Yashod Vardhan and Chitra Narayan eds., 15th ed., 2015). But in case of more than 2 authors, put the name of 1 st author and then use “et al.” (*same followed in case of Editors).Įxample with Editor: Frederic Pollock and Dinshah Fardunji Mulla, The Indian Contract Act, 1872, 195 (R. *If it is an EBook then put “(ebook)” at the end.įor citing books check the no of Authors, if there are 2 authors, then put both of their names. *Other than editor’s name, revisor and translator’s name should also be mentioned there.įor example: Avtar Singh, Law of Contract and Specific Relief 209 (12 th ed., 220). (Note: remember to put “amended by” in Italics as shown here)

2, amended by The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. 1 (a).Ĭonstitutional Amendments: India Const. art. (in small caps) followed by Article and Clause.įor example: India Const. You can follow Rule no T2.18 at page no 376 of the Bluebook 20 th ed.ģ. Constitution: Indian Constitution is written as – India Const. 43, Acts of Parliament, 1951 (India).įourthly, in case of online publication, the government website is followed.įor example: The Indian Majority Act, No. Model:, ,, Acts of Parliament, (India).įor example: The Representation of People Act, 1951, § 3, No. Thirdly, in case of session laws which are published annually in a consolidated form under the title Acts of Parliament. For instance, a statute published in The Gazette of India is needed to follow:įor Example: The Companies Act, 2013, § 3 (1), The Gazette of India, pt. Secondly, in case of other Statutes, you need to follow the government publication. Then put the Section symbol followed by the section number. State of Kerala, (1973) 4 SCC 225 (India).Ģ. Statues: For Indian Statutes, there are total 4 types of citation format.įirstly, in case of Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Civil Procedure Code, you need to give abbreviations such as Pen.

State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27 (India) or, This blog is all about a step towards learning all the basics on how to use Bluebook 20 th Edition which is the most common footnoting format that you’ll come across.ġ. Case Laws: For citing Indian Cases first write the name of the case including both parties ( versus as “v.”) then put a “comma” followed by the citation of that case. If you are confused about how to put footnotes in your Articles or a Research paper.

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