• Thursday, March 28, 2024

HEADLINE STORY

High Court rules Islamic marriage covered by English law in landmark case

The couple never registered their marriage in the UK

By: Sarwar Alam

The UK High Court today (2) ruled that an Islamic faith marriage does fall within the purview of English matrimonial law as it granted a woman a decree to nullify her bond with her estranged husband. The couple, Nasreen Akhter and Mohammed Shabaz Khan – both 46, had got married in an Islamic wedding ceremony under Sharia law in a restaurant in Southall, west London, in 1998. The nikaah ceremony had been conducted by an imam before hundreds of guests. Akhter, a solicitor, wanted to divorce her businessman husband Khan, who had blocked her application on the basis that they…

You do not have access to this content. You need to subscribe.

Related Stories

Videos

Mrunal Thakur on Dhamaka, experience of working with Kartik Aaryan,…
Nushrratt Bharuccha on Chhorii, pressure of comparison with Lapachhapi, upcoming…
Abhimanyu Dassani on Meenakshi Sundareshwar, how his mom Bhagyashree reacted…