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RECOMMENDATION OF THE LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA ON

MATTERS OF FAMILY AND SUCCESSION LAWS: A CRITICAL


STUDY

RESEARCH DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO

AMITY INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES


AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH

IN PART FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE


OF
MASTER OF LAWS (LLM)

SUBMITTED BY
LAVINA MOHAN
LLM (FAMILY LAW)
ENROLLMENT NUMBER A0319216008
BATCH: 2016-17
SYPNOPSIS

An Introduction to Various Law Commission Reports of India

CHAPTER I
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

1. Report No. 211-(2008) - Laws on Registration of Marriages and Divorce - A proposal


for Consolidation and Reform
2. Report No. 217-(2009) - Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Another Ground for
Divorce
3. Report No. 219 (2009) - Need for Family Law Legislations for Non-resident Indians
4. Report No. 224 (2009) - Amendment of Section 2 of the Divorce Act 1869 Enabling
Non-domiciled Estranged Christian Wives to seek Divorce.
5. Report No.227(2009) - Preventing Bigamy via Conversion to Islam - A Proposal for
giving Statutory Effect to Supreme Court Rulings
6. Report No. 252 (2015) - Right of the Hindu Wife to Maintenance: A relook at Section
18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

CHAPTER II
ADOPTION AND GUARDIANSHIP
1. The guardianship and Wards Act,1890 and certain provisions of the Hindu Minority
and Guardianship Act,1956
2. Report No. 83 (1980) The Guardian and Wards Act, 1890
3. Report No.133 - Removal of discrimination against women in matters relating to
guardianship and custody of minor children and elaboration of the welfare principles.
4. 257th Reforms in guardianship and Custody laws in India.

CHAPTER III
SUCCESSION OF PROPERTY UNDER HINDU PERSONAL LAW
1. 209th Report on proposal for omission of Sec. 213 FROM THE Indian Succession
Act, 1925.
2. 208th Report on proposal for amendment of explanation to sec 6 of the Hindu
Succession,1956 to include oral partition and Family arrangement in the definition of
Property
3. 207th Report on proposal to amend Sec 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in case
a female dies intestate leaving herself acquired property with no heirs.
4. 204th Report on proposal to amend the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by
Act 39 0f 2005
5. 174th Property Rights of Women: Proposed Reforms under the Hindu Law
6. 247th Indian Succession Act.
7. 110-1985 Indian Succession Act, 1925
8. 204- 5 February 2008 -Proposal to Amend the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as
amended by Act 39 of 2005
9. 247th Report - Sections 41 to 48 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 Proposed
Reforms
10. 252nd Report - Right of the Hindu Wife to Maintenance: A relook at Section 18 of the
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

CHAPTER IV
JUDICIAL DECISIONS

CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

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