Khula Archives

Return of Mahar can be shown by parties’ statements and not merely through Khula Nama: Kerala High Court

“When the factum of an attempt of reconciliation and the absence of Mahar with the wife being prima facie established, there was no reason to doubt, or to find error in the views and holdings of the Family Court.”

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Muslim woman can dissolve marriage by ‘Khula’ recognised under Shariat; Madras High Court quashes Khula certificate issued by Shariat Council

Madras High Court while quashing the Khula certificate issued by the Shariat Council, held that while it is open for a Muslim woman to exercise her inalienable rights to dissolve the marriage by Khula recognised under the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 by approaching a Family Court, it cannot be before Shariat Council.

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Muslim wife can terminate marriage even without the will of the husband, by invoking ‘Khula’; Kerala High Court upholds

Kerala High Court: In a review petition arising from an appeal filed by the husband challenging a divorce decree granted to a

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Ker HC| Muslim women’s right to Khula (extra-judicial divorce) revived; Patriarchal decision in K. C. Moyin overruled

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and C. S. Dias, JJ., addressed the controversial question regarding rights of

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Women governed under Muslim Personal Law have right to recourse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Bharati H. Dangre, J., has held that the Muslim Personal Law can in