Whether a Female can be a Karta ?
The Karta is the head of the Hindu joint family. He is also known as ‘karata’. Also He occupies a unique position in the management of the joint family. Side by side the father or the senior most male member …
Hindu Law
What Do You Understand By Void And Voidable Marriage?
Void Marriages Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 lays down the condition for a marriage to be declared void. The Section only applies to the marriages solemnised after the commencement of the Act. A decree of nullity shall …
Discuss Various Grounds of Divorce Under The Hindu Marriage Act 1955
In the words of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology (1994), ‘the formal legal dissolution of legally constituted marriage’ is called divorce. It is a process through which marital bond ceases to be in existence as per law and the …
What Are The Essential Conditions Of A Valid Hindu Marriage Under HMA, 1955?
Marriage is considered as a sacrament in Hindus. It is the last of the 10 sacraments in the Hindu religion for regeneration of men and obligatory for every Hindu who does not desire to adopt the life of a sanyasi. …
Who is a Hindu? State The Categories of Persons To Whom Hindu Law Applies
These are two different questions. It is not necessary that a person who comes under Hindu Law must be a Hindu. Both these questions are comprehensibly simplified time to time in various Laws and Status and Judgments of Courts. Who …
Explain The Term ‘Sapinda Relationship’ And ‘Degrees of Prohibited Relationship’
Sapinda Relationship – According to old Hindu Law, when two persons offer Pinda to same ancestors, then it is said that they are in a sapinda relationship. There are two theories propounded for this kind of relationship. The first one …
Partition How Executed Under Hindu Law
Introduction The partition means bringing the joint status to an end. It means severance of status or interest and actual division of property in accordance with the shares so specified. Modes of Partition A partition can be made by a …
Maintenance Of Wife Under Hindu Law
Introduction The term maintenance has been used in a wide sense, it includes maintenance as a provision for food, clothing, residence, education and medical attendance and treatment according to Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. In case of an unmarried …
Ceremonies Of Adoption Under Hindu Law
Introduction Before 1956, two ceremonies were considered to be necessary for a valid adoption under Hindu law. These are : The ceremony of giving and taking Datta hona. There was a contraversy whether the latter was an obligatory ceremony. Under …
Powers Of Karta In Hindu Undivided Family
Introduction In Joint Hindu family, the Karta occupies an important position. Karta’s position is unique and Karta possesses such powers which no other member of the family possesses. He is the head of the family and acts on the behalf …