The question (6 marks)
Write a short note on legal pluralism in India, and state the test by which the courts admit a custom as law. (6 marks)
MU Module IV, legal pluralism; pack ch. 04 §3.2.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Law, Society and Social Thought of Sociology.
Authorities you will need
- The Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 and the Forest Rights Act 2006
- The saving of customary divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act
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