Family Law-II (Hindu Law)
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya · LL.B. Semester 3 · LAW-CC-312
Unit I — Origin, Nature and Development of Hindu Law
2. Application Of Hindu Law · Who is Hindu? · Persons to Whom Hindu Law applies · Persons to Whom Hindu Law does not apply · Extent of the application of Hindu Law · Sources & Schools of Hindu Law · Sources and School · Ancient Sources · Modern Sources · Mitakshra · Banaras School · Mithila School · Dravida or Madras School · Bombay or Maharashtra · School Punjab School · Dayabag · Difference between Mitakshara & Dayabag · Doctrine of Factum Valet
Unit II — Marriage Under the Hindu Marriage Act,1955
Nature · Conditions for a valid Hindu Marriage · Sapinda · Guardianship · Ceremonies · Proof of Marriage · Restitution of Conjugal Rights · Judicial Separation · Divorce · Nullity of Marriage · Void & Voidable Marriages · Family Courts Act, 1984 – All Sections
Unit III — Maintenance Under the Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act,1956
Persons entitled to be maintained Nature & extent of the right to maintenance – Personal Liability, Limited Liability. · Amount of Maintenance · 2. Adoption under the Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act,1956 · Essentials of a valid adoption · Who can adopt? – Capacity of a male & female Hindu to adopt. · Who can give the child in adoption? · Who could be adopted? · The ceremonies for adoption? · Effect of adoption
Unit IV — Guardianship under the Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956
Meaning of Minor & guardian · Kinds of guardians · Who is a Natural guardian? · Disabilities to act as a Natural guardian · Powers of a Natural guardian · Limitation of powers of Natural guardian · Testamentary Guardian · Who is a Testamentary Guardian? · Powers of a Testamentary Guardian
Unit V — Succession Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Object & Main features of the Act. · Order of Succession · Succession to property of a male · Succession to property of a female · Hindu Woman’s Right to property (Sec.14) · Disqualifications for Heirs · Testamentary Succession · 2. Joint Family · Mitakshara Joint Family · Mitakshara Coparcenary – formation & incidents · Property under Mitakshara Law – Separate Property and Coparcenary Property · Dayabhaga Copercenary – formation & incidents · Property under Dayabhaga Law · Karta of Joint Family – his position, powers, privileges,& obligations · Alienation of Property – Separate and Coparcenary · Debts · Doctrines of pious obligations · Antecedent debt · Partition · Re-union
- 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
- Succession to property of Hindu female dying intestate under the Hindu Succession Act 1956
- Disqualification relating to succession
- General rules of succession
- Mitakshara joint family
- Mitakshara coparcenary-formation and incidents
- Dayabhaga coparcenary-formation and incidents Property under Dayabhaga law
- Karta of the joint family-his position, powers, privileges and obligations
- Alienation of property-separate and coparcenary
- Debt-doctrines of pious obligations and antecedent debt
- Partition and re-union