Information included in footnotes:

For Printed sources –

 Source of information, usually the name of the author:

 Title of the source
 Year, edition, volume, or part of publication
 Publisher and place of publication
 Exact page(s) of the source of reference
For Electronic Sources-

 Source of information, usually the name of the author

 Title of the Source
 Year, edition, volume, or part of publication
 Publisher and place of publication
 Exact page(s) of the source of reference:
 URL address; and
 Date when the website was visited.

Authored books- one, two or multiple (1 title book)

Co-author book (Edited Book) - Two author and two titles
Revised Book – Multiple author

Reference Book is qualitative and analytical

Text Book is descriptive

Citation Methods
1. Citation of a Book authored
(a) By a single writer

Format
Name of the author, Title of the book, No. of edition Year of Edition, Page no.,
Publisher Name, Date of publication(Bibliography)
 Illustration
(CORRECT)Asutosh Mookerjee, “Marriage, Separation and Divorce”, 3rd ed. 2002,
p.376 (Abbreviations ed. – edition p. – page)

OR BOLD
Marriage, Separation and Divorce
Or
MARRIAGE, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE

Approved format today –

Asutosh Mookerjee, MARRIAGE, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE, 3RD ed. 2002, pp. 376-
380.

Asutosh Mookerjee, MARRIAGE, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE, 3RD ed. 2002, pp. 376-
380; XYZ, pp. 09-83 (When more sources talk of same thing)

Vidhyawati v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1962 SC 989; Katuri Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh
AIR 1965 SC 555. (When the principle of the cases is same)

Vidhyawati v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1962 SC 989: equivalent citation --- SCC(1) SC
1256: SCR(3) SC 456: JT:MLR:. (Providing options of publishers)

Vidhyawati v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1962 SC 989,999:.

(For example, paragraph from page number 999 has been cited)

Vidhyawati v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1962 SC 989, 999-1002:.

(For example, paragraphs from page number 999 - 1002 have been cited)

G.W. Paton, A TEXT BOOK OF JURISPRUDENCE, 4th ed. 1972, p. 10.

W. Friedman, LAW IN A CHANGING SOCIETY, 1st Ind. Rep. 2001, 2nd ed. 1989, pp. 14-19.
(When I have referred Indian reprint of the mentioned book)

Dr. V.K. Ahuja, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INDIA, 2nd ed. 2015, pp. 154-157.
( Dr. will not be included)

(B) by two writers

 Format

 Name of the authors, Title of the book, No. of edition, Year of edition, Page number

Paras Diwan and Peeyushi Diwan, Family Law, 4th ed. 1998, p. 87.

A.Lakshminath and Justice A.S. Anand, PRECEDENT IN THE INDIAN LEGAL

SYSTEM, 1999, p.67.
(Whenever the edition is not mentioned, it is presumed to be the 1 st
edition)

A.Lakshminath and Justice A.S. Anand, PRECEDENT IN THE INDIAN LEGAL

SYSTEM, 1st ed. 1999, p.67.

Ranbir Singh and A. Lakshminath, FISCAL FEDERALISM CONSTITUTIONAL

CONSPECTUS, 1st ed. 2005, pp. 109-112.

© By Multiple Writers (Three of More)

Format

Name of the authors,(the first one) et al., Title of the book, No. of edition
Year of edition, Page no.
Et al. – At all

Carleton Kemp Allen et al., LAW IN THE MAKING, 1st Ind Rep. 2002, 7th ed.
1964, p.58.

Citaion of a Book Edited

Where Book is written by another, but published in the name of another.

(1) By a Single editor

Name of the editor(ed.), Title of the book, No. of edition Year of
edition, Page no.

N.R.Madhava Memon , CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION, 1st ed. 1986, p.

(When idea is taken, thesis is comprehended, but no quote is used,
then direct page number is not provided)

M.D.A Freeman (ed.), LLOYD’S, INTRODUCTION TO JURISPRUDENCE,

6th ed. 1994, 1st ed. 1959, p.
(‘s is not included)
 M.D.A Freeman (ed.), LLOYD, INTRODUCTION TO JURISPRUDENCE, 6th
ed. 1994, 1st ed. 1959, p.

S.D. Sharma (ed.), ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN ANCIENT INDIA, 1st

ed. 1988, p.

By two editors
FORMAT
Name of the editors (eds.), Title of the book, No. of edition Year of
edition, Page No.

A.k. Kaul and V.K. Ahuja (eds.), LEGAL EDUCATION IN INDIA IN 21 st

CENTURY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTUS, 1st ed. 1999, p.

By three
(Name of the editors (1st one only)et al. (eds.), etc.
Vijender Kumar et al. (eds.), LAW, JUDICIARY AND GOVERNANCE, 1st
ed. 2017, p. 266.

A book which is revised

(Revised as such the author changes)

By a single author
Name of the revised author (rev.), Name of the original author, Title
of the book, No. of edition Year of edition, page no.

Paras Diwan (rev.), Priya Nath Sen, GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HINDU

JURISPRUDENCE, 2nd ed. 2004, p.
( Original year will not be mentioned)

Markanday Katju (rev.), Kishore Lal Sarkar, MIMANSA RULES OF

INTERPRETATION, 2nd ed. 2003, p.

When two authors revised

Name of the authors (rev.) etc.
T.V. Subba Rao and Vijender Kumar (rev.), G.C.V. Subba Rao, FAMILY
LAW IN INDIA, 3rd rep. 2014, 10th ed. 2010, p.

Three
Name of first author et al. (rev.), etc.