LLB 3 Years Sem 6 Women Law Dec 2012 Relating To Women Child Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt the following in not more than two sentences each :— 20 marks
   • (a) Define ‘Women’s Estate’
   • (b) What does Article 38 of the Indian Constitution provide for ?
   • (c) Define ‘Dower’ or ‘Mehr’
   • (d) Define child under Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
   • (e) When a married Hindu can adopt a child ?
   • (f) What is the punishment perscribed for Dowry death
   • (g) When is a wife not entitled to receive maintenance or the interim maintenance and expenses of proceedings from her husband u/s. 125 of Criminal Procedure
   • (h) Define ‘Talak Ahasan’
   • (i) Define ‘Brothel’ under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
   • (j) What is Family Court ?
2. Q2 Write short notes on any four of the following :— 20 marks
   • (a) Objects of the Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994
   • (b) Important provisions of CEDAW
   • (c) Punishment for Child marriages
   • (d) Punishment for Abetment of Sati
   • (e) Tortious liability against Unborn child
   • (f) Kinds of Guardianship under Mohammedan Law
3. Q3 Solve any two of the following problems :— 12 marks
   • (a) A Muslim woman seeks divorce from her husband —
   • (i) Can the divorced wife marry another man ? Give reasons for your
   • (ii) can the divorced wife marry her own husband ? Give reasons for your answer
   • (b) Amit a Hindu married Payal a Hindu under Hindu rites. After eight years of marriage Amit told his wife payal that he did not want to live with her hence they should be divorced under mutual consent as Amit wanted to marry one Vidya. Amit also embraced Islam for the same and obtained a certificate of conversion to Islam from Qazi
   • (i) What is the nature of the offence committed and state the punishment for the same
   • (ii) Under which Section of IPC is the offence and the Punishment
   • (iii) Write the judgement and the name of the case law

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