Muslim Personal Law
- 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…
