Bengaluru, June 26 -- The Telangana high court has held that a Muslim wife has an absolute and unconditional right to dissolve her marriage through khula, and that the husband's consent is not a prerequisite for its validity, in a significant ruling that underscores the autonomy of Muslim women within personal law. Khula is a form of divorce under Islamic law where a Muslim wife initiates the dissolution of her marriage, typically by relinquishing her claim to dower (mehr). It is a no-fault, non-confrontational divorce. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, a bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and BR Madhusudhan Rao noted that khula is a no-fault, non-confrontational mode of divorce, initiated solely at the wife's instance, and once the demand is made, it takes immediate effect in the private sphere. The bench was hearing an appeal filed by a Muslim man challenging a family court's 2024 order.P4...