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...
Click here to read full article from source
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.