Civil Laws in India

Introduction

Civil Law is private in nature, it affects two private individuals and never influence either the State or Revenue of the State or its relationship with the international community.

Codex Justinianus or Corpus Juris Civilis (“Body of Civil Law”), the collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from ad 529 to 565, consists of four books: (1) Codex Constitutionum, (2) Digesta, or Pandectae, (3) Institutions, and (4) Novellae Constitutiones Post Codicem became the principle beacon lights for modern Civil Laws under Britishers.

The term “civil law” came from the Latin term “jus civile” (used in ancient Rome to distinguish the law found exclusively in the city of Rome from the “jus gentium”, the law of all nations, found throughout the empire)

Central Civil Laws with handy Notes

 For  Supreme Court Digest and Commentary 

1. Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996
2. Benami transaction Prohibition Act 1988
3. Charitable Endowment Act 1890
4. Citizenship Act
5. Civil Procedure Code 1908
6. Consumer Protection Act 1986
7. Contempt of Court Act 1971
8. Contract Act 1872
9. Court Fees Act-1870
10. Domestic Violence Act- 2006
11. Easement Act 1882
12. Electricity Act 1910
13. Electricity supply Act 1948
14. Evidence Act- 1872
15. Family Settlement
16. Foreigners Act 1946
17. General Clause Act 1897
18. Interest Act 1978
19. Limitation Act 1963 &  Law of Limitation
20. Lotteries Regulation Act 1998
21. Mental Health Act-1987
22. Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
23. Notaries Act 1952
24. Notaries rule 1956
25. Oath Act
26. Official Secrets Act 1923
27. Partition act 1893
28. Partnership Act 1932
29. Passport Act 1967
30. Post office Act 1898
31. Power of Attorney Act 1882
32. Protection of Human rights Act 1993
33. Public premises(eviction of unauthorized occupants) Act 1971
34. Registration Act 1908
35. Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
36. Sales of Goods Act 1930
37. Specific Relief Act 1963
38. Stamp Act 1899
39. Succession(Indian) Act 1925
40. Torts Law
41. Transfer of Property act 1882
42. Trusts  Act 1882

  Code of Civil Procedure 1908

Civil Laws Of Pakistan

Historic Code 

Civil Code of Nepolian 1804