What is a 
                                   report?
                           A report is written for a clear 
                           purpose and to a particular 
                           audience. Specific 
                           information and evidence are 
                           presented, analyzed and 
                           applied to a particular 
                           problem or issue. The 
                           information is presented in a 
                           clearly structured format so 
                           that the information is easy 
                           to follow and understand for 
                           the reader.
   Every research leads to the 
    prepartion of a report!
   OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH  PROCESS_
   In every research process, these  general steps are  followed by the 
   researcher :
                 Identifying the problem or the research topic.
                 Reviewing the literature. 
                 Collect analyze and interpret the data.
                 Lastly, writing an report based on the findings.
   TYPES OF REPORTS
   Reports are of different types depending upon its area, purpose and the 
   approach. But in the legal field, they are broadly classified into two types:
    ● Legal report  A law report is a record of a judicial decision on a point of 
      law which sets a precedent
    ● Research report  Research report is a medium to communicate research 
      work with relevant people. It is also a good source of preservation of 
      research work for the future reference. 
                 LEGAL REPORT
    In a legal report, not all decisions taken in a court of law is set as a precedent, 
        
   A decision is only reportable if it lays down a new principle of law, or changes 
    or clarifies the existing law.
         
    It is therefore important to distinguish between those cases which do indeed 
    lay down, change or clarify the law and which therefore need to be reported 
    and those which don’t have to be reported. 
      
   Legal report must  ensure that an reportable case clearly states all the 
    relevant information so that it can be relied upon by students, teachers, 
    practitioners and judges as an accurate and authoritative statement of 
    principle of law (the “ratio decidendi”) on which the case was decided.