M.I.M. Nasar vs. Manna Dewage Shifani – CA LA/06/2019-2022

The case between M.I.M. Nasar (husband) and Manna Dewage Shifani (wife) addressed the validity of a talak divorce granted by the Quazi of Colombo-East, the procedural acts of the specially appointed Quazi for Colombo-West, and the affirmation of the Board of Quazis. The judgment held that the proceedings before the Quazi of Colombo-East were procedurally flawed due to a denied objection on the basis of alleged bias, the failure to comply with statutory requirements for pronouncing and recording talak, and the improper refusal of the Quazi for Colombo-West to hear the matter. It was established that a petitioner’s timely objection to bias must be respected to uphold the principle that justice must appear to be done. The order emphasized compliance with procedural safeguards under the Muslim