UPSC 2021: With reference to the 39. Consider the following statements : 1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order. 2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there. 3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year. Which of the statements given above are correct?

In both schools the key doctrinal difference is that under Mitakshara a son acquires a coparcenary interest by birth, whereas in Dayabhaga he gets a share only after the father’s death – so statement 2 is correct. Mitakshara and Dayabhaga are regional variants of Hindu law (Mitakshara prevails over almost all India except Bengal-Assam, while Dayabhaga is confined to that region); they were never laws for different social castes, hence statement 1 is wrong. Coparcenary under both schools was traditionally limited to male members; Dayabhaga does allow certain female heirs (e.g., widow, daughter) to inherit, but it still does not treat them as coparceners holding family property jointly, so the sweeping claim made in statement 3 is inaccurate. ([thelegalschool.in](https://thelegalschool.in/blog/difference-between-mitakshara-and-dayabhaga?utm_source=openai))