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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Anil K. Narendran, Muralee Krishna S., JJ
Rasiya – Appellant
Versus
Executive Officer, Kerala State Waqf Board – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner seeks mandamus to compel administrative consideration of a grievance regarding marriage dissolution. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court directs statutory authority to hear and decide the representation regarding recognition of a family court decree. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
JUDGMENT
Muralee Krishna, J.
The petitioner filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the 1st respondent, the Kerala State Wakf Board (the ‘Board’ for short), to consider Ext.P3 representation dated 05.02.2026 made by the petitioner and pass orders therein within a time frame to be prescribed by this Court.
2. Going by the averments in the writ petition, the petitioner is a Muslim woman who lawfully obtained dissolution of her marriage by way of declaration of “Khula” in O.P. No. 936 of 2025 on the files of the Family Court, Malappuram, by Ext.P2 judgment dated 08.12.2025. By virtue of the decree, the petitioner is legally divorced and entitled, under Muslim Personal Law, to contract a 2nd marriage. The petitioner approached the 2nd respondent Mahal Committee, seeking issuance of a divorce certificate based on the Family Court decree for
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