Semester: VI Course: Family Law-II Faculty: Sushil Goswami

Gujarat National Law UniversityGandhinagar, Gujarat (India)

Course OutlineofFamily Law-II (Batch 2013-2018)

For

BA/BCom/BSc/BBA/BSW, LLB

Semester: VI

Session: (Winter, January-May 2016)

Faculty:Sushil GoswamiAssistant Professor of LawGujarat National Law UniversityEmail: sgoswami@gnlu.ac.inMob: 8128650813A-103 First Floor, Administrative Block

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1.0Objectives of the course3

2.0Proposed teaching schedule 3

3.0Detailed course-outline4

4.0Prescribed/Recommended readings6

5.0Teaching methodology9

6.0Evaluation pattern9

7.0Tentative dates 9

8.0Important instructions to students9

9.0Contact hours10

1.0 Objectives of the CourseIn 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.ModulesNo. of Sessions (Classes)

1. Joint Hindu Family System 10

2. Womans property: Ancient and modern approach2

3. Succession and inheritance (Hindu and Muslim law) 25

4. Five royal family disputes in India: Perspective of succession law. 5

5. Succession under Indian Succession Act 5

6. Will under Muslim and Hindu Law 5

7. Wakf under Muslim Law5

8. Hiba (gift) under Muslim Law 5

9. The Family Courts Act, 1984 2

Total 64

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

3.0 Detailed Course Outline

FAMILY LAW II

Top of Form Module- VI.1.1[footnoteRef:2] Joint Hindu family and Coparcenary system in India Sessions: 10 [2: VI stands for semester, 1 stands for the order in which the course/paper appears in a semester and1 stands for the module number. ]

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 Effect of reunion

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 Pataudiand sisters Saleha and Sabiha Gwalior: Scindia and Scindia

Module-VI.1.5 Succession under other religions and Indian Succession Act Sessions: 05

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

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 : 978-93-5035-159-8)

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)

Dr. S.R. Myneni , Hindu Law, Asia law house, Hyderabad, 2009(GNLU Library Call No . 340.58:MYN Accession No. 0004870)

Principles of Mahomedan Law; Mulla: LexisNexis 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. D-0002268)

James Stewart & Manches, Thomson Reuteres (Legal) limited, London, 1st edition 2011,(GNLU Library Call No 346.015: STE Accession No. D-0002299)

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)

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, 1956as amended by Act 39 of 2005 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 VSuman 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.PhulvatiVPrakash 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 VRajathi 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 Dr. Surajmani Stella Kujur V Durga C. Hansdah,AIR 2001 SC 938 Shyam Sunder and Ors. V Ram Kumar and AnrAIR 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. VA.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 ...................20End-Semester Examination...........................................50

Total 100

7.0 Important Dates Mid Semester Test: To be declared by Examination division 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.1. The teaching methodology of the subject will not necessarily be bound by the parameters shown here. 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. 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-FridayTimings: 3-4.30 PM

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