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LL.B S.NO TOPICS P. NO SHORT NOTES

5 50. PARSI LAW OF INTESTATE SUCCESSION 347
LL.B S.NO TOPICS P. NO

51. PARSI LAW OF TESTAMENTARY

1 1. Abatement of legacy 252
SUCCESSION (WILLS) 353

1 2. Acknowledgement of legitimacy 78
52. PARSI LAW OF PRE-EMPTION 353
1 3. Ademption of legacy 248
PART - V
4. Administrator de bonis non 277
MAINTENANCE UNDER THE CODE OF 1 5. Administrator pendente lite 275
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
(Sec. 125 to 128) 6. Ahmadis (Hanafi school) 10

53. MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN

7. Alimony/pendente lite 298
AND PARENTS (Sec. 125 to 128) 355
8. Alimony under the Indian

PART - VI Divorce Act, 1869 298

OTHER CHAPTERS 9. Alteration in will 236

2 10. Apostacy 16
5 54. THE FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984 369
11. Appointment of Judges (The Family
55. UNIFORM CIVIL CODE 377
Courts Act, 1984) 370

 12. Appointment of Registrar (The

Family Courts Act, 1984) 342

LL.B.: The number under LL.B column denotes the number of
times - the Chapter has been asked in the previous year 13. Arreat (Ariat) 139
University question papers of Karnataka State Law University.
14. “Arm chair rule” 225
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15. Bar to matrimonial relief 293 32. Conditions for Indian

1 16. Batil and Fasid 40 Christian Marriages 288

17. Beneficiaries 109 4 33. Consanguinity 328

2 18. “Bequeathable one third” 155 2 34. Contingent bequest 240

19. Bequest for religious and 35. Court having jurisdiction

Charitable purposes 234 to entertain application (The

20. Bequest of annuities 254 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890) 311

1 21. Bequest to an heir 153 3 36. Curator or Public Curator 261

3 22. Caveat 65 , 277 37. Customary practices and

23. Certificate and Registry of marriage 342 State Regulations 20

24. Certified guardian 97 38. Custody of child in

25. Christian law of gift 335 Mohammedan law 100

26. Christian law of maintenance 305 39. Cutchi memons 11

27. Christian law of pre-emption 338 2 40. Cypres doctrine 254

28. Christian law of religious and 41. Dargah 120

Charitable endowments (Trusts) 332 42. De jure guardian 97

3 29. Citation 21, 265 43. Death bed gift in Muslim law 157

1 30. Codicil 221 44. Decree for dissolution of marriage 294

31. Conditional bequest 237 2 45. De facto guardian 98

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1 46. Deferred dower 51 2 58. Doctrine of Election 257

7 47. Demonstrative legacies 245 1 59. Doctrine of Radd 201

48. Devastavit (liabilities of 1 60. Domicile of married woman 212

1 61. Domicile of origin 211

executor and administrator) 275
1 62. Domicile 208
49. Difference between Sunni law and
2 63. Donatio mortis causa 260
Shia law regarding wills 162
2 64. Dower or Mahr 47
49. Differentiate Talaq and Divorce 73-A
65. Duties of Executor and Administrator 272
50. Direction for accumulation 234
66. Duties, Rights and Liabilities
51. Disclaim of paternity under
of guardians 315
Mohammedan law 81
67. Exclusion of jurisdiction 370
52. Dissolution of marriage by
68. Execution of decrees and orders 375
mutual consent 295
3 69. Executor de son tort 276
53. Dissolution of Muslim 70. Executor 274
Marriage Act, 1939 58 71. Family Court functions 369
54. District delegate (Judge) 272 72. Fiduciary relation of guardian to ward 315
1 55. Doctrine of Aul 199 1 73. Gift of mushaa 133

56. Doctrine of Benevolent 1 73. Gift 124

construction (Wills) 228 74. Grounds for dissolution of

57. Doctrine of Cypres 254 Christian marriage 291

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75. Guardian ad litem 99 93. Judicial separation under the

76. Guardian of property 316 Divorce Act, 1869 296

77. Guardian of the person 316 1 94. Kazi 113

78. Hanafi school 29 95. Khojas 11

96. Khankah 119

79. Hanbali school 30
97. Khula (mutual consent) 62
4 80. Hiba(gift) 124
98. Kinds of Wakf 113
1 81. Hiba-ba-sharatul-iwaz 136
7 99. Koran or Holy kuran or Quron 3
1 82. Hiba-bil-iwaz 135
100. Lapse of legacy 246
83. Hizanat (Guardianship of
101. Law as to annuties 254
person of minor) 94
102. Latent ambiguity 227
84. I'la 61
103. Legal guardian 96
8 85. Iddat 72
1 103. Legitimacy and Legitimation 82 & 79
1 86. Ijmaas 24
2 104. Letters of administration 270
87. Ijtihad and Taqlid 6 105. Li' an 64
2 88. Imamat 25 106. Limited grant (of probate) 209
1 89. Imambara 120 3 107. Lineal and collateral consanguinity 328

90. ‘In camera' proceedings 374 108. Mahr or Dower 47

91. Indian (christians) Divorce Act,1869 290 1 109. Maintenance of wife

92. Ithna ashari school 30 under Mohamaden law 86

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1 110. Maintenance of aged parents in 2 125. Nationality and Domicile 214

Mohammedan law 90 1 126. Nullity of marriage 295

111. Maintenance of parents in 1 127. Onerous bequest 235-A

Mohammedan law 92 1 128. Option of puberty (khyar-ul-bulugh) 37

112. Maintenance during iddat 86 129. Order for maintenance of wives,

children and parents u/s 125 CR.P.C 307

113. Marriage between parsis 340
1 130. Parental rights (Right to maintenance) 91
2 114. Marz-ul-maut (Death bed gift) 157
131. Parsi law of pre-emption 353
115. Minority under muslim law 93
132. Permanent alimony 298
116. Mode of solemnization
133. Patent ambiguity 226
(Ceremonies incidental to
134. Paternity 78
Christian marriage) 286
135. Penalty 343
117. Mubarat 63
136. Persons entitled to apply for orders 311
118. Mujawar 120
137. Polygamy in Mohammedan law 44
3 119. Mushaa 108 , 133
138. Power to order permanent alimony 306
1 120. Muslim Women Act, 1986 69
139. Powers of testamentary guardian 317
2 121. Muslims 9 140. Powers of Curator 263
2 122. Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1913 114 141. Pre-emption in Mohammedan law 142
5 123. Muta marriage 42 142. Presumption as to legitimacy

3 124. Muttawalli 110 under Mohammedan law 82

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3 143. Private Wakf 114 159. Residuaries 179 197

1 144. Privileged Will 217 160. Restitution of conjugal rights

2 145. Probate 266 (Christians- The Divorce Act, 1869 298
146. Procedure of filing petitions (The 161. Revocation of Hiba 134
Guardians and Wards Act, 1890) 321
162. Revocation of Succession Certificate 282
147. Proceedings before the Family Court 372
163. Revocation of Wills 220
148. Prompt Dower (Mahr) 49
164. Sadaga 138
149. Proper Dower (customary dower) 51
165. Sajjadanashin 119
150. Public Curator 261
166. Salient features of
1 151. Public wakf 113
Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 300
152. Punishment of bigamy 341
167. Schools of Mohammedan law 28
1 153. Quron or the Holy kuran 23
1 168. Shah banoo's case 88
154. Qiyas 24
169. Sharers under Shia law 194
155. Qualifications for a Judge
170. Sharers under Sunni law 175
(Family Court Act) 371

156. Refunding of legacies 252 171. Shariat Act, 1937 18

157. Re-marriage under the 172. Shafei school 29

Indian Divorce Act, 1869 299 173. Shuffa (pre-emption) 142

158. Removal of guardian (The 174. Sources of Mohammedan law 26

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890) 319 3 175. Specific legacies 243
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176. Specified dower 48 2 194. Unprivileged will 218

1 177. Succession certificate 279 195. Vested inheritance 169

178. Sunna (Traditions) 24 2 196. Vesting of legacies 235

179. Takias 118 197. Void bequest 159

180. Talak hasan 60 3 198. Wakf Act, 1954 118

1 181. Talak Ahsan 58 199. Wakf-alal-aulad

182. Talak-ul-bain 62 (Private Wakf or Family Wakf) 114

183. Talak-ul-biddat 62 200. Wakif 105

3 184. Talak-ul-sunnat 58 1 201. Wasiyat (Wills) 150

185. Talak by Tafweez (Tefwid) 66 1 202. Widow's lien for dower 53

2 186. Talaq 58 203. Widow's right of retention 55

187. Taqlid 26 2 204. Will 150

1 188. Testamentary guardian 97 1 205. Zihar 61

1 189. The Guardian and

Wards Act, 1890 96, 309


2 190. True and false grand father 178
LL.B.: The number under LL.B column denotes the
191. Uniform Civil Code 377
number of times - the Short Note has been asked in the
1 192. Universal legatee 255 previous year University question papers of Karnataka
State Law University.
193. Unlawful remarriage (Christian) 341