Hyderabad, June 30 -- The Telangana high court's verdict on Muslim women's absolute right to seek divorce through Khula has triggered controversy, and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has called a meeting on July 1.

It is expected that the verdict will have a huge impact on many cases pending in family courts across the state.

Telangana high court on Khula

As per the ruling made by a division bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao, a Muslim woman has an absolute right to seek divorce through khula, a form of dissolution of marriage initiated by the wife under Islamic law, without requiring her husband's consent.

The court stated that once a demand for khula is made, the husband do...