Patna, Sept. 3 -- The Patna High Court on August 31 ruled that a Muslim man is not required to provide a reason to file for divorce under Muslim personal law.

Justices Bibek Chaudhuri and Rana Vikram Singh observed while dismissing Md Sarif Anwar's appeal against his wife Noorjahan Khatoon. Despite its remarks, the court upheld the Family Court's decision not to grant Anwar a divorce decree.

The husband alleged that his wife treated him with cruelty since their marriage on April 7, 1999, and left their home on October 14, 2008, permanently.

Anwar claimed to have made multiple attempts to bring Noorjahan back, but he said she refused as she wanted to end the marriage. He said he divorced her by pronouncing Talaq and went to the Family C...