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Family Law – II
Semester III
A. Hindu Law
Module I Adoption and Maintenance
1. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act,1956
2. Requisites of a Valid Adoption
3. Right to Maintenance
4. Persons obliged to maintain
Module II- Joint Family and Coparcenary
A. Hindu Coparcenary
1. Formation of Coparcenary – Under Mitakshara and Dayabhaga
2. Coparcenary and Joint Family – Distinction
3. Characteristic Features of Coparcenary
4. Rights of coparceners
5. Coparcener within coparcenary
6. Karta: Legal position, Responsibilities/liabilities and Powers
B. Classification of property
1. Obstructed and unobstructed property
2. Joint family property
3. Separate or Self-acquired Property or Absolute Property
4. Coparcenary Property and its Acquisition
C. Alienation of Coparcenary property
1. Who may alienate Coparcenary Property?
2. Alienation by sole surviving coparcener
3. Alienation by Father and Manager of Coparcenary Property
a) Legal necessity
b) Benefit of estate
c) Performance of Religious and Indispensable duties
4. Burden of proof of necessity
5. Coparcener’s power of Alienations
a) Involuntary Alienations
