In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court disapprove the view that "the whimsical and…
The observation that a whimsical and capricious divorce by the husband is good in law though bad in theology, though the phrase traces to an earlier ruling, was examined and…
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court disapprove the view that "the whimsical and capricious divorce by the husband is good in law, though bad in theology"?
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The observation that a whimsical and capricious divorce by the husband is good in law though bad in theology, though the phrase traces to an earlier ruling, was examined and disapproved by the Supreme Court in Shamim Ara v State of U.P., which required a valid talaq to be for a reasonable cause and preceded by an attempt at reconciliation.
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