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(A) Main Chapters

a. Chapters to be numbered like CHAPTER 1, CHAPTER 2, and so on
(16 bold Centre)
b. Chapter Title (16 bold, All cap, Centre)
c. Section Numbers : 2.1, 2.2 …… 3.1,3.2, and so on (14 bold)
d. Section Titles (14 bold)
e. Subsection Number : 2.1.1, 2.1.1 …… 3.1.1, 3.1.2 and so on (12 bold)
f. Subsection Titles (12 bold)
g. Text (12 with 1.5 line spacing
h. Page numbers of the main characters and other text material should be like
1,2,3 and so on, at the bottom of the page and in the centre of the page
(Centre aligned).
(B) Citations & References
The citations and references in legal research follow a definite pattern. There are various
choices. However, the students and researchers are advised to follow the “The Blue Book - A
Uniform System of Citation” style (19th Edition or the latest). The norms relating to the
citation of cases, articles, statutes, other legal material including the usage of sign, signals and
indenting etc. are elaborately described in the said reference book.

(a) Tables: Tables should ’be centrally aligned in the page and their numbers should
be Chapter-wise like Table 1.1... Table 2.1... Table 3.1... and so on. Captions of the tables
should be at the top of the Table along with Table number. The font size for the Table numbers
will be 12 bold and for the Table caption 12.

Table 1.2: Title.

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