Family Law I
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University · LL.B. Semester 3 · LLB 201
Unit I — Hindu Marriage and Dissolution
a. Institution of Marriage under Hindu Law i. Evolution and Concept of the Institution of Marriage ii. Forms,Validity, and Voidability of Marriage · b. Matrimonial Remedies i. Restitution of Conjugal Rights ii. Judicial Separation iii. Dissolution of Marriage: Theories, Forms of Divorce, Grounds iv. Divorce by Mutual Consent v. Irretrievable Breakdown as a Ground for Dissolution
Unit II — Muslim Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
a. Nikah (Muslim Marriage) i. Definition, Object, and Nature ii. Essentials for Validity iii. Kinds, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, Muta Marriage, Distinction between Nikah and Muta · b. Dissolution of Marriage i. Talaq:Introduction, Conditions, Modes, Talaq-i-Ahsan, Talaq-i-Hasan, Talaq-i-Biddat, Ila, Zihar,Talaq-ul-Tafweez, Khulla,Mubarrat, Lian, Faskh ii. Dissolution of theMuslim Marriage Act, 1939
Unit III — Adoption, Maintenance, and Guardianship
a. Adoption i. Nature ii. Lawon Adoption iii. ConditionsandEffects iv. Ceremonies v. Capability vi. Effects vii. Inter-CountryAdoption · b. Maintenance Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 i. Definition ii. Maintenance of Wife iii. Maintenance of Widowed Daughter-in-law iv. Maintenance of Children and Aged Parents, Dependents v. Determining Amount of Maintenance · c. Maintenance (Nafaqa) i. Definition ii. Maintenance of Wife iii. Maintenance of Children and Parents iv. Maintenance under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Unit IV — Guardianship Under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 & Muslim Law
a. Guardianship Under Hindu Law i. Natural Guardian and Their Powers ii. Testamentary Guardians and Their Powers iii. Certified Guardians and Their Powers iv. Guardian by Affinity v. De Facto Guardian · b. Guardianship Under Muslim Law i. Guardianship of Person (Walayat-e-Nafs) ii. Guardianship during Marriage (Walayat-e-Nikah) iii. Guardianship of Property (Walayat-e-Mal) iv. Testamentary Guardian and Their Powers v. Certified Guardians and Their Powers vi. De Facto Guardian