The paper under consideration considers the legal nuances regarding the possibility of Khula divorce as the right of a Muslim woman living in India with reference to a recent case in a High Court. It examines the character of Khula, the significance of religious and judicial institutions as well as the judicial practices of validating such divorces especially on the absolute right of the wife to seek u Khula and the limited importance of the consent of the husband or the fatwa of the Mufti. This discussion has shown that there has been a move towards judicial ratification of the breaking up of marriage.