Which description best fits the sources of Muslim personal law generally in India?
Muslim personal law generally includes uncodified substantive rules alongside legislation. Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 directs…
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Which description best fits the sources of Muslim personal law generally in India?
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Correct answer C
Muslim personal law generally includes uncodified substantive rules alongside legislation. Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 directs courts to apply Shariat in the matters it specifies.
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Option A
Section 2 of the Shariat Act directs the application of Muslim personal law in listed matters instead of supplying an exhaustive code of its substantive rules.
Option B
Legislation plays a role. Section 2 of the Shariat Act specifies when Muslim personal law is the rule of decision.
Option C
The Shariat Act is an example of legislation that applies a body of personal law without exhaustively codifying it.
Option D
Section 2 of the Shariat Act itself sets out a statutory choice of rule.
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