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Mr. P. Karta of a joint Hindu family died in 1971 leaving behind him five sons and their respective families. PS being the eldest son became the Karta… This claim of X was challenged by Y that after the death of her father and her uncles, she being the senior most members of the Joint Hindu family, is entitled to be the Karta of the family. Decide

Akbar an NRI resides in London, offers to marry Waheeda in Delhi by a long-distance call over the phone. Waheeda accepts the offer on phone. Is this a valid marriage under Muslim Law? Discuss.

M married H who was undergoing iddat. On the death of M after three years of the marriage, H claimed a share in the property according to Mohammedan law. Other heirs resisted the claim on the plea that the marriage was void.

What is dower or Mahr in Muslim Law and what are its various forms? Discuss the above explaining the Muslim widow’s right of retention of her husband’s estate in lieu of her dower claim.