PAPER – III
FAMILY LAW - I
(Hindu Law)
(Paper Code : K-2003)
The course shall comprise of
the following :
(1) Sources of Hindu Law
(2) Schools and Sub-Schools of
Hindu Law
(3) Marriage : Essentials of a
Valid Marriage, Void and Voidable Marriage
(4) Matrimonial Relief :
Concept and Grounds of Various Matrimonial Reliefs viz.
Restitution of Conjugal Rights
Judicial Separation
Nullity of Marriage
Divorce
(5) Legitimacy - Legal Status
of Children Born of Void and Voidable Marriage.
(6) Adoption
(7) Hindu Minority and
Guardianship Act, 1956
(8) Law of Maintenance – Hindu
Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
(9) Law of Succession under The
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Devolution of interest of coparcenary property
(Section 6), General rules of succession in the case of male Hindus (Section
8), General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus (Section 15),
Testamentary succession (Section 30).
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
Mulla, Principles of Hindu
Law
Diwan Paras (Dr.), Modern
Hindu Law
Mayne’s, Hindu Law and Usage
Kesari U.P.D. (Dr.), Modern
Hindu Law
Sharma B.
K.- Modern Hindu Law
