Dinshah Fardunji Mulla

Sir Dinshah Fardunji Mulla CIE MA. LLB or Dinshaw Mulla (1868-1934) was an Indian author of legal reference books. D.F Mulla was an Attorney-at-Law of Bombay high court and was a professor of law at Government Law School, Bombay and a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, India.

Mulla was knighted 5 April 1930.[1] He served as Privy Counsellor from 1930[2] to 1934 during the reign of King George V, serving on the Judicial Committee from January 1931.[3] He was the assistant editor of Pollock’s Commentaries on Indian Contract Act.[4] Though he belonged to the Parsi religion, he published on Sharia law. His Principles of Mahomedan Law is a well-known Hanafi law text that is discusses the application of sharia law in India and Pakistan.[5]

Works

  1. Commentaries on the Code of Civil Procedure code
  2. Jurisdiction of Courts in the matters relating to rights and power of casts
  3. The law of insolvency in British India
  4. Principles of Mahomedan Law. 1905. OCLC 35765. 
  5. Principles of Hindu Law. 1912. OCLC 16519845. 
  6. Indian Contract Act
  7. Hindu Law relates to religious and charitable trust

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33595. p. 2251. 8 April 1930. Retrieved 2 Dec 2016.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33671. p. 8141. 19 December 1930.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33680. p. 299. 13 January 1931. Retrieved 2 Dec 2016.
  4. ↑ Pollock, Frederick; India. Indian Contract Act; Mulla, Dinshah Fardunji (1909). The Indian contract act : with a commentary, critical and explanatory. London : Sweet & Maxwell. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Islamic Law: Personal Law - Dictionary definition of Islamic Law: Personal Law | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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