Not long after the policy of codification had been sanctioned by the Secretary of State in Council and none too soon as would appear from the chaotic state of the law at least on the subject of mortgages commented upon by the Privy Council in Thumbusawmy's case (I) the Government of India appear to have taken steps to legislate and consequently in 1870 a Commission was appointed in England tO [...] To a practising lawyer such a knowledge is not only essential but indispensable for in the words of Lord Coke it is generally true that the law is unknown to him that' knoweth not the reason thereof and that the known certainty of the law is the safety of all "(1) or as Lord Bacon said these principles are these legum leges essential to the true understanding and proper application of the law [...] The work closes with a full report on the Act made by the law Co►unsioners and by the Select Committee as well as of the discussions in the Legislative Council at the time of the passing of the Act and its subsequent amendments. [...] REPORT OF THE SELECT COM AMIE E. REPORT OF THE DISCusSioNs IN THE IMPERIAL LEGISLATIVE 70UNCI(a) On the passing of the Act in 1882. [...] OF TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY BY ACT OF PARTIES.
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- sarf.145304
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Frontmatter
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i-1 | H.S. Gour | view |
Chapter I. Preliminary
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1-101 | H.S. Gour | view |
Chapter II. Of Transfers of Property by Act of Parties
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102-499 | H.S. Gour | view |
Chapter III. Of Sales of Immoveable Property
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500-606 | H.S. Gour | view |
Topical Index to Vol. I
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607-616 | H.S. Gour | view |
Addenda
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617-619 | H.S. Gour | view |
Backmatter
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i-i | H.S. Gour | view |