UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Legislative Law
Subject Name: Family Law-1 and code LLT-212
From: Assistant Prof. Azad

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DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER
Sources of Hindu Law
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Course Outcome

CO Title Level
Number

CO1 Provide students with an introduction of Understa

Hindu law nd  

CO2 Be able to determine individuals'' Understa

application of Hindu law in family law nd
matters,  

CO3 Be able to understand the Hindu law Understa

nd
CO4 Be able to understand what is the Understa
importance hindu law nd
 

CO5 Provide students with an introduction to Understa

key aspects of application of Hindu law nd
 

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 Hindu Law: Who are Hindus?
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The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act) is applicable to following types of persons:
(i) By religion and birth: Those who are Hindus, Sikhs, Jains or Buddhist by religion or by birth;
(ii) By not belonging to a non-Hindu religion: Those who are not Muslims, Christians, Parsis or Jews by religion or by
birth;
(iii) Domicile in territory: To any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a Muslim,
Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu
law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not
been passed.

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 Assessment Pattern
Important Points
(i) The definition includes those who convert and re-convert to any form of Hinduism mentioned in definition.
(ii) The person does not cease to be Hindu if he does not practice the religion or become atheist.
(iii) Hindu by religion include practicing religion in any of its forms including Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the
Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj,

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 APPLICATIONS
Exception Section 2(2) of the Act says that this definition does not apply to Schedule Tribes even if Hindus unless Central
Government by law defines them so by issuing a notification in official gazette.
Hindu by Birth The person whether legitimate or illegitimate child is classified as Hindu by birth irrespective of his religion if:
(i) If one parent is Hindu (ii) If both the parent is Hindu Important Points The child would continue to be Hindu, in the
above case, even if the parents convert to other religion unless the child also converts to other religion.

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 REFERENCES
• Sample text here (16)
• Reference Books
• Reference Website
• Reference Journal for advance study

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