The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Regular Second Appeal, affirming that a Civil Judge (Junior Division) does not possess the jurisdictional authority to pass a decree of divorce or dissolve a marriage. The Court held that in districts where a Family Court has not been established, the District Judge or the Principal Civil Court
Civil Judge Lacks Jurisdiction to Dissolve Muslim Marriage; District Court Competent Authority in Absence of Family Court: Gauhati High Court
