Hindu Law Notes for LLB (Family Law 1) — Solved Exam Problems
📑 Course: KSLU LL.B. (3-Year / 5-Year) • Semester: 1st Semester • Subject: Family Law I (Hindu Law) “A son acquires an interest in the ancestral property by the mere fact of his birth; he does not acquire it from his father but simultaneously with his father.” — Vijnanesvara, author of the Mitakshara
Free, exam-ready Hindu Law (Family Law I) notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, previous-year questions and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — Dharma, Sources & Schools of Hindu Law
- Who is a Hindu? — The Statutory Test
- Ancient Sources of Hindu Law
- Custom — a Living Modern Source
- Mitakshara vs Dayabaga — the Property Debate
- To Whom Does Hindu Law Apply?
Unit II — Marriage, Matrimonial Remedies & Dowry
- Conditions of a Valid Hindu Marriage (Section 5)
- Void vs Voidable Marriages
- Matrimonial Remedies — Divorce (Section 13)
- Judicial Separation & Restitution of Conjugal Rights
- Maintenance & Alimony
- Dowry Prohibition
Unit III — HUF, Coparcenary, Kartha & Partition
- Hindu Undivided Family — Formation & Incidents
- The Mitakshara Coparcenary — after Vineeta Sharma (2020)
- The Kartha — Powers Limited to Three Grounds
- Debts & the Doctrine of Pious Obligation
- Partition & Reunion
- Religious & Charitable Endowments
Unit IV — Inheritance, Succession, Stridhana, Gifts & Wills
- Historical Perspective of Hindu Inheritance & the HSA 1956
- Section 8 — How a Male Hindu’s Estate Devolves
- Female Hindu Dying Intestate (Section 15)
- Stridhana & a Woman’s Property
- The 2005 Amendment — What Actually Changed
- Gifts under Hindu Law
- Testamentary Succession — Wills
Unit V — Guardianship, Adoption & Maintenance
- Hindu Minority & Guardianship — Overview
- The Three Kinds of Guardians (HMGA 1956)
- Adoption under the Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act 1956
- Maintenance — Who Owes a Duty to Whom
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
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