Khula is a basic right of a woman under Muslim family law---Right to seek Khula is ...........

 PLD 2024 Supreme Court 645

IBRAHIM KHAN vs Mst. SAIMA KHAN

Khula is a basic right of a woman under Muslim family law---Right to seek Khula is the exclusive and absolute right of the woman---She must in unambiguous and unequivocal terms express her intention to exercise such right before the court, that is to say, she must put her offer before the court that she seeks release from the marriage by waiving her dower and only then the court can grant her Khula ---Fundamentally, the principle is that Khula cannot be granted, if it has not been explicitly sought for by the woman because she has to give up her right to dower---Hence, a court cannot on its own pass the decree of Khula if it has not been sought for by the woman---Therefore, her consent is vital.