CCSU LLB - Family Law (Hindu Law) - 2025 - Old question paper

LLB 2nd Semester Examination, May 2025
Family Law (Hindu Law)
(K-2003)

Section A
Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 4 marks

1. Who is Hindu?
2. What do you mean by Ancestral Property?
3. What is the legal position of Karta in a Joint Hindu Family?
4. Judicial Separation.
5. Who is de facto guardian?

Section B
Note: Attempt any two question. Each question carries 10 marks

6. On what specific grounds under Hindu Marriage Act, a wife may file petition for divorce?
7. Who are the natural guardians of a Hindu minor and what are their powers?
8. Write a short note on the right of property of a female Hundu under Section 1 of the Hundu Succession Act, 1956.

Section C
Note: Attempt any three question. Each question carries 20 marks

9. "Hindu marriage is a sacrament not a contract." Explain with the essential conditions for a valid Hindu Marriage.
10. What is adoption? What are the requirements of a valid adoption?
11. Discuss the provisions relating to maintenance of wife under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 195. When can she claim separate residence and maintenance?
12. Distinguish between void and voidable marriage. Under what conditions and on what grounds can they be annulled? Are children of such marriages legitimate? Discuss.
13. Discuss the various sources of Hindu law and dwell the role of custom in the development of Hindu law.