Family Law - II

Unit I — Inheritance, succession, survivorship and management

Inheritance, succession, survivorship and management of Joint Family property and Marumakkathayam law - Law of Hindu joint family, Legal problems relating to debts and partition and impact of Modern Legislation - Law of Stridhana and changes brought about by legislation on Hindu joint Family system - Law of inheritance in Mithakshara and Dayabhaga Schools and changes brought about by modern legislation. Mohammedan law of inheritance with special reference to Shia and Sunni Schools - Hindu and Muslim Law of Wills - Relevant Portions of Indian Succession Act. Dealing with intestate succession of Christians Charitable and Religious Endowments and Wakfs - Gifts and Preemption.

• Mitakshara joint family
• Mitakshara coparcenary-formation and incidents
• Dayabhaga coparcenary-formation and incidents Property under Dayabhaga law
• Partition and re-union
• 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
• Property Hiba Doctrine of Pre emption Mutawali — powers and duties
• Inheritance (For other than Parsis) Meaning of Intestacy Meaning of Consanguinity Rules of Inheritance
• Testamentary Succession Wills

Unit II — Administration of Estates in Mohammedan Law.

Administration of Estates in Mohammedan Law.