First-year, Second-semester study resources.
Unit-II: General Exceptions, Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy, Attempt & Offences Against Women and Children (BNS, 2023) 1. General Exceptions under the BNS, 2023 General exceptions shield a person from criminal liability even if their act would otherwise constitute a crime, on the ground that the requisite mens rea (guilty mind) was absent or the act was…
Unit-I: Concept of Crime, Stages, Elements, Territorial Application, Definitions & Punishments (BNS, 2023) 1. Concept of Crime and Distinction from Tort A. Meaning of Crime B. Distinction Between Crime and Tort Feature / Dimension Crime (Criminal Law / BNS) Tort (Law of Torts) Nature of Wrong Wrong against the society / State as a whole….
Unit Number Core Topic / Subject Range Relevant Constitutional Scope Core Description / Subject Matter Unit-I Legislature & Executive Articles 79 to 122 & 168 to 212 Parliamentary privileges, Tenth Schedule Anti-Defection law, President/Governor ordinance powers. Unit-II The Judiciary Articles 124 to 147 & 226 Collegium appointment of judges, Supreme Court jurisdiction, High Court writ…
Unit-V: Emergency Provisions, Impact on Federalism & Basic Structure Doctrine 1. Emergency Provisions (Part XVIII, Articles 352 to 360) The Indian Constitution incorporates unique emergency provisions that temporarily transform the ordinary federal structure into a unitary system to safeguard national security and sovereignty. A. National Emergency (Article 352) B. State Emergency / President’s Rule (Article…
Unit-IV: Liability of State in Torts and Contracts, Inter-State Trade & Public Services 1. Liability of State in Torts and Contracts A. Contractual Liability of the State (Article 299) B. Tortious Liability of the State (Article 300) 2. Freedom of Inter-State Trade, Commerce and Intercourse (Part XIII, Articles 301 to 307) 3. Public Services under…
Unit-III: Centre-State Relations — Legislative, Administrative, Financial & Judicial Doctrines 1. Legislative Relations (Articles 245 to 255) A. Territorial Extent of Laws (Article 245) B. Distribution of Legislative Subjects (Seventh Schedule, Article 246) 2. Administrative Relations (Articles 256 to 263) 3. Financial Relations (Articles 268 to 281) 4. Judicial Doctrines Evolved in Centre-State Relations 5….
Unit-II: The Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, Subordinate Judiciary & Judicial Independence 1. The Supreme Court of India (Articles 124 to 147) A. Appointment and Transfer of Judges (The Collegium System) B. Powers and Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 2. High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary (Articles 214 to 237) A. Appointment, Transfer, and Jurisdiction…
Unit-I: Union and State Legislature, Executive, Legislative Privileges & Anti-Defection Law 1. Union and State Legislatures (Articles 79 to 122 & 168 to 212) A. Composition of Parliament and State Legislatures B. Legislative Privileges (Articles 105 & 194) C. The Anti-Defection Law (Tenth Schedule of the Constitution) 2. The Executive: President, Governors and Councils of…
Unit Number Core Topic / Subject Range Relevant Legal Scope Core Description / Subject Matter Unit-I Sources, Schools & Marriage Quran, Hanafi/Shia, Nikah Primary/secondary sources, civil contract nature of marriage, void/irregular marriages, and dower (Mahr). Unit-II Divorce & Maintenance Talaq modes, Act of 1939, 1986 Act Extra-judicial/judicial divorce, 9 statutory grounds under 1939 Act, and…
Unit-V: Special Marriage Act 1954, Indian Divorce Act 1869, Domicile & Christian Succession 1. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 A. Nature and Significance B. Procedure and Registration 2. Salient Features of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 3. Concept of Domicile in Family Law 4. Maintenance to Dependents and Spouses across Secular Laws 5. Intestate Succession…