History and development of Indian legal system; system of courts in ancient India: family system and succession; the influence of Western jurisprudence – different schools and comparison with ancient Indian jurisprudence; contribution of Christianity to the development of the legal system in India; development of constitutional law in India; institution of marriage, nature of marriage under various personal laws; divorce, the decree of nullity, judicial separation, provisions for maintenance, children of lone- parent families, changing concepts of marriage and family; guardianship and adoption; the law relating to partition and succession; special legislation for women, children, senior citizens, schedule caste and schedule tribe.