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Mahmood Tahir

Principles of Hindu law : Personal law of HIndus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs - New Delhi Universal Law Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd. 2014 - 419p xxvii

Contents;
Preface;
Table of Statutes;
Table of Cases;
Prologue;
History, Nature and Scope of Hindu Law;
I: Historical Perspective;
II: Legislative Reform till Date;
III: Law of Four Communities;
IV: Analysis & Appraisal of Acts,
V: Human rights Perspective;
VI: Supplemental Laws;
VII: Local & Foreign Laws;
Part I: Matrimonial Law;
Chapter 1. Governing Statutes-1,
Chapter 2. Marriage and cohabitation;
I. Legal Requirements;
II. Solemnization & Completion;
III. Remedies for Unlawful Marriages;
IV. Marital Rights in Lawful Marriages;
Chapter 3. Divorce and Post-Divorce Subsistence;
I: Nature & Scope of Divorce Law;
II: Breakdown & Consent Theories;
IV: Life after Divorce;
Chapter 4. Settlement of Matrimonial Disputes;
I: Bars to Granting Relief;
II: Pre-Decision Reliefs;
III: Litigation & Conciliation;
IV: Processes & Pleadings;
Part II: Family Rights & Relations;
Chapter 5. Governing Statutes-II,
A. Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act 1956,
B. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956,
C. Related Provisions to General Acts;
Chapter 6. Natural Family Re;atopms’
I: Child & Law;
II: Guardianship & Caustody;
III: Maintenance Rights & Liabilities;
Chapter 7. Family Relations by Adoption;
I: Concept & General Principles;
II: Taking & giving Children in Adoption;
III: Adoption Process & Procedure;
Part III: Property & Succession;
Chapter 8. Governing Statutes-III:
Chapter 9. Succession Rights & Liabilities;
I: Concepts & Kinds of Property;
II: Properties Governed by 1956 Act;
III: Law of Inheritance;
IV: Law of Gifts and Wills;
Chapter 10. Joint Families & Impartible Estates;
I: Traditional Law;
II: Modern Law;
III: South India’s Traditional Institutions;
IV: Revolutionary Changes;
Appendix 1. Texts of Jammu-Kashmir Hindu Law Acts;
Appendix 2. Texts of Miscellaneous Laws (Central & Local),
Appendix 3. Texts of Repealed Hindu Law Acts (Central),
Bibliography.




ISBN: 9789350354377

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1.Hindu Law - Religious Law2. Personal Law - Buddhists - Jains - Sikhs

Dewey Class. No.: 340.58 / MAH