FAMILY LAW REPEATED Q’S
1) Discuss
a. Law of Adoption (1)
b. Hindu Minority and Guardianship
c. Baby Manji Yamada v. Union of India (Fertility)
d. ICMR Guidelines
2) People capable of and essential requirements in formation of will. (3)
+ What are the different types of will under the Indian Succession Act, 1925. (1)
3) Explain the change the Hindu Succession Act Amendment of 2005 has brought about in
the position of daughter under Hindu Law. (4)
4) Explain the general rules of succession under Islamic law.
5) Explain
a. Disqualification relating to succession (8)
b. Hindu widow’s right to property
c. Succession of a Hindu male dying intestate (1)
d. Codicil
6) Hindu Succession Act lays down a uniform system of inheritance for Hindus, explain the
scheme and recent developments.
7) Explain the different types of guardians under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act
and under which circumstances removal of guardian is possible. (1)
8) Explain the Islamic law of succession/inheritance (1)
9) Requisites of a valid adoption (3)– capacity of person giving (1) and taking in adoption
(2) powers.
I.T.L Discuss capacity of person giving adoption and role of courts in s.9 of HA&M Act.
10) Explain the need of surrogacy legislation in India
11) In matters concerning custody, the paramount consideration is the welfare of the child.
Comment w.r.t guardianship laws- HA&G Act and G&W Act. (3)
OR The father is the natural guardian. Discuss status and limitations w.r.t SC cases
12) Explain the features of mitakshara Hindu coparcenary. Discuss the rights and liabilities of
the Karta. (4)
OR discuss features of Hindu Coparcenary and suggestions to improve the current system
13) Explain the Hanafi law of succession with examples. (2)
14) Explain the definitions of will and codicil in Succession Act. Describe provisions
regarding execution of an unprivileged will. (3)
15) Section 14 of the Succession Act confers absolute rights in property to Hindu women.
Comment critically. (3)
OR provisions related to women dying intestate
16) Explain provisions under Indian Succession act regarding intestate succession of
Christians. (7) => Law Commission Consultation Paper on Reform in Family Law
17) Distinguish between coparcenary property and separate property. Explain the different
modes of partition. (1)
18) The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act brought about a host of changes in the laws
related adoption. Explain the changes. (Related to q. 9)
19) UCC is the only solution for the discriminations in personal laws. Comment. (1)
20) Explain the provisions of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act.
21) Discuss the rules of qualification and disqualification under Mohammedan Law
22) Powers and limitations of guardians and types of guardianship under Hindu Minority and
Guardianship Act (4)
23) Principles of Muslim law relating to guardianship of minor children
24) Compare Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act and CARA Guidelines under the Juvenile
Justice Act. (1)
25) Critically explain the concept of Hizanat and Jabbar with help of landmark case laws.
26) critically examine general principles relating to Muslim inheritance. (1)
SHORT NOTES
1) Parsi Law of Inheritance
2) Parsi Succession (10)
3) Testamentary Guardian
4) Rule of Representation
5) Philip Alfred Malvin v. Y J Gonsalves
6) Adoption v. Surrogacy (1)
7) Gita Hariharan v. RBI
8) Assisted Reproduction (Technologies) Bill
9) Coparcener
10) Christian Law of Succession (1)
11) Legal and ethical aspects of surrogacy
12) Uniform Civil Code (4)
13) Doctrine of aul (5)
14) Stridhan and woman’s property (4)
15) Sharers and residuaries
16) Notional Partition (4)
17) Doctrine of survivorship
18) Doctrine of exclusion under muslim law (1)
19) Doctrine of escheat
20) Doctrine of arm chair (1)
21) Doctrine of Rudd (2)
22) Jabbar
23) Surrogacy (repeated in other formats)
24) Doctrine of representation (came w/ notional partititon)
