Paper | Topics Included |
Qualifying English Section | - Comprehension of a given passage
- Short essays
- Precis writing
- Usage and Vocabulary
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Paper 1 (Legal Drafting And Pleading) | - Essay on recent developments in criminal law
- Drafting of pleading
- Principles of pleading
- Preparation of Appeals/Revision proposal on given facts
- Framing of charges
- Framing of issues
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Paper 2 (Constitutional Law) | - Fundamental rights- Public interest litigation, Legal aid, Legal services authority
- Constitution and constitutionalism- The distinctive features of the constitution
- Governor and his powers
- Relationship between fundamental rights, Directive principles and fundamental duties
- Constitutional position of the president and relation with the council of ministers
- Supreme court and high court
- Appointments and transfers
- Powers, functions and jurisdiction
- Centre, states and local bodies
- Eminent domain- State property-common property- community property
- Administrative relationship among union, state and local bodies
- Local bodies
- Distribution of legislative powers between the union and the states
- Legislative powers, privileges and immunities
- Services under the Union and the states
- Election commission- Power and functions
- Union Public Service Commission and state public services commission- power and functions
- Recruitment and conditions of services, constitutional safeguards, administrative tribunals
- Emergency provisions
- Amendments of the constitution
- Principles of Natural Justice- Emerging trends and judicial approach
- Ombudsman: Lokayukta, Lokpal etc
- Judicial review of administrative action
- Separation of powers and constitutional governance
- Delegated legislation and its constitutionality
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Paper 3 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) | - Disposal of property
- Execution, suspension, remission and commutation of sentences
- Judgement, appeal, revision and reference
- General provisions as to inquiries and trial
- Summary trial
- Provisions as to offences affecting the administration of justice
- Provision as to accused person of unsound mind
- Limitation of taking cognizance of certain offences
- Bail and bonds
- Transfer of criminal cases
- Plea bargaining
- Evidence in inquiries and trials
- Trials of warrants and summons cases by magistrates
- Trial before a court session
- The charge
- Commencement of proceedings before magistrate
- Jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials
- Information to the police and their power to investigate
- Security for keeping the [peace and good behaviour
- Processes to compel appearance and production of things
- Arrest of persons
- Power of courts
- Constitution of criminal courts and offices
- Definitions
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Paper 4 (Indian Penal Code, 1860) | - Defamation, Criminal intimidation and annoyance
- Offenses relating to documents
- Offences by or relating to public services
- Offences against public tranquility
- Offences against property offences against human body
- Offences against the state
- Criminal conspiracy
- Abetment
- Joint and constructive liability
- General exceptions and right of private defence
- Preparations and criminal attempts
- Kinds of punishment and emerging trends as to abolution if captial punishment
- General principles of criminal liability; menserea and actus reus, mensrea in statutory offences
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Paper 5 (Indian Evidence Act, 1872) | - Burden of proof
- Facts which need not to be proved
- Relevancy of Facts
- Estoppel
- Oral and documentary evidence
- Of witness and examination of witness
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Paper 6 (Special Laws 1) | - J&K Excise act, SVT 1958
- Indian arms act, 1959
- Jammu and kashmir public safety act, 1978
- National security act, 1980
- Explosive substances act, 1908
- Unlawful activities (Prevention) act, 1967
- Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985
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Paper 7 (Special Law II) | - Motor vehicle act, 1988
- Indian forest act, 1927
- The public gambling act, 1867
- The prevention of Black marketing and maintenance of supplies of essential commodities act, 1980
- Prevention of corruption act, 1988
- Juvenile justice (care and Protection of children) act, 2015
- Information technology act, 2000
- Protection of children from sexual offences act, 2012
- Offences against women and children
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