Family Courts Can Recognise Valid Extra-Judicial Talaq When It Is Not Disputed; Couple Declared Divorced: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Family Court has the jurisdiction to formally declare the matrimonial status of Muslim spouses as "divorced" where a valid extra-judicial Talaq-e-Hasan has already taken effect under Muslim Personal Law and the divorce is not disputed by either spouse. The Court observed that such a declaration provides legal certainty regarding the marital status of the parties and should not be refused merely because…