Hyderabad, July 5 -- The Telangana High Court has come up with a detailed step-by-step procedure for granting Khula, a form of dissolution of marriage initiated by the wife under Islamic law, without requiring her husband's consent, under Muslim personal law.

A division bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice BR Madhusudhan laid down a comprehensive roadmap for all the parties, including the wife, husband, Muslim scholars/muftis and the family courts.

Reconciliation efforts will be a prerequisite before granting Khula, in accordance with Quranic directive in Chapter 4, Verse 35.

The High Court ruled out vetoes for husbands. His refusal cannot override the wife's decision to seek a divorce through Khula.

While Muslim...