01
The legal map
Sources, schools, custom, legislation and the modern statutory framework
Checkpoint: Explain where a rule comes from before quoting the rule.
All curriculum stages
Stage 01 · Beginner
Build the legal map
Days 1–14
Stop reading Family Law as isolated provisions. See the system first.
What to study
02
Marriage essentials
HMA Sections 5–8: conditions, ceremonies, registration, validity
Checkpoint: Classify a marriage as valid, void or voidable from facts.
03
Language of the Act
Definitions, ingredients, provisos, explanations and burden of proof
Checkpoint: Underline the operative verb and identify the exception.
Your sequence
Three blocks. Three pieces of evidence.
Days 1–3
Sources, schools, custom and the statutory map
Produce: A one-page map showing how each Act fits into Hindu Family Law.
Days 4–9
Hindu Marriage Act Sections 5–8
Produce: A validity grid for valid, void and voidable marriages.
Days 10–14
Bare-act language and recall
Produce: 25 flash prompts answered without opening the Act.