Hindu Law

Hindu Law is a personal law which is a category of special law. Hindu law is not lex loci,that means the relevant law is not the law of the locality, place or territory, but laws of personal status of being belonged to Hindu religion. It applies only to Hindus and only in respect of certain matters - such as marriage, adoption and maintenance, minority and guardianship, joint family, partition, succession etc. Section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955 explains who are Hindus. If you are a law student these notes not only help you with your LLB exams but also in preparing for Judicial service exam. 

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1. Sources of Hindu Law
2. Requirements Of A Valid Custom : Hindu Law
3. Schools of Hindu Law
4. Scope And Application Of Hindu Law
5. Concept of Hindu Marriage
6. Hindu Marriage: Sacrament or Contract
7. Registration Of Hindu Marriage
8. Restitution of Conjugal Rights
9. Judicial Separation
10. Concept of Gift Under Hindu Law
11. Father’s Power To Gift Ancestral Property
12. Adoption under Hindu Law