Paper II

Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws)

Muslim personal law on marriage, dower, divorce, maintenance, parentage, gifts, wills and waqf, together with the Special Marriage Act and Christian personal law.

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Unit I: Sources, schools, marriage, dower and the 2019 Act

Sources and schools of Muslim law; nikah 2 cases Dower (mahr) and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 2 cases

Unit II: Divorce, triple talaq and maintenance

Forms of divorce and the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 2 cases Maintenance: Shah Bano, Danial Latifi and related statute 2 cases

Unit III: Parentage, guardianship, gift and wills

Parentage, legitimacy and guardianship 2 cases Hiba (gift) and wasiyat (wills) 2 cases

Unit IV: Waqf and the Waqf Act, 1995

Creation, objects and kinds of waqf 2 cases Administration, boards and protection of waqf property 2 cases

Unit V: Special Marriage Act and Christian personal law

Special Marriage Act, 1954 2 cases Indian Divorce Act and Indian Succession Act (Christians) 2 cases