Mayne's Treatise on Hindu Law and Usage

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Description
Also containing commentaries on
•    The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
•    The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
•    The Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956
•    The Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956
•    The Hindu Womens Rights to Property Act, 1937
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Contents
Chapter 1.    The Nature and Origin of Hindu Law
Chapter 2.    The Source of Hindu Law
Chapter 3.    The Source of Hindu Law
Chapter 4.    The Constitution and Hindu Law
Chapter 5.    Family Relations – Marriage and Sonship
Chapter 6.    The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Chapter 7.    Family Relations - Adoption
Chapter 8.    The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
Chapter 9.    Family Relations – Minority and Guardianship
Chapter 10.  The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
Chapter 11.  Early Law of Property
Chapter 12.  The Joint Family
Chapter 13.  Liability for Debt
Chapter 14.  Alienations
Chapter 15.  Partition
Chapter 16.  Succession under Mitakshara Law
Chapter 17.  Succession under Dayabhaga Law
Chapter 18.  The Hindu Women’s Rights to Property Act, 1937
Chapter 19.  Exclusion from Inheritance
Chapter 20.  Stridhana
Chapter 21.  Women’s Estate
Chapter 22.  The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Chapter 23.  Maintenance
Chapter 24.  The Hindu Adoptions and  Maintenance Act, 1956
Chapter 25.  Impartible Estates
Chapter 26.  Gifts
Chapter 27.  Wills
Chapter 28.  Religious and Charitable Endowments
Chapter 29.  Benami Transactions
Chapter 30.  Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana Law
Appendices
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. Vijender Kumar obtained Ph.D. in 1995 after his Master's Degree in Law. From 1995 to 1998 he was engaged in legal practice. He has been teaching at N ALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad since 1998. As Associate Professor of Law he is engaged in teaching Legal Methods, Family Law and Legal Research Methodology to undergraduate and post graduate students of the University. Dr. Kumar is engaged in active research in Law and has published more than 25 research papers in reputed legal journals. He worked on a project sponsored by National Commission For Women, New Delhi, on "Coparcenary Rights of Women in Andhra Pradesh" and submitted the report in August 2004. He participated in the Law Teachers Programme on "Law Teaching and Legal Research Skills" at Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, Wales (UK) in September-October, 2004 jointly organised by the British Council and Cardiff Law School. Dr. Kumar is a visiting Faculty at NADT (National Academy of Direct Taxes), Nagpur for Hindu Law and A.P. Judicial Academy for Muslim Law.
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