Family Law
37 videos • 292 views • by FG LawKit Concept of marriage in general: Nature of Hindu Marriage; Applicability of Legislation (Section 2 of HMA, 1955); Conditions for the validity of marriage (sections 3 and 5 of HMA, 1955); Solemnisation of marriage with special reference to live in relationship (section 7 of HMA, 1955 r/w Section 114 Indian Evidence Act); Registration of Marriage (section 8 of HMA, 1955); Void marriages (sections 11 r/w 17, 18 of HMA, 1955 r/w section 494 and 495 IPC); Voidable marriage (section 12). Unit II: Matrimonial Remedies under Hindu Law Restitution of Conjugal Rights (Section 9 of HMA, 1955); Judicial Separation [section 10 and 13 (IA) of HMA, 1955]; Divorce [ sections 13(1), (2), 13 (1A), 13 A, 13B of HMA, 1955) (a) Theories of Divorce (b) Grounds of Divorce with particular emphasis on Cruelty, Desertion, Option of Puberty, Mutual Consent, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: Seventy first Report of Law Commission of India; Marriage Laws Amendment Bill 2013. Maintenance under Hindu Law The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, sections 24 and 25;The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, section 18; The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, section 125; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005. Cases: 01. Amar Kanta Sen v. Sovana Sen, AIR 1960 Cal. 438 02. D.Velusamy v. D.Patchaiammal (2010) 10 SCC 469 03. Badshah v. Sou. Urmila Badshah Godse & Anr(2014)1SCC188 04. Padmja Sharma v. Ratan Lal Sharma, AIR 2000 SC 1398 Unit IV: Adoption( Read With CARA Guidelines 2017) The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Cases: 01. Brijendra v. State of M.P., AIR 2008 SC 1058 02. In Re: Adoption of Payal at Sharinee Vinay Pathak and his wife Sonika Sahay Pathak, 2010 (1) Bom CR 434 03. Shabnam Hashmi v. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. 2014 (2) SCALE529 04 Manju Sharma v.Vipin, 2019 SCC Online Del 8960 (decided on 1 July, 2019) Unit V: Minority and Guardianship under Hindu Law The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 Case: 01. Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India (1999) 2 SCC 228 Unit VI: Sources and Schools of Muslim Law Unit VII: Marriage under Muslim law Nikah - Solemnisation of Marriage – conditions for validity, classification and types; Dower Cases: 01 Ms. Ghulam Kubra Bibi v. Mohd. Shafi Mohd. Din, AIR 1940 Pesh. 2 02 Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum, 1 (2008) DMC 588 (SC) 03 Saiyid Rashid Ahmad v. Mt. Anisa Khatun, AIR 1932 PC 25 Unit VIII: Divorce under Muslim law Extra-judicial - Talaq, Khula, Mubarat (b) Judicial - The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 Cases: 01 Shamim Ara v. State of U.P., 2002 Cr LJ 4726 (SC) 02 Masroor Ahmed v. Delhi (NCT) 2008 (103) DRJ 137 (Del.) 03 Ghulam Sakina v. Falak Sher Allah Baksh, AIR 1950 Lah. 45 04 A. Yousuf Rawther v. Sowramma, AIR 1971 Ker. 261 05 Itwari v. Asghari, AIR 1960 All. 684 06 Shayara Bano v UOI, SC, decided on 22 August, 2017 Unit IX: Maintenance under Muslim law Cases: 01. Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) 7 SCC 740 02 Noor Saba Khatoon v. Mohd. Quasim, AIR 1997 SC 3280 291 Suggested Readings: Prescribed Legislations: 1. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 2. The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 3. The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 4. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 5. The Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 6. Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, 2006 7. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.