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Central University of South Bihar

SCHOOL OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE

Under the guidance of Dr. Deo Narayan Singh

Family Law (Muslim Law

Project on topic:- The Principle of
Inheritance Under the Customary and
Islamic Law

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Name : Shaan Kumar
Course : B.A. LL.B. (Hons)
Semester : 5th
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Enrollment No.: CUSB1613125045

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

You are most welcome in my project work of “Family Law-II or Muslim Law
” on the topic “The principle of Inheritance Under Customary and Islamic
Law”. This project is given by our honorable subject professor “Dr. Deo
Narayan Singh ” and first of all I would like to thank him for providing me such
a nice topic and making me aware as well providing me a lot of ideas regarding
the topic and the methods to complete the project.

I would like to thank all the Library staffs who helped me to find all the
desired books regarding the topic as the whole project revolves around the
doctrinal methodology of research. I would like to thank to my seniors as well as
class mates who helped me in the completion of this project. I would also like to
thanks to Google and Wikipedia as well as other web sites over web which helped
me in the completion of this project. Last but not the least, thanks to all who
directly or indirectly helped me in completing of this project.

I have made this project with great care and tried to put each and every
necessary information regarding the topic. So at the beginning I hope that if once
you will come inside this project you will be surely glad.

-Shaan Kumar
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INDEX
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INTRODUCTION

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, deals with the inheritance to (a)the separate
properties of Mitakshara male, (b) to the separate and coparcenary properties
of Dayabhag male, and (c) to the undivided interest in the joint family of a
Mitakshara coparcener, who dies leaving behind a widow, mother, daughter,
daughter’s daughter, son ‘s daughter, widow, grandson’s daughter, grandson’s
widow, or daughter’s son. The Act does not apply to the property of a Hindu
who is married under the Special Marriage Act, to estate which descends to a
single heir by the terms of any covenant or agreement entered in to by the
Ruler of any Indian State with the Government of India or by the terms of any
enactment passed before the commencement of the Hindu Succession Act and
to the Valiamma Thampura Kovilagam Estate and the Palace Fund of former
Cochin State. (This clause has become redundant after the Kerala Act 16 of
1961).
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