Subject(s): Hindu law -- Islamic law -- Justice -- Administration -- Vedic Period -- Hindu Period -- Mohammedan Period -- British Period -- Vedic period : System of governance in vedic period, Hindu law and dharma, contents of ancient literature- smritis and arthashatra, provisions of law in smritis and mitakshara -- Hindu period- awarding of punishment and procedure of jurisprudence, civil and criminal cases according to smritis -- Mohammedan period : Islamic jurisprudence, application of Mohammedan law during Muslim rule in India, application of Mohammedan law in India , administration of Hindu law during Muslim period, village panchayats for administration of Hindu law during Muhammadan periods -- British period : British system of administering justice, development of legal history during British administration, constitutional development