The New Indian Express ·
‘Talaq-e-hassan’ valid form of divorce, rules Gauhati HC
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has ruled that “talaq-e-hassan” is a valid form of talaq and is not prohibited in India, directing a man to approach the Marriage & Divorce Registrar for registration of his divorce under the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorce Act, 2024.
Justice Arun Dev Choudhury passed the order on September 8 after hearing a petition filed by Rakibul Bhuyan, who sought registration of his divorce pronounced through talaq-e-hassan, under which a husband pronounces the word talaq once a month for three consecutive months.
According to the petitioner, he got married in 2016, but his wife left him and returned to her parental home in 2018 following differences between them.
