Muslim Personal Law
- India
Muslim man need not give reason for divorce: Patna High Court
Patna: The Patna High Court on August 31 ruled that a Muslim man is not required to provide a reason to file for divorce under Muslim personal law. Justices Bibek Chaudhuri and…
- India
Bhopal Shahar Qazi urges MP govt to withdraw UCC bill
Bhopal: “Withdraw the Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, or exclude Muslims from it,” Bhopal Shahar Qazi Maulana Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi declared, adding that interference in personal laws is…
- India
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea to end polygamy among Muslims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, July 31, sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking to have polygamy among Muslims declared unconstitutional and asking for a direction to Parliament to abolish…
- Opinions
Nikah halala cannot become a shield against criminal law
The Allahabad High Court’s refusal to quash a first information report (FIR) alleging repeated rape under the guise of nikah halala is a significant reminder of a constitutional first principle: criminal law…
- India
Time has come for Uniform Civil Code in India, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 10, observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of…
- India
‘A gift under Islamic law does not require a written deed to be valid’: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a gift (hiba) under Mohammedan Law does not require a written document to be valid. The court said there are three essential conditions for…
- Mumbai
Bombay HC affirms right of Muslim man to register third marriage
Mumbai: A Muslim man can register more than one marriage as their personal laws permit multiple marriages, the Bombay High Court held in a case of a man seeking to register his…
- India
HC denies relief to man who married minor under Muslim law
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a Muslim man who was booked for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old girl he had married under Muslim Personal Law…
- India
Muslim personal law says women have share in inheritance: Scholars
Lucknow: Islamic scholars have said that Muslim personal law mandates that women — mother, sister, wife, daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, stepsister, grandmother, and great-grandmother — should get shares in inheritance as directed by…