ABDALLAH IDDI MTITU V
The appeal was dismissed because the marriage between respondent and H.S.N was not dissolved by a court, BAKWATA lacked jurisdiction to issue a valid talaq, and the appellant was or should have been aware of the subsisting marriage. The appellant's reliance on BAKWATA's talaq was misplaced, and ignorance of the law is not a defence. The first appellate court's award of damages was justified.
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- Adultery
- Islamic marriage
- Divorce
- Burden of proof
- Natural justice
- Jurisdiction of reconciliation boards