LLB 3 Years Sem 3 Family Law 2 Nov 2011 II Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Answer in net more than two sentences :— 20 marks
   • (a) State any two disqualifications for a person to act as a guardian
   • (b) What is the presumption in case of simultaneous death ?
   • (c) List any two grounds of void marriage
   • (d) What is escheat ?
   • (e) Enumerate the requisites of a re-union after partition
   • (f) Who are the persons disqualified from inheriting under the Hindu Succession Act ?
   • (g) State the punishment for glorification of sati In which circumstances does a Hindu wife forfeits her right to under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act ?
   • (i) What is meant by sanskritisation ?
   • (j) List any two differences between Mitakshara and Dayabhaga
2. Q2 Write short notes on any four of the following :— 20 marks
   • (a) Minor’s welfare in appointment of a guardian : (c) Childrgn of void
   • (d) Laws dealing with dowry
   • (f) Settlement of spousal property
3. Q3 Attempt any two from the following Give reasons for all your answers 12 marks
   • (a) A and B both Hindu males die intestate. A is survived by his father, mother, brother and sister. B is survived by his wife, mother, adopted daughter, father’s father and
   • (i) How will A’s property be distributed ?
   • (ii) Who will be entitled to B’s property and in what share ? Ahas two adopted daughters. Elder daughter is married to a Muslim man under Islamic Law The younger daughter is married to a Jain. A dies intestate. The younger daughter had inherited some property from her relatives before her adoption, with a condition that she has to provide maintenance to her aunt from that
   • (i) What is the share in which the two daughters be entitled to A’s property ?
   • (ii) Can the younger daughter retain the property inherited by her before her adoption ? : (c) Ashok and Avani are married under the Hindu Marriage Act. Ashok has-an relationship with his neighbour. A child is born of that relationship
   • (i) What action can Avani take against Ashok under Hindu Marriage Act ?
   • (ii) Is the child entitled to inherit Ashok’s property ?
4. Q4 Answer any four from the following :— 48 marks
   • (a) (i) Explain the different types of family
   • (ii) What are the essential conditions of a valid Hindu marriage ?
   • (b) Discuss the grounds for annulment of marriage under Marriage Act
   • (c) What are the conditions for a valid adoption Who is eligible for adoption ? What are the effects of adoption ?
   • (d) Discuss the bars to matrimonial relief under Hindu Marriage Act
   • (e) Who can be a Karta ? Elucidate the rights and liabilities of a Karta
   • (f) Discuss the rules of succession relating to the property of a Hindu female

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