1. FACULTY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES
RAMA UNIVERSITY
Kinds of law
FROM
ANJALI DIXIT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2. Kinds of Law
Kinds of Law
Substantive Law Procedural Law
Civil Law
Criminal
Law
Civil Law
Criminal
Law
3. Substantive Law
Substantive Law
Civil Substantive Law
Criminal Substantive
Law
Ex.
1. Indian Contract Act
2. Law of Property
3. Specific Relief Act
1. Penal Law
4. Substantive Law
MEANING
The Substantive Laws are basically derived
from Common, Statutory, Constitution
and from the Principles found in judicial
decisions following the legal precedents
to cases with similar facts and situations.
• For Example:-
Penal Law, Law of Contract, Law of
Property, Specific Relief Act, etc are
Substantive Law.
5. Substantive Law
• Substantive Laws-
• 1. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
• 2. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
• 3. The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
• 4. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• 5. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
• 6. The Factories Act, 1948
• 7. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
• 8. The Law of Torts
• 9. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the first part
that deals with general principles of law)
• 10. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
• 11. The Indian Penal Code, 1860
6. Procedural Law
Procedural Law
Civil Procedural Law
Criminal Procedural
Law
Civil Procedural
Code,1908
Evidence
Act,1872
Criminal
Procedural Code,
1973
7. Procedural Law
MEANING
• Procedural Law (or Adjective Law)
deals with the enforcement of law that
is guided and regulated by the
practice, procedure and machinery.
This law is very important in
administration of justice.
8. Procedural Law
• Procedural Laws–
• 1. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the
second part that deals with orders with
respect to civil proceedings)
• 2. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
• 3. Law of Evidence, 1872
• 4. The Limitation Act, 1963
9. Substantive Law & Procedural Law
Both
Substantive Law & Procedural Law
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,
