Oxford LibGuides: Case law: online resources for common law countries: India

Indian citations

Some major report series and their abbreviations:

Other abbreviations you may encounter:

Subordinate Courts

District & Sessions Court (D. & S.C.)

Magistrate's Court (M.C.)

Civil Court (C.C.)

Metropolitan Magistrate's Court (M.M.C.)

Jurisdictions:

(Bom.)Bombay

(Mad.)Madras

(Cal.) Calcutta

(Del.) Delhi

(A.P.) Andhra Pradesh

(Ker.) Kerala

(P.& H.) Punjab & Haryana

(Guj.) Gujarat

Lexis+ UK
Navigate to Indian materials by clicking on Sources - then International Content. Includes both primary and secondary sources

Alternative names:Lexis ; LexisLibrary ; Lexis Library ; Lexis International

Lexis+ includes extensive primary and secondary legal materials from the UK, EU, USA and many other jurisdictions. It is the only online source for the full text of the All England Law Reports and Halsbury’s Laws. International content can be accessed by following the “International” link on the home page. UK legal news and newspapers are also included.
Manupatra
Alternative name: Manupatra - Indian Law and Business

Indian legal and business information.
Please use one username and password set from the options. If it does not work please try the other. Each allows single user access only - so please remember to log off properly when you have finished your session in Manupatra.

Supreme Court Cases (India)
Alternative names: SCC (India) ; SCC Online

Indian legal information. Legislation, treaties, and case law from the Indian Supreme Court and the High Courts of the Indian states, and the Bangladesh Appellate and High Court Divisions.
NOTE: To access the service please register with an .ox.ac.uk email address. Instructions are on the Username and password webpage.

India Supreme Court: Case Status
Case Status site provides the latest status of a case either pending or disposed. It also provides Daily orders & these orders are available as soon as the orders are signed by the court.
Indian Kanoon
Please note: Oxford/the Bodleian does not have a subscription to this service. But its free functions can still be useful

This other Law Bod Libguide may help!

India : legal resources
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