India is the birthplace of four major world religions: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. There are also significant numbers of Muslims and Christians living in the country.
You may encounter the term "Anglo-Muhammadan Law" for the system which developed during the period of British colonial rule of India from the eighteenth to the mid twentieth centuries.
Please pay careful attention to the Law Library shelf mark
If the shelf mark begins Cw India 510 then you will find the book on Level 1.
If it begins Hindu or Islamic then you will find the book on Level 3.
Books in the Law Library with shelf marks beginning Hindu can be found on Level 3, one floor above the entrance level to the library.
Please pay careful attention to the Law Library shelf mark!
If it begins Cw India 510 then you will find the book on Floor 1. If it begins Islamic then you will find the book on Floor 3.
Anglo-Mohammadan Law, This was devised during the colonial/imperial period, as the name suggests a mingling of English common law and equity with Islamic legal concepts. See Syed Adnan Hussain's chapter number 22 in The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law for an overview. The second book below is an example of a text produced during this period.