FAMILY LAW – I : Hindu Law

1. Write an explanatory note on two main schools of Hindu Law and state the
distinctions between them.
2. Who is Hindu ? Who are the persons governed by Hindu Law ?
3. State briefly the concept of “Dharma”.
4. Write a note on “Manu Smriti”.
5. Elucidate the conditions for a valid marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act
1955.
6. Describe the grounds available for judicial separation. Cite cases.
7. Ranganath married Rajani in the year 2005 and both of them lived together
for some time. Then, in 2006, Ranganath sent Rajani to her parent’s house,
and starts living separately without giving reasonable cause. Now Rajani
wants to obtain divorce. Advise her.
8. Write a note on “Maintenance pendentelite”.
9. Who is a Coparcener ? Explain his rights and liabilities in a Mitakshara joint
family.
10. Define partition ? Explain the different modes of partition.
11.State the essential features of valid endowment.
12.Define per stripes and percapita.
13.Examine the general principles of successions of a male Hindu.
14.Elucidate the main features of Hindu Succession Act 1956.
15.Explain Full blood, Half blood and uterine blood relationship.
16.Bhandariswamy died leaving behind his self acquired property and his wife,
unmarried daughter, two sons, one sister and mother who got remarried just
before his death. Distribute his property.
17.When a Hindu wife is entitled to maintenance and separate residence under
Hindu Adoptions Maintenance Act 1956. Explain it by citing cases.
18.Who is a testamentary Guardian ? Discuss his powers and obligations.
19.State the essentials of a valid adoption.
20. Mr. ‘A’ the testamentary guardian sold the property of a minor ‘B’, so as to
meet the minor’s educational expenses. On attaining of majority the minor
challenges the sale. Decide.
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1. Explain the differences between Mitakshara and Dayabhaga schools of Hindu law.
2. Explain in detail the Hindu concept of law. State the sanctions for breach of moral
law.
3. Write a note on ‘custom’ as a source of Hindu law.
4. Write a note on ‘Factum Valet’.
5. What is judicial separation ? Explain the grounds available for judicial separation.
6. Explain the conditions for a valid marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
7. Wife has moved the court questioning the constitutional validity of section 9 of the
Hindu Marriage Act 1955 (Restitution of Conjugal Rights) on the ground of Right
of Privacy – Discuss.
8. Husband tries to marry second time. Wife, apprehending of her husband taking a
second wife, wants to approach the court. Can she succeed ? Give reasons.
9. Explain the incidents of joint family property and separate property of the Hindu
joint family.
10. Explain the nature and extent of pious obligation.
11. Mother, acting as the guardian of minor son, has effected the partition. Son, after
attaining the age of majority, filed a suit of setting aside the partition on the
ground of fraud. Can he succeed ?
12. What is Doctrine of ‘Cy-pres’ ?
13. When sucession opens ? Who are disqualified from succeeding to the property of
the intestate ?
14. Explain the general rules of succession of a female Hindu dying intestate under the
Hindu Succession Act 1956.
15. X’ a Hindu male dies intestate leaving behind his father, two sons and a son of the
pre-deceased daughter. Who can succeed to ‘X’’ s property ? What is the share of
each person ?
16. State the important changes brought about by the Hindu Succession (Amendment)
Act 2005.
17. Explain the powers and liabilities of the guardian over the person and property of a
Hindu minor.
18. Who may give and take in adoption ? What is the effect of taking in adoption ?
19. Can the guardian of a child whose parentage is not known give the child in
adoption ?
20. The immovable property of a Hindu minor is sold by the father for the
benefit of the minor without the permission of the court. Is the sale valid ?
Give reasons.
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1. Enumerate the sources of Hindu Law. Explain the importance of custom.
2. Hindu Law applies to Hindus by birth and by religion – comment. State persons
to whom uncodified and codified Hindu Law applies.
3. Distinguish between Sruthis and Smrithis.
4. What are the salient features of Mitakshara School of Hindu Law ?
5. What is divorce ? On what grounds divorce can be obtained ?
6. Discuss whether Hindu marriage is still a sacrament after passing Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955.
7. 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.
8. Ramya is working as a teacher in a Government school. Her husband who is an
unemployed filed a suit for maintenance against his wife. Is she liable ?
9. Explain the Joint Hindu Family and coparcenary. Can a mother be a Kartha of a
Joint Hindu Family ? Explain.
10. Explain the process of partition. When partition can be re-opened ?
11. State the essentials of endowment.
12. Is the daughter liable for the debt incurred by the father for his personal benefit ?
Discuss.
13. Discuss the types of property owned by a Hindu Woman. State the changes
brought to women’s estate.
14. What are the significant changes introduced in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ?
15. A Joint Hindu Family consists of Father ‘F’ and his son ‘S’ . Partition takes place
between ‘F’ and ‘S’. Two years after partition another son ‘T’ is born to ‘F’. Now
state who are all coparceners and what is the share of property of each person.
16. Distinguish obstructed and unobstructed heritage.
17. State the dependents under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. When
a wife looses her right to separate residence and maintenance ?
18. Define adoption. Discuss the significant changes relating to adoption introduced
under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
19. Explain the doctrine of Relation Back.
20. 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
is binding on the minor ? Explain with reasons.
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1. What are the principal schools of Hindu law ? Explain the fundamental
points of difference between Mitakshara and Dayabhaga schools.
2. Briefly explain the sources of Hindu law. ‘A clear proof of custom outweigh
the written text of law’. Explain.
3. State who is a ‘Hindu’ for the purpose of Hindu law.
4. Explain briefly the concept of ‘Dharma’.
5. What are valid and voidable marriages under Hindu Marriage Act ?
6. State the grounds available to a Hindu wife for dissolution of marriage.
7. Ravi and Radha are husband and wife. As they have no chid born to them,
Ravi marries Kamala after taking consent from this wife Radha and other
family members. State the validity of marriage.
8. State the legitimacy of a child born under null and void marriage.
9. Who is a coparcener ? What are his rights and liabilities in a Mitakshara
Joint Family ?
10. What is antecedent debt ? Discuss the obligations of son and
daughter to discharge antecedent debts.
11. Who is ‘Mahant’ ? What are rights and duties of the Mahant ?
12. When can partition be re-opened ?
13. State the general rules of succession of Hindu male intestate.
14. Discuss the changes brought out before and after passing the Hindu
Succession Act, 1956 in respect of the property rights of the female heirs.
15. A male Hindu dies intestate leaving behind his father and two
brothers. What are the shares to which they are entitled under the Hindu
Succession Act, 1956 ?
16. Mohan died intestate, leaving behind him, his mother, alegitimate
son and an illegitimate son. State the shares of each person.
17. Who are dejure and defacto guardians ? Explain the rights of dejure
and defacto guardians under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act,
1956.
18. Discuss the powers of a male and female Hindu in adoption as per
the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.
19. Whether a widow can appoint a testamentary guardian by will for the
undivided interest of the minor’s property ?
20. What are the circumstances in which the consent of a wife is not
necessary for the husband taking a son in adoption ? Explain.
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