DHARMASHASTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,

JABALPUR

ONLINE INTERNSHIP/CERTIFICATE COURSE WORKSHEET

SESSION 2020-21
Note-

I. All the students need to fill this worksheet simultaneously with their ongoing
internships/certificate courses so that a track of record can be kept.
II. After the completion of online Internship/ Certificate Course, all the students need to
send this worksheet with attached copy of E- Certificate OR if the Certificate is not
available then the registration details received from the organization, to the Internship
and Placement Cell, failing which the online activity done by the student shall not be
considered by the Cell for this semester.
III. This worksheet submitted by the student shall be considered as an Official Record of
Online Internship/Certificate Course done during this semester.

NAME OF THE STUDENT: Deepanshu Jharkhande

COURSE: CERTIFICATE COURSE ON HINDU MARRIAGE ACT

SEMESTER: 4th

ENROLLMENT NO.: BAL/091/19

Type of online activity taken: Certificate Course

Date/Period of Activity: 01/07/2021 to 30/07/2021

 WORKSHEET
Online Internship/Certificate Course
Name of the Institution/Organisation: The Law Learners
Duration- 01/07/2021 - 30/07/2021
S. No. Task Assigned
1. The first module was shared
to read and acquire the
knowledge. It dealt with the
introduction to Hindu
Marriages.
2. The second module was
given and it dealt with the
legal aspect of the Hindu
Marriage Act.
Knowledge Acquired
Through the first module, I came to know
that to whom thus, the Hindu Marriage Act
applies and to whom it does not applies and
the nature of the Hindu Marriage i.e, it is a
religious sacrament and unlike the Islamic
law, it is not a contract. I also came to know
about the different forms of Hindu Marriage
that are:Brahma, Daiva, Arsha, Prajapatya,
Asura, Gandharva, Rakshas and Paishacha.
The second module discussed about the
meaning of void and voidable marriages. It
further discussed about the changes brought
by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 that are:
1. The Act has declared that marriages
amongst Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and
Buddhists, are valid.
2. Monogamy has been introduced and
provided punishment for bigamy.
3. The minimum age for marriage, 21 for
boy and 18 for a girl.
4. The Act does not recognise any particular
form of marriage but prescribes some
conditions.
5. Registration of Hindu Marriage.
6. Restitution of conjugal rights.
7. The provision of judicial separation.
8. The provision of divorce and the concept
of divorce by mutual consent.
9. The provision of re-marriage.
10. Legitimacy of a child born out of either
void or voidable marriage.
11. Provision for the custody of children
during the pendency of legal proceeding and
even after the passing of decree.

3. The third module was sent
and it focused on Dissolution
of a Hindu Marriage Act.
It further discussed about the essentials of a
valid Hindu Marriage that are:
 The marriage should be
monogamous.
 The parties to the marriage should
not suffer from unsoundness of
mind, mental disorder or insanity.
 At the time of marriage, the
bridegroom has to complete the age
of 21 years and the bride the age of
18 years.
 The parties to the marriage should
not be related to each other as
Sapindas.
The third module talked about the divorce
under old Hindu law and in Hindu Marriage
Act, 1955. It talked about the grounds for
the divorce that are:
 Adultery
 Cruelty
 Desertion
 Veneral Disease
 Not heard alive
 Conversion to another Religion
 Mental Disorder and Insanity (Non-
Curable)
 Leprosy in a virulent or incurable
form.
 Renunciation of World by either
spouse
 No Resumption of Cohabitation
even when the decree has been
passed by the court of competent
jurisdiction.
It also talks about the additional grounds
for the wife that are:
 Bigamy
 Rape, Sodomy or Bestiality
 Non Resumption of cohabitation
for one year post passing of the
decree
 Repudiation of marriage
It also tells about Divorce by mutual
consent which is added by the Marriage
laws amendment act, 1976. It also talks

4. The fourth module dealt
with the maintenance and
custody aspects of divorce.
about how a petition for divorce should be
filed and when the divorced person can
remarry.
It talked about the meaning of maintenance
and it also discusses the principles of
determining of maintenance which are:
 Position, Income and Status of
Parties.
 Reasonable wants of the claimant.
 Number of persons whom the other
party is obliged to maintain.
 Maintenance for a minor child can
also be claimed indirectly via this
section.
 Income and properties of the parties.
 Conduct of the parties.

5. An assignment was given to The assignment primarily focused on the

solve. clarity of concepts and research. We were
required to apply our reasoning and were
required to answer accordingly to that.

Other Comments by the Student

This course helped me a lot to explore the new spheres of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 which
improved my understanding regarding the topics.

Name of the Student: Deepanshu

Jharkhande

Date of Submission:
10/08/2021