Indian Legal & Constitutional History by Dr. N.V. Paranjape is an English medium textbook on the history of India's legal system and constitution. The book is written in English; it is not the Hindi medium edition. It is published by Central Law Agency (CLA), and this is the 9th Edition, 2025. The book traces how India's courts, laws and constitutional framework developed, from the early East India Company settlements to Independence. It covers the Mayor's Courts and early Charters, the Regulating Act, 1773 and the Supreme Court at Calcutta, the judicial plans of Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis, the Adalat system, the establishment of the High Courts, the Privy Council and the Federal Court, and the codification of laws through the Law Commissions. It also explains the constitutional development of India through the Government of India Acts and the Indian Independence Act, 1947. It is useful for LLB students (3-year and 5-year courses) and for candidates preparing for law exams.
Key Features:
English medium: written in English (not Hindi medium)
Covers Indian legal history and constitutional history
Explains Mayor's Courts, the Regulating Act, 1773, the Adalat system, High Courts, the Privy Council and the Federal Court
Covers codification of laws and the Law Commissions
Explains constitutional development through the Government of India Acts and the Indian Independence Act, 1947
9th Edition, 2025
By Dr. N.V. Paranjape, Central Law Agency (CLA)
For LLB students and law exams
यह पुस्तक "Indian Legal & Constitutional History" डॉ. एन.वी. परांजपे द्वारा लिखी गई है और सेंट्रल लॉ एजेंसी (Central Law Agency – CLA) द्वारा प्रकाशित है। यह अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English Medium) में है; यह हिंदी माध्यम का संस्करण नहीं है। यह इसका 9वाँ संस्करण (2025) है। इसमें भारतीय विधिक एवं संवैधानिक इतिहास, जैसे मेयर न्यायालय, रेगुलेटिंग एक्ट, 1773, अदालत प्रणाली, उच्च न्यायालयों की स्थापना, प्रिवी काउंसिल, फेडरल कोर्ट, विधि आयोगों द्वारा विधियों का संहिताकरण, तथा भारत सरकार अधिनियमों एवं भारतीय स्वतंत्रता अधिनियम, 1947 के माध्यम से संवैधानिक विकास को समझाया गया है। यह पुस्तक LLB छात्रों एवं विधि (Law) परीक्षाओं की तैयारी हेतु उपयोगी है।