Muslim personal law

Talaq-e-Hasan valid when pronounced as per Muslim law: Allahabad High Court

July 07, 2026 6:45 pm

Everyone has right to know and have their marital status officially recognised, especially when it is based on their personal law or a legally accepted custom followed by their community, the Allahabad High Court noted.

Gauhati High Court quashes bigamy case, notes Muslim personal law permits up to four marriages

June 08, 2026 12:32 pm

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that a Muslim man’s second marriage is not bigamy under the BNS, holding prosecution can arise only on a void fifth marriage.

Muslim man’s second marriage not bigamy under IPC: Madhya Pradesh High Court

April 09, 2026 10:25 am

The wife had alleged that her husband subjected her to assault and criminal intimidation over several years, and asked her to consent to divorce as he contracted a second marriage in 2022.

Kerala High Court cites Quran, rules divorced Muslim women can claim maintenance beyond personal law limits

January 07, 2026 2:39 pm

Kerala High Court Latest Judgment: Justice Kauser Edappagath was hearing a plea challenging a 2012 family court decision that denied maintenance to a divorced Muslim woman because her ex-husband had already met his obligations under personal law.

Talaq-E-Hasan divorce explained: Can it be done over WhatsApp? Lawyer answers FAQs

November 20, 2025 12:57 pm

Talaq-E-Hasan divorce explained, Muslim divorce law in India: The Indian Express spoke to Advocate Misbah Solkar to understand the custom of divorce called Talaq-e-Hasan and its legal implications.

‘Is it not time to move towards UCC?’: Delhi HC urges legislative clarity amid conflict between personal, criminal laws

September 27, 2025 5:07 pm

The Delhi High Court observed that a pragmatic middle path could be to standardise core protections, such as prohibiting child marriages across the board with penal consequences as they "directly conflict with both BNS and POCSO".

Should Shariat law apply to former Muslims in succession matters? The question before SC

May 03, 2024 12:35 pm

A former Muslim petitioner has said that people who do not want to be governed by the Muslim Personal Law must be allowed to be governed by the secular Indian Succession Act of 1925. Why is the court considering the issue? We explain.

Absence of uniformity has perpetuated inequalities, says NCW

July 16, 2023 4:49 am

It was attended by the Attorney General of India, the Additional solicitor general from the Supreme Court, state high courts, Vice Chancellors of various law universities, legal professionals and civil society organisations.

With Saviours Like These

June 20, 2018 6:46 am

Those ‘rescuing’ Muslim women are also the ones undermining their agency.

Shariat and Muslim Personal Law: All your questions answered

August 22, 2017 8:26 am

What exactly is the Muslim Personal Law, how did it originate and why has the Indian government faced difficulties in granting equality of marital status to Indian Muslim women, these are questions that IndianExpress.com tries to answer.

Clear Conflict Between Muslim Personal Law & Provisions Of Pocso, Observes Delhi Court

June 22, 2020 7:07 pm