Materials Previous Compilation of Years question Papers unit wise

Subject Family Law-II

Type of questions Problems

Semester II Sem- 3 years LLB

Hyper Linked Index

Unit-I

Conversion

Dower

Marriage

Unit-II

Paternity

Divorce

Guardianship

Unit III

Waqf

Pre-emption

Will

Unit-IV

Succession

Succession-Mohmedan

Christian -succession

Domicile

General

Unit-V

Wills

Christian-Succession

Parsi-Succession

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Unit-I

Sl Problems Year

Conversion

1 A Hindu woman converts to Islam and Marries a Mahomedan. Later Jan-2012

she reconverts to Hinduism and Marries a Hindu. Is she guilty of
bigamy? Dec-2013

2 A Muslim Husband Converts to Hinduism’s wife then remarries Dec-2012

another man.IS SHE GUILTY OF BIGAMY

Dower

3 Explain the legal consequences that may ensure if the husband Jan-2011
refuses to pay ‘prompt dower’ and ‘deferred dower’ due to his wife

4 A Muslim wife want to claim Mahr from her husband in spite of June-2011
having an express agreement between them not to claim it. Can she
claim

5 A Mahomedan widow is in possession of her deceased husband’s Jan-2012

house in lieu of dower amount. She is not ready to give up possession
of the house to other heirs, until her dower amount is paid can she Jun-2017
do so

6 Saleem promised Anjum that he would pay Rs. 10 lakhs as dower Dec-2015
on the eve of marriage. Despite of her repeated request he neglected
to keep up his promise. Being aggrieved she started living separately.
Advice Anjum.

7 A Mohammadan widow is in possession of her deceased husband’s June-2016

house in lieu of dower amount. The house is already mortgage to
bank. She is not ready to give up possession of the house to the bank
or other heirs until her dower amount is paid. Can she do .

8 Fathima obtained the possession of the estate of her diseased Dec-2018

husband to satisfy her claim for Rs 50,000, being the dower of money
due from her husband.Her two sons and two daughters insisted

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 Fathima to give their respective shares in their fathers property. But
Fathima refused to meet their demands .Later Fathima delivers that
Estate to her brother by way of gift.

Explain the remedies available to the Children of Fathima

9 A Mohammedan widow retained her husband’s property in lieu of Mar-2021

her dower amount. She is not ready to give up possession until her
dower is paid. Can she do so?

10 A Muslim widow is in possession of her husband’s land in lieu of Mar-2021

dowers money. She is not ready to give possession of the house to
other heirs of her husband until her dower amount is paid. Is her
decision justifiable?

Marriage

11 A’ a Hanafi Muslim has four wives. He marries the fifth wife. Is the June-2011
fifth marriage valid
June-2016

12 A Mohammaden having four wives’ contracts fifth marriage. Is this June-2012

marriage valid

13 A’, a Muslim woman who is married and whose husband is living, Dec-2012
marries again, Is it valid?

14 A Muslim husband converts to Hinduism. His wife then marries Dec-2012

another man. Is she guilty of the offence of bigamy?

15 A Mohammedan having four wives contracts fifth marriage. Is this Dec-2013

marriage valid.

16 A Sunni Muslim has four wives. He contracts fifth marriage. Is the June-2014
fifth marriage valid ?

17 Aslam and Banu are close friends. They decided to live together Dec-2014
without undergoing formalities of marriage. After getting a child their
relationship were strained. Now Banu is looking for a remedy.
Advice.

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 18 Saniya and Suhail are close friends. They do not have any legal Dec-2015
impediments to marry each other. They decided to live together
without undergoing formalities of marriage. After getting a child,
their relationship was strained. Now Saniya is looking for a remedy.
Advice

19 ‘Dharmendra married Divya. There after he married Ranjitha. Divya Dec2015

objected the marriage and filed a suit for bigamy. So both renounced
Hinduism and adopted Islam. Is it valid ?

20 Pasha married Rizwana promising that he will not marry again. June-2015
However after 6 months he married again to Sufiya. Rizwana want
to file a case against Pasha for bigamy. Can she do so. Jun-2017

21 A Muslim father performs the marriage of his daughter before she Dec-2019
attains the age of puberty. The girl intends to revoke the marriage
after attaining the age of puberty. Can she do so?

22 A says in the presence of M and N: “I have married myself to B”, who Dec-2019
is absent. On the information reaching B, she says, “I have
accepted”. Does it constitute a valid marriage?

23 A Hanafi Muslim divorced his wife by Talaq. After sometime he March-

wants to marry the divorced wife. Former wife also agreed to marry 2021
him. Can marriage between them is possible

24 Pushpa, a Hindu woman, embraces Islam and marries Rizwan, a Mar-2021

Muslim. Later she re-embraces Hinduism and marries Rajesh, a
Hindu, without divorcing Rizwan. Rizwan wants to prosecute
Pushpa for bigamy. Advise him.

Unit-II

Sl Problems Year

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Paternity

1 Zohra and Zakir have executed a Nikahnama in the presence of Moulvi Jan-2011
on 30th March 2009 and on August 11th 2009, Zohra gave birth to a
male child Zaid. Ever since its birth, Zakir reared that child showering
all love and affections. Is this child legitimate? Can Zakir acknowledge
Zaid ?

2 A, a Mahomedan acknowledges that B is his legitimate son. Jan-2012

Subsequently A revokes it. Is the revocation valid ?
Jun-2013

Dec-2016

Dec-2017

Dec-2019
3 A Muslim marry his wife’s sister during the lifetime of his wife. Two Dec-2017
children were born to them. Are these children legitimate

4 ‘N’, a Hanafi Muslim repudiates his wife by pronouncing Talaq thrice in Jun-2018
the same breath. The parties afterwards live together and get 5
children. ‘N’ acknowledges them as his legitimate children. What are
the rights of children in ‘N’s estate? Decide.

[Not same problem -to get ida of talaq page 244 can be referred]

5 A Muslim marry his wife’s sister during the lifetime of his wife. Two Dec-2017
children were born to them. Are these children legitimate?

Divorce

6 A Hanafi Mohammedan divorced his wife by Talaq. After divorce, the Jan-2011
couple live together and three children were born to them. Is the
cohabitation and the children legitimate? Decide Jun-2013

7 Neha’ decided to get rid of her husband ‘Javid’. But Javid refuses to Dec-2014
give divorce. So she proposed 10 lakh rupees as consideration for
'Khula'. Can she do so ? What are its effects ?

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8 George is not permitting his wife Anjali to attend religious rites. Her Jan-2011
repeated requests proved futile. Perturbed Anjali decided to take legal
steps under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869. Advice

Guardianship

9 A Mohammedan Woman represents herself as guardian of her minor Jan-2011

sons and sells the property which had devolved by inheritance on her
and her minor sons. Is the sale binding on the minors

10 ‘A’ a Mohammedan woman made a contract to dispose of 12 acres of Dec-2012

land belonging to her minor son, with a view to purchase a house at
Mumbai. Is it a valid contract?

11 Abdul appointed his brother Bashir as the guardian of his son Firoz, Dec-2020
by his will. Abdul died when Firoz was 9 years old leaving 10 acres of
land. After the death of Abdul, Fathima the mother of Firoz took the
possession of this land and mortgaged it. Bashir questioned this
transaction. Decide

12 Fathima obtained the possession of the estate of her diseased husband Dec-2018
tos satisfy her claim for Rs 50,000, being the dower of money due from
her husband. Her two sons and two daughters insisted Fathima to give
their respective shares in their father’s property. But Fathima refused
to meet their demands. Later Fathima delivers that Estate to her
brother by way of gift

Unit III

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Waqf

1 ‘A’ executes a document purporting to settle property as Wakf for Jan-2012

the benefit of his wife, daughter and descendants of the daughter.
Is it a valid Wakf ? Jun-2019

2 A Mohammaden create a wakf. After few years he wants to revoke Jun-2012

it. Can he do so?

3 A Hanafi Muslim executes a waqf deed by which he directs his debt Jun-2014
are to be paid out of rents profits of the Waqf Property .Is it valid?
Dec-2019

Preemption

4 A B C are co-sharers in a certain property. A sells his shares to B.Is Dec-2012

C entitled to claim pre-emption of the property. If so to what extent?

5 A’ a Sunni Mohammaden sells his land to ‘B’. A’s neighbour ‘C’ a Jun-2019
Shia Mohammaden claims his right of pre-emption over the land,
will he succeed

Wills

7 A’, a Muslim gives instructions to an attorney to prepare his will. In Dec-2017

accordance with instructions, the attorney prepares the will. But A
died before signing the said will. Is it a valid will ?

9 A Sunni Muslim dies leaving a son and a daughter. By he his will Jun-2018
bequeaths ¾ of his estate to the Son and ¼ to his daughter. The
daughter does not consent to the disposition. Decide.

Unit-IV

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Mohammedan- Succession

1 A Hanafi Muslim woman dies leaving behind husband, mother and Jan-2011
daughter as her heirs. How will the estate devolve?

2 The testator by the first clause of his will leave estate of Rampur to
‘A’ and by the last clause of the will to ‘B’ and not to ‘A’. Who will
have the legacy? Jan-2011

3 A Hanafi Muslim dies leaving behind his father and son. Distribute Jan-2012
the property

4 A Hanafi Mohammaden, dies leaving behind his mother, father’s Jun-2012

father and father. Assign this share
Jun-2017

5 A Hanafi Mohamad dies leaving behind father, mother and two Jun-2013
daughters. Determine their shares

6 A Hanafi Muslim dies leaving behind mother sister and Dec-2013

father.Assaign the Property

7 Mohammadian dies leaving behind his father, mother and Jun-2014

son.Assaign their Shares
Dec-2019

8 A Hanafi Muslim dies leaving behind his wife, mother and father. Jun-2016
Assign their shares

9 A Hanafi Mohammedan dies leaving behind his widow, son and Dec-2016
daughter. Assign their shares

10 R , a Muslim, has two sons,S and T.S dies in the life time of R , Jun-2018
leaving son S.Then R dies leaving T and D. How can R’s property
be divided?

11 A Sunni woman dies leaving behind her husband, mother and two Dec-2020
daughters. Distribute her property

12 A Sunni (Hanafi) male dies leaving behind his widow, mother, Mar-2021
father and two sons. Distribute their shares.

Chriastian -Sucession

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13 ‘A’ an Indian Christian die leaving behind two sons and a daughter. Jun-2012
Distribute the property.
Jun-2019

14 An Indian Christian die leaving behind his mother, brother and Dec-2012
sister. Distribute the property.

15 An Indian Christian die leaving behind his mother, brother and Jun-2017
sister. Distribute the property.

16 John , Christian dies leaving his wife,two sons, three daughters, Dec-2018
father, mother and a sister. How do you distribute his property?
Decide

17 An Indian Christian dies intestate leaving behind his widow, son Dec-2019
and two sons of pree-deceased son. Assign their shares

Parsi-Succession

18 A Male Parsi dies leaving behind his widow, Son, Daughter Father Jan-2012
and Mother. Divide the estate

19 A Male Parsi dies leaving behind his widow, Son, Daughter. Divide Jun-2013
the Estate

20 Advi, a Parsi dies leaving behind him his wife, father, mother and Mar-2021
two sisters. Distribute his property.

General

21 A having domicile in India, dies in France leaving movable property Jun-2012

in France, movable property in England and both movable and
immovable properties in India. State the law by which succession Jun-2014

of his property is regulated

Jun-2016

Dec-2019

22 A’ has 3 children, John, Mary and Henry. John died leaving 2 Jun-2015
children, Mary died leaving 3 children, Henry also died leaving
behind 4 children. One of Mary’s child died leaving 2 grandchildren.
Thereafter A dies. Distribute the property among them.

23 A’ an Indian domicile dies in UK leaving movable property in Jun-2015

UK and America. Property both movable and immovable in
India. Determine the succession to his property.

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24 ‘A’ having domicile in India, dies in England, leaving behind Dec-2020
immovable properties in India. Decide the law of the country
applicable for succession of his properties

Unit-V

Sl Problems Year

Will

1 A’ bequeaths to ‘B’ Rs. one lakh to be paid at the death of ‘C’. A dies Jun-2011
and is survived by ‘B’ and ‘C’. When does the legacy vest in ‘B’

2 A sum of money is bequeathed to ‘A’ on his completing his Jun-2011

eighteenth year and in case of his death, before he completes his
eighteenth year, to ‘B’. ‘A’ completes his eighteenth year and dies
in life time of the testator. Does the legacy for ‘A’ lapse

3 A bequeath is made to A and B .A dies before the testator. Examine Jun-2013

the effects of bequeath.

4 A’ by his Will bequeaths to ‘B’ Rs. 20,000/ and by a codicil to Dec-2013

the Will he bequeaths Rs. 50,000/. To what sum is ‘B’ entitled

5 ‘A’ bequeaths Rs. 5,000/- to the eldest son of ‘B’. At the date of Jun-2014
death of the testator, ‘B’ has no son. Decide the validity of the
bequest.

6 A testator draws a line across his will and writes on the back of it Jun-2011
‘this will be revoked’. Does it amount to revocation of will
Jun-2014

7 A’ by his Will gives legacy of Rs. 15,000/ to ‘B’, who is one of Dec-2013
the attesting witnesses to that Will. Is ‘B’ entitled to receive Rs.
15,000/ ?

8 A bequest is made to ‘X’ and his children. ‘X’ dies during the life Dec-2016
time of testator. His children survive the testator. What is the effect
of bequest?

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9 A bequeaths Rs 2 Lakhs to with the condition that B shall get the Dec-2018
bequest on his completing the age of 18 years and in case he should
die before his 18th Year the bequeath shall go to C. B Dies at his
age of 25 year but during the life time of A. B has been survived by
2 sons. Decide

10 A legacy is made to ‘A’ and ‘B’. ‘A’ dies before the testator. What is Jun-2017
the effect of the legacy

11 A’ executes a deed of gift of a dwelling house in favour of ‘B’. The gift Dec-2017
deed is duly registered but possession is not delivered to ‘B’. Is the
gift valid

12 ‘X’ an executor appointed by ‘Y’, paid the legacies created by ‘Y’ in Mar-2021
his will first. After that the assets of ‘Y’ were found insufficient to
pay the debts incurred by ‘Y’. Advise aggrieved creditor

13 Raju bequeathes to his son Manu the gold chain presented to him Mar-2021
by his uncle. Raju converts this chain into bracelet. manu claims
this bracelet after the death of Raju. Is his claim valid

14 X’ executes through a registered will on his property to his Jun-2015

sons. There after he met with an accident and on deathbed, he
wants to change his will, thereby he wrote a new will on a white
paper and died soon after. What is the effect of this will ?
Explain

15 X’ executes through a registered will on his property to his Jun-2015

sons. There after he met with an accident and on deathbed, he
wants to change his will, thereby he wrote a new will on a white
paper and died soon after. What is the effect of this will ?
Explain

16 The soldier who was seriously injured makes will by word of Jun-2019
mouth in the month of January and dies in the month of
March. Decide the validity of the will

Domicile Dec-2013

18 An Indian born 'Ayaan' has acquired a domicile in England. Dec-2014

And there after he renounced the same with a view to acquire
a domicile in Dubai, however he has failed. Now what is his
domicile

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Ahmed died in April 2010. At that time, he had considerable immovable property. He left
three widows Nazma, Anjum and Zynabi and two children by each widow. Zynabi had 2
children, a son and daughter. In 2014 Zynabi conveyed the shares of herself and her children
to Rehman for Rupees 20 lakhs. Is this conveyance valid? Give reasons. [Jun-2017]

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