i) Introduction: Nature, Origin and Scope of Hindu Law;
Devolution of Hindu law; Persons governed by Hindu law,
Persons not governed by Hindu law, Effect of conversion as per
Hindu law, Extent and application of Hindu law; Enactments
which have modified or altered Hindu law.
ii) Sources of Hindu Law: Ancient sources and modern sources of
Hindu law; Requirements for a valid custom, Proof of custom,
Usage and custom.
iii)Schools of Hindu Law: Dayabagha School and Mitakshara
School, Main difference between these two schools, Effect of
Migration on schools of law.
iv) Marriage: Definition, nature and essentials of Hindu marriage;
Forms and Effects of Hindu marriage; Registration of Hindu
Marriage in Bangladesh; Polygamy; Remarriage of widow;
Dissolution of marriage and the position of its status in
Bangladesh; Presumption as to legality of marriage.
v) Maintenance: Meaning and concept of maintenance, nature of
liability of maintenance, Persons entitled to maintenance.
vi) Guardianship and Custody: Minority; Guardianship of minor,
Guardianship of the person and property; Different types of
guardian; Rights of natural guardian, Powers of natural guardian
and testamentary guardians, Cessation of powers of guardian;
Removal of guardian.
vii) Adoption: Meaning and concept of adoption; Object of adoption
in Hindu law; Kinds of adoption; Requirements for a valid
adoption and Effects of adoption.
viii) Joint Family: Key aspects of joint family; Coparcenary under
Hindu law, Rights of a coparcener; Concept of Karta of a joint
family, Responsibilities and liabilities of karta, Position of karta in
a joint family and powers of karta.
ix) Law Relating to Property: Gift- concept of gift; Essentials of a
valid gift; What property may be disposed of by gift; Gift to
unborn person; Revocation of gift; Gift with reservation of life
interest; Definition and essential features of will; Origin of will under Hindu law; Kinds of will; who can make a will; Revocation
of will; Alterations of will; Execution of will; Will to unborn
person, Will in perpetuity, Invalid wills, Void wills; Meaning,
concept and essential elements of religious endowment; Kinds of
endowment; Shebait and his legal position, Powers of shebait,
Termination of shebait.
x) Stridhan and Women’s Property: Meaning of stridhan; Test for
determination of stridhan; Peculiar feature of stridhan; Rights of
Hindu woman over her stridhan; Succession of stridhan; Women’s
property or widow’s property and its peculiar features; Meaning
and concept of reversioners and spes succession, Burden of proof
or right of reversioner.
xi) Succession: General Principle, Succession under Dayabagha and
Mitakshara; Exclusion from Inheritance; Impartible Property;
Partition; Comparative Application of Hindu Law: Bangladesh
and India.