Cases Illustrative Of Oriental Life, And The Application Of English Law To India, Decided In H. M. Supreme Court At Bombay

About the Book :- 'A collection of cases that reflect the nature of native life in India, which were decided in the then Supreme Court of India. The author, a Puisne Justice in the court has selected these cases and has divided them into 4 classes: Law of persons, law of things, conflict of law and miscellaneous cases. There are about 60 cases cited and they deal with among others, family disputes, Marriage and Divorce, Adoption, Wagers, Contracts, Damages, Court Martial Liabilities, Land tenures, Land grants, Joint stock partnership, claims etc. This book was first published in 1853. About the Author :- Sir Thomas Erskine Perry was a British Liberal politician and judge in India. After serving as chief justice of the Supreme Court in Bombay and as a Member of Parliament in Britain, he served as a member of the Council of India for 21 years. He served as chief justice from 1847 to 1852, and he was president of the Indian board of education for ten years. He also lectured on law outside of court, and his support for educational and employment opportunities for Indians meant a professorship, the Perry Professorship of Jurisprudence, at the Government Law School at Elphinstone was established in 1855 in his honour. He translated Friedrich Carl von Savigny's work on Roman law. After returning to England, Perry stood for Liverpool in the 1853 by-election. Again unsuccessful, he gained the seat of Devonport in 1854. He spoke in the House of Commons on the East India Company's rule in India and property rights for married women. He left parliament in 1859 following his appointment to the Council of India, on which he served until 1882. After falling ill and being unable to be sworn of the Privy Council, Perry died in 1882 in London. The Title 'Cases Illustrative Of Oriental Life, And The Application Of English Law To India, Decided In H. M. Supreme Court At Bombay written/authored/edited by Sir Erskine Perry', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231916 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 622 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-