Category Archives: Hindu Law

Question: A and his three Sons B, C, and D constituted a Mitakshara Coparcenary. B gets himself separated. Then A dies leaving behind the three sons and a widow W. B demands a share in the interest of A in the Coparcenary property as well as his separate property. But other heirs refuse to give him. Decide. Find……...

Question: A and his Sons B And C Constituted a Coparcenary. B Separates himself after getting 1/3rd share of Coparcenary Property. A Dies intestate leaving his surviving daughter D And sons B And C. Examine the Claims of Daughter D and Son B to the Property (Coparcenary and Self Acquired) left By A. Find the answer only on……...

Question: A Inherits certain property from his Father. A has a Son B, wife C, and daughter D. A and B are Coparceners. Explain with reasons how the property would devolve in each of the cases—  If A died prior to the Hindu Women’s Rights to Property Act, 1937. If A died after the Hindu Women’s Right to……...

Question: Write a Short Note on Hindu Undivided Family. Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [Write a Short Note on Hindu Undivided Family.] Answer A Hindu Undivided Family or HUF comprises all persons of a family who descend linearly from a common ancestor and includes, their wives and also their unmarried daughters. However, after her marriage, the……...

Question: What do you understand by the expression: “Joint Hindu Family Governed by the Mitakshara Law”? Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [What do you understand by the Expression: “Joint Hindu Family Governed by the Mitakshara Law”?] Answer A Hindu Undivided Family or HUF comprises all persons of a family who descend lineally from a common ancestor……...

Question: Write a note on notional partition— a joint Mitakshara family consists of M and his two sons N, O and son NS and a daughter ND of N. N dies. Divide the property of N.  Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [Write a note on notional partition— a joint Mitakshara family consists of M and his……...

Question: What is Partition and how does it differ in Dhayabhaga and Mitakshara schools? Name some properties which are incapable of division. Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [What is Partition and how does it differ in Dhayabhaga and Mitakshara schools? Name some properties which are incapable of division.] What is Partition? In a layman’s terminology, the……...

Question: What do you mean by Karta of a joint Hindu family? What power can a Karta exercise in a Joint Hindu family? Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [What do you mean by Karta of a joint Hindu family? What power can a Karta exercise in a Joint Hindu family?] Answer In the setting of a……...

Question: Write the difference between joint family and self-acquired properties. Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [Write the difference between joint family and self-acquired properties.] Answer When it comes to the question of property under the ambit of Hindu law, then there can be two major distinctions made for the types of property, i.e., Joint Family Property……...

Question: Write a short note on the self-acquired property. Find the answer only on Legal Bites. [Write a short note on the self-acquired property.] Answer Any property which is not a joint family property comes under the ambit of separate property. It can suggest a property that was once a joint family property but now has been severed……...