LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 3 Family Law 2 Jan 2019 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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Q.1 Answer the following (not more than two sentences) 20 Marks

1. (a) When two persons are said to be related to each other by half-blood?
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2. (b) State two grounds of void marriage under Hindu Marriage Act.
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3. (c) What is escheat?
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4. (d) Who can give a son or daughter in adoption under Hindu adoption and Maintenance Act?
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5. (e) When a Hindu wife is disqualified to claim maintenance from her husband under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act?
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6. (f) State two bars to matrimonial reliefs under Hindu Marriage Act.
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7. (g) Who can reunite after partition?
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8. (h) What is the punishment for demanding dowry?
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9. (i) What is punishment for attempt to commit sati?
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10. (j) What is matriarchal family?
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Q.2 Write short notes on (any four) 20 Marks

1. (a) Restitution of Conjugal Rights
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2. (b) Presumption in case of simultaneous death
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3. (c) Maintenance of children and aged parents under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
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4. (d) Testamentary guardian and his powers
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5. (e) Ancestral Property
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6. (f) Camera proceedings
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Q.3 Answer the following giving reasons (any two) 12 Marks

1. (a) A and B both Hindus married under the Hindu Marriage Act. However, subsequently A discovered that at the time of marriage B was pregnant by some other person.
   • (i) What is the status of above marriage between A and B?
   • (ii) What is the limitation period to bring any action by A against B?
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2. (b) How will property of A, a Hindu male devolve in case he died intestate?
   • (i) If A is survived by his son S, widow of a predeceased son SW, children of predeceased daughter DS and DD.
   • (ii) If A is survived by his father F, mother M, son S, widow of a predeceased son SW, children of predeceased daughter DS and DD.
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3. (c) A, a Hindu widow, had a son B. B ceases to be Hindu by converting to some other religion, thereafter A takes another son C in adoption. After adopting C, A remarried D.
   • (i) Whether C's adoption by A is valid?
   • (ii) What will be the relation between C and D?
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Q.4 Answer the following (any four) 48 Marks

1. (a) What are ate the grounds of voidable marriage under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? Distinguish between void and voidable marriages.
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2. (b) Who is the natural guardian and what are his rights under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956?
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3. (c) Discuss conditions of a valid adoption under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956?
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4. (d) Explain the term partition and the various mode of effecting partition.
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5. (e) Discuss concept and formation of joint Hindu family. What are the rights of coparceners?
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6. (f) Discuss Uniform Civil Code with relevant case laws.
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