Register No. | I I 5905-23 LL.M. DEGREE (SEMESTER) EXAMINATIONS, JANUARY 2024, (Por the candidates admitted from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023) Second Year — Third Semester BRANCH XV — FAMILY LAW Paper IX: HINDU JOINT FAMILY CODE: PVD AND COPARCENARY SYSTEM Time : 3 hours Maximum : 60 marks PART A— (8 x 12 = 36 marks) Answer THREE of the following. Explain the salient features and enumerate the differences between Joint Hindu Family and Coparcenary with decided cases. Discuss the powers and obligations of Karta of the Hindu Joint Family with decided case laws. Analyse and explain “Partition does not merely mean division of property into specific shares but also mean severance of the Joint Status of family” — Refer the decided cases. Explain the doctrine of “Pious obligation” and the defence of Avyavaharika debt. Critically analyse the various property rights of women under Hindu Law in India. PART B — (4 x 6 = 24 marks) Answer FOUR of the following in about 250 words each. Explain Reunion of Partition under Hindu Law. Discuss Coparcener’s right to challenge alienation. P70]Explain the rights related to self acquired property. Analyse the binding effect and essentials of family settlement. Elucidate revocation of partition. Examine the rights of women over Stridhana property. . 5905-23