Hyderabad, June 26 -- The Telangana High Court has delivered a significant judgment affirming that 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 ruling was made by a division bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao, while hearing an appeal filed by a Muslim man challenging a family court order that had refused to nullify a khulanama (divorce certificate) issued by a religious advisory council.

Marriage solemnised in 2012

The case originated from a marriage solemnised in 2012. After several years, the wife alleged domestic abuse and sought divorce through khul...