Madras High Court Judgment: The Madras High Court has ruled that Muslim women should only approach family courts to seek ‘khula’ (divorce) and not private institutions such as Shariat Parishads with certain members of the Jamaat. The court held that open certificates issued by private bodies are illegal in law. A bench of Justice C. Sivaraman set aside the Khula (divorce) certificate issued by the Shariah Council of Tamil Nadu Tauheed Jamaat, Chennai and directed the separated couple to approach the Family Court or Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority to…
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