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 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 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,…
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…
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…
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…
The answer was given by Punjab and Haryana High court in the case of ‘Dwarka Das v. Punjab Wakf Board, 1990’. In the case, a situation arose when the plaintiff-appellant…
The answer is no, if we see the judgment of Jharkhand High Court in ‘Mohd. Yusuf v. Nasreen Begum’ (2018). In muslim law, muslim males have superior rights of divorce…
This case is an important case on ‘doctrine of laan’ in muslim law. When a husband alleges his wife of adultery, is called laan. If the allegations are false, the…
The concept of adoption is alien to muslim law but it recognizes the concept of ‘acknowledgement of legitimacy’ of a child. When the paternity of a child, that is, his…
A dower is consideration of money and thing paid and promised to be paid at the time of marriage in muslim. Bride is entitled to get dower from bridegroom. But…