Family Law – I
(Hindu Law)
Unit 1
15Marks, June 2013
1.a) Discuss the different schools of Hindu Law
15Marks, June 2013
1.a) State and explain in brief the sources of Hindu
Law
5Marks, June 2013
1.b) Write a note on ‘Hindu’
5Marks, June 2013
1.b) Write a note on ‘Convertion’
15Marks, Dec 2012
1.a) Briefly enumerate the sources of Hindu Law with
special reference to “Custom”
15Marks, Dec 2012
1.a) Explain Mitakshara and Dayabhaga Schools of Hindu
Law, How they differ with each other ?
5Marks, Dec 2012
1.b) Who are Hindus ?
5Marks, Dec 2012
1.b) Write a note on “Varna Dharma”
15Marks, Jan 2012
1.a) Enumerate the sources of Hindu Law, Explain the
importance of Custom
15Marks, Jan 2012
1.a) Hindu Law applies to Hindus by birth and by
religion – comment. State persons to whom Uncodified and codified Hindu Law
applies.
5Marks, Jan 2012
1.b) Distinguish between Sruthis and Smrithis
5Marks, Jan 2012
1.b) What are the salient features of Mitakshara
School of Hindu Law ?
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Unit 2
15Marks, June 2013
2.a) Discuss the provisions of void and voidable
marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
15Marks, June 2013
2.a) Explain “Cruelty” as a ground for divorce under
the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
5Marks, June 2013
2.b) Write Short Note on : Sapinda relationship
5Marks, June 2013
2.b) Write Short Note on : Conjugal rights
15Marks, Dec 2012
2.a) Explain the grounds on which a Hindu Marriage can
be dissolved by Divorce ?
15Marks, Dec 2012
2.a) Explain the essential conditions of a valid
marriage
5Marks, Dec 2012
2.b) ‘A’ wants to divorce his wife on the ground that
she is barren women. Will he succeed ?
5Marks, Dec 2012
2.b) Write Short Note on : “Maintenance pendent lite”
15Marks, Jan 2012
2.a) What is a divorce ? on what grounds divorce can
be obtained ?
15Marks, Jan 2012
2.a) Discuss whether Hindu marriage is still a
sacrament after passing Hindu Marriage Act, 1956.
5Marks, Jan 2012
2.b) Prabhakara aged 25 years and kusuma aged 17 years
are married with the arrangement and consent of their parents. Discuss the validity
of their marriage.
5Marks, Jan 2012
2.b) Ramya is working as a teacher in a government
school. Her husband who is an unemployed filed a suite for maintenance against
his wife. Is she liable?
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Unit 3
15Marks, June 2013
3.a) What is separate property ? Explain the incidents
of separate property.
15Marks, June 2013
3.a) Who is Karta ? Under what circumstances he can
alienate joint family property ?
5Marks, June 2013
3.b) Write Short Note on : Pious obligation
5Marks, June 2013
3.b) Write Short Note on : Re-Union
15Marks, Dec 2012
3.a) What are the circumstances under which a Joint
Hindu Family Property can be alienated and by whom ? who can challenge such
alienations ?
15Marks, Dec 2012
3.a) What is partition ? How partition can be effected
?
5Marks, Dec 2012
3.b) Which are immoral debts of Father ?
5Marks, Dec 2012
3.b) What is Pious Obligations ?
15Marks, Jan 2012
3.a) Explain the Joint Hindu Family and coparcenary.
Can a mother be a kartha of a Joint Hindu Family ? Explain
15Marks, Jan 2012
3.a) Explain the process of partition. When partition
can be re-opened ?
5Marks, Jan 2012
3.b) State the essentials of Endowment
5Marks, Jan 2012
3.b) is the daughter liable for the debt incurred by
the father for his personal benefit ? Discuss.
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Unit 4
15Marks, June 2013
4.a) Explain the Salient features of Hindu Succession
Act, 1956
15Marks, June 2013
4.a) State the general rules of succession under the
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
5Marks, June 2013
4.b) ‘A’ dies in 2012 leaving his wife, mother, two
daughters, two sons and his father. Distribute the estate among them.
5Marks, June 2013
4.b) Does Unchastity disqualify a woman from
inheriting?
15Marks, Dec 2012
4.a) Show the mannerism the estate would devolve on
the heirs when a female Hindu dies after the commencement of the Hindu
Succession Act, 1956.
15Marks, Dec 2012
4.a) Briefly explain the salient features of the Hindu
Succession Act, 1956.
5Marks, Dec 2012
4.b) ‘A’ and ‘B’ are two brothers and they are
separated from each other. ‘A’ is married and has two sons. ‘B’ is not married.
‘A’ commits the murder of ‘B’, can claim the property of ‘B’ as the only heir.
5Marks, Dec 2012
4.b) Write Short Note on : “Stridhana”
15Marks, Jan 2012
4.a) Discuss the types of property owned by a Hindu
Woman. State the changes brought to women’s estate
15Marks, Jan 2012
4.a) What are the significant changes introduced in
the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
5Marks, Jan 2012
4.b) A joint Hindu Family consists of Father ’F’ and
his son ‘S’ partition takes place between ‘F’ and ‘S’. Two years after
partititon another son ‘T’ is born to ‘F’. Now state who are all coparceners
and what is the share of property of each person
5Marks, Jan 2012
4.b) Distinguish obstructed and unobstructed heritage.
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Unit 5
15Marks, June 2013
5.a) Explain the capacity of a female Hindu to take in
adoption
15Marks, June 2013
5.a) Explain the different types of guarding and their
powers with reference to Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.
5Marks, June 2013
5.b) Write Short Note on : Maintanance of Wife
5Marks, June 2013
5.b) Write Short Note on : Dependents
15Marks, Dec 2012
5.a) Who are the natural guardians of a Hindu minor
child and what are their powers ?
15Marks, Dec 2012
5.a) What is an Adoption ? Explain the effect of
adoption on a) The Natural Family, b) The Adoptive Family.
5Marks, Dec 2012
5.b) ‘A’ adopts ‘B’ who is already adopted by ‘C’. Is
this adoption valid ?
5Marks, Dec 2012
5.b) Who are dependents ?
15Marks, Jan 2012
5.a) State the dependents under Hindu Adoption and
Maintenance Act, 1956. When a wife looses her right to separate residence and
maintenance ?
15Marks, Jan 2012
5.a) Define adoption, Discuss the significant changes
relating to adoption introduced under Hindu Adoption and Maintanance Act, 1956.
5Marks, Jan 2012
5.b) Explain the doctrine of Relation Back
5Marks, Jan 2012
5.b) Father enters into an agreement to sell the
minor’s property and delivers actual possession of the same in pursuance of
that agreement. Whether the agreement id binding on the minor ? Explain with
reasons.
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