N.B. No questions will be put involving a discussion of original texts. In studying the Syllabus, any of the following books may be read :Mayne's "Hindu Law and Usage."

Golapchandra Sarkar's" Hindu Law."

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Jogendranath Bhattacharyya's Commentaries on Hindu Law."
Jogendrachandra Ghose's "Principles of Hindu Law.”

NOTE.-In the list of text-books for the B.L. Examination, when any Act is named, it is to be understood to mean that Act with all amendments made up to the 31st March of the year in which the Examination is held.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN LAW,
1908 AND 1909.

(i) Jurisprudence

(ii) Elements of Roman
Law and the Prin-

ciples of Legisla-
tion.

(iii) Hindu Law

Maine's Ancient Law (Edited by Sir F.
Pollock); Holland's Jurisprudence (10th
Edition).

Hunter's Introduction to Roman Law;
Bentham's Principles of Morals and Legis-
lation (Clarendon Press Series), Chapters
XII-XVII.

Mitakshara, Chapter I, sections I-V;
Chapter II, section I-X; Dáyabhága,
Chapters 1, 2, 5, 11; Mayne's Hindu Law
and Usage, omitting Chapters 1-3, 6-7, 11-
13 and 20-21; Jogendranath Bhatta-
charyya's Chapter on Interpretation ;
Golapchandra Sarkar's Hindu Law,
Chapters 1-2, 12-13, 15.

The following Leading Cases to be studied in the original judgments as expositions of important legal principles have been prescribed for the Preliminary Examination in Law in 1908 and 1909 :

1.

Hindy Law.

Hunooman Pershad Panday v. Babooi Munraj Kunwar, 6 M.I.A, 393;

2.

3.

4.

5.

Bhubanmayi v. Ramkishore Acharya, 10 M.I.A., 279; 3 W.R., P.C., 15.

Gurugovind v. Anand Lal, 13 W.R., F.B., 49.
Tagore, v. Tagore, 9 B.L.R., 377; 18 W.R., 359.
Surajbansi Koer v. Sheo Pershad, 6 I.A., 88; I.L.R., 5 Cal., 148.

6. Bhagwan Singh v. Bhagwan Singh. 26 I.A., 153; I.L.R., 21 All., 412. Kattama Nachiar v. Raja of Shivagunga, 9 M.I.A., 539; 2 W.R., P.C., 31.

7.

FINAL EXAMINATION IN LAW, 1909.

(1) Muhammadan Law

(2) The Law relating to Persons.

(3) (a) The Law of Land Tenures, Land Revenue and Prescription.

(b) The Law of Transfer inter vivos.

(c) Principles of the English Law of Real Property and the Law of Intestate and Testamentary Succession (exclusive of the Hindu and the Muhahammadan Law of In

testate Succession).

(4) The principles of Equity including the Law of Trusts.

(5) The Law of Contracts and Torts.

(6) The Law of Evidence and the general principles of Civil Procedure.

Sirajiya (except the details as to succession of distant kindred); Ameer Ali's Students' Manual of Muhammadan Law (2nd Edition).

Act IX of 1875 (Majority); Stephen's Commentaries on the Laws of England (14th Edition), Book I, Book III, Chapters 1-4; Book IV, Part I, Chapters 2 and 6.

Regulations I, VIII of 1793; VIII of 1819; XI of 1825; Act VIII of 1885 (Bengal Tenancy Act), Chapters I-VIII, XI, XIV XV; Act XI of 1859; Act XV of 1877, sections 26-28; Upendranath Mitra's Indian Law of Prescription and Easements.

Act IV of 1882 (Transfer of Property Act); Act III of 1877 (Registration), sections 17, 18, 48, 49, 50.

Williams's Principles of the Law of Real Property (20th Edition), Introduction, Part I (omitting Chapters IX and XIII), Part II, Part IV (omitting Chapter I) and Part V ; Act X of 1865 (succession), omitting Parts III-V, XXX, XXXI, and XXXV-XL; Act XXI of 1870 (Hindu Wills) except the provisions of the Indian Succession Act omitted from the study of that Act: Act V of 1881 (Probate and Administration Act).

Snell's Principles of Equity (13th Edition), Part I, Part II (omitting Chapters VII-X, XIV, XV. XXI), Part III (omitting Chapter XII).

Anson's Law of Contract (11th Edition); Bigelow's Law of Torts (2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press) omitting Chapters 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18 and Appendix on statements of claim; Act IX of 1872 (Contract Act).

Act I of 1872 (Evidence Act); Act XIV of 1882 (Civil Procedure), Chapters 1-9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 30, 31, 33, 35-37, 40-43, 45-47; Act XV of 1877, sections

1-25.

(7) The Law of Crimes and the general Principles of Criminal Procedure.

Act XLV of 1860 (Penal Code), Chapters 1-5 and such portions of Chapters 6-23 as do not relate exclusively to the amount of punishment to be inflicted for an offence; Act V of 1898 (Criminal Procedure), omitting Chapters 1, 9, 14, 33-40, 42, 43, 46 (except section 562); FitzJames Stephen's General View of English Criminal Law.

The following Leading Cases to be studied in the original judgments as expositions of important legal principles have been prescribed for the Final Examination in Law in 1909 :

1.

*2.

3.

1.

2.

(i) Muhammadan Law.

Ashrufuddowla v. Hyder Hossain, 11 M.I.A., 98.

Abul Fata v. Russomoy Dhurchowdhry, L.R., 22 I.A.. 76.
Khajooroonnissa v. Rowshan Jehani, I.L.R., 2 Cal., 184.

(ii) Law relating to Persons.

Udny v. Udny. L.R., 1 H.L. Sc.. 441.
Manneville, v. Manneville, 10 Ves., 52.

3. Abraham v. Abraham, 9 M.I.A. 195.

(iii) Law relating to Property.

(a) Land Tenures, Land Revenue and Prescription.

1. Lopez v. Muddunmohan Thakur, 13 M.I.A., 467; 14 W.R., P.C., 11. 2. Mohesh Narain v. Nawbut Pathak, 1.L.R., 32 Cal., 837.

3. Sonet Kooer v. Himmut Bahadur, I.L.R., 1 Cal., 391.

4.

5.

6.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Shamchand Koondoo v. Brojonath Pal Chowdhury, 21 W.R., 94.
Narendronarain Roy". Ishan Chunder Sen, 22 W.R., 22.

Maharanee Rajrup Koer v. Syed Abul Hosain, 7 I.A., 240; I.L.R.,
6 Cal., 394.

(b) Law of Transfer-Inter vivos.

Bellamy v. Sabine, 1 DeG. and J., 566.

Ishanchunder v. Bishu Sardar, I.L.R., 24 Cal., 825.

Raja Kishen Dutt v. Raja Mumtaz, I.L.R., 5 Cal., 198.
Gokuldas v. Puran Mal, I.L.R., 10 Cal., 1035.

Noakes v. Rice, 1902, A.C., 24.

Lala Achal Ram v. Kazim Hosain, I.L.R., 27 All. 271; 32 I.A., 113.
Beni Ram v. Kundan Lal, I.L.R., 21 All. 496.

(c) English Law of Real Property and the Law of Intestate and

1.

Alangamonjoree v. Sonamoni, I.L.R., 8 Cal., 637.

Bhagabati Barmania v. Kalicharan Singh, I.L.R., 32 Cal., 992.
Bai Mativahoo v. Mamoobai, I.L.R., 21 Bom., 709.

(vi) Equity and Trust.

Mussoorie Bank v. Raynor, 7 App. Cas., 321: I.R., 4 All., 500.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Mohori Bibi v. Dhurmodas, L.R., 30 I.A., 114.
Keightly & Co. v. Durant, 1901, A.C., 240.

Smi hv. Hughes, L.R., 6 Q.B., 597.

Ashby v. White (Judgment of Holt, C. J.) I Sm. L.C., 231.
Barwick v. English Joint Stock Bank, L.R., 2 Ex., 259.
Smith v. Baker, 1891, A.C., 325.

7. Quinn . Leathem, 1901, A.C., 495.

8. Derry v. Peek (Judgment of Lord Herschell), 14 App. Cas., 337.

2.

(vi) The Law of Evidence and the General Principles of Civil Procedure.

(a) Evidence.

1. Gujju Lal v. Futteh Lal (Judgment of Mitter J.), I.L.R., 6 Cal., 171. Sarat Chandra Dey v. Gopal Chandra Laha, I.L.R., 20 Cal., 296. Balkishen v. Legge, I.L.R., 22 All., 149.

(b)

Run Bahadur v. Lucho Koer, I.L.R., 11 Cal., 301.

Ishanchandra Sarkar v. Benimadhub Sarkar, I.L.R., 24 Cal., 62.
Zainulabdin v. Asghar Ali, I.L.R., 10 All., 166.

(c) Limitation.

7. Rudrakant v. Nobo Kishore, I.L.R., 9 Cal., 663.

2.

3.

4.

5.

(vii) Law of Crimes and the General Principles of Criminal Procedure.

1. Reg. v. Gangadhar Tilak, I.L.R., 22 Bom., pp. 112 152.
Ganouri Lal Das v. Reg., I.L.R., 16 Cal., pp. 206-222.
Reg. v. Sricharan Chungo, I.L.R., 22 Cal., pp. 1017-1026.
Reg. v. Haradhan, I.L.R., 19 Ca!., pp. 380-392.
Reg. v. Soshibhushan, I.L.R., 15 All.,
6. Reg. v. Abbas Ali, I.L.R., 25 Cal., pp. 512 522.

pp. 210-219.

Jimutaváhana
Nanda Pandita
Kuvera

G. D. Banerjee
G. C. Sarkar
Mayne

Serajuddin
Baillie

Ameer Ali

Wilson

Brown

Holland

Maine

Holmes
Bentham

Justinian
Gaius
Muirhead

Dicey

(2) JURISPRUDENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF LEGISLATION.

Austinian Theory of Law.
Jurisprudence.

Ancient Law (Edited by Sir F. Pollock),
Village Communities, Early History
of Institutions, Early Law and
Customs.

Common Law.

Theory of Legislation.

(3) PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF ROMAN LAW.

Institutes (translated by Sandars).
Institutes (translated by Poste).
Roman Law.

(4) PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Conflict of Laws.

(5) and (6) Any two of the following subjects :—

Dart

(i) Principles of Equity.

Equity Jurisprudence.
Law of Trusts.

Law of Trusts (Tagore Lectures, 1881).
Leading Cases in Equity (7th Edition),
omitting cases on the following sub-
jects-Conversion, Donatio Mortis
Causa, Election, Equitable Estoppel,
Husband and Wife, Jurisdiction, Le-
gacies, Satisfaction, Trustees, Waste.

(ii) Law relating to Transfer of Immoveable Property and Law of

Clarke and Humphrey

Rashbehary Ghose

Goddard

Prescription.

Law of Vendors and Purchasers.

Sale of Land.

Law of Mortgage.

Law of Easement.

The Transfer of Property Act.