Family Law papers are full of definition-, ground-, and procedure-based questions — very predictable, and very scoreable if you prepare unit by unit. Below is the unit-wise list of the most important questions for the TU LL.B. Family Law paper (LAW 306).
Who is this for? TU LL.B. 1st Year (Family Law, LAW 306) students — and B.A.Ll.B. students of Family Law (LAW 5304), whose syllabus follows the same statute-based structure.
Unit-wise important questions
Unit 1: Introduction
- Define family law and explain its nature and scope. (10)
- What are the sources of family law in Nepal? Discuss the primacy of the Muluki Civil Code, 2074. (10)
- Trace the historical development of Nepalese family law from the Muluki Ain, 1910 B.S. to the Civil Code, 2074. (15)
- “The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 constitutionalizes the family.” Explain with reference to Articles 18, 38 and 39. (10)
- Critically examine the impact of gender-justice jurisprudence on Nepalese family law. (15)
Unit 2: Marriage
- Define marriage and trace its evolution from sacrament to contract in Nepal. (10)
- State the conditions of a valid marriage under the Muluki Civil Code, 2074. What is the consequence of breaching each? (15)
- Distinguish void marriage from voidable marriage with grounds and consequences. (10)
- Discuss the offences relating to marriage under the law of Nepal, including the fate of jari and the adultery provision. (15)
- Explain the law on acquisition and change of surname, and the system of marriage registration. (10)
Unit 3: Court Marriage (Civil Marriage)
- What is court marriage? Explain the conditions for a valid court marriage under the Muluki Civil Code, 2074. (10)
- Describe the procedure of court marriage in Nepal from application to certificate. (15)
- Distinguish court marriage from social marriage with subsequent registration. (10)
- A Nepali citizen wishes to marry a German national in Nepal. Which forum has jurisdiction, and what additional documents does the foreign party need? (5)
- “Registration is constitutive in court marriage but only evidentiary in social marriage.” Explain. (5)
Unit 4: Divorce
- Define divorce and explain the grounds for divorce under the Muluki Civil Code, 2074. (15)
- Explain divorce by mutual consent and divorce by judicial process, comparing their procedures and safeguards. (15)
- “Both the spouses shall have equal rights in property and family affairs.” Show how the divorce law of Nepal implements this constitutional command. (10)
- Discuss alimony and the settlement of property after divorce, with the practice critique. (10)
- Explain the reunion of divorced husband and wife under the Code. Why is it confined to consensual divorces? (5)
Unit 5: Law Relating to Relation between Parents and their Children
- How are paternity and maternity established under the law of Nepal? (10)
- “No child shall suffer for the parents’ conduct.” Examine this principle in the law relating to the status of children. (10)
- Explain the law of child custody with the best-interest principle and the courts’ jurisprudence. (15)
- Discuss the rights and duties between parents and children, including the children’s duty to maintain aged parents. (15)
- Explain maintenance and support for children — content, duration, and enforcement after divorce. (10)
Unit 6: Guardianship
- Define guardian and explain the kinds of guardians recognized under the law of Nepal. (15)
- Explain the concept, appointment and powers of a court-appointed guardian. (10)
- “A de facto guardian is a guardian in fact but not in law.” Examine with the Nepali position on the ward’s property. (10)
- Discuss the rights and duties of a guardian, with the fiduciary character of the office. (15)
- Distinguish guardianship from curatorship. Why does Nepali practice combine the two? (5)
Unit 7: Adoption
- Define adoption and trace its development from the traditional Hindu law to the Children’s Act, 2075. (15)
- State the conditions of a valid adoption under the current law of Nepal. (15)
- Discuss the status of the adopted person and the responsibilities of adoptive parents. (10)
- What grounds invalidate an adoption? How is the innocent child protected on annulment? (10)
- Explain the process of adoption by foreigners in Nepal, with the safeguards and the history behind them. (15)
Unit 8: Partition
- Define partition and distinguish it from transfer and from kitchen separation. (10)
- Distinguish ancestral, joint and personal property. Who is a coparcener and what rights does a coparcener hold? (15)
- Explain the proceeding of partition — by deed and by court decree — under the law of Nepal. (15)
- What is mano chuttinu? Explain its social and legal significance in partition law. (10)
- Explain reunion of families and its property consequences. (5)
Unit 9: Inheritance
- Define inheritance and distinguish it from partition. (10)
- State the provisions relating to inheritance under the Muluki Civil Code, 2074 — the classes of heirs, their shares and representation. (15)
- “The estate belongs first to the creditors, then to the family, and only then to the heirs.” Explain others’ rights in inheritance. (10)
- Discuss the rights and obligations of the recipient in inheritance, with the rule on the deceased’s debts. (15)
- Who is disqualified from inheritance? Explain the slayer rule and its rationale. (5)
Unit 10: Family Court
- What is a family court? Explain the special nature of family law cases that justifies specialized adjudication. (15)
- Discuss the scope of a family court’s jurisdiction in the Nepali context. (10)
- Explain family counseling in the justice system — its forms, functions and critiques. (10)
- “Nepal needs the family court’s functions more than its building.” Critically examine the necessity and importance of a family court for Nepal. (15)
- Describe the present architecture of family-justice forums in Nepal (benches, committees, appellate supervision). (10)
Unit 11: Prescribed Cases
- Discuss the facts, holding and significance of Meera Kumari Dhungana vs. Nepal Government. (10)
- Explain the principle laid down in Janga Bahadur vs. Nepal Government on prisoners’ family rights. (10)
- “Separation with the share taken ends the marriage.” Examine with Kirin Rana vs. Puran Shamsher J.B.R. (10)
- Write short notes on all the prescribed cases of Family Law (LAW 306), with citations as printed in the syllabus. (5×3)
How to answer Family Law questions well
- Statute first. Grounds for marriage, divorce, adoption or partition must be listed exactly as the Muluki Civil Code states them — then explained in your own words.
- Distinguish clearly between similar concepts (void vs voidable, judicial separation vs divorce, kinds of guardianship) — examiners love these pairs.
- Mention procedure where the syllabus includes it (which court, which petition) — it separates complete answers from average ones.
- Recent law scores: where relevant, note that the Muluki Civil Code 2074 replaced the old Muluki Ain chapters — showing this awareness earns marks.
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