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Hindu Personal Law including Marriage and Succession

By Dr.Anoop Kumar   |   Banaras Hindu University
Learners enrolled: 834   |  Exam registration: 6
ABOUT THE COURSE:
Hindu Law governs the personal affairs of Hindus, covering areas such as marriage, succession, adoption and maintenance etc. This course is designed to explore these aspects in detail, focusing on the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; The Hindu Succession Act, 1956; and The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. The approach of designing the course is to explore the underlying philosophies and theories with practical aspects of the Law related to marriage, succession, adoption, and maintenance under Hindu personal law. This course exceptionally explores various aspects of classical Hindu law to provide a comprehensive understanding of marriage, succession and adoption. The course provides an appraisal of traditional practices in comparison with contemporary discourse and is also beneficial for gaining an understanding of Bhāratiya Jurisprudence.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: It is valuable for students of LL.B, LL.M, Sociology, and Social Work, and also serves as a useful resource for judges, advocates, and the general public.

PREREQUISITES: 10+2 or Graduation
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Core
Language for course content : English
Duration : 8 weeks
Category :
  • Law
Credit Points : 2
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 18 Aug 2025
End Date : 10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends : 18 Aug 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 29 Aug 2025
Exam Date : 24 Oct 2025 IST
NCrF Level   : 4.5 — 7.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Unit -1 Meaning, Concept and Application of Hindu Law
  1. Meaning and Concept of Hindu Law
  2. Fundamental Terminology of Hindu Law 
  3. Origin of Hindu Law  
  4. Who is Hindu?
  5. Application of Hindu Law

Week 2: Unit -2 Source and School of Hindu Law
  1. Shruti and Smriti 
  2. Commentaries and Digest 
  3. Custom 
  4. Modern Source of Hindu Law (Legislation, Judicial Decisions and Justice, Equity & Good conscience)  
  5. School of Hindu Law

Week 3: Unit -3 Hindu Marriage Law (part 1)
  1. General Introduction of Hindu Marriage Act, 1956. 
  2. Hindu Marriage and it's Nature 
  3. Condition of Hindu Marriage Part 1 
  4. Condition of Hindu Marriage Part 2 
  5. Registration of the Hindu Marriage

Week 4: Unit -4 Hindu Marriage (part 2)
  1. Restitution of Conjugal Rights 
  2. Judicial Separation and Void Marriage 
  3. Voidable Marriage 
  4. Ground of Divorce General Introduction and Fault Theory (Adultery)
  5. Cruelty

Week 5: Unit -5 Hindu Marriage (part 3)
  1. Desertion, Conversion (Ground of Divorce) 
  2. Mental health other Grounds of Divorce 
  3. Additional ground of Divorce available to wife 
  4. Divorce by Mutual Consent 
  5. Section 14 and 15 of Hindu Marriage Act.

Week 6: Unit -6 Hindu Law of Succession Part-1
  1. General Introduction 
  2. Coparcenary and Coparceners
  3. Devolution of Coparcenary Interest under Section 6
  4. Hindu Male Succession Part 1
  5. Hindu Male Succession Part 2

Week 7: Unit -7 Hindu Law of Succession Part-2
  1. Property of Hindu Female 
  2. Female Succession 
  3. General Rule of Success (Sec. 18 - 21) 
  4. Preferential Rights under section 22 
  5. Disqualification of the heirs

Week 8: Unit -8 Adoption and Maintenance
  1. General Introduction on Adoption 
  2. Law of Adoption 
  3. Effect of Adoption 
  4. Maintenance and Hindu law 
  5. Maintenance of Wife, Widow, and Parents

Books and references

  1. Hindu Law, Sir Dinshaw Fardunji Mulla, Ed. : 25th, 2024 LexisNexis 
  2. Modern Hindu Law, R.C. Nagpal, Ed. 2, 2008, Eastern Book Company 
  3. Modern Hindu Law, Paras Diwan. Edition: 26th Edition, 2023 
  4. Hindu Law and Constitution, A.M. Bhattacharjee, Ed. 3, 2018, Eastern Law House.
  5. Hindu Law, R K Agarwal, Ed. 26th 2021, Central Law Agency 
  6. Hindu Law, Supinder Kaur, Ed. 3, 2022, Shreeram Law House.

Instructor bio

Dr.Anoop Kumar

Banaras Hindu University
Dr. Anoop Kumar, completed his LL.M. and Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Recognized for his academic excellence, he has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship (2015), the UGC Research Fellowship (2012), and the UGC Merit Scholarship (2008–2009). He has authored sixteen research articles and contributed to legal literature by editing notable works such as Vedic Tradition of Law and Legal Practice (2022) and Paryavarniy Vidhi: Chunautiyan, Vishleshan aur Bhavishya (2015) and Bhāratiya Jurisprudence (2025).

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 24 October 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of INI and BHU.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- INI team


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