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In which of the following cases did the High Court hold that “the presence of Qazi is not necessary at…

In Quazi Mohd. Najmuddin Hussain v. State of A.P. (AIR 2005 AP 464), the Andhra Pradesh High Court examined Muslim personal law along with Section 4 of the Kazis Act, 1880,…

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In which of the following cases did the High Court hold that “the presence of Qazi is not necessary at the time of marriage ceremony under the Muslim law”?

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In Quazi Mohd. Najmuddin Hussain v. State of A.P. (AIR 2005 AP 464), the Andhra Pradesh High Court examined Muslim personal law along with Section 4 of the Kazis Act, 1880, and held that a Muslim marriage (Nikah) is a civil contract requiring proposal (ijab) and acceptance (qubul) in the presence of competent witnesses, and that the presence of a Qazi is not necessary at the time of the marriage ceremony. Mohd. Yunus v. Malooki (AIR 2004 P&H 136) dealt with gender equality and customary restrictions on women's property rights; Shamim Ara v. State of U.P. (AIR 2002 SC 3551) laid down strict conditions for a valid plea of talaq; and Bai Tahira v. Ali Hussain (AIR 1979 SC 362) concerned a divorced Muslim woman's right to maintenance.

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