LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 3 Family Law 2 Dec 2024 II 60/40 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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SECTION I - Answer in not more than two sentences (Any Six) 12 Marks

1. Q1 Who can reunite after partition?
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2. Q2 Who can give a son or daughter in adoption under Hindu adoption and Maintenance Act?
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3. Q3 What is the punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu marriage as per Hindu Marriage Act
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4. Q4 Give two rights of a karta.
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5. Q5 What is escheat?
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6. Q6 What is the jurisdiction of Family Court?
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7. Q7 Uniform Civil Code
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8. Q8 What is Obstructed heritage?
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9. Q9 What is Pious Obligation?
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10. Q10 Define Guardian as per Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act
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SECTION II - Write short notes on any TWO of the following 12 Marks

1. Q11 Family Court
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2. Q12 Types of Guardians
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3. Q13 Coparcenary Property
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4. Q14 Restitution of Conjugal Rights
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SECTION III - Answer any TWO of the following (Give reasons for your answers) 12 Marks

1. Q15 'A' an unmarried Hindu female wants to adopt a son to herself.
   • (a) What are the legal conditions she has to comply with?
   • (b) Can she marry after adoption? If yes, what will be the relationship between the adopted son and her husband?
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2. Q16 How will property of X, a Hindu female devolve in case she died intestate?
   • (a) If X inherited the property from her father and mother and died leaving behind the husband F.
   • (b) If X is governed by the marumakkattayam law died leaving behind her parents, son, daughter and husband F.
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3. Q17 Mr. Jayesh married to Shushila in 1950 and in 1953 solemnised a second marriage with Kamini. Both the wives are living in the same house.
   • (a) After the enactment of Hindu Marriage Act, what is the status of Mr. Jayesh's second marriage. Can Shushila file a case of bigamy against her husband as per Hindu Marriage Act?
   • (b) Can Shushila ask for separate residence and maintenance from her husband as per Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act.
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4. Q18 In a hindu joint family, Kishankumar, the father of the family constituted a Mitakshara Coparcenary with his two sons Keshav and Raghav. Raghav has a son and a married daughter and Keshav died in a road accident in the year 2010 leaving behind two daughters born after 2006 who are now adults.
   • (a) Who can be a coparcenar after the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act of 2005.
   • (b) What are the rights of dependents under the Mitakshara hindu joint family.
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SECTION IV - Answer the following. (Any Two) 24 Marks

1. Q19 Explain in detail the rules of intestate succession when a Female Hindu dies intestate.
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2. Q20 What is Maintenance? Explain Maintenance of Wife as per Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act.
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3. Q21 Explain in detail the sources of Hindu Law.
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4. Q22 Differentiate between matrimonial relief Judicial Separation and Divorce and enumerate in detail the grounds available for divorce under Hindu marriage Act.
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