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Semester: VI

Faculty: Sushil Goswami

Course: Family Law-II

Gujarat National
Law University
Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)
Course Outline
of

Family Law-II (Batch 2013-2018)


For

BA/BCom/BSc/BBA/BSW, LLB
Semester: VI
Session: (Winter, January-May
2016)
Faculty:
Sushil Goswami
Assistant Professor of Law
Gujarat National Law University
Email: sgoswami@gnlu.ac.in
Mob: 8128650813
A-103 First Floor, Administrative Block

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Semester: VI
Faculty: Sushil Goswami

Course: Family Law-II

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Objectives of the course

2.0

Proposed teaching schedule

3.0

Detailed course-outline

4.0

Prescribed/Recommended readings

5.0

Teaching methodology

6.0

Evaluation pattern

7.0

Tentative dates

8.0

Important instructions to students

9.0

Contact hours

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1.0 Objectives of the Course


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Semester: VI
Faculty: Sushil Goswami

Course: Family Law-II

In India different religions like Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi etc are
governed by their own personal law as Hindu law, Muslim law, Christian law,
Parsi law respectively. Every religion follows their own personal laws in the
family matters pertaining to marriage, adoption, succession and so on. This
Course module aims to provide exhaustive curriculum with respect to
personal laws in India. The objective of this paper is to apprise students with
the laws relating to the, Hindu Law of Joint Family & Karta, Alienation of Joint
Hindu Family Property, Womens property and effects of codification,
Succession & Inheritance under personal Laws, other provisions such as gift,
Will, washiyat, Waqfs.
On completion of all modules of this paper student will have the
understanding of personal matters pertaining to devolution of property in
different personal laws

2.0 Proposed Teaching Schedule

Module
No.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Total

Modules
Joint Hindu Family System
Womans property: Ancient and modern
approach
Succession and inheritance (Hindu and
Muslim law)
Five royal family disputes in India:
Perspective of succession law.
Succession under Indian Succession Act
Will under Muslim and Hindu Law
Wakf under Muslim Law
Hiba (gift) under Muslim Law
The Family Courts Act, 1984

No. of
Sessions
(Classes)
10
2
25
5
5
5
5
5
2

64

* No. of Sessions are indicative only and may be increased/decreased as per the
need of students or requirement of course.

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Semester: VI
Faculty: Sushil Goswami

Course: Family Law-II

3.0 Detailed Course Outline


FAMILY LAW II
Module- VI.1.11 Joint Hindu family and Coparcenary system in India
Sessions: 10

Meaning of joint Hindu family


Hindu undivided family and Joint Hindu family (Mitakshara & Dayabhag
Systems)
Hindu Coparceners & formation of Coparcenaries
Characteristic features, and rights of Coparcenaries
Concept of Coparcener within coparcener
Classification of property, joint family property or Coparcenary properties,
separate or self acquired property, obstructed and unobstructed property
Who can be a Karta: male, female, and minors

Position, powers, duties and liabilities of Karta

Alienation of Joint Hindu Family Property

Alienation by Karta - sale, mortgage, gifts and wills

Alienation by other JHF members

Concept of family arrangements and legality


Subject matter & procedure of partition
Persons who can claim partition
Who are entitled to a share in partition
Partition and family arrangement

Re- Union
Who may reunite and procedure

1 VI stands for semester, 1 stands for the order in which the course/paper appears in a semester
and1 stands for the module number.
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Effect of reunion

Course: Family Law-II

Module- VI.1.2 changing dimensions of concept of womans property:


Ancient and modern approach
Sessions: 02

Womans property: Ancient and modern approach


Concept of Stridhan : Modern and ancient views
Rights of a woman over Stridhan
Womans estate
Characteristic feature of womans estates

Module-VI.1.3 Succession and inheritance (Hindu and Muslim law).


Sessions: 25
General principles of Succession to a Hindu Male and Female
Class I Heirs and their Shares
Class II Heirs and their Shares
Succession to property of a Hindu Female and categories of heirs
Property inherited from Parents by female
Property inherited from Husband or Father in Law by female
Disqualifications of heirs
Full-blood & half-blood
Right of child in womb
Inheritance in Muslims
Module-VI.1.4 Five royal family disputes in India: Perspective of
succession law. Sessions: 05
Vadodara: Gaekwad and Gaekwad
Faridkot: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and Meharwal Khewaji Trust
Jaipur: Devraj Singh, Lalitya Kumari and Prithviraj Singh & Jai Singh
Pataudi: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and sisters Saleha and Sabiha
Gwalior : Scindia and Scindia
Module-VI.1.5 Succession under other religions and Indian Succession Act
Sessions: 05
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Succession in Christian law, Parsi law
Applicability and extent of Indian Succession Act .
Module-VI.1.6 Will under Muslim and Hindu Law
Sessions: 05

Nature, object and meaning of will under Hindu and Muslim Law
Capacity and formalities to make will under Hindu and Muslim Law
Subject matter and extent of will
Construction of the wills
Revocation of the wills
Requisites of valid will
Difference in Sunni and Shia Law
Death bed transaction (Marz-Ul-Maut)

Module- VI.1.7 Wakf under Muslim Law


Sessions: 05
Definition, & characteristic feature of wakf
Kinds of wakf
Capacity to make wakf and its subject matter
Formalities of wakf

Hindu charitable and religious endowment

Module-VI.1.8 Hiba (gift) under Muslim Law


Sessions: 05
Definition and kind of Hiba
Characteristics & Essentials of Hiba
Capacity to make Hiba
Subject matter and extent of Hiba
Formalities of Hiba
Revocation of Hiba

Module-VI.1.9 Family Courts in India


Sessions: 02
Establishment and composition of the Family Courts Act in India
Jurisdiction and powers of the courts
Procedure to be followed by the courts
The Family Courts Act, 1984
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Course: Family Law-II

4.0 Prescribed/Recommended Readings


Prescribed Readings

Tahir Mahmood & Saif Mahmood , Muslim Law in India and Abroad,
Universal law publishing co. pvt. ltd, 2012 (ISBN : 978-93-5035-1598)

M. Hidayatullah & Arshad Hidayatullah, Mullas Principles of


Mahomedan Law, Lexis Nexis , Butterworths , Wadhwa,
Nagpur , 1990 (Reprint 2011) 19th edition

Dr Poonam Pradhan Saxena , Family Law Lectures: Family


Law II , Lexis Nexis, Butterworths, Wadhwa, Nagpur, 3rd
edition, 2011, (ISBN: 9788180386763)

Satyajeet A Desai , Mulla Hindu Law, Lexis Nexis Butterworths ,


Wadhwa, Nagpur, 21st edition, 2010

Myneni S R, Muslim Law & other personal laws, Asia law


house, Hyderabad, 1st Ed, Rep, 2010. (GNLU Library Call No
340.59:MYN , Accession No. 0006895)

Subbarao, G.C.V . Family law in India , S.gogia & co., edition


9th, 2006
(GNLU Library Call No. 346.015: SUB, Accession No.
0002136)

B.R. Vermas commentaries on Mohammedan Law, Law


publishers (India) ltd.

Recommended Readings

Myneni S R, Dwarakanath Sripathi, Khan Ahmedullah, Family


laws in India\Hindu law, Muslim law, Christian law and parsi
law, Asia Law House, Hyderabad, Ist Edition 2010
(GNLU Library Call No. 346.015:MYN, Accession No.
0006364)
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Faculty: Sushil Goswami
Dr. S.R. Myneni , Hindu Law, Asia law house, Hyderabad, 2009
(GNLU Library
Call No . 340.58:MYN
Accession No.
0004870)

Principles
of
Mahomedan
Butterworths, Wadhwa, Nagpur.

Kusum, Cases and materials on family law , Universal


publishing house , 2003
(GNLU Library Call No. 346.015:KUS,
Accession No.
0003895)

H K Saharay, Family law in India, Eastern law house, Kolkata,


2011
(GNLU Library Call No 346.015:SAH
Accession No. D0002268)

James Stewart & Manches, Thomson Reuteres (Legal) limited,


London, 1st edition 2011,
(GNLU Library Call No 346.015: STE Accession No. D0002299)

Agnes Flavia, Family laws and constitutional claims, Vol. I,


Oxford University press, New Delhi , 2011
(GNLU Library Call No346.015:AGN, Accession No. 0007226)

K P C Padma, T
Rao, Principles of family law-I, Alt
publications, Hyderabad , 2010
(GNLU Library Call No 346.015:PAD Accession No. 0007316)

Halsbury`s laws of India, Vol. 26: family law-I, LexisNexis New


Delhi, 2007
(GNLU Library Accession No. 0004186)

Kohli Dr. H.D. , Muslim Law Cases & Materials , Universal law
publishing co. pvt. ltd, 2012, (ISBN : 9789350351147Werner
Menski, Modern Indian Family Law, Routledge publication,
2001 (ISBN 9780700713165)

Law;

Mulla:

LexisNexis

Relevant Reports :

66th report on Married womens property Act


98th report on Section 24 and 26 of Hindu succession Act
204th report on Proposal to Amend the Hindu Succession
Act, 1956
as amended by Act 39 of 2005
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207th report on section 15 of Hindu Succession Act
208th report on Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act

Legislations :
The Hindu Succession Act,1956
The Hindu Succession(Amendment) Act,2006
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
The Special Marriage Act, 1954
The Wakf Act 1995
The Shariat Law(Application) Act,1937
The Indian Succession Act,1925
The Transfer of Property Act,1881
Relevant Case Laws* :

Kewala Devi & Anr V Sri Krishna Devi & Anr (SC on 15 December,
2015)
Municipal Corporation V Puran Singh AIR 2014 SC 2665
Jagdish Singh V Heeralal and Ors. AIR 2014 SC 371
Jagannath Rangnath Chavan V Suman Sahebrao Ghawte, Shanti
alias Vimal Kundlik Gatkul 2013(6)ALLMR187
Vimi Vinod Chopra V Vinod Gulshan Chopra, 2013 (13) SCALE 142
Pushpalatha V Padma AIR 2012 Kant 124.
Smt.Phulvati V Prakash and Ors. AIR 2011 Kant 78.
Pushpalatha N. V. V Padma VAIR 2010 Karnataka124.
Omprakash V Radhacharan, 2009(7) SCALE 51 157
Chand Patel V Bismillah Begum, 1 (2008) DMC 588 (SC) 201
Sugalabaiv. Gundappa A. Maradi and Ors 2008 (2) Kar LJ 406.
M/s. Nopany Investments (P) Ltd. V Santokh Singh (HUF), 2007 (13)
JT 448
Samar Ghosh V Jaya Ghosh, 2007 (3) SCJ 253
A.M. Jagjakh V Rajathi Ziaudeen and Anr (2007)DMC365
S. Narayanan V Meenakshi, AIR 2006 Ker. 143
Seema V Ashwani Kumar (2006) 2 SCC 578
Eramma V Veerupanna AIR 2006 SC 1993.
Naveen Kohli V Neelu Kohli, (2006) 4 SCC 558
Vellikannu V R. Singaperumal (2005) 6 SCC 622 127
R. Kuppayee V Raja Gounder (2004) 1 SCC 295 81
Namdev Vyankat Ghadge V Chanadrakant Ganpat Ghadge (2003) 4
SCC 71
Shamim Ara V State of U.P., 2002 Cr LJ 4726 (SC) 212
Bhagat Ram V Teja Singh, AIR 2002 SC 1
Asha Qureshi V Afaq Qureshi, AIR 2002 M.P. 263
Dev Kishan V Ram Kishan, AIR 2002 Raj. 370 60
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Dr. Surajmani Stella Kujur V Durga C. Hansdah,AIR 2001 SC 938


Shyam Sunder and Ors. V Ram Kumar and Anr AIR 2001 SC
2472.
Danial Latifi V. Union of India, (2001) 7 SCC 740
Padmja Sharma V Ratan Lal Sharma, AIR 2000 SC 1398
Githa Hariharan V Reserve Bank of India (1999) 2 SCC 228
Noor Saba Khatoon V Mohd. Quasim, AIR 1997 SC 3280
Savita Samvedi V Union of India ,1996 SCC (L & S) 521.
Abdul Mana Khan V Mirtuja Khan AIR 1991 Patna HC
Begum Subanu alias Saira Banu and Anr. V A.M. Abdul Gafoor,
1987(11)ACR369
V. Sampathkumari V M. Lakshmi Ammal, (1962) 2 MLJ 464
* List is indicative only

5.0 Teaching Methodology

Lectures as per time table


Analysis with Case-laws

Comparative analysis

Discussions and interactions

Special-guest lecturers if required

6.0 Evaluation Pattern


Evaluation:
Marks
Mid Semester Test............
......30
Research Project/GD/Poster writing/Group Play/Drama
...................20
End-Semester
Examination...........................................50
Total
100

7.0 Important Dates

Mid Semester Test: To be declared by Examination division


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Semester: VI
Course: Family Law-II
Faculty: Sushil Goswami
Research Project/GD/Poster writing/Group Play/Drama
Registration by email only: 22 January, 2016 (Research
Project/GD Topic will be allotted by Faculty)
Last date of project Submission: 31 March, 2016 Soft and hard
copy)

8.0 Important Instructions/Note to Students


1 The given course-outline is tentative. The faculty may modify it
while preparing the reference material and engaging the classes.
2 The teaching methodology of the subject will not necessarily be
bound by the parameters shown here.
3

Both faculty-member and students may mould it according to


needs as and when they arise for better and progressive
understanding of the subject in a flexible way.

4 Active and positive class participation is mandatory. Maintaining


the dignity and decorum of the class is equally mandatory. Once
the class is begun the students are not allowed to enter the class
room.

5 The students are required to come to the class with necessary


home work, which will be beneficial for positive participation in
lectures.

9.0 Contact Hours


Days: Monday-Friday
Timings: 3-4.30 PM

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