TAMIL NADU NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL

FAMILY LAW-II PROJECT

ON
INSANE COPARCENER

KAMLESH KUMAR
REGISTRASTION NO. BA0130028
I am feeling highly elated work on the topic insane coparcener a critical study under the
guidance of my Family Law teacher. I am very grateful to her for her exemplary guidance. I
would like to enlighten my readers regarding this topic and I hope I have tried my best to
pave the way for bringing more luminosity to this topic.

I also to thank all of my friends, without whose cooperation this project was not possible.
Apart from all these, I want to give special thanks to the librarian of my university who made
every relevant materials regarding to my topic available to me at the time of my busy
research work and gave me assistance. And at last I am very much obliged to the God who
provided me the potential for the rigorous research work.

At finally yet importantly I would like to thank my parents for the financial support.

Thanking You

Research Methodology

Aims and objective

The aim of the research paper is to firstly understand the concept of coparcenary under Hindu
law. The researcher has then tried to highlight some of the general principles of coparcenary,
following which the aim has been to study and discuss the status of a insane coparcener with
regard to joint family property. Present paper attempts to sketch the various circumstances
under which a insan coparcener can have a right of coparcenary property and under which
circumstances his right and liabilities are possible.

Scope and limitation

The ambit of topic is not easily coverable in an exercise of its nature. A research paper like
this one, constrained by time, availability of comparative materials, and old case law, can not
fully deal with the whole Hindu law. The paper is therefore limited to the few preliminary
issues relating to insane coparcener.
Research questions

The research questions which have been dealt in this paper are ;

· Whether a insan can be a coparcener?

· If yes, then what are the rights and privileges of insane coparcener?

Chapterization

the project is divided into chapters for better clarity and flow. Following the introduction is a
brief chapter on our research topic. After that the researcher has covered the concept of
coparcener and then insane coparcener in detail, his rights and liabilities. Finally these
chapters are followed by a conclusion which summarise the project and clarifies certain
points.

Methodology

The method of writing adopted is both descriptive and analytical because all the provisions
are well settled.

Source of data For this paper, the researcher has relied upon secondary source of data i.e.
books, Articles and internet websites.

Mode of citation A uniform mode of citation is followed through Out the paper. Books in
the present paper has been cited in this manner.

Name of the author (or editor),title of the book,(place of publication; publication co., edition
(if applicable) year, vol. No.(if applicable), page No..

LIST OF CASES

i) Kakumanu Peda Subbayya v Kakumanu Akkamma

ii) Ratnam Chettiar v SM Kuppuswami Chettiar
iii) Balabux v Rukhmabai
iv) Balasubramaniam Reddy v Narayana Reddiar,
 v) Babu v Govinddass.
vi) Sukhrani v Harishankar.
vii) Raghvamma Versus Chenchamm

BOOKS :

i) Paras Diwan, Family Law, 8th Edition, Allahabad Law Agency.

ii) Justice Mishra Ranganath; Mayne’s Hindu Law & Usage, 15th ed., Bharat law
house, New delhi, 7th Reprint
iii) Mulla, Hindu Law, Volume 1, 7th Reprint
iv) Agarwala, R.K, Hindu Law, 22nd Edition, Central Law Agency, 8th Reprint
v) Saxena, Poonam Pradhan, Family Law Lectures, Family Law II, Second Edition,
Lexis Nexis, Second Reprint 2008

WEBSITES:

i) www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1863256
ii) www.lexisnexis.com
iii) www.wikipedia.org
iv) in.answers.yahoo.com