Family Law I
University of Burdwan · LL.B. Semester 1 · LCC 3.1.6
Unit I
Sources of Hindu Law, Joint Family System and Coparcenary General Principles of succession under the Dayabhaga and the Mitakshara systems
- Mitakshara joint family
- Mitakshara coparcenary-formation and incidents
- Dayabhaga coparcenary-formation and incidents Property under Dayabhaga law
- Historical perspective of traditional Hindu law as a background to the study of Hindu succession Act 1956
- Succession to property of a Hindu male dying intestate under the provisions of Hindu Succession Act 1956
- Devolution of interest in Mitakshara coparcenaries with reference to the provisions of Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Unit II
Women’s property and Stridhan Distinction between Dayabhaga and the Mitakshara systems and effect of modern statutes
Unit III
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Unit IV
Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
Unit V
Special Marriage Act, 1954