Contents
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 Law;
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;
Part XI - Maintenance;
Chapter 26 Maintenance under Muslim Law;
Chapter 27 Maintenance under Hindu Law;
Chapter 28 Maintenance under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) Act, 1986;
Chapter 29 Maintenance under the Criminal Procedure Code;
Part XII - Hindu Joint Family System;
Chapter 30 Mitakshara Joint Family;
Chapter 31 Dayabhaga Joint Family;
Chapter 32 Alienations;
Chapter 33 Son's Pious Obligation to pay Father's Untainted Debts and Doctrine of Antecedent Debts;
Chapter 34 Partition;
Chapter 35 Woman's Property : Stridhan;
Part XIII - Succession;
Chapter 36 Succession under Hindu Law;
Chapter 37 Succession under Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana Laws;
Chapter 38 Succession under Muslim Law;
Chapter 39 Administration of Estates;
Chapter 40 Wills under Muslim Law;
Part - XIV - Gifts;
Chapter 41 Gifts under Hindu Law;
Chapter 42 HIBA (Gifts);
Part XV - Endowments and Wakfs;
Chapter 43 Hindu Endowments;
Chapter 44 Muslim Wakfs