Examined on Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Mediation Act 2023, Contempt of Courts Act 1971; Bar Council of India Rules. Taught as amended in 1994 and 2002, including Permanent Lok Adalats. Income ceilings for free legal aid are set by notification and are not stated as current figures.
This page is the map of the paper: every syllabus unit, the leading cases with full summaries, and the exam questions the paper actually sets.
Units
- Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Module I — legal services authorities, services and persons entitled to them, Lok Adalats, para-legal training and legal literacy, and Permanent Lok Adalats
- Unit 2 · The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Domestic Arbitration — Module II — the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996: agreement, appointment, jurisdiction, conduct of proceedings, award, setting aside and enforcement
- Unit 3 · Foreign Awards, Conciliation, Mediation, Negotiation and Counselling — Module III — enforcement of New York and Geneva Convention awards, conciliation, mediation and negotiation, and counselling
- Unit 4 · Legal Writing, PIL Research, Technology and the Law Office — Module IV — articles and case comments, editing a law journal, research for public interest litigation, computers and the internet in legal work, and law office management
Leading cases in this paper
- Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar (1979) — Unit 1
- Khatri v. State of Bihar (1981) — Unit 1
- Suk Das v. Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (1986) — Unit 1
- Centre of Legal Research v. State of Kerala (1986) — Unit 1
- Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. v. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd. (2010) — Unit 1
- K.K. Modi v. K.N. Modi (1998) — Unit 2
- SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering Ltd. (2005) — Unit 2
- Narayan Prasad Lohia v. Nikunj Kumar Lohia (2002) — Unit 2
- Olympus Superstructures (P) Ltd. v. Meena Vijay Khetan (1999) — Unit 2
- Union of India v. Popular Constructions Co. (2001) — Unit 2
- National Thermal Power Corporation v. Singer Company (1993) — Unit 3
- Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. v. Jindal Exports Ltd. (2001) — Unit 2
- Haresh Dayaram Thakur v. State of Maharashtra (2000) — Unit 3
- Dayawati v. Yogesh Kumar Gosain (2017) — Unit 3
- K. Srinivas Rao v. D.A. Deepa (2013) — Unit 3
- S.P. Gupta v. President of India (1982) — Unit 4
- People's Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India (1982) — Unit 4
- Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India (1984) — Unit 4
- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (1987) — Unit 4
- Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer (2014) — Unit 4
- Sundaram Finance Ltd. v. NEPC India Ltd. (1999) — Unit 2
- Firm Ashok Traders v. Gurumukh Das Saluja (2004) — Unit 2
- Thyssen Stahlunion GmbH v. Steel Authority of India (1999) — Unit 2
- Bhatia International v. Bulk Trading S.A. (2002)
- Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services (2012) — Unit 2
- P. Anand Gajapathi Raju v. P.V.G. Raju (2000) — Unit 2
- P.B. Ray v. Union of India (1973) — Unit 2
- State of Punjab v. Om Prakash (1988) — Unit 2
- Wellington Associates Ltd. v. Kirit Mehta (2000) — Unit 2
- Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya (2003) — Unit 2
- Haryana Telecom Ltd. v. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. (1999)
- Chiranjilal Shrilal Goenka v. Jasjit Singh (1993) — Unit 2
- T.N. Electricity Board v. Sumathi (2000) — Unit 2
- Padam Chand Jain v. Hukam Chand Jain (1999) — Unit 2
- K.P. Poulose v. State of Kerala (1975) — Unit 2
- Continental Construction Co. v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1988)
- Jivrajbhai Ujamshi Sheth v. Chintamanrao Balaji (1965) — Unit 2
- Shri Ram Ram Niranjan v. Union of India (2001) — Unit 2
- Deepa Galvanising Engg. Industries (P) Ltd. v. Govt. of India (1998)
- Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd. v. G. Harischandra Reddy (2007) — Unit 2
- Union of India v. G.S. Atwal (1996) — Unit 2
- M.D., Army Welfare Housing Organisation v. Sumangal Services (P) Ltd. (2004)
- Rudramani Devaru v. Shrimad Maharaj Niranjan Jagadguru (2005) — Unit 2
- Sudarshan Trading Co. v. Government of Kerala (1989) — Unit 2
- M.C.D. v. Jagan Nath Ashok Kumar (1987) — Unit 2
- Alopi Parshad & Sons Ltd. v. Union of India (1960)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd. (2003)
- Board of Control for Cricket in India v Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd (2018) — Unit 2
- Salem Advocates Bar Association v. Union of India (2005) — Unit 3
- Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) — Unit 3
- Parbatbhai Aahir v. State of Gujarat (2017) — Unit 3
- SIL Import, USA v. Exim Aides Silk Exporters — Unit 4
- State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai — Unit 4
- Basavaraj R. Patil v. State of Karnataka — Unit 4
Exam questions
- ADR exam question: "The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Explain the constitution, jurisdiction, procedure… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Sunil's claim for compensation arising out of a… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: Laxmi, a woman who works as a domestic… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: Discuss the process of appointment of… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: State the grounds on which an arbitral award… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Meher and Faizal appoint Devika as… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: Arbitration has commenced between Rohan and… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: What is a foreign award? Explain how such… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Explain the conciliation procedure under the… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Gulzar writes to Nafisa inviting her to conciliate… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: In a suit between a contractor and a… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: What is public interest litigation, and how does… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Write a note on the writing of a… · 12 marks
- ADR exam question: Your client wishes to prove her case by… · 6 marks
- ADR exam question: An advocate receives ten thousand rupees from a… · 6 marks