Madras High Court in a very recent judgemnt has said that while a Muslim Woman has an inalienable…

Madras High Court in a very recent judgemnt has said that while a Muslim Woman has an inalienable right to dissolve her marriage (Nikah) through Khula, which is the option of pronouncing unilateral divorce under the Muslim Personal Law, such divorce decree can be granted only by a family court and not by any private or extra judicial body such as a Shariat Council that merely represents some members of the community.

Khula is a form of divorce proposed by the wife to the husband divorce by relinquishing either her entire or part of the dower. This mode of divorce is called 'khula.

Muslim women have the absolute right to pronounce unilateral divorce through Khula under the Muslim personal law, the same can be exercised only through a statutory court.