Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Family Law – I · September 2021
September 2021 · Family Law – I (Hindu Law) · Semester 1
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) I - Year I Semester Examination, September, 2021
Subject : Law
PAPER - II : FAMILY LAW - I
Time: 3 HoursMax. Marks: 80
PART - A (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following :
1. Classification of Hindu Law.
2. Dayabhaga School.
3. Sapinda Relationship.
4. Divorce.
5. Impotency.
6. Testamentary Guardians.
7. Nullity of Marriage.
8. Limited Estate.
PART - B (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
Answer any ONE of the following questions :
9. Who is 'Karta'? What are his Powers and Functions.
10. 'Hindu marriage is sacrament and not a civil contract'. Explain.
11. What are the essential requisites of a valid adoption under Hindu
Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956?
12. Write the rules of succession to the property of a Hindu male who dies
intestate.
PART - C (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
Answer any ONE of the following questions:
13. X, a Hindu husband converted to Islam solely for the purpose of
second marriage and married Z without dissolving his first marriage
with Y. Y filed a case against X for the offence of bigamy and sought
direction to make the second marriage null and void. Decide.
14. During the lifetime of F, the father, the grandmother appointed M, the
mother of the minor children as guardian by executing a will. M
proposed to transfer the properties bequeathed to the minor children.
F objected and filed a suit for injunction preventing M to make
transfer of the properties of his children on the ground that he is the
natural guardian of his minor children. Decide.
15. 'A' files a petition for restitution of conjugal rights against his wife.
The petition is dismissed since B had sufficient reason to stay away
for 'A' had taken another wife. The wife claims maintenance under
section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act. Decide.
16. A Hindu dies intestate leaving behind his mother, father, widow and a
son. Distribute the property.