FAMILY LAW I Most Important Questions for Upcoming Exams 2025

FAMILY LAW I Most Important Questions for Upcoming Exams 2025

Family Law 1 important questions and Summary Notes for May 2025 examination. Notes on Family Law 1 According to new pattern (2025) of Mumbai university.

Short Answer Questions (2 Sentences)

1. What is Iddat? (Duration + Purpose)
2. Define Dower (Mahr). (Essential concept in Muslim marriage)
3. Who is a Muslim? (Basic definition + legal recognition)
4. What is Probate? (Indian Succession Act context)
5. Primary sources of Islamic law. (Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas)
6. Meaning of ‘Quran’ and ‘Islam’.
7. State the presumption of legitimacy under Indian Evidence Act. (Section 112)
8. What is a Codicil? (Amendment to a will)
9. Classification of wills under Indian Succession Act. (Privileged/Unprivileged)
10. What is the object of Muslim marriage? (Contract vs. Sacrament)

Short Notes (Any Two)

1. Types of Muslim Marriages (Sahih, Fasid, Batil)
2. Kinds of Dower (Prompt/Deferred, Specified/Unspecified)
3. Grounds for Divorce (Parsi/Muslim/Christian)
4. Law of Domicile under Indian Succession Act
5. Parsi Intestate Succession Rules
6. Essentials of a Valid Will
7. Difference Between Sunni and Shia Inheritance
8. Concept of Muta Marriage

Situational Problems (Any Two)

1. Intestate Succession Calculation
(E.g., Parsi dies leaving wife, sons, daughters, parents – determine shares)

2. Validity of Marriage/Divorce

(E.g., Muslim husband converts to Christianity – can wife seek divorce?)

3. Will Attestation Issues
(E.g., Witness is a beneficiary – is the will valid?)

4. Iddat Period Compliance
(E.g., Widow remarries before iddat ends – legal consequences?)

5. Dower (Mahr) Dispute
(E.g., Husband dies without paying dower – widow’s rights?)

6. Per Capita vs. Per Stripes Distribution
(E.g., Grandchildren claiming share in intestate property)

4. Long Answers (Any Three)

1. Classification of Muslim Marriages (Sahih, Fasid, Batil + essentials)
2. Dissolution of Muslim Marriage (Talaq, Khula, Judicial Divorce)
3. Grounds of Divorce under Parsi/Christian Law (e.g., Adultery, Cruelty)
4. Will: Essentials, Alteration, Revocation (Indian Succession Act)
5. Dower (Mahr): Concept and Types
6. Difference Between Sunni and Shia Inheritance Rules

Family Law-I Notes and important Questions for Mumbai University 2025

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