New Delhi: Manupatra Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the pioneers of online legal research in India and fastest growing company in comprehensive law publishing, launched Manupatra mobile applications on ipad, iphone and Blackberry. With the launch, Manupatra becomes the first legal publisher in India to provide instant access to legal research on mobile, anywhere anytime.

Mr. Deepak Kapoor, CEO, Founder and Director, Manupatra Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd., on the launch of the application said, “Internet is becoming the most reliable medium to research for any information and technological advancements has led to the emergence of Mobile Web. Current generation of Mobile Devices has unleashed the next wave of creative evolution – the Business of Apps (applications). Keeping pace with the advancements and new generation mobile devices we decided to launch the Manupatra mobile application which is another step in the direction to make legal search easier for our customers. The application will connect our customers to the comprehensive database of Case Law & Legislation which they require for their daily practice. In addition to this, the application aims to make their search more precise, less tedious and instant.”

Mr. Kapoor further added, “This tool will go a long way towards empowering the common man, ensuring better access to the courts judgments by the general public and a more robust public participation. The application will give the common man the power to get references anywhere and anytime, assisting them to search information regarding the Indian laws and their interpretations instantly. ”

This application for the iPhone, iPad and Blackberry is a legal research resource which gives instant access to the entire set of Indian Case laws (since 1844) and Acts and allows intelligent searching of the comprehensive library. The application will give quick and easy access to Manupatra and the users will have the most comprehensive collection of legal information on fingertip, while commuting, in court, during argument to check opponent’s case or working at an off-site client meeting.

In addition, this application empowers the lawyers, law students, company secretaries etc with in-depth legislative, regulatory and procedural information critical for decision making, all in one place. Law touches the daily life of an Indian in many profound ways. They empower citizens with a number of rights and regulate a variety of activities. Increasingly common people have become law conscious and abiding citizens. This application aims to bring knowledge of law to the Indian society and make common law more commonly accessible.

Manupatra Application offer the following features:

— Free text (Boolean Search), including proximity , synonym, stemming, wildcard etc

— Title Search is a fielded search

— Citation Search

— Search Bare Acts Free text Search within Act

— Browse Bare Acts Browse over 1500 Central & State Acts.

— History shows last searches done in Manu/Title/Citation Search and by clicking on the search term shows the results.

— Save documents in folders

— Settings allows you to change the display settings by increasing the font or enable the Zoom In/Zoom Out or change the results per page to be displayed with Sign off feature.

The Manupatra application is available for Free (worth USD 1000/-) on itunes and Blackberry Store for a limited period. Alternately, users can visit www.manupatra.com to access links to download the Apps. The users will require separate registration for the unique User ID and Password on mobile devices. Current user of Manupatra online will need to register through ipad/ iphone or Blackberry since Manupatra id and password will not work on these devices.