FAMILY LAW I

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INTRODUCTION

In the upcoming post we are going to understand some of the basic concepts of Family Law with the help of various landmark judgements presented to you in a simplified version. With each judgement a new concept and interpretation of law has been discussed.Further details can be accessed through our introductory video {https://youtu.be/brXO9cYZeo0}

The syllabus of Family Law can be divided into two major parts:-

PART A – HINDU LAW

This part deals with 5 major concepts in Hindu Law. These concepts can be further divided into 5 units:-

Unit I: Marriage under Hindu Law
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).
Case:
01 Dr. Surajmani Stella Kujur v. Durga Charan Hansdah, 2001
02 S Nagalingam v Sivagami Family Law Case Analysis
03 Bhaurao Shankar Lokhande v. State of Maharashtra, 1965 Case Analysis

04 Lily Thomas v. Union of India, 2000 Case Analysis
05 Pinninti Venkataramana v. State, AIR 1977 AP 43

06 Asha Qureshi v. Afaq Qureshi, 2002 Case Analysis

07 http://Court On Its Own Motion Lajja … vs State, 2012 Case Analysis
08P. v. K., 1982 Case Analysis
09 Babui Panmato Kuer v Ram Agya Singh, 1968 Case Analysis
10.Seema v Ashwani Kumar 2006 Case Analysis

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: Seventyfirst Report of Law Commission of India; Marriage Laws Amendment Bill 2013.
Cases:

1. Kailashwati v. Ayudhia Parkash, 1977 C.L.J. 109 (P.& H.) 74
2. Swaraj Garg v K M Garg, 1978 Case Analysis
3. Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar, AIR 1984 SC 1562 93
4. N.G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, AIR 1975 SC 1534 100
5. Sanjeev Gupta v Ritu Gupta, 2019 SCC Online All 2255,
   (decided on 25 May, 2019)
6. Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh, 2007 (3) SCJ 253 120
7. Bipinchandra Jaisinghbai Shah v. Prabhavati, AIR 1957 SC 176 141
8. Dharmendra Kumar v. Usha Kumar, AIR 1977 SC 2213 158
9. T. Srinivasan v. T. Varalakshmi, 1 (1991) DMC 20 (Mad.) 161
10. Hirachand Srinivas Managaonkar v. Sunanda, AIR 2001 SC 1285 168
11. Sureshta Devi v. Om Prakash, 1 (1991) DMC 313 (SC) 174
12. Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur, SC, (decided on 12 Sep, 2017)
    

Unit III: 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:

1. Amar Kanta Sen v. Sovana Sen, AIR 1960 Cal. 438 178
2. D.Velusamy v. D.Patchaiammal (2010) 10 SCC 469 181
3. Badshah v. Sou. Urmila Badshah Godse & Anr(2014)1SCC188 188
4. 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:

1. Brijendra v. State of M.P., AIR 2008 SC 1058
2. In Re: Adoption of Payal at Sharinee Vinay Pathak and his wife Sonika
   Sahay Pathak, 2010 (1) Bom CR 434 201
3. Shabnam Hashmi v. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. 2014
4. Manju Sharma v.Vipin, 2019 SCC Online Del 8960
   (decided on 1 July, 2019)
5. Unit V: Minority and Guardianship under Hindu Law
   The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
   Case:Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India (1999) 2 SCC 228 211

PART B – MUSLIM LAW

Unit I: Sources and Schools of Muslim Law

Unit II: 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. 2 223
02 Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum, 1 (2008) DMC 588 (SC) 225
03 Saiyid Rashid Ahmad v. Mt. Anisa Khatun, AIR 1932 PC 25 233

Unit III: 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) 237
02 Masroor Ahmed v. Delhi (NCT) 2008 (103) DRJ 137 (Del.) 242
03 Ghulam Sakina v. Falak Sher Allah Baksh, AIR 1950 Lah. 45 255
04 A. Yousuf Rawther v. Sowramma, AIR 1971 Ker. 261 259
05 Itwari v. Asghari, AIR 1960 All. 684 269
06 Shayara Bano v UOI, SC, decided on 22 August, 2017

Unit IV: Maintenance under Muslim law
Cases:

1. Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) 7 SCC 740
2. Noor Saba Khatoon v. Mohd. Quasim, AIR 1997 SC 3280 291

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