Supreme Court on Family Property, Partition, Succession, Will and Inheritance (1950 to 2016) (In 2 Volumes)

This authoritative work on Family Property, Partition, Will, Succession, and Inheritance covers the law as laid down by the Supreme Court from its inception in 1950 to date. The present two-volume Digest has been conceived and planned based on the time-tested SCC index system to enable the discovery of all the rulings, easily and quickly.

In India, this branch of law is a combination of general law i.e. the law that applies regardless of a person's religion or community, and personal laws i.e. laws that apply based on a person's religion or community. Hence, the authors have tried to provide the law on all aspects from a general perspective under the heading The General Principles of Law Relevant to All Communities. The rulings which are given here are either based on general laws, or even when arising out of personal law adjudication, are such that they are uniformly applicable or relevant to all communities.

Thereafter the authors have discussed these very topics under different Personal Laws, namely:

1. Christian Law
2. Hindu Law
3. Muslim Law
4. Parsi Law

Special Features

• The law on the subject has been provided on all aspects from a general perspective under the heading The General Principles of Law Relevant to All Communities. Thereafter, the very topics have been discussed under different Personal Laws.
• Statute and topic-wise arrangement help to find the desired case law on any point quickly and conveniently.
• Conceived and planned based on the time-tested SCC index system to enable the discovery of all the rulings, easily and quickly.
• Other features include a Table of Cases, Bench strength and Coram, Annotations, Excellent note-up, Notable Extracts from Supreme Court case law, a List of Statutes, and Cross-citations to leading journals.

Volume 1

1. General Principles of Law Relevant to All Communities
1. Generally
2. Adoption
3. Guardians and Wards
4. Maintenance and Financial Provision/Alimony/Palimony
5. Family Property, Succession and Inheritance
6. Religious and Charitable Endowments/Trusts

2. Christian Law on Family Property, Partition, Succession, Will and Inheritance
1. Canonical Law
2. Conversion/Reconversion/Excommunication
3. Churches, Religious and Charitable Endowments
4. Family Property, Succession and Inheritance
5. Travancore Christian Succession Act, 1917 (1092 ME)

3. Hindu Law on Family Property, Partition, Succession, Will and Inheritance
1. Generally
2. Adoption, Maintenance and Financial Provision.
3. Guardians and Wards
4. Family Property, Succession and Inheritance

Volume 2

3. Hindu Law on Family Property, Partition, Succession, Will and Inheritance (contd.)
1. Family Property, Succession and Inheritance (contd.)
2. Religious and Charitable Endowments.
3. Hindu Code.

4. Muslim Law on Family Property, Partition, Succession, Will and Inheritance
1. Generally
2. Conversion/Reconversion
3. Maintenance/Alimony
4. Adoption
5. Guardians and Wards
6. Family Property, Succession and Inheritance
7. Religious and Charitable Endowments
8. Excommunication
9. Cutchi Memons Act, 1938
10. Hyderabad Waliuddaula Succession Act, 1950
11. Karnataka/Mysore Cutchi Memons Act, 1943 (1 of 1943)
12. Mappilla Marumakkattayam Act, 1939 (17 of 1939)
13. Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937

5. Parsi Law on Family Property, Partition, Succession, Will and Inheritance
1. Adoption
2. Guardians and Wards
3. Family Property, Succession and Inheritance
4. Conversion/Reconversion
5. Religious and Charitable Endowments