Constitutional and Admin Law

I relied on my notes from my constitutional law classes in college, and brushed it

up with the following sources:

 Topic Nos. 1 to 3 (Distinctive features, Fundamental Rights and their

relationship with DPSPs etc).- MP Jain
 Topic Nos. 4 to 11- Constitutional Law Dukki (supplemented with MP
Jain, DD Basu and Laxmikant wherever I needed more details)
 Topic Nos. 12 to 15- Admin Law Dukki
 Topic No. 16 (ombudsman)- Made self notes from the internet
 In addition, I was following Gautam Bhatia’s
blog https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/
International Law
PS: The SK Kapoor book I used is the bulky one, and not the concise one.

 Topic No. 1- Shaw

 Topic No. 2 Relationship between international law and municipal
law- International Law Dukki, SK Kapoor
 Topic No. 3 State Recognition etc.- SK Kapoor
 Topic No. 4 Law of the Seas- Shaw
 Topic Nos. 5-7- SK Kapoor
 Topic No. 8 United Nations- the internet
 Topic Nos. 9,10- SK Kapoor
Topic No. 11 onwards require you to read from multiple sources. The best way to
go about them is to use the internet generously, make your own notes. Make sure
to not leave any topic out.

Also, there is this wonderful blog on public international law which I was
following from my college
days– https://ruwanthikagunaratne.wordpress.com/. You should definitely
refer to this blog for case summaries and the like.
Law of Crimes
 For IPC, I referred to my college notes which were a mix of the bare act and
some very important case laws for different offences. In addition to that, to
fully cover the syllabus I referred to the bare Act, and the Criminal Law
Dukki. Make sure to focus on the illustrations for important sections such
as murder, theft etc.
 Prevention of Corruption Act- the internet
 Protection of Civil Rights Act- the internet, and also make sure to cover the
Atrocities Act and the recent amendments made to it
 Plea Bargaining- Read the sections from CrPC, and referred to an article on
it online
Law of Torts
 Law of Torts by Bangia will help you to sufficiently cover the syllabus.
However, revising it will be a problem so make extremely short notes for
quick revision.
 Consumer Protection Act- I went through the sections of the bare Act.
Additionally, do cover the recent developments regarding the new
consumer protection Act.
Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law
 Contract Law i.e. Topic 1-7 can be covered well from the Contract
Law Dukki. However, do make it a point to read the important sections
from the bare Act. You may also refer to Avtar Singh to read more on
topics that the Dukki doesn’t properly cover.
 Contract of Agency- Booklet on the topic, available in Rajinder Nagar
market
 Sale of Goods Act- Same as above
 Formation and Dissolution of Partnership- Bare Act and Dukki
 Negotiable Instruments Act- Booklet available in Rajinder Nagar market,
along with Dashrath Roopsingh case and associated developments
 Arbitration and Conciliation- I referred to my college notes, and the new
Act. Primers on the difference between the 1996 and 2015 Acts are helpful
too.
 Standard form contracts- Contract law dukki
 Contemporary Legal Developments- The wire, livelaw, spicyIP, any new
reports of the Law Commission. This is one topic for which you really
cannot know what to study. Keep an eye on any recent legal developments
you read about in the newspapers, or anything legal which is being talked
about by op-ed writers.
 PIL- MP Jain, articles from the internet
 IPR- primer by Nishith Desai Associates on the IPR regime in India. It is
sufficiently detailed and covers the topic well.
 IT Law- referred briefly to the IT Act, 2000. Covered important sections
such as the ones on penalties and offences.
 Competition Law- read the PDF files available on the website of the
Competition Commission of India on abuse of dominant position, anti-
competitive practices
 ADR- for this, I read section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code and related
jurisprudence (it is a short topic).
 Major statutes concerning environment law- There is a document available
on a government of India website, which I unfortunately am unable to find
again. I’m trying to look for it.
 Right to Information Act- studied this from Admin Law Dukki
 Trial by Media- 200th report of the Law Commission of India
Constitutional and Admin Law
I relied on my notes from my constitutional law classes in college, and brushed it
up with the following sources:

 Topic Nos. 1 to 3 (Distinctive features, Fundamental Rights and their

relationship with DPSPs etc).- MP Jain
 Topic Nos. 4 to 11- Constitutional Law Dukki (supplemented with MP
Jain, DD Basu and Laxmikant wherever I needed more details)
 Topic Nos. 12 to 15- Admin Law Dukki
 Topic No. 16 (ombudsman)- Made self notes from the internet
 In addition, I was following Gautam Bhatia’s
blog https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/
International Law
PS: The SK Kapoor book I used is the bulky one, and not the concise one.

 Topic No. 1- Shaw

 Topic No. 2 Relationship between international law and municipal
law- International Law Dukki, SK Kapoor
 Topic No. 3 State Recognition etc.- SK Kapoor
 Topic No. 4 Law of the Seas- Shaw
 Topic Nos. 5-7- SK Kapoor
 Topic No. 8 United Nations- the internet
 Topic Nos. 9,10- SK Kapoor
Topic No. 11 onwards require you to read from multiple sources. The best way to
go about them is to use the internet generously, make your own notes. Make sure
to not leave any topic out.

Also, there is this wonderful blog on public international law which I was
following from my college
days– https://ruwanthikagunaratne.wordpress.com/. You should definitely
refer to this blog for case summaries and the like.
Law of Crimes
 For IPC, I referred to my college notes which were a mix of the bare act and
some very important case laws for different offences. In addition to that, to
fully cover the syllabus I referred to the bare Act, and the Criminal Law
Dukki. Make sure to focus on the illustrations for important sections such
as murder, theft etc.
 Prevention of Corruption Act- the internet
 Protection of Civil Rights Act- the internet, and also make sure to cover the
Atrocities Act and the recent amendments made to it
 Plea Bargaining- Read the sections from CrPC, and referred to an article on
it online
Law of Torts
 Law of Torts by Bangia will help you to sufficiently cover the syllabus.
However, revising it will be a problem so make extremely short notes for
quick revision.
 Consumer Protection Act- I went through the sections of the bare Act.
Additionally, do cover the recent developments regarding the new
consumer protection Act.
Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law
 Contract Law i.e. Topic 1-7 can be covered well from the Contract
Law Dukki. However, do make it a point to read the important sections
from the bare Act. You may also refer to Avtar Singh to read more on
topics that the Dukki doesn’t properly cover.
 Contract of Agency- Booklet on the topic, available in Rajinder Nagar
market
 Sale of Goods Act- Same as above
 Formation and Dissolution of Partnership- Bare Act and Dukki
 Negotiable Instruments Act- Booklet available in Rajinder Nagar market,
along with Dashrath Roopsingh case and associated developments
 Arbitration and Conciliation- I referred to my college notes, and the new
Act. Primers on the difference between the 1996 and 2015 Acts are helpful
too.
 Standard form contracts- Contract law dukki
 Contemporary Legal Developments- The wire, livelaw, spicyIP, any new
reports of the Law Commission. This is one topic for which you really
cannot know what to study. Keep an eye on any recent legal developments
you read about in the newspapers, or anything legal which is being talked
about by op-ed writers.
 PIL- MP Jain, articles from the internet
 IPR- primer by Nishith Desai Associates on the IPR regime in India. It is
sufficiently detailed and covers the topic well.
 IT Law- referred briefly to the IT Act, 2000. Covered important sections
such as the ones on penalties and offences.
 Competition Law- read the PDF files available on the website of the
Competition Commission of India on abuse of dominant position, anti-
competitive practices
 ADR- for this, I read section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code and related
jurisprudence (it is a short topic).
 Major statutes concerning environment law- There is a document available
on a government of India website, which I unfortunately am unable to find
again. I’m trying to look for it.
 Right to Information Act- studied this from Admin Law Dukki
 Trial by Media- 200th report of the Law Commission of India