This second revised and updated edition of Legal Drafting (Civil & Criminal) by Kush Kalra is a practical handbook designed to assist legal professionals in drafting documents commonly used in day-to-day legal practice. The book covers a wide range of civil and criminal legal drafts, incorporating recent statutory changes, including the new criminal law framework under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. It serves as a ready reference for drafting pleadings, applications, agreements, notices, and procedural documents across multiple practice areas.
Key Features:
- Incorporates drafting formats aligned with the new criminal laws, including Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Provides practice-oriented drafts for both civil and criminal matters used in courts and legal offices
- Covers a broad spectrum of subjects such as CPC, commercial courts, arbitration, insolvency, RERA, NI Act, and motor vehicles law
- Includes jail correspondence formats, juvenile justice drafts, and maintenance-related pleadings
- Contains specimen drafts for SLPs, probate proceedings, wills, powers of attorney, and property transactions
- Useful templates for notices, affidavits, agreements, and miscellaneous applications
- Drafts are presented in a clear and structured format, facilitating easy adaptation in practice
This book is ideal for law students, junior advocates, practicing lawyers, judicial aspirants, legal clerks, and professionals engaged in civil and criminal litigation who require reliable drafting formats for regular legal practice.