Hindu Law - Notes, Case Laws And Study Material

The Hindu law is credited to be the most ancient law system (approximately 6000 years old). The entirety of the Hindu law is said to be derived from two major sources:

1. Ancient or original sources: Shruti (the 4 Vedas – Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda, Atharvaveda), Smriti, digests and commentaries, customs and usages.
2. Modern Sources: Equity, justice and good conscience, precedent, legislation.

Legal Bites' study material on Hindu law consists of three modules which cover important property, marriage and guardianship laws. We have also included a section which contains several informative articles on various topics such as adoption and judicial separation. Readers who wish to understand the intricacies of Hindu law will benefit immensely from this course.

Important articles and Study Material on Hindu Law – Click on the links to Read.

Module I

1. Ancient and Modern Sources of Hindu Law: A Concise Overview
2. Growth of Hindu Law from Ancient to Modern Law
3. Family Law Questions Asked in UGC NET Exam | UGC NET (Law) #Special
4. Master Hindu Law Mains: Legal Bites' Hindu Law Solved Questions Series for Judiciary, APO & University Exams
5. Hindu Law MCQs for Law Aspirants: Solved High-Quality MCQs for Judiciary Prelims
6. 800+ Detailed Questions MCQ Test Series for Competitions (Redirect to Law Aspirants)
7. The Different Schools of Hindu law | Explained
8. 20 Landmark Cases on Hindu law
9. Hindu Joint Family and Coparcenary: An Analysis
10. Important Doctrines/Principles under Family Law

Module II

1. Evolution and History of Hindu Marriage
2. Concept of Marriage under Hindu law
3. Conditions for the Validity of Marriage Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
4. Solemnization of Marriage with Special Reference to Live-in Relationships
5. Registration of Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act

Module III

1. Nullity of Marriage under Hindu Law | Explained
2. Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Under Hindu Law
3. Judicial Separation Under Hindu Marriage
4. Divorce Under the Hindu Law
5. Is Co-Parenting Still a Legal Duty Post-Divorce?

Module IV

1. Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act 1956: Entrenched Patriarchal Notions

Module V

1. Hindu Women's Right to Property | Explained
2. Natural Guardians and their Right over Minor's Property
3. Hindu Succession Act 1956- Order of Succession among Males
4. Case Analysis: Prakash & Ors. v. Phulavati & Ors., (2016)
5. Case Analysis: Arunachala Gounder (Dead) By Lrs v. Ponnusamy and Ors. (2022)

Other Articles

1. Coparcener’s Release Deed: Instant Effect on Rights in Joint Family Property
2. Does Embracing Hindu Customs Bring Tribal Marriages Under the Hindu Marriage Act?
3. Does Section 438 BNSS Permit a Complainant to File Revision Against a Summoning Order?
4. Multiplicity of Divorce Proceedings to Be Avoided — Second Plea Must Go to the Same Court
5. Can Marital Status Be Declared by Anyone Other Than a Competent Court? Allahabad High Court Clarifies
6. Repeated Accusations of Infidelity Without Proof Constitute Mental Cruelty
7. Is It Legally Permissible to Convert Separate Divorce Pleas into a Mutual Consent Petition?
8. Can Denial of Intimacy and Child Alienation Be Treated as Matrimonial Cruelty?
9. Karta’s Power to Alienate Family Property Upheld: SC Recognises Marriage Expenses as Legal Necessity
10. Can Maintenance Pendente Lite Continue If Divorce Proceedings Are Put on Hold?
11. Does a Hindu Marriage Become Invalid If It Is Not Registered?
12. Can a Widow Claim Maintenance from the Property of Her Deceased Father-in-Law?
13. Do a Wife’s Taunts About Her Husband’s Unemployment Amount to Mental Cruelty?
14. Is the 'Best Interest of the Child' the Most Important Consideration in Adoption Disputes?
15. Is a Daughter Entitled to Equal HUF Share After Her Father's Death Post-2004? Kerala High Court Answers
16. Can Hindu Parents Claim Maintenance from Their Daughter?
17. Can an Ancestral Property be Sold without Successor’s Consent?
18. When the Wife Is Self-Sufficient: Can She Still Claim Maintenance?
19. Do Women Hold Property Rights Under Hindu Law?
20. Doctrine of Blending in Hindu Law
21. Karta – Powers and Duties
22. Important Doctrines of Hindu Law
23. New Born Son And His Position In Joint Hindu Family
24. Introduction – Hindu Marriage act, 1955
25. Concept and forms of marriage
26. Essential Conditions Of Valid Marriage
27. Registration Of Marriage
28. Distinction between void and voidable marriage
29. Judicial Separation under Hindu Law
30. Restitution of Conjugal Rights
31. Concept And Grounds Of Divorce
32. Divorce under Hindu Law (Theories)
33. Desertion as a Ground for Divorce – Explanation with Relevant Case Laws
34. Guardianship
35. Adoption
36. Gifts
37. Partition

Important Case Laws

[1] Muhammad Husain Khan v. Babu Kishva Nandan Sahai, Privy Council Appeal No. 97 of 1934

[2] Dr. Surajmani Stella Kujur v. Durga Charan Hansdah, Special Leave Petition (Crl.) 2436 of 2000

[3] Bhaurao Lokhande & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1965 SC 1564

[4] Babui Panmato Kuer v. Ram Agya Singh, AIR 1968 Patna 190

[5] Seema v. Ashwani Kumar, 2006 (2) SCC 578

[6] Swaraj Garg v. K.M. Garg, AIR 1978 Del. 296

[7] Amar Kanta Sen v. Sovana Sen, AIR 1960 CAL.438

[8] Dharmendra Kumar v. Usha Kumar 1977 AIR 2218

[9] Sureshta Devi v. Om Prakash 1991 SCR (1) 274

[10] Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur, Civil Appeal No. 11158 of 2017

Hindu Law Mains Solved Question-Answer Series | Important Questions for Judiciary, APO & University Exams

1. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – I
2. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – II
3. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – III
4. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – IV
5. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – V
6. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – VI
7. Hindu Law Mains Question Answer Part – VII

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