KNOW ABOUT INDIAN PASSPORT
A document issued by the competent authority which enables a person to travel internationally e.g. Passport, an emergency certificate issued by one’s embassy, refugee document, etc. is known as Travel…
Can a mother give her second husband’s surname to her child?
The answer is given by supreme court in recent decision of Akella Lalitha vs Konda Hanumantha Rao, 2022. In the case, the dispute was between the mother and the parents…
The Procedure of Pre-emption with case example
The procedure to claim ‘right of pre-emption’ is of highly technical nature and full of formalities. There are some conditions required to be compiled to claim the rightful right. Therefore,…
Right of pre-emption or shufaa in brief
Meaning of Pre-emption The right of shufaa or pre-emption is a right which the owner of an immovable property possesses to acquire by purchase another immovable property which has been…
Is a wakf created for the lifetime of descendants valid?
A wakf in Islam is valid if it is dedicated for charitable and religious purpose. A wakf may be created in way that during the life time of descendants, they…
Do Muslim men really have unbridled power to divorce their wives?
The question was discussed by Justice Krishna Iyer, while delivering the judgment in ‘A. Yousuf Rawther vs Sowramma: AIR 1971 Ker 261’. Below mentioned text is taken from that judgment.…
Can a Muslim lady claim maintenance from husband while living apart from him?
The answer of the question is given by Justice Krishna Iyer while delivering his judgment in ‘A. Yousuf Rawther vs Sowramma: AIR 1971 Ker 261’ when he was serving as…
Does Section 112 supersede the Muslim law on parentage and illegitimacy?
Under Muslim Law Under the Mohamadan Law, a child born within less than six months after the marriage is illegitimate. Under Civil Law According to Section 112 of Indian Evidence…
Difference between Talaq and Khula
By Mohammaden law divorce may be made in either of two forms- talaq or khula. A divorce which is given by husband is called ‘talaq’ in muslim law and divorce…
Does divorce in Marj-ul-Maut (death illness) disentitle the wife from inheritance?
What is Marj-ul-Maut? In simple terms, a muslim who has the probability of death under his sickness, then that disease is called marj-ul-maut. When a person has disease (marj) which…