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II YEAR B.COM., LL. B (HONS.) DEGREE COURSE

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Topic: Customs And Its Application In Various Indian Laws

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INTRODUCTION

Custom iis idefined ias ian iaction ior ia iway iof ibehaving ithat iis iusual iand itraditional iamong ithe
i people iin ia iparticular igroup ior iplace ior isomething ithat iis idone iregularly iby ia iperson iof ithat
i particular igroup ior iplace. iIn ilaw, iit iis ithe ibuilt iup iexample iof iconduct ithat icould ibe iunbiasedly
i checked iinside ia ispecific isocial isetting. iA iclaim ican ibe icarried iout iin idefence iof i"what ihas
i always ibeen idone iand iaccepted iby ilaw” irelated iis ithe iidea iof iprescription; ia iright ienjoyed
i through ilong icustom irather ithan ipositive ilaw. iIn ia ihistorical icountry ilike iIndia, iCustoms iare
i always iin icorrelation iwith iour isociety iright ifrom ithe ivery ibeginning iperiod iof iour iancestors.
i With ithe ihelp iof ithe icustoms ithat iwere iin ipractice iamong ithe ipeople, imany ilaws ihave ibeen
i introduced iwith ireference ito iparticular iCustoms ithat iwere ifollowed. iThus, istudying ifurther iin
i this itopic, iwe ican ihave ia ibetter iunderstanding iof ithe icustoms ithat iwere ibelieved iand ifollowed
i from ialso iwhich ithe ilaws ihave ibeen ievolved.

The ilaw iis imade ifor ithe isociety. iIt iis, isimply iput, ia iset iof irules iand iregulations ito igovern ia
i society. iLaw iof ieach iand ievery istates iare idifferent ifrom iother idepending iupon iits ipersonal
i needs iand iexpectations. iThis iis ibecause iof ithe iculture iand icustoms iof ia iparticular iState. iSince
i law iis ifor ithe isociety, iit icannot ioverlook ithe ivarious iold iage itraditions ipervasive iin iits iway iof
i life iwhich ihave iappeared ias ilaw iamong ithe igeneral ipopulation ifollowing ithem, ihowever ithey
i might ibe iconflicting iwith ithe iexisting ilaws igo iby ithe imodern isociety. iLaw, iwhich ihas ibeen
i derived ifrom ithese itraditions iis ithe icustomary ilaw. iA iCustom iis ithe iarrangement iof iguidelines
i followed iby ia igathering iof ipeople ior ifamily ior igroup isince ilong, iapplicable ito ithem iin isuch ia
i way ias ito iform ithe ilaw iof ithe isociety.

Some iof ithe icustoms iare irecognized iby ithe ilaw iand iare iallowed ito ibe ifollowed iby ia iparticular
i community ifor iwhom iit iis iapplicable, ieven ithough iit iis inot iin iconsonance iwith ithe iStatute.
i Various iother icustoms iare iincorporated iin ithe iStatute iby iitself iand itakes ithe iform iof ia ivalid
i law. iSome iof ithe icustoms iwhich iare idetrimental ito ithe ineeds iand iexpectations iof ithe isociety
i are idisallowed. iCustomary ilaw iis ifound imajorly iin iareas iof imarriage, iproperty, iinheritance.

REVIEW iOF iLITERATURE

Mentioned ibelow iare ithe ifew ireviewed iarticles iand ithesis iwhich iI iwill ibe iusing ifor ithe
iresearch:

● The irelation ibetween iLaw iand iCustom, ian iarticle idone iby iNegi iMohita iwhich italks iabout
i the inature iof iCustom iand iLaw iand ialso igives ius ia iunderstanding ion ihow ithese itwo iare
i correlated.

● Rethinking iCustomary iLaw iin iTribal iCourt iJurisprudence, ian iarticle iMatthew iL.M.
i Fletcher iby iwhich igives ius ia ibroad iview ion ithe ihistory iand iimplementation iof icustomary
i law iand iits ipurposes ialso igiving ius iwith iclear iideas ion ithe ivarious iinterpretation iof
i customary ilaws iwith ireference ito ithe inecessity ifor iit.

● Sociology iof iLaw iin iIndia: iPostscripts iand iProspects, ia ijstor iarticle iby iVikash iN. iPandey
i and iAkhileshwar iPathak iwhich ihelps iin ielaborating ithe istages iof ievolvement iof ilaw
i adapting ito ithe icustomary ipractices ithat ihave ibeen ipracticed iin iIndia iwith ireference ito ithe
i changes ithat ihave itaken iplace iin ithe isociety iright ifrom ithe idays iwhen ipeople iused ito
i practice ithe icustoms ibefore iit iwas iaccepted iby ipeople iand icustoms iwere imade iinto ilaws ias
i such.

● Custom ias ia iSource iof iLaw, ian iarticle iwritten iby iSubodh iAsthana ia ifellow iNLU istudent
i from iChhattisgarh, iwhere ithe iauthor idiscusses iabout iCustom ibeing ia iprimary isource iof
i law. iThe iauthor ialso ibriefly iexplains ion ithe ivarious itypes iof iCustoms iand itheir iusage ias ia
i source iof ilaw ias iwell.

SIGNIFICANCE iOF iTHE iSTUDY

Significance iof ithis istudy iis ito iunderstand iourselves ion ithe ievolution iof iIndian ilaws iand ihow
i important ithe irole iof icustom iin ithe imaking iof ithese ilaws. iAs imany iof ius, imight inot iknow ithe
i root iof ithe iexisting ilaws iin iour icountry iand ihence ithis istudy iof icustoms iand itheir iessence iin
i the iIndian ilaws. i

RESEARCH iQUESTION

● What iis ithe irelationship ibetween ithe iLaw iand iCustom?

● What iare ithe ivarious itypes iof iCustoms iand iits iapplication iin ilaw?

OBJECTIVE

● To ianalyse ithe irelationship ibetween ithe iLaw iand iCustom.

● To istudy ithe ivarious itypes iof iCustoms

● To iunderstand ihow ithe idifferent itypes iof iCustoms iare iapplied iin iLaw.

SOURCE iOF iINFORMATION

This iresearch iis ibased ion ithe isecondary isources ilike ijournal iarticles ifor icollecting idata ito istudy
i and ianalyse icustoms. iIn iaddition iunpublished ithesis iand ibooks ialso icome iinto ihand ito ihelp
i understand ithe irelation ibetween iCustom iand ilaw iwhich igives ius ia iclear iview ion ihow ithose
i various itypes iof iCustoms iare iapplied iin ithe ilaw ias iwell. iMany ijournal iarticles, iText iBooks iand
i Information ifrom ieminent itext iand ivisual isources iare ireferred ito imake ithe iresearch. iMany
i scholars’ iopinion iregarding ithe imatter iis ialso ireferred ifor ithe iresearch.

METHODOLOGY

This iresearch iwork iwill ialso icompare iand icontrast ibetween iCustoms iand iLaws iat ithe isame
i time iexplaining irole iof iCustomary ipractices iin ithe ievolution iof ilaws ias iwell. iFor ithis iresearch,
i Secondary imethodology iwill ibe iutilised iwhich iincludes igathering iof idata ifrom ithe iwritings
i related ito ithis itopic iof ivarious iother idistinguished iauthors. iThis imethodology iallows ius ito
i collect, ianalyse iand icompare ithe iavailable iexisting iliterature.

CHAPTERISATION

● Introduction
● Relationship ibetween ilaw iand iCustom
● Customary iinheritance iand imarriage ilaws
● Varities iof icustom iand iits iapplications iin ilaws.
● Conclusion

CONCLUSION

This iproject iis italks iabout ithe ihistory iand ithe ievolution iof ilaws iwith iCustoms iplaying ian
i important irole imoulding iit. iCustoms iis ia ipart iof ithe iState iwhich iis ifurther idisintegrated iinto
i different iplaces ifrom iwhere ithe icustoms ioriginate. iIt iplays ian iimportant irole iin ithe ioverall
i development iof iState. iThere ihave ibeen icustoms iwhich ihas ibeen itransformed iinto ilaws iand
i some iof ithem ihave ibeen ineglected iin iorder ito ibring ijustice ito ithe isociety ias ia iwhole. iThis
i project istudies ibriefly iabout ihow ithe iIndian iCustoms ishaped iup ito ibe iand ihow ithe iIndian ilaws
i evolved iwith ithe ihelp iof iit.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

● http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/essay/relationship-between-law-and-
custom/24295/
● i https://polsci101.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/mill-burke-custom-vs-change/
● http://www.jstor.org/stable/4403076?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=
customs&searchText=and&searchText=its&searchText=application&searchText=of
&search
● https://blog.ipleaders.in/customs-source-law/\