Law of Adoption Minority Guardianship and Custody

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Contents
Part I : Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
Part II : The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
Part III : The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
Part IV : Guardianship and Custody under Muslim Law
Part V : Indian Majority Act, 1875
Table of Cases
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Author Details
Dr. Paras Piwan LL.M., Advocate, retired as Member Secretary. Haryana Legal Services Authority on March 31, 1097. Before assuming this assignment, he was Prof., and Chairman, Department of Law, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Prof. Diwan during his four decades of professional career of teaching, research and consultancy, had taught students at all levels and had guided students in research both at Masters and Doctoral levels. A scholar and jurist, Prof, Diwan was prolific writer and has over 250 published papers in the areas of Family Law, Constitutional Law, International Law and Tax Laws besides a number of books : Law Relating to Dowry, Dowry Deaths, Bride Burning, Rape and Related Offences: Outlines of the Constitution of India: Amending Powers and Constitutional Amendments; Private International Law : Indian and English (3rd ed.); Environment Administration, Law and Judicial Attitude (in 2 Vols.); Dowry and Protection to Married Women; (3rd ed.); Law of Maintenance in India: Modern Hindu Law (11th ed.); Muslim Law in Modern India (6th ed.); Parental Control, Guardianship and Custody of Children; Family Law (2nd ed.); Taxation of Hindu Undivided Families; Customary Law (3rd ed.); Public and Private Trusts; Sen : Hindu jurisprudence (Ed); Women and Legal Protection; Children and Legal Protection.
Prof. Diwan has to his credit a five-volume work on Indian Personal Laws : Law of Marriage and Divorce: Law of Adoption, Minority, Guardianship and Custody; Law of Intestate and Testamentary Succession; Law of Endowments, Wakf and Trust including Tax Problems and Joint Family System. Besides these, he has three books in Hindi : Hindu Vidhi Ki Ruprekha; Adhunik Muslim Vidhi; Private Anterrastriya Vidhi. Prof. Paras Diwan was also the Chief Editor of the Law Review, a journal of the Punjab University for over a decade.
Peeyushi Diwan, B.A., LL.B., Advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court is also a coauthor of several books
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