New Delhi: Emphasising that courts must ground their reasoning in “social justice adjudication”, the Supreme Court Tuesday held that a Muslim woman, upon divorce, would be entitled to recovering money, gold and other articles from her husband, which were gifted to the bride and the groom at the wedding by their friends or relatives.

In a ruling which paves the way for financial autonomy of divorced Muslim women, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N.K. Singh set aside orders passed by the Calcutta High Court in November 2022 and January 2024, which had essentially rejected the wife’s claim for Rs 7 lakh and gold ornaments weighing about 350 gm.

Underlining that the scope and object of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, is securing dignity and financial protection

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