Among the heirs specified in the Schedule, under section 9 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the class I heirs take

The proceedings in a case shall be in camera

Fine prescribed under section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for procurement of a marriage between two spindas, may extend to

A decree of divorce passed on a petition for divorce presented within one year, without granting leave, will be

Which of the following debts of the father are tainted

Match the List-I with List-II and indicate the correct answer using the given below:

List I
List II

a. Nijhawan v. Nijhawan
1. Dowry

b. Daniel Latifi v. Union of India
2. Uniform civil code

c. Husain Ara v. Zubaida Begum
3. Cruelty

d. Gujarat Woman Workers Association Case
4. Maintenance

Recently the Supreme court in Anil Kumar Jain v. Maya Jain has held that the requirement of six months waiting period in cases of divorce by mutual consent in Hindu law can be relaxed by:

A’ married ‘B’ on 15th December, 1978. B alleged that her husband A treated her with cruelty and she filed a petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty under Sec. 13(i)(I-a)of Hindu Marriage Act in the Court of District Judge on 31st March, 1979. Can B Succeed?

In a proceedings for divorce, under section 13A of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the court has the power to grant the relief of

Transaction to be regarded as for the benefit of the estate need not be of a defensive character, held by the Supreme Court in

According to the Dayabhaga law

Conversion to another religion is a ground for

Which one of the following is not a ground for divorce?

On partition, a coparcener takes his share of property as

The ground of divorce under HMA (Hindu Marriage Act), 1955 :

Divorced persons can marry again under the provision of Section 15 of the Act if the marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce in case-

According to court rulings, custody of a Hindu child upto the age of 5 years shall ordinarily be with the

A person shall be Hindu by religion

Who amongst the following is not placed in entry (a) of section 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Hindu Succession Act- A Hindu dies intestate, leaving two sons, three daughters, two widows, 3 grand daughters by a pre-decreased son. Calculate share of the grand daughters

By 2005 Amendment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a son is liable to pay which of the following?

Under section 18(2) of the Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956, a wife is entitled to separate residence and maintenance, if the husband is guilty of

According to the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003, every appeal under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall be preferred within:

A Hindu dies leaving behind father and son’s daughter’s son. They are

Which of the following theories is the outcome of a fundamental shift in the policy discernible from the judicial recognition of the view that the purpose of divorce law was not to punish the guilty but to protect the innocent spouse:

Under the Hindu law degrees of prohibited relationship include relationship by

In which case it was held that “Amended section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 removes gender discrimination, between son and daughter and brings law in conformity with Articles 14 and 15 of Constitution of India”?

Lachman Utam Chand Kriplani v. Meena is the leading decision of the Supreme Court on the ground of-

Which of the following heirs is not class I heir under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956

To mature as a ground of divorce, the desertion must continue for a minimum period of

As per the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a person who has an adopted son living

A’ remarries within five days of the passing of a decree of annulment of marriage under H.M. Act, 1955. Is the marriage:

Give correct response
A sale of the joint family property made by the Karta of the Hindu Joint family could not be said for the legal necessity.

The object of section 14(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is to

Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the Special Marriage Act, 1954
1. A marriage shall be null and void if one of the parties to the marriage is impotent at the time of marriage and at the time of institution of suit
2. One of the conditions for marrying under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is that the male must have completed the age of 21 years and the female the age of 18 years
3. Any marriage celebrated in other forms may be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and both the parties must have completed 21 years of age at the time of registration
4. A divorce petition may be filed if the respondent is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for seven years or more for an offence under IPC (Indian Penal Code)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Under section 19 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 if two or more heirs succeed together to the property of an intestate, they shall take the property as

Which of the following sections of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with the ‘rights of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties’?

The provision for the maintenance of illegitimate children of a Hindu is contained in:

Under the Hindu Succession Act, the property of a male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the provisions of

Who amongst the following cannot be given and taken in adoption

Which of the following rules of division of property of old Hindu law have been recognised by the Modem Hindu law

Which of the following is not a ground for annulling a marriage under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

A right under section 13(1)(ii) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be exercised by a party

Maintenance pending suit or an order for periodical payments is a

The Hindu Code was drafted by

Which out of the following is not modem source of Hindu Law?

Give the Incorrect Response:

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the given below the lists-

List I
List II

a. Marriage between parties within degrees of prohibited relationship
1. Viodable

b. Impotency
2. Void

c. Marriage between two sapindas of each other
3. Voidable

d. Pregnancy of wife at the time of marriage by some person other than the petitioner
4. Void

For which of the following marriage under Hindu Law a decree of nullity of marriage from court is a must on the application of aggrieved party?

Every appeal from decrees or orders under Section 28 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall be preferred after 2003 within a period of . . . . . . . . from the date of decree of order.

Intention as an element of cruelty in England was finally rejected in

Who among the following under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, will be the natural guardian of minor wife’s person?

Rites common in all ceremonial marriages include

A judgment given by a competent court in exercise of matrimonial jurisdiction under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 determining the status of the parties is a

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the given below.
Assertion (A): A child adopted under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 shall be deemed to be the child of his or her father or mother for all purposes with effect from the date of adoption.
Reason (R): A validly adopted child may renounce his or her status as such after attaining the age of 21 years and return to his/her family of birth.

Which of the following is not a prerequisite for a valid marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956

The propositions are
1. A wife can adopt to her husband
2. A mother can adopt to her son
3. A sister can adopt to her brother
Which of the following combination is correct in respect of the said proposition

Which of the following prerequisite is not a ground for judicial separation of a Marriage:

A Hindu who has adopted a son is subsequently blessed with natural born twins, a boy and a girl. Now he wishes to give the adopted son to his friend in adoption. The Hindu

In case of adopting of a son by a Hindu male, the son must be-

Section 5(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, prescribes the age of the parties, at the time of marriage. It provides the age

Maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses once fixed

Who amongst the following has a right to challenge the alienation of joint Hindu property

The Hindu Succession Act does not have territorial jurisdiction over:

Property inherited by a Hindu male under section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 on the death of said Hindu, the devolution of such property shall be governed by

Where the wife files a petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on whom lies the burden of proving “reasonable excuse for withdrawal from the society”?

A man is prohibited to marry his daughter on the ground of

Propositions are:
(1) A void marriage remains valid until a degree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.
(2) A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessity of any decree annulling it.
(3) A voidable marriage is regarded as a valid subsisting marriage until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.
In respect of the aforementioned proposition which combination is the most correct?

A valid adoption under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956

Section 19 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956, provides for maintenance of

A widow-mother on partition between the sons, is entitled to a share in the coparcenery property

The constitutional validity of Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act for the first time came for consideration in the case of

In matters of giving a child in adoption, the father, if alive

Under section 16 of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, the presumption is a regards

Which of the following persons will come under Marumakkattayam law as per Section 3 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
1. Those who would have been governed by The Travancore Ezhava Act of 1100
2. Those who would have been governed by The Cochin Nayar Act of 1113
3. Those who would have been governed by The Cochin Nambudri Act, 1113

Which of the following Section of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides as to registration of marriage?

A family settlement/arrangement is

Which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with the making of rules regarding registration of Hindu Marriages?

Punishment for violation of Clause III of Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act has been provided in which of the following Sections?

Under section 3 of Hindu Marriage Act, a rule can be a ‘custom’ or usage

The special grounds of divorce that are available to the wife only are given under Section . . . . . . . . of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

Withdrawal from the society of other within the meaning of Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 means

Give correct response:

The stridhan means:

A person can become Hindu

When two persons are the descendants of a common ancestor by the same wife, they are said to be related to each other

Which one of the following provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 relates with the grounds of divorce exclusively for wife?

The prohibition of Sapinda marriage is based on the rule of:

When a child of opposite sex is proposed to be adopted, the adopter must be senior to it in age by at least

Section 18(2) of Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956, provides for separate residence and maintenance to a wife if the husband

A petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be presented before

Leprosy to be a ground for divorce

When an alienation is made by the manager without legal necessity but with the consent of all other coparceners, they being all adults, is

Ancient sources of Hindu law are:

Consider the following propositions:
1. A void marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.
2. A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessity of any decree annulling it.
3. A voidable marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.
4. Children born out of void marriage will get legal protection under section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on the basis of decree of nullity of such marriage.
Choose the correct option from below:

A Hindu male is under a pious obligation to pay the private debts of his

When a female Hindu dies intestate without leaving any issue and leaving behind property inherited from her husband or father-in-law, such property shall devolve upon, by virtue of section 15(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Under section 11 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, among the class II heirs specified in the Schedule

In which of the following cases it was first time held that “Hindu is by birth and can also be made”?

Disposal of immovable property of a minor by his natural guardian is