Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 > The Concept of Adoption In order to have one uniform law all over India, so far as Hindus and others to whom The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 is made applicable, the said Act was enacted. […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > De Facto Guardian and Guardian Appointed by Court In this article, we shall study two more types of guardians under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 (i) de facto Guardian and (ii) Guardian appointed by Court. […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Testamentary Guardians A Testamentary Guardian is one who is appointed by a will of the natural guardians of the minor. The testamentary guardian becomes entitled to act as the guardian of the minor after the death of […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Powers of Natural Guardians In the last article, we have seen meaning of the term natural guardian. In this article, we shall study the rights and power of a natural guardian under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Concept of Natural Guardians In this article, we shall look at the introduction of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act and the meaning of the term natural guardians. As per Section 1 Clause (2) of the Act, […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Introduction In this article, we shall study the need for the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act. The changes it brought about in uncodified Hindu law. Due to the concept of joint family, the Hindu Texts, do not […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Dowry Prohibition Officers In this article, we shall study the provisions of Section 8 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and provisions for the appointment of Dowry Prohibition Officers. Section 8: The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Offences to be […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Cognizance of Dowry Offence Section 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 gives provision for the cognizance dowry offence Section 7: the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Cognizance of Offences: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Return of Dowry Section 6 provides for the return of dowry within the prescribed time as given in the Act if it is already taken Section 6: the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Dowry to be for the benefit of […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Penalty for Giving, Taking, Abetting and Demanding Dowry In this article, we shall study penalty for giving, taking, abetting and demanding dowry Penalty for Giving or Taking Dowry: Section 3 : The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Penalty for giving […]