The Madras High Court recently made a significant ruling regarding Muslim men taking multiple wives. It said that the wife cannot stop the husband from entering into a second marriage, but she has the right to seek maintenance and refuse to be a part of the matrimonial household
The Court will examine an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that allowed a minor Muslim girl to marry a person of her choice. Muslim law is often at odds with other laws in India
The girl was found and placed at Nari Niketan and was produced before the Delhi High Court through video conferencing. During the hearing on Monday she told the Court that she had left her home with one Syed Mustafa of her own free will.