The question (10 marks)
"H, a Sunni Muslim, sends his wife W a WhatsApp message reading 'talaq, talaq, talaq' after a quarrel in 2024, then tells the police she is no longer his wife. W had no warning and no attempt at reconciliation was made." Is W divorced? What are H's liabilities and W's rights? Trace the law from Rashid Ahmad to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.
MU problem pattern on triple talaq; built on the Unit 2 dissolution chapter, the Shamim Ara, Masroor Ahmed, Rashid Ahmad and Shayara Bano readings, and the 2019 Act text.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · Dissolution, Maintenance, Parentage, Guardianship and Property under Muslim Law of Family Law I (Muslim, Parsi and Christian Law; Indian Succession Act).
Authorities you will need
- Rashid Ahmad v Anisa Khatun (PC 1932)
- Shamim Ara v State of U.P. (2002)
- Masroor Ahmed v State (Delhi 2008)
- Shayara Bano v Union of India (2017)
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019, ss. 2(c), 3–7
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