Muslim Woman's Right To Demand Divorce By 'Khula' Is Absolute, Not Dependent On Husband's Acceptance: Telangana High Court

In a landmark ruling, the Telangana High Court has affirmed that under Muslim Personal Law, a woman has an absolute right to seek Khula, i.e., divorce, and this right does not depend on the husband’s consent. The decision was rendered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Moshumi Bhattacharya and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao, while hearing an appeal by a man challenging the legality of his wife’s Khula divorce, granted by…