Landmark case · Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws) · Semester 2

Shamim Ara v. State of U.P.

(2002) 7 SCC 518 · Supreme Court of India

Talaq must be for a reasonable cause and preceded by attempts at reconciliation; a bare plea of talaq in a written statement is insufficient.

From topic

Forms of divorce and the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 — Unit II, Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws).

Related sections:

Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, 2 — Grounds for decree for dissolution of marriage
Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, 4 — Effect of conversion to another faith
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, 3 — Pronouncement of talaq void and illegal