SOME FAMILY LAW QUESTION PAPERS

A few Family Law Question papers are reproduced hereunder.

The following is a Calicut University Question Paper.

 

SOME FAMILY LAW PROBLEMS

COMPILED BY CHINTHU

Problems

1. A a Hindu woman dies leaving behind her father mother sister and daughter, According to Hindu succession act 1956 who can succeed the property and why?

2. A Hindu dies in 1962 leaving behind his window brother and two daughter. Divide his estate among the heirs.

3. A a Muslim dies leaving a son B widow W and a grandson D by a pre deceased son. A by his will bequeathed 1/3 of this estate to D B and W do not consent the bequest in favour of D Examine the right of D in the Property

4. John a Christian dies leaving behind his widow, two brothers and three sons. Distribute his estate among the legal heirs

5. “A” a Hindu dies intestate in 1992 leaving his self acquired property and the following heirs survived him Two sons two daughters mother father and Widow. Distribute the estate among heirs

6. A Hindu woman died leaving behind her husband and mother. Both of them are claiming the property of the deceased how will you settle their claims?

7. A Hanafi Muslim dies leaving behind the following relatives father, fathers father, Mother and two sisters legal. Divided the estate of the deceased among the heirs

8. A Christian dies leaving behind his wife, Father and two sons. Divide the estate of the deceased among the legal heirs

9. A Hindu male dies leaving behind mother M two windows w1 and w2 three sons s1, s2 ,s3 and three daughters D1,D2,D3 Divide the property among successors

10. A Sunni muslim dies leaving daughters D1,D2 a sons daughter SD and sons sons son SSS. Distribute the property among the successors

11. P a muslim dies leaving behind his mother M and daughter D Divide the property among his heirs

12. X a Christian has two children john and mary, John dies before his fater leaving the wife pregnant . Thereafter X dies leaving mary surviving hism and in due time a child of John is born divide the property of X

13. D died in 1962 leaving behind his son BS a predeceased daughters son BDS. Father A and brother C. He was a member of this Coparcenary headed by his father A. How does the interest of B in the Coparcenary property devolve?

14. “A” a Hindu died on 1965 leaving behind his father, Mother, two brothers , two sons and window of a pre deceased son. Who can succeed the estate of A and Why?

15. P a Hanafi Muslim dies leaving behind his mother and his daughter. How will you divide the estate among the heirs?

16. X, a Christian having property worth Rs 25 lakhs, dies intestate. He was survived by his father one brother, two sons and two sons of a re deceased son. Divide the property among heirs.

17. Who are class 1 heirs of a male Hindu? A Hindu dies leaving behind his mother, father, two sons, three sons of a predeceased son and the widow of a predeceased son. Divide the estate.

18. P, a muslim dies leaving behind his mother M Father F window W and three daughters. Distribute the estate. If she shares exceed unity how can you solve this situation?

19. A Hindu female dies leaving her husband, father in law, a daughter, two sons and a son of a predeceased son. How does the estate devalue?

20. P, a musllime bequeaths 1/3 of his property to his son A, and dies leaving behind A and two more sons B and C. Do you think that the beguest is valid?. If the Legacy oversteps one third limit what will be the result?

21. A, a sunni women is found guilty of having killed her husband through misstate. Can A succeed the property of her husband. Will she succeed if she were a shia?

22. Two brothers, members of a Joint Hindu Family inherited certain properties from their maternal Grand Father. One of them dies on 1st January 1950 without a male issue. His window claimed his share by inheritance, while the other brother claimed it by survivorship. Examine the claim of brother and window.

23. A sunni muslim dies leaving behind her husband, father, mother and daughter. Distribte the property of the deceased among the heirs.

24. A Hindu male died leaving behind his father, mother, brother and wife. Distribute the estate.

 

SOME FAMILY LAW QUESTION PAPERS

COMPILED BY CHINTHU

1. Coparcenary

1. Define the Coparcenary and explain its features and state the rights of coparceners

2. Explain coparcenary within a coparcenary

3. What is Coparcenary? Explain the statutory provisions affecting the concept of Coparcenary

4. What are the characteristic features of Mitakshare Coparcenary? Discuss the changed made the Hindu Succession Act 1956 in the Coparcenary

5. Define Coparcenary within and explain what is meant by Coparcenary within a Coparcenary

6. Sole surviving coparcener and last holder of the property

2. Gains of learning

1. Write notes on gains of learning

2. Gains of learning and doctrine of blending

3. Discuss fully the doctrine of blending

3. Pious obligation

1. Explain the doctrine of pious obligation

2. Discuss the Hindu law of debt with special reference to the concepts of pious obligation antecedent debt

4. Kartha

1. Who is kartha of a joint Hindu family?

2. On what principles can a abenaboi of joint family property be made by the kartha or manager

of Hindu joint family?

3. Discuss fully the position power and function of the manager of a joint Hindu Family

4. Explain the concept of pious obligation under Hindu law

5. Mutawalli

1. Powers of mutawalli

2. What are the powers and duties of a mutawalli

3. Describe the powers of muthavalli

6. Hindu Succession Act 1956

1. Discuss the radical changes effected by the Hindu Succession Act 1856 on the ancient Hindu joint family system

2. What is notional partition under Hindu Succession Act 1956?

3. Explain the general provisions relating to succession under Hindu Succession Act 1956

4. What are the general rules of succession under Hindu Succession Act?

5. Discuss the general provisions relating to succession under Hindu Succession Act 1956

6. Point of the fundamental changes in the preexisting system of Hindu law of succession after 1956

7. Discuss the general rules of succession and disqualification far inheritance provided in the Hindu succession act 1956

7. Women

1. Hindu women’s right to property act 1937

2. Stridhana and women’s estate

3. Write notes on womens estate

4. What is stridhana? Discuss the rights of a woman on stridhana in the light of decided cases

8. Joint family property

1. Define and distinguish Joint family property and separate property

2. Joint Hindu family business

9. Partition

1. Partition once made cannot be reopened. Explain

2. Describe reunion under Hindu law of partition

3. What is meant be partition by meter and bounds?

4. Notional partition

5. Explain the term partition of a Joint Hindu family. What are the subject matter of partition?

Explain the circumstances under which partition can be revoked

6. What is meant by partition? What are the different modes of effecting partition?

10. Debt

8. What is meant by partial partition?

9. Notional partition and successive partition

10. Reopening of partition and re unions

11. Partition once made cannot be reopened Explain

12. Describe reunion under Hindu law of partition

1. What is meant by antecedent debt?

2. What is avyavaharia debt?

3. Antecedent debt and avyavaharika debt

4. Discuss the Hindu law of debt with special reference to the concepts of pious obligation antecedent debt

11. Tarward

1. What is tarward? Who is a karanavan what are his powers and function?

12. Intestate

1. State the rules of succession applicable to the property of a male Hindu dying intestate

13. Sapratibandha daya and apratibandha daya

14. Gift

1. Gift of love and affection

15. Hiba

1 Define Hibba. Distinguish Hiba from Hiba bil Iwas and Hiba ba Shartil IWas

2 Hiba bil iwas

3 Write note on Hiba bil laws

4 What are the essentials of a valid Hiba? When can it be revoked?

5 What are the essentials of a Valid Hiba? When can it be revoked and what are the exceptions

6 HIBA BIL IWAZ and HIBA BIL SHARTIL IWAZ

7 State esstentials of Hiba

16. Pre-emption

1. What is pre-emption? Who can claim it?

2. What is preemption? (Shifa) Who are entitled to claim preemption under muslim law?

3. Discuss the law of preemption shuffa clearly indicating the differences between sunny shia law. What are the circumstances under which the right to preemption is lost?

4. When dies the right to pre-emption arise and who can exercise it?

5. Discuss the law of preemption shuffa clearly indicating the differences between sunny shia law. What are the circumstances under which the right to pre emption is lost?

17. Wakf

1. Discuss how wakf can be created. Enumerate the subjects and objects of Wakf

2. What is wakf alal Aulad?

3. Explain wakf alal Aulad is it valid under Indian law

4. Define Wakf. State the legal incidents and essentials of a valid wakf

5. What is Wakf What are the object of a valid Wakf? How is it created and completed?

6. What is wakf? How is it created? Explain the effect of uncertainity in designing the object wakf

18. Aul

1. ALAL AULAD

2. Describe the doctrine of aul with illustaration

3. Explain doctrine of aul and Rodd. Illustrate your answer

19. Musha

1. What is mushaa under muslim law

2. Discuss the validity of gift of musha

20. Cy pres.

1. Write notes on doctrine of cy pres

2. The cy pres doctrine

3. Cypress doctrine and factum valet

21. Residuaries

1. Who are residuaries in muslim law

22. Representation

1. Doctrine of representation

23 What is tarward? Who is a karanavan what are his powers and function

24 Who are entitled to object alienation under Hindu LAW?

25 Write a note on sthanam properties

26 Distinguish between obstructed heritage and unobstructed heritage

27 Explain the importance of Mary roy vs State of Kerala in Christian succession

28 Spes succession nis and reversioners

29 Probate and letters of administration

30 Gift of love and affection

31 Dwelling house and class 1 heirs of a male Hindu

32 Posthumous child

33 Escheat

34 Dattaka son and asura son Discuss the doctrine of life estate and vested reminder under Muslim LAW

35 What are the limits on the testamentary power of a muslim? State the differences between sunni and Shia Law

36 Explain the restriction imposed up in the testamentary power of a muslim under hanafis and Shia school.

37 Explain the rule of exclusion from inheritance under muslim law

38 Explain the rules regarding muslim will Waziyat

39 Distinguish shia and sunni schools in regard to quaranic heirs and their shares

40 Discuss the law relating to revocation of will under Muslim law

41 Write short note on the rule of exclusion under musllim law

42 What are the restrictions on the testamentary power of a muslim?

43 Sadaqah

44 RUQBQ and GIFT IN FUTURO

45 SADQA and WAKF

46 TAKIA and KHANKHA

47 Pe Stripes and per capita division

48 MARZ UL MAUT

49 Concept of administration of estate in muhammedan law

50 State Khuranic heirs and their respective shares under hanafi law