FAMILY LAW – I (HINDU LAW)
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University · LL.B. Semester 1 · 1.3
Unit I — UNIT I
Introduction, Concept of Hindu and Sources of Hindu Law- Modern and Ancient · Two Principal Schools of Hindu Law · Application of Hindu Law.
Unit II — UNIT II
Traditional concept of Hindu Marriage · The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 · Matrimonial Remedies - Maintenance and Alimony.
Unit III — UNIT III
Hindu undivided family, Mitakshara Joint Family-Formation and Incidents-Property under both Schools · Karta: Position, Powers, Privileges and Obligations, Debts, Doctrine of Pious Obligation, Partition and Reunion.
- 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
Unit IV — UNIT IV
Inheritance and Succession - Historical perspective of traditional Hindu Law relating to Inheritance · The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 along with recent State and Central Amendments to Hindu Succession Act; · Stridhana : Woman‘s Property · Gifts and Testamentary Succession · Wills
- 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
- Succession to property of Hindu female dying intestate under the Hindu Succession Act 1956
- Disqualification relating to succession
- General rules of succession
- Testamentary Succession Wills
Unit V — UNIT V
Law relating to Hindu Minority and Guardianship: Kinds of Guardians; Duties & Powers of Guardians · The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956; · Maintenance : Provisions under various legislations and Judicial interpretations
Unit VI — UNIT VI
Family Courts Act ,1984 : Salient Feature; Constitution of Family Court; Jurisdiction; Powers; Appeals & Revisions; · Lok Adalats in Settlements of Disputes relating to marriage and Divorce ;Uniform Civil Code ( Article 44 of the Indian Constitution);