LegalEdge After College Classroom Handout
120 DAYS PREPARATION STRATEGY
Divide two months solely for the completion of your syllabus
For Part 1 subjects -
• 1st week – Constitutional law
• 2nd week – BNS
• 3rd week – BSA
• 4th week- PIL
• 5th week- Jurisprudence and Contract
• 6th week- TPA and BNSS
For part 2 subjects-
• 7th week – Family law, Environment law, Arbitration
• 8th week- Torts, Admin law, company law
• 9th week- Sra, limitation, IPR Labour
• 10th week- Note making of recent constitutional bench judgements of 2023, 24 and 2025 (Plus some
contemporary judgements in international law), Start giving mocks
• 11th and 12th week- Revision of all subjects and recent judgement, read other non-constitutional bench
recent judgements through pdfs
• Last 4 weeks- Revision and focus more on mocks and solving subject wise practise questions, Refer to the
curated landmark judgements pdf for quick revision.
How to cover the syllabus on time by filtering out the important parts from each subject-
➢ Constitutional Law
Topics:
• Preamble
• Articles:
o Part I–IV: 1–51A
o Union and States: 52–58, 61, 63, 66, 71–74, 85, 93, 102–103, 109–110, 120, 124, 129, 131–134,
136–139, 144–145, 148
o Parliament & President: 105, 121, 123, 143
o State Government: 153, 161, 163–165, 168–169, 210, 212, 214–215, 217, 227
o Union-State Relations: 245, 248, 252–253
o Finance & Property: 266–267, 298–302
o Public Service Commission & Tribunals: 310-12, 315–316, 323A–323B
o Scheduled Tribes & Castes: 338, 341–342, 342A
o Official Language: 343
o Emergency & Amendments: 352–361, 368
o Miscellaneous: 371, 393, 395
• Amendments: 1, 24, 25, 42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 77, 81, 85, 86, 91–93, 97, 99, 101–106
• Schedules: all
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➢ Public International Law
Key Topics:
• Definitions: Austin, Holland, Bentham, Hall, Lawrence, Grotius, Oppenheimer, Gray, Jennings & Watt
• Sources of Law:
o ICJ Statute: Articles 38 & 59
o VCLT: Articles 2, 3, 26, 27, 53, 64
• Theories:
o Monism (delegation), Dualism (transformative/specific), Harmonization
• State Recognition:
o Montevideo Convention
o Types: De Facto, De Jure, Insurgent, Belligerent
o Theories: Constitutive, Declaratory, Modified
o Doctrines: Estrada, Tobar, Stimson
• Nationality & Refugee Law:
o UDHR: A14 & A15
o Refugee Convention: A1 & A33 (non-refoulement)
• Asylum:
o Principles: Dual Criminality, Rule of Speciality, Attendant Clause
• United Nations Charter:
o Key Articles: 2, 9, 18–19, 23, 27, 41–43, 51, 61, 92–96
o Chapters: IV, V, VI, VII, XIV, XV
• Humanitarian Law:
o Basic overview of Geneva(four) and Hague Conventions
• Law of the Sea:
o Mare Liberum, Nautical Limits
o UNCLOS: Articles 17, 55, 56, 87, 89
• Landmark Cases:
o France v Turkey, Anglo-Iran Oil, North Sea Continental Shelf, Palmas Island, Corfu Channel, Nuclear
Test Case, Asylum Case, India v Portugal, Congo v Belgium, R v Keyne, Luther v Sagor.
➢ Jurisprudence
Core Concepts:
• Definition of Jurisprudence: Ulpian, Paulus, Bentham, Austin, Holland, Salmond, Hart, Pound, Julius
Stone
• Definition of Law: Salmond, Cicero, Austin, Duguit, Savigny, Bentham, Gray, Maine
• Sources of Law: Precedent theory
• Schools of Jurisprudence:
o Analytical: Bentham, Austin, Hart, Kelsen
o Historical: Montesquieu, Savigny, Puchta, Maine
o Sociological: Comte, Ihering, Duguit, Pound
o Natural Law: Grotius, Locke
o Realist: Holmes, Gray
• Rights and Duties:
o Theories of Right (Will and interest)
o Hohfeld’s Analysis
o Definitions by Austin, Holland, Salmond
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• Possession & Ownership:
o Possession: Savigny, Salmond
o Ownership: Holland, Austin, Salmond, Ihering
• Legal Personality:
o Holland's Characteristics
o Status of animals, dead persons, idols
o Theories: Fiction, Concession, Realist, Symbolic, Purpose
➢ Law of Torts
Doctrines & Concepts:
• Pigeonhole Theory
• Utility Theory
• Damnum Sine Injuria
• Injuria Sine Damnum
• General Defences (Volenti, Inevitable Accident, Act of God, etc.)
• Tests:
o Directness Test (Re Polemis)
o Reasonable Foreseeability (Wagon Mound)
• Liability:
o Fault Liability
o No-Fault Liability
• Remedies:
o Judicial Remedies
o Extra-Judicial Remedies
Important Case Laws:
• Gloucester Grammar School Case
• Ashby v. White
• Hellewell v. Piggott
• Smith v. Baker
• Bird v. Holbrook
• Smith v. London & SW Railway
• Re Polemis
• Wagon Mound
• MC Mehta series
• Rudal Shah v. State of Bihar
➢ Family Law
Hindu Law:
• Mitakshara vs Dayabhaga School
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955:
Sections: 2, 5, 7, 8, 9–13, 14–18, 21–22, 25–26
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA):
Sections: 6–12, 15, 18–20
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA):
Sections: 6, 8–10, 14–15, 18, 20, 29
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Landmark Case Laws:
• Sarla Mudgal v. UOI
• Lily Thomas v. UOI
• T. Sareetha v. Venkata Subbaiah
• Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Chadha
• Dastane v. Dastane
• Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma
• Sujata v. Manu Gupta
• Gita harihan
Muslim Law
Marriage & Divorce:
• Types of Marriage: Sahih, Batil, Fasid, Muta
• Other concepts: Iddat, Dower, Khula, Maintenace, Mubarat, Lian, Tafweez, Zihar, Ila, Zina, khyar ur
bulgh
Divorce:
• Sunnat, Biddat, Khula, Mubarat
• Muslim Marriage Dissolution Act: Sec 2
• Key Cases:
o Shayara Bano v. UOI
o Shah Bano v. Mohd. Ahmed Khan
o Daniel Latifi
o Mohd. Imran Khan v. Habiba
o Atika begum v mohd imran
➢ Environmental Law
Focus Areas:
• Key Principles (Rio Declaration): Principles 3, 15, 16
• Constitutional Provisions: A. 21, 48A, 51A(g)
• Environment Protection Act, 1986: Sections 3, 7, 8, 15, 19, 20
• National Green Tribunal Act: Sections 14–16, 20, 22, 26
• SDGs and Key Environmental Conventions:
o Stockholm, Rio, Kyoto, Paris
o Ramsar (Wetlands), Bonn (Migratory Species), Montreal (Ozone), Basel (Hazardous Waste),
Rotterdam (Chemical Trade)
Landmark Judgments:
• Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India
• Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra v. State of UP
• MC Mehta trilogy (Ganga Pollution, Oleum Gas Leak, Taj Trapezium)
• Lafarge Mining Case
• AP Pollution Control Board
• Church of God v. K.K.R. Majestic Colony Welfare Association
➢ Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Important Provisions:
• Parts: I (Domestic Arbitration), II (International), III (Conciliation), IV (Misc.)
• Sections: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16–18, 29A, 34–36
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• Recent Case: example NN Global Mercantile v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd.
➢ Administrative Law
Core Concepts:
• Definitions: Jennings, Wade, Davis
• Dicey's Rule of Law and its exceptions
• Doctrine of Separation of Powers – Montesquieu
• Principles of Natural Justice – audi alteram partem, nemo judex in causa sua
• Delegated Legislation
Important Cases:
• Nargesh Meerza v. AIR India
• A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India
• ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla
• Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain
• Golak Nath v. State of Punjab
• Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab
• DS Grewal v. State of Punjab
• In re Delhi Laws Act
• Ridge v. Baldwin
• Maneka Gandhi v. UOI
➢ Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) (Remember the Term & Penalties)
Copyright
• Sections: 13, 14, 17, 37, 38, 51, 52, 57
Patent Act
• Sections: 3, 4 (Inventions not patentable)
Trade Marks Act
• Sections: 9, 10, 12
➢ Companies Act, 2013
Key Sections:
• Incorporation & Structure: 3–9
• Prospectus & Share Allotment: 23, 42
• Issue of Shares: 54, 62
• Corporate Social Responsibility: 135
• Directors & Governance: 149
• Oppression & Mismanagement: 241–245
• Winding Up: 271
• NCLT/NCLAT: 408, 411, 421, 423
• MOA/ AOA: 31, 32
• Miscellaneous: 125, 123, 447
Landmark Cases:
• Salomon v. Salomon & Co.
• Royal British Bank v. Turquand
• Tata Sons v. Mistry
• Foss v. Harbottle
• Ashbury Railway Carriage Co.
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➢ Specific Relief Act, 1963
Important Sections:
• 3–8, 10–11, 12–16, 20, 26–27, 31–36, 38–41
• Focus on time limits, illustrations, and scope of specific performance/injunctions
• No case laws required
➢ Limitation Act, 1963
Selective Study (Time Limits Focus):
• Sections: 2(a, f, l, m), 3–9, 12, 15–16, 18, 25, 27, 29–30
• Only do section-wise reading if time permits; otherwise prioritize memorising limitation periods.
➢ Labour Law
Approach:
• Focus only on recent and landmark judgments such as Bangalore Water Supply v. A. Rajappa
(definition of "industry")
• Brief overview of the changes in new labour code
➢ Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Doctrines - Actus Rea, Mens Rea (De Rutzen, M.H. George, R v. Prince)
Important Sections:
• 1(3, 4, 5), 3(5), 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
• General Exceptions
• 44, 45, 46, 49, 55, 56, 61
• All offences and penalties
➢ Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)
(Focus more on the landmark case laws)
Sections:
4–15, 19, 22–26, 34, 35, 39–53, 54–58, 60, 63, 67, 74, 92–95, 104–106, 108–111, 113, 116–120, 121–
122, 124, 125–129, 132, 138, 140, 146, 149, 157–160, 162, 165, 169
➢ Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)
Focus more on amended provisions such as 173(3), 35(7)
Sections:
6, 11, 18, 21–24, 35–40, 43, 47, 52, 58, 66, 78, 84, 88, 90, 125, 126, 129, 144, 152, 163, 173–175, 179,
181, 183, 187, 193, 194, 210, 215, 218, 219, 222, 223, 227, 229, 230, 232, 234, 238, 241, 242, 276, 281,
282, 283–285, 289, 293, 337, 343, 351, 359–361, 395–401, 403, 413–419, 427, 436, 438, 478–484, and
528.
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