Muslim Personal Law
- India
SC notice on plea for raising women’s ‘marriageable age’ under Muslim personal law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea by the National Commission for Women seeking a direction to make the marriageable age of girls/women of…
- India
15-year-old Muslim girl free to marry person of her choice: Jharkhand High Court
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court, referring to Muslim Personal Law, has said that Muslim girls aged 15 or above have the liberty to marry the person of their choice without any interference…
- India
Will not surrender to Islamic clergy when deciding legal questions: Kerala HC
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that it will not surrender to the opinions of the Islamic clergy when deciding legal questions as they have no legal training. A division…
- Kerala
Courts cannot restrain Muslim men from pronouncing talaq: Kerala HC
The Kerala high court held that lower courts cannot restrain a Muslim man from invoking talaq (divorce) as it is an act in accordance with Muslim law, and doing so would violate…