At Calcutta: 1690-1726

Chapter VI Mayors Courts