Priya Rai , Deputy Librarian National Law University, Delhi- India email:priyanlud@gmail.com

1. "Access to Indian Legal Information in Digital Environment: A Comparative Study of Electronic Commercial Databases and Public Domain Resources in Law" • PriyaRai, Deputy Librarian • National Law University, Delhi- India • email:priyanlud@gmail.com

2. India is, The Cradle of The Human Race, The Birthplace of Human Speech, The Mother of History, The Grandmother of Legend, And The Great Grandmother of Tradition. Our Most Valuable and Most Instructive Materials in The History of Man Are Treasured Up in India only. -Mark Twain 5,000 Year Old Civilization Indian Judicial System is based on English Common Law Administrative Division – 28 States and 7 Union Territories

4. Hindu Period: • Judicial System in Ancient India

5. The Muslim Period: • Judicial System in Mediaeval India

6. British Period: • Pre-Independence Period

7. Indian Judiciary • (Post-Independence Period)

8. Status of Legal Education & Research in India “Legal Education is essentially a multi-disciplined, multi-purpose education which can develop the human resources and idealism needed to strengthen the legal system…A judicial officer, a product of such education would be able to contribute to national development and social change in a much more constructive manner” S P Sathe

9. Genesis of Legal Profession in India THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1961 BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA, 1983 NLS BANGALORE: FIRST LAW SCHOOL, 1986 CURRENTLY 17 LAW SCHOOLS & 900 LAW COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA

10. Sources of Law

11. Basic Pillars Of Legal Research

13. Primary Resources

14. Academic Law Journals

15. Reporting Journals

17. Secondary Resources • Commentaries on Specific Laws

18. Secondary Resources • Law Digests/ Encyclopedias

20. Tertiary Resources • Index to Indian Legal Journal Articles • Equal Citation Indices • Directories

21. ACCESSING INDIAN LEGAL INFORMATION • IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

23. Commercial Databases SCC Online Web Edition • Covering Judgment of Supreme Court of India (1950 -till date) & All High Courts • Privy Council- Indian Appeals Cases (1872-1949) • Tribunals’ Decisions • Central Legislation, Bylaws and Regulations of India • Constituent Assembly Debates of India • Law Commission of India Reports • International Material • English Reports (1865- till date) • Weekly Law Reports (1951 -till date) • Human Rights Treaties & Conventions • Academic Legal Articles published in SCC Law Report, Practical Lawyers and Law Magazine.

24. Commercial Databases Westlaw India

25. Commercial Databases Manupatra • Supreme Court cases from 1950 onwards • High Court judgments of all States • Judgments from Tribunals and Commissions • Central Bare Acts (including amendments from 1878 onwards) • Notifications, Circulars of Ministries and Departments of of Government of India • Bills and Ordinance Parliament of India • Law Commission of India Reports • Court Forms and Draft Agreements • E-Books published by Manupatra • Academic Legal Articles • Law Dictionary and Legal Maxims

26. Commercial Databases Lexis® India • Supreme Court of India Judgment 1950 to till date • 21 High Courts of Indian State Judgments • 1100 Central Bare Acts since 1878 of India • Bills and Ordinance of Parliament of India • Academic Legal Articles • Law Dictionary and Legal Maxims • Extensive library of books from each area of law in a fully searchable format.

27. Commercial Databases Comparative Table Showing Content Coverage of Indian Legal Databases

28. Public Domain Legal Resources:A Web Tool for Free Access to Indian Legal Information

29. Public Domain Resources

30. India Code: • www.indiacode.nic.in Legislation/ Code Search

31. PRS Legislative Search • www.prsindia.org Bill Search Current Developments in Bills

32. Parliament of India Debates • www.parliamentof indian.nic.in Parliamentary Debates (RajyaSabha) Parliamentary Debates (LokSabha)

33. Public Domain Resources

34. Judgment Information System • www.judis.nic.in Link to Other High Courts, District Courts & Tribunals Multiple Search Options Party Name Search Option in Supreme court of India

35. Indian Kanoon • www.indiankanoon.org Advanced Search Types of Information available

36. Public Domain Resources

37. Law Commission of India Reports www.lawcommissionofindia.nic.in Latest Reports Archival Collection of Reports

38. National Human Rights Commission, India www.nhrc.nic.in NHRC Documents

39. Public Domain Resources

40. Public Domain Resources • Legal Journals and Scholarships

41. Public Domain Resources

42. Legal Information Institute of India • www.liiofindia.org The Legal Information Institute of India (LII of India) <www.liiofindia.org> is an international standard, free-access and non-profit, comprehensive online collection of Indian legal information. Aim: Free access to all types of Indian legal information to benefit the Indian public, lawyers, businesses & researchers, and international users who need to know about India law particularly valuable to those who are less well-off Partners:Six Leading Law Universities & IIT Kharagpur. Data Providers:Data provided primarily by Indian courts & government agencies – builds on pioneering work of NIC & JUDIS, NGOs etc.

43. Legal Information Institute of India • www.liiofindia.org

44. Pillars of LII of India

45. What value does a LII add?

47. Comparative Analysis: Commercial Legal Databases & Public Domain Resources

48. Growth & Development • of Law Libraries in India

49. Growth & Development of Law Libraries in Delhi USER POPULATION

50. Use of Computers for Legal Research