Comprehensive legal digest of colonial India court decisions
This volume presents an analytical digest of all reported cases from the Supreme Courts of Judicature in India, including the courts under the East India Company and on appeal from India. It covers decisions up to the end of 1850, with illustrative notes that help explain how the law was applied in practice.
Frames the sources and evolution of Indian law, offering guidance on statutory references, case names, and key doctrines that shaped early colonial jurisprudence. The book also compiles a glossary, an index of statutes, and an index of cases, making it a practical reference for scholars and practitioners."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book catalogs and summarizes decisions from over 150 years of reported cases and decisions from the courts of the East India Company and its successor, along with those of India's Supreme Courts. The decisions cover a wide range of legal issues, including civil, criminal, and commercial matters. The book is divided into three main parts, the first of which discusses the procedural law as it stood in the mid-19th century. The second part of the book features a selection of decisions along with commentary from the author, providing a glimpse into the precedents that shaped the development of the Indian legal system. The third and final part of the book is a glossary of terms, which will be of great use to scholars and practitioners seeking to make sense of the complex legal terminology employed in the judgments of the time. The book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of law in India and provides unique insights into the challenges and complexities of administering justice in a rapidly changing society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781390537536_0
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