B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 5 Family Law I (Hindu Law) 2025 Jan (100 marks) Question Paper - KSLU

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 What is custom ? Briefly explain requirement of a valid custom.
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2. Q2 Explain "Cruelty" as a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
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3. Q3 Explain the Joint Hindu Family and Coparcenary. Can a mother be a Kartha of a Joint family ? Explain.
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4. Q4 Explain the general rules of succession under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in respect of female Hindu dying intestate.
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5. Q5 When a Hindu wife is entitled to maintenance and separate residence under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 ?
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6. Q6 Explain the capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption.
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7. Q7 Explain the different types of guardian and their powers with reference to Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.
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Write short note on any two of the following.

1. Q8 (a) Write a note on Varna Dharma.
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2. Q8 (b) Re-union.
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3. Q8 (c) Define per stripes and per capita.
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Solve any two of the following problems :

1. Q9 (a) 'A' a male Hindu marries 'B' a non-Hindu women but does not renounce his religion. What will be the status of their son 'C' born of their wed look ? Decide.
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2. Q9 (b) A Joint Hindu Family consists of father 'M' and his son 'N'. Partition takes place between 'M' and 'N'. Two years after Partition, another son 'O' is born to 'M'. Now state who are all coparceners and what is the share of property of each person ?
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3. Q9 (c) 'X' a Kartha of a family in order to purchase a fertile land in the vicinity of a city area. Sells one acre of coparcenary property (barren land) to 'Y', whether Kartha has the power to do ? Decide.
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