goal of fulfillment of the person like dharma. The sources of modern law have changed and include legislations, case laws and Hindu code bills. Justice is also delivered through the court system and Hindu laws may be applied on a case by case basis (Marshall, 2013). There is need for flexibility in law just as can be seen in today’s world. The law in India now guarantees equality of status and opportunity to all despite their gender, social and even economic position unlike the dhrama. In 1950, major reforms were taken off the Hindu family law as many aspects were misunderstood. These changes took away the aspect of Hindu law leaning too much into religion and made it more secular. Hindu law became more accommodating to gender equality than the Muslim family law. Furthermore, these reforms ensured that more aspects of Hindu law were governed by statutes than Muslim law. However, some areas involving divorce were significantly affected by the changes. For example, widows are deprived rights to inherit their husband's property if they get remarried. According to Rathore, (2015) looking back at the past is probably the only way to deal with the future which is constantly evolving. Although Hindu laws have changed with time there are still issues of concern in relation to the treatment of minorities. and laws that pertain to matters of succession, marriage and divorce are just but examples of issues that need to be addressed. While the succession laws were based on the traditional belief and value systems they have remained stagnant as the world changes. The idea that there are predetermined successors and they have fixed shares continues to limit the laws.
goal of fulfillment of the person like dharma. The sources of modern law have changed and include legislations, case laws and Hindu code bills. Justice is also delivered through the court system and Hindu laws may be applied on a case by case basis (Marshall, 2013). There is need for flexibility in law just as can be seen in today’s world. The law in India now guarantees equality of status and opportunity to all despite their gender, social and even economic position unlike the dhrama. In 1950, major reforms were taken off the Hindu family law as many aspects were misunderstood. These changes took away the aspect of Hindu law leaning too much into religion and made it more secular. Hindu law became more accommodating to gender equality than the Muslim family law. Furthermore, these reforms ensured that more aspects of Hindu law were governed by statutes than Muslim law. However, some areas involving divorce were significantly affected by the changes. For example, widows are deprived rights to inherit their husband's property if they get remarried. According to Rathore, (2015) looking back at the past is probably the only way to deal with the future which is constantly evolving. Although Hindu laws have changed with time there are still issues of concern in relation to the treatment of minorities. and laws that pertain to matters of succession, marriage and divorce are just but examples of issues that need to be addressed. While the succession laws were based on the traditional belief and value systems they have remained stagnant as the world changes. The idea that there are predetermined successors and they have fixed shares continues to limit the laws.
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