Tagged “divorce”

2 articles on divorce.

Landmark JudgmentHigh Court for the State of Telangana

Mohammed Arif Ali v. Afsarunnisa: a Muslim wife's right to khula is absolute

On 24 June 2025, a Division Bench of the Telangana High Court held that a Muslim wife's right to dissolve her marriage by khula needs no husband's consent, and that Sharia councils and Muftis have no power to grant or refuse a divorce.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·6 min

Landmark JudgmentHigh Court at Calcutta

Kamalika Majumdar v. Subhapriya Majumdar: clean hands in a cruelty divorce

Calcutta HC holds a spouse who concealed a prior marriage and 498A history cannot win a cruelty divorce; clean hands and constructive desertion bar relief.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·8 min