Family Law

Part I - Preliminary
Chapter 1    Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews
Chapter 2    Schools of Law, Migration, Domicile, Residence and Problem of Conflict of Personal Laws
Part II - Marriage
Chapter 3    Concept of Marriage and Theories of Divorce
Chapter 4    Marriages under Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Christian Law and Parsi Law
Part III - Dowry, Dower, Consortium, Cohabitation and Matrimonial Home
Chapter 5    Dowry and Dower
Chapter 6    Consortium, Cohabitation and Matrimonial Home
Part IV - Matrimonial Causes
Chapter 7    Nullity of Marriage
Chapter 8    Separation Agreement and Judicial Separation
Chapter 9    Restitution of Conjugal Rights and Remedy for Breach of Duty to Cohabit
Part V - Matrimonial Causes : Divorce
Chapter 10  Divorce without the Intervention of the Courts
Chapter 11  Fault Grounds of Divorce
Chapter 12  Divorce by Mutual Consent
Chapter 13  Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Part VI - Matrimonial Cause (contd...)
Chapter 14  Fair-Trial-To-Marriage Rule and Bar to Remarriage
Chapter 15  Bars to Matrimonial Relief
Chapter 16  Reconciliation
Part VII - Ancillary Reliefs
Chapter 17  Alimony and maintenance
Chapter 18  Custody, Maintenance, Education of, and Access to, Children
Chapter 19  Property Adjustment and Financial Provisions
Part VIII - Matrimonial Cause (Contd...)
Chapter 20  Jurisdiction and Procedure
Chapter 21  The Family Courts
Part IX - Guardianship and Custody
Chapter 22  Guardianship and Custody, under Hindu Law
Chapter 23  Guardianship and Custody under Muslim La
Part X - Parentage and Adoption
Chapter 24  Parentage, Illegitimate and Legitimate Children and acknowledgement of Paternity under
                       Muslim Law
Chapter 25   Adoption under Hindu Law
Chapter 26   Adoption under Secular Law
Part XI - Maintenance
Chapter 27  Maintenance under Muslim Law
Chapter 28  Maintenance under Hindu Law
Chapter 29  Maintenance under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) Act, 1986
Chapter 30  Maintenance under  the Criminal Procedure Code
Part XII - Hindu Joint Family System
Chapter 31  Mitakshara Joint Family
Chapter 32  Dayabhaga Joint Family
Chapter 33  Alienations
Chapter 34  Son's  Pious Obligation to pay Father's Untainted Debts and Doctrine of Antecedent Debts
Chapter 35  Partition
Chapter 36  Woman's Property : Stridhan
Part XIII - Succession
Chapter 37  Succession under Hindu Law
Chapter 38  Succession under Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana Laws
Chapter 39  Succession under Muslim Law
Chapter 40  Administration of Estates
Chapter 41  Wills under Muslim Law
Part - XIV - Gifts
Chapter 42  Gifts under Hindu Law
Chapter 43  HIBA (Gifts)
Part XV - Endowments and Wakfs
Chapter 44  Hindu Endowments
Chapter 45  Muslim Wakfs