HINDU LAW NOTES
By Tanishqa Gohiya
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By Tanishqa Gohiya
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Hindu Law
Definition and Nature
Historical Background
Importance and Relevance
2. Sources of Hindu Law
Shruti and Smriti
Commentaries and Digests
Custom and Usage
Judicial Decisions and Legislation
3. Schools of Hindu Law
Mitakshara School
Dayabhaga School
4. Hindu Joint Family and Coparcenary
Concept of Joint Family
Coparcenary and Coparcenary Property
Karta: Powers and Functions
Pious Obligation
Partition
Debts and Alienation of Property
5. Marriage under Hindu Law
Definition and Importance
Conditions for a Valid Marriage
Ceremonies and Registration
Monogamy and Polygamy
Recent Trends in Marriage
6. Matrimonial Remedies
Restitution of Conjugal Rights
Nullity of Marriage
Judicial Separation
Divorce
Maintenance and Pendente Lite
Importance of Conciliation
Role of Family Courts
7. Adoption
Concept and Definition
Historical Perspectives
Domestic and Inter-Country Adoption
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act
8. Law of Maintenance and Guardianship
Maintenance under Hindu Law
Guardianship of Minor Children
9. Succession and Inheritance
General Principles
Intestate Succession
Succession to the Property of Hindu Male and Female
Dwelling House under Hindu Succession Act
Notional Partition
Classes of Heirs
Enlargement of Limited Estates of Women
Daughter’s Right to Inherit Ancestral Property and Recent Changes
10. Important Case Laws in Hindu Law