Mitakshara vs Dayabhaga: UPSC Mind Map
Interactive mind map for Mitakshara vs Dayabhanga, covering key concepts, relationships, and facts relevant to UPSC Prelims and Mains preparation.
Key Concepts in this Mind Map
- Mitakshara vs Dayabhaga School of Hindu Law
- * Origin
- * Mitakshara: Yajnavalkya Smriti commentary by Vijnaneshwara (11th Century)
- * Dayabhaga: Jimutavahana's treatise (Bengal, 12th Century)
- * Geographical Extent
- * Mitakshara: All India, except Bengal and Assam
- * Dayabhaga: Bengal and Assam
- * Inheritance Principle
- * Mitakshara: Doctrine of Propinquity (nearness of blood)
- * Dayabhaga: Doctrine of Religious Efficacy (spiritual benefit to deceased)
- * Coparcenary Right
- * Mitakshara: By Birth (son, grandson, great-grandson acquire interest)
- * Dayabhaga: By Death of the last male holder (no right by birth)
- * Joint Family Property
- * Mitakshara: Coparcener has undivided interest from birth; can't alienate easily
- * Partition
- * Mitakshara: Can be demanded by coparcener at any time
- * Dayabhaga: Can only occur after the father's death
- * Widow's Right
- * Dayabhaga: Can demand partition and succeed to her husband's share immediately
- * Alienation of Property
- * Mitakshara: Limited powers (legal necessity, benefit of estate)
- * Dayabhaga: Father has absolute power to dispose of ancestral property
- * Modern Relevance
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