Paper 203 · Semester 2 · Private Law
Family Law II
Muslim personal law: sources and schools, divorce and talaq, parentage, guardianship, gift, waqf, and the secular family statutes.
Study Notes: 31 Chapters
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Syllabus Overview (5 Units · 31 Chapters)
Unit 1: Sources & Schools of Muslim Law
Origin and Development of Muslim Law · Sources of Muslim Law · Schools of Muslim Law: Sunni and Shia · Operation and Application of Muslim Law · Conversion to Islam and its Effects · Nature and Essentials of Muslim Marriage · Kinds of Marriage: Valid, Void and Irregular · Dower (Mahr) · The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
Unit 2: Divorce & Modes of Talaq
Classification of Divorce under Muslim Law · Modes of Talaq · Triple Talaq: Judicial Interpretation and Legislative Response · Divorce at the Instance of the Wife: Khula, Mubarat and Tafweez · The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 · Maintenance under Muslim Law · The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
Unit 3: Parentage, Guardianship & Gift
Parentage, Legitimacy and Acknowledgment · Guardianship under Muslim Law · Gift (Hiba): Requisites and Formalities · Kinds of Gift, Musha and Revocation · Wills (Wasiyat) under Muslim Law