Hindu law, as a historical term, refers to the code of laws applied to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs in British India. Hindu law, in modern scholarship, also refers to the legal theory, jurisprudence and philosophical reflections on the nature of law discovered in ancient and medieval era Indian texts. It is one of the oldest known jurisprudence theories in the world and began three thousand years ago whose original sources were the Hindu texts. Hindu tradition, in its surviving ancient texts, does not universally express the law in the canonical sense of ius or of lex. The ancient term in Indian texts is Dharma, which means more than a code of law, though collections of legal maxims were compiled into works such as the Naradasmti. The term "Hindu law" is a colonial construction, and emerged after the colonial rule arrived in Indian Subcontinent, and when in 1772 it was decided by British colonial officials, that European common law system would not be implemented in India, that Hindus of India would be ruled under their "Hindu law" and Muslims of India would be ruled under "Muslim law" (Sharia). The substance of Hindu law implemented by the British was derived from a Dharmasastra named Manusmriti, one of the many treatises (sastra) on Dharma. The British, however, mistook the Dharmasastra as codes of law and failed to recognise that these Sanskrit texts were not used as statements of positive law until the British colonial officials chose to do so. Rather, Dharmasastra contained jurisprudence commentary, i.e., a theoretical reflection upon practical law, but not a statement of the law of the land as such. Scholars have also questioned the authenticity and the corruption in the Manusmriti manuscript used to derive the colonial era Hindu law.
Dr. Satya Pal Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law at MDU Rohtak, where he has been teaching for 15 years. He holds an LL.B degree from MDU Rohtak, an LL.M degree from Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, a D. Pharmacy degree from PGIMS Rohtak, and a D. Cyber Law degree from Bombay University, Bombay. Dr. Singh has authored a book on the topic “Drug Addiction, Criminal Justice and Human Rights” and has published 30 research articles in reputed national and international journals. He has also presented his research work in 61 national and international seminars and conferences. Dr. Singh’s interest areas in teaching include Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Drug Laws, Intellectual Property Law, Environmental Law, and related subjects. With his vast knowledge and experience in the field of law, Dr. Satya Pal Singh is a highly respected and sought-after academician in the legal community.
UNIT-I
Chapter 1 Application of Hindu Law
Chapter 2 Sources of Hindu Law
Chapter 3 Schools of Hindu Law
Chapter 4 Hindu Joint Family
Chapter 5 Features of Mitakshara and Dayabhaga Hindu Joint Family
Chapter 6 Coparcenary
Chapter 7 Classification of Property
Chapter 8 Karta of Joint Family
Chapter 9 Karta Under Hindu Law
Chapter 10 Liabilities and Powers of Karta in Hindu Law
Chapter 11 Karta's Power of Alienation in Hindu Law
Chapter 12 Woman’s Power Of Alienation
Chapter 13 Alienee Rights and Remedies
UNIT-II
Chapter 1 The Nature and Concept of Hindu Marriage
Chapter 2 Evolution of Institution of Hindu Marriage
Chapter 3 Ceremonies of Hindu Marriage
Chapter 4 Registration of Hindu Marriage
Chapter 5 Restitution of Conjugal Rights Under the Hindu Marriage Act
Chapter 6 Void And Voidable Marriage
Chapter 7 Judicial Separation and Divorce
Chapter 8 The Legitimacy of Children
Chapter 9 Ancillary Reliefs
UNIT-III
Chapter 1 Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Chapter 2 Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005
Chapter 3 General Rules of Succession amongst Hindus
Chapter 4 Reunion of Partition under Hindu Law
UNIT-IV
Chapter 1 The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
Chapter 2 Natural Guardian and Their Powers
Chapter 3 Hindu adoption and maintenance act 1956
Bibliography
Index
$280.00