SESSION:JANUARY TO APRIL 2010

FAMILY LAW – ISEMESTER-I

Course Teacher:Mrs.Shilpa Jain
Mr.Abhishek
HINDU LAW
Part – 1 Nature and Origin of Family Law
Module 1- Introduction to Family Law
1. What is Family Law
2. Codification of Family Law
Module II-Application of Hindu Law
1.Who are governed by Hindu Law
Module III-Sources of Hindu Law
1.Ancient Sources
2.Modern Sources
Module IV-Schools of Hindu Law
Part – II Marriage
Module V- Marriage
1.Concept of Hindu Marriage
a. Marriage as a Sacrament
b. Marriage as a Contract
Module VI-Forms of Marriage
1.Conditions for Valid Marriage
2.Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act,1955
Module VII-Validity of Hindu Marriage
1.Bigamy
2.Child Marriage
Part III – Matrimonial Reliefs
Module VIII – Nullity of Marriage
1.Void Marriages
2. Voidable Marriages
3.Children of Void and Voidable Marriages
Module IX – Divorce
1.Theories of Divorce
2.Grounds of Divorce
Module X – Judicial Separation
1.Grounds for Judicial Separation
2.Distinction between Judicial Separation& Divorce
Module XI- Restitution of Conjugal Rights
1. Mode of Execution
2. Effect of non-compliance
 Part IV – Adoption and Maintenance
Module XII – Hindu law of Adoption and Maintenance
1.Origin and Object of Adoption
2.HinduAdoption and Maintenance Act,1956
3.Requisites of a Valid Adoption
4. Inter country Adoption
MUSLIM LAW
Part I –Origin and Development of Muslim Law
Module I – Origin and Application
1.Historical development of Muslim Law
2. Who is a Muslim?
Module II – Sources and Schools of Muslim Law
1.Sources of Muslim Law
a. Ancient Sources
b. Modern Sources
2. Schools of Muslim Law
a. Sunni school of law
b. Shia school of law
Part II – Marriage
Module III – Concept of Marriage
1.Nature of Muslim Marriage
 2.Essentials of Valid Marriage
3.Formalities in Muslim Marriage
4.Kinds of Marriage

Module IV –Dower
1.Concept of Dower
2.Kinds of Dower
Unspecified dower
Specified dower
3.Remission of Dower
4.Enforcement of right to Dower

Part III – Dissolution of Marriage

Module V – Divorce under Muslim Law
1. Modes of dissolution of marriage

Part IV – Maintenance and Guardianship

ModuleVI - Maintenance
1. Personsentitled to maintenance
2. Maintenance of divorced women
Module VII – Guardianship
1. Classification of Guardians
2. Powers and function of guardians