Family Law II

Hindu Law
Module I Adoption and Maintenance
1. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act,1956
2. Requisites of a Valid Adoption
3. Right to Maintenance
4. e!sons o"liged to #aintain
Unit II- Joint Family and Coparcenary
A. Hindu $opa!cena!%
1. &o!#ation of $opa!cena!% ' (nde! Mita)sha!a and *a%a"haga
2. $opa!cena!% and +oint &a#il% ' *istinction
3. $ha!acte!istic &eatu!es of $opa!cena!%
4. Rights of copa!cene!s
5. $opa!cene! ,ithin copa!cena!%
-. $lassification of p!ope!t%
1. .oint fa#il% p!ope!t% o! $opa!cena!% p!ope!ties
2. /epa!ate o! self acqui!ed p!ope!t%
3. 0"st!ucted and uno"st!ucted p!ope!t%
$. Alienation of $opa!cena!% p!ope!t%
1. 1ho #a% alienate $opa!cena!% !ope!t%
2. Alienation "% &athe!
3. Alienation "% sole su!2i2ing copa!cene!
4. Alienation "% Manage! of $opa!cena!% !ope!t%
a3 4egal necessit%
"3 a!tial necessit%
c3 -enefit of estate
d3 5ndispensa"le duties
5. -u!den of p!oof of necessit%
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6. $opa!cene!6s po,e! of Alienations

a3 5n 2olunta!% Alienations
"3 Volunta!% Alienations
7. $opa!cene!6s Right to challenge Alienations
8. Alieene6s Right and Re#edies
Unit III- Partition and Reunion
A. Meaning of pa!tition9 (nde! Mita)sha!a and *a%a"haga
-. 1hat p!ope!t% is *i2isi"le on pa!tition
1. /u"+ect of pa!tition
2. !ope!t% a2aila"le fo! pa!tition
3. !ope!t% not capa"le of di2ision
$. e!sons entitled to clai# pa!tition
*. e!son entitled to a sha!e on pa!tition
:. a!tition ho, effected o! )inds of pa!tition
a. 1hat is pa!tial pa!tition
". a!tial a!tition as to p!ope!t%
c. a!tial pa!tition as to pe!sons
d. :ffect of pa!tial pa!tition
e. Allot#ent of sha!es on pa!tition
$. Re;opening of pa!tition
*. Re; (nion
a. 1ho #a% !eunite
". :ffect of !eunion
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Unit- IV- Te Hindu !ucce""ion Act# $%&'
1. 5ntestate succession
A. *e2olution of Mita)sha!a $opa!cena!% !ope!t%
-. /uccession to a Hindu Male
1. Hei!s of a Hindu Male
2. $lass 5 Hei!s and thei! /ha!es
3. $lass 55 Hei!s and thei! /ha!es
4. Agnates and cognates
$. /uccession to p!ope!t% of a Hindu &e#ale
5. !ope!t% inhe!ited f!o# &athe! o! Mothe!
6. !ope!t% inhe!ited f!o# Hus"and o! &athe! in 4a,
*. <ene!al !ules of /uccession
7. &ull;"lood p!efe!!ed to half;"lood
8. Mode of succession of t,o o! #o!e hei!s
9. Right of child in ,o#"
1=. *isqualifications
Mu"lim Law
Module I Maintenance ()a*a+a,
1. Maintenance
2. e!sons entitled to #aintenance
a3 ,ife "3 child!en c3 aged>infi!# pa!ents
3. e!sons o"liged to #aintain
4. Maintenance of di2o!ced ,o#en
5. ?he Musli# 1o#en @!otection of Rights on *i2o!ce3 Act, 1986
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Module II Hi-a (.i*t",
1. *efinition of Hi"a
2. $apacti% to #a)e Hi"a
3. :ssentials of Hi"a
4. /u"+ect #atte! of Hi"a
5. Re2ocation of <ifts
Module III -/ill"
1. $apacit% to #a)e a ,ill
2. &o!#alities fo! #a)ing a ,ill
3. /u"+ect #atte! of ,ill
4. 4i#itations on the po,e! of legato! to #a)e ,ill
5. *oct!ine of Ma!A ' ul ; #aut
6. Re2ocation of the ,ills
Module IV- !unni 0 !ia law o* Ineritance
1. <ene!al !inciples
2. $o#petence to inhe!it
3. $lasses of hei!s
4. Miscellaneous !ules
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.eneral 1i-lio2rapy

1. A.A.A. &%Aee, 0utline of Muha##adan 4a,
2. &a#il% 4a, in 5ndia "% <.$.V. /u""a Rao
3. Mode!n Hindu 4a, "% a!as *i,an
4. Mode!n Hindu 4a, "% *!. Besa!i
5. ..*.M. *e!!et, A $!itique of Mode!n Hindu 4a,, 197=
6. Ma%ne6s Hindu la,
7. Hindu la, "% Mulla
Law Commission Reports
1. 66
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report on Married womens property Act
2. 98
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report on Section 24 and 26 of Hindu succession Act
3. 208
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report on Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act
4. 2=7
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!epo!t on section 15 of Hindu /uccession Act

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