LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 3 Family Law II Dec 2017 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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Q.1. Q.1. Answer in one or two sentences, all 10 20 Marks

1. a) Give two instances when two persons are said to be within prohibited degree of relationship.
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2. b) What is the presumption in case of simultaneous death?
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3. c) What is escheat?
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4. d) What is the jurisdiction of Family Court?
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5. e) State any two rights of a karta?
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6. f) What is the punishment for abetment of Sati?
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7. g) When is a person disqualified to act as a Natural Guardian?
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8. h) List any two conditions the contravention of which makes a Hindu marriage void.
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9. i) What is the difference between Patriarchal and Matriarchal family?
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10. j) State any two conditions when a Hindu Wife is entitled to live separately from her husband without forfeiting her right to maintenance.
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Q.2. Q.2. Write Short Notes on any four, any 4 of 6 20 Marks

1. 1. Modernisation
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2. 2. Dowry
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3. 3. Vidhya Dhan
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4. 4. Reunion
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5. 5. Family Court
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6. 6. Maintenance of a Hindu Wife under Hindu Marriage Act
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Q.3. Q.3. Answer any two from the following, any 2 of 3 12 Marks

1. 1. A joint Hindu Family consist of a father and his 2 sons. One of the sons named Rahul dies in an accident leaving behind him, his widow and minor son Rishi. a) Who will be Rishi's guardian? b) Who will be the guardian for Rishi's undivided interest in the joint family property.
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2. 2. A and B married under Hindu Marriage Act. B, the wife was 15 years old at the time of marriage. Within a few years after marriage a son was born to them. a) What is the status of the marriage? b) What is the punishment for male adult marrying a child?
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3. 3. A Hindu unmarried female wants to adopt a son. a) What condition does she have to comply with? b) What are the rights of an adopted child?
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Q.4. Q.4. Answer the following (Any four), any 4 of 6 48 Marks

1. a) Explain joint family property and separate property under the two schools of Hindu Law.
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2. b) Elucidate the different types of guardians. What are the powers of a testamentary guardian?
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3. c) Enumerate the grounds of divorce available to a Hindu Wife under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and briefly explain cruelty and conversion as grounds of divorce.
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4. d) Discuss the law relating to succession of a Hindu male dying intestate under Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
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5. e) Explain the requisites of a valid adoption under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
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6. f) Critically discuss Uniform Civil Code with relevant case laws.
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