Applications Filed under the Muslim Women’s Divorce Act Are Subject to a Three-Year Limitation Period: Kerala High Court
In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court has clarified that applications filed under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 are governed by the three-year limitation period prescribed in Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The decision came from a division bench comprising Dr. Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian. Background Of The Dispute The matter reached the Division…