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1 Introduction 1

2 Hindu Religion and Sources: 1

3 Schools of Hindu Law 2

4 Codification of Hindu law 2-3

Hindu law in Bangladesh and India: comparison and contrast

5 Hindu marriage 3
5.1 Requirements of Hindu marriage 3-4
5.2 the degrees of prohibited relationships 4-5
5.3 Age of Marriage 5
5.4 Consent, mental and physical capacity 5-6
5.5 Caste considerations 6
5.6 Who cannot legally marry: Prohibited and Sapinda relationships 6-7

5.7 Dissolution of marriage and judicial separation 7

5.7.1 Judicial separation 8
5.7.2 Divorce 8
5.7.3 Grounds for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act,1955 8-9
5.7.4 Nullity of marriage 9

5.8 Ceremonies of marriage 9-10

5.9 Issue of marriage registration 10

6 Position of widows 10

7 Polygamy 10-11

8 Maintenance 11-12

9 Adoption 12-13

10 Succession 13-15

11 Guardianship of Children 15

12 Proposals for Reforms 15-17

13 The Special Marriage Act, 1872 (applicable in Bangladesh) and the Special Marriage 17
Act of 1954(applicable in India)
14 My opinion about Reforms of Hindu law in BD 17-18

15 Conclusion 18

16 References 19