Case Law and Presentation (Format)

SEM V

Subject -Law of Evidence

Project Submission Model

Name/Roll No/Semester/ Subject: -

Name of the Faculty – Dr Nandini CP

Associate Professor of Law
DSNLU

Project

Introduction on the concept

Scope of the study (with limitation)

Research Method – Doctrinal or non-doctrinal (To make it publishable after evaluation

and declaration of results)

Objectives

Literature Review- Explained to Students Choose from 10 Research papers or journal

Articles and write the Summary for minimum of 250 -300 Words on each article in your
words after reading the complete articles (Avoid Blog and Wikipedia articles )

Body of the Project

Us e the content in the literature review and other resources with footnoting Blue book
Method 20th Ed

The body of the project can have various sources and as many cases as possible including
those cases that are submitted in case law summary writing ( The 5 cases that are written
in the end as case laws are to be written in detail ( Literature review and Case laws should
be (mandatory to be connected to your research topic and relevance and its interpretation )
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The topic given can be informative project with recent developments in law and
interpretation.

It can be analysis or critical analysis etc..

The suggestions and conclusion should be based on your study in the project

Please find the Format of case writing (Without use of Box)-Three Indian and Two Foreign
Court judgments preferably common law application or US court

1. Case title and Citation

2. Topic- Of your Study and the same that is presently

discussed in the case

3. Scope/Chapter ( of Indian Evidence Act, 1872)

4. Provision/s of Law/s applied in the case

5. Cases referred

6. Briefs Facts of the case

7. Preliminary Issues (or) Issues raised/framed and

adjudged (before Trial Court)
(or) Question of Law involved (or) Points for
determination
8. Judgment

9. Grounds for Appeal/Additional Points, if any

10. Judgment and Order

11. Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta/ Special observation

(if any)
12. Comment or Observations or Critical Analysis