In compiling the present Edition, the editors have taken the liberty of re-arranging the material alphabetically topic-wise, case-law had to be re-arranged, new Topics created and some of the old Topics re-arranged. This arrangement has been conceived for the purpose of convenience to the readers and in view of the bulk of case-law that has come up under each of the major topics, each of them deserving separate treatment in a topic by itself. Further, each topic has been divided into several headings and sub-headings or the division of the subject into various headings, heads and sub-heads with alphabetical letters considering the convenience for easy references.

All the references available in various journals are given underneath the name of the case itself. It is hoped that the new arrangement will be appreciated and found more useful as it also caters to the readers getting only local law journals. The Contents have been made thoroughly exhaustive so as to contain every Heading in the text of the book. .

The case-law has been brought up-to-date by including all cases collected till the work was sent to the press. Thus, this work covers case-law of more than five decades from the inception of the Supreme Court of India in 1950 till 2006. No pains have been spared to make this publication as useful as its predecessor, to the Bench and the Bar.