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UP JUDICIARY Substantive Law (Law I) Syllabus

Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service (UPPCS J)

3
Topics
9
Sub-topics
5
Questions

Substantive Law (Law I) is one of 31 sections in the UP JUDICIARY syllabus. It has 3 topics and 9 sub-topics, tested in Mains Paper 4 — Law I (200 marks), with about 5 questions (100 marks).

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UP JUDICIARY Substantive Law (Law I): topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Contract, Partnership & Sale of Goods

    ~60 marks
    • Indian Contract Act: Formation, Consideration, Capacity, Free Consent, Performance, Breach, Remedies, Indemnity, Guarantee, Bailment, Pledge, Agency
    • Specific Relief Act: Recovery of Possession, Specific Performance, Injunctions, Declaratory Decrees
    • Indian Partnership Act: Nature, Relations Inter Se and with Third Parties, Registration, Dissolution
    • Sale of Goods Act: Formation, Conditions, Warranties, Passing of Property, Rights of Unpaid Seller
  2. 2

    Transfer of Property

    ~60 marks

    Equity — Trusts

    • Transfer of Property Act: General Principles, Rule Against Perpetuities, Vested/Contingent Interests, Doctrines (Lis Pendens, Part Performance, Election), Sale, Mortgage (Types, Redemption, Foreclosure), Lease, Exchange, Gift
    • Principles of Equity: Historical Origin, Maxims (Detailed), Equitable Doctrines (Election, Conversion, Satisfaction, Estoppel), Equitable Remedies
    • Law of Trusts: Indian Trusts Act 1882, Creation of Trusts, Trustees' Duties/Powers, Beneficiaries' Rights, Vacation, Extinction
  3. 3

    Hindu Law & Muslim Law

    ~80 marks
    • Hindu Law: Sources, Schools (Mitakshara/Dayabhaga), Hindu Marriage Act 1955 (Conditions, Divorce, Maintenance), Joint Family/Coparcenary (Karta, Partition, 2005 Amendment), Hindu Succession Act 1956 (Class I/II, Female Hindu's Property, Coparcenary Devolution), Adoption, Guardianship
    • Muslim Law: Sources, Schools (Sunni/Shia), Nikah (Essentials, Types, Mahr), Talaq (Types, Triple Talaq Act 2019), Khula, Mubarat, Maintenance (Shah Bano, Danial Latifi), Muslim Women Act 2019, Inheritance (Sunni/Shia Systems), Gifts (Hiba), Wakf

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the UP JUDICIARY Substantive Law (Law I) syllabus?

Substantive Law (Law I) for UP JUDICIARY has 3 topics: Contract, Partnership & Sale of Goods, Transfer of Property and Hindu Law & Muslim Law, with 9 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Substantive Law (Law I) in UP JUDICIARY?

About 5 questions (100 marks) in Mains Paper 4 — Law I (200 marks). Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Substantive Law (Law I) topics matter most for UP JUDICIARY?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Hindu Law & Muslim Law (~80 marks), Contract, Partnership & Sale of Goods (~60 marks), Transfer of Property (~60 marks).

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