A Muslim father has been denied custody of his children after a judge ruled that the Kadhis' Court — which gave him partial responsibility — has no jurisdiction in children’s cases. In a landmark ruling, High Court judge Aggrey Muchelule said the Kadhis’ Court has limited jurisdiction that does not include children's matters. The father, identified in court papers as I.K., had filed a case in the Kadhis' Court against his estranged wife identified as R.M.S, in 2018. On September 3, 2018, the Kadhis' Court granted physical custody of the children to the mother and legal custody to the father. “The proceedings before the Kadhis' Court and the ruling rendered by the Court on 3rd September 2018 were all a nullity,” the judge ruled.

Source: The Star December 06, 2020 20:15 UTC