Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937

The Supreme Court, by a 3:2 majority, set aside the practice of 'talaq-e-biddat' (triple talaq) as unconstitutional. The case arose from a petition by Shayara Bano, who was divorced by her husband through triple talaq. The majority held that triple talaq is manifestly arbitrary and violates Article 14 of the Constituti…

The appellant, Juveria Abdul Majid Patni, married Atif Iqbal Mansoori under Muslim rites in 2005 and alleged physical abuse and cruelty, leading her to file an FIR under Sections 498A and 406 IPC in 2007. She obtained an ex parte Khula (divorce) from a Mufti on 9 May 2008, which the respondent contested in family court…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute over a 1976 registered gift deed in which Hazi Azimuddin gifted his one‑third undivided share in a free‑hold commercial property in Jaipur to his minor son. The property was occupied by tenants, and the donor had assigned the right to collect rent to the donee. The defendants, the d…