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To Paint Her Villain Is Shameful: Zorawar Reacts After Ex-Wife Kusha Gets Trolled

By LokMarg 28th June 2023

Social media star Kusha Kapila and her husband Zorawar Ahluwalia recently announced their separation via a post on Instagram.

After announcing the separation, Kusha faced a lot of backlash online after her old interviews started surfacing on social media.
Amid all the backlash, her ex-husband Zorawar broke his silence and came in support of Kusha.

Taking to Instagram, on Wednesday, Zorawar shared a note on his stories which reads, “We realise we live public lives, but we still hold certain things sacred. Our marriage and respect for each other being one of them. Divorce much like our marriage was a decision we both made together, after much deliberation and thought. It was a tough and painful decision but one we took collectively, for the sake of both of our well-being. What has transpired over the last 24 hours, with Kusha being subject to vile attacks online makes me sad and disappointed. To attack Kusha’s character and paint her as some villain is shameful. Let’s all please do better.”

Recently, Kusha’s old interviews surfaced on social media in which she could be seen interacting with Karan Johar.

During their conversation, Karan was heard telling her, “Remember sexual infidelity is not infidelity.” To which she replied, “I believe that.” Her reaction to this old interview didn’t go down well with some of the audience.

Reportedly, the duo tied the knot in 2017 after years of dating.

On Monday, Kusha shared a note on their Instagram handle which reads, “Zorawar and I have mutually decided to part ways. This hasn’t been an easy decision by any measure but we know it’s the right one at this point in our lives. The love and life we have shared together continues to mean everything for us but sadly, what we seek currently for ourselves doesn’t align. We gave it our all, until we couldn’t anymore.”

She added, “A relationship ending is heartbreaking and it’s been a tough ordeal for us and our families. Thankfully, we have had some time to process this, but what we shared and built together panned for over a decade. We still need a lot more time and healing to get to the next phase of our lives. Our current focus is to get through this period with love, respect and support towards each other.”

Kusha is a popular social media influencer. She has over 3 million followers on Instagram and more than 9 lakh subscribers on YouTube.

She was also a part of Riteish Deshmukh’s film ‘Plan A Plan B’ which also starred Tamannaah Bhatia. The film premiered on the OTT platform Netflix.

Apart from that, she also appeared in web shows like ‘Masaba Masaba’, ‘Case Toh Banta Hai’ and ‘Comicstaan’.

On the other hand, Zorawar is also a social media influencer with 90 thousand followers on Instagram. (ANI)

Divorced Muslim Woman Entitled To Alimony For Life: HC

By LokMarg 4th January 2023

In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday said a Muslim woman has the right to receive maintenance from her divorced husband not just till the completion of the ‘Iddat’ period, but for the rest of her life.

The alimony should be such that she can live the same life as she had been living before the divorce, the court ruled.

‘Iddat’ is a custom that bars Muslim women from stepping out and meeting relatives for four months following the death of their husbands.

The court set aside the order of the Principal Judge Family Court, Ghazipur, granting alimony only till the ‘Iddat’ period, terming it illegal. It said the Ghazipur court had given the order without properly perusing the statutory provisions and evidence.

“Under Section 3(3) of the Muslim Act, 1986, an order can be passed directing the former husband of the divorcee to pay to her such reasonable and fair provision and maintenance as deemed fit and proper having regard to needs of the divorced woman, her standard of life enjoyed by her during her marriage and means of her former husband,” the court observed.

“The word “provision” used in Section 3 of the Muslim Act, 1986 indicates that something is provided in advance for meeting some needs,” the court said.

“In other words, at the time of divorce the Muslim husband is required to contemplate the future needs and make preparatory arrangements in advance for meeting those needs,” the court said.

“Reasonable and fair provision” may include provision for her residence, her food, her cloths, and other articles,” the court said.

“In the case of Danial Latifi and another (supra), in Para-28, Hon’ble Supreme Court has fairly interpreted the provisions of Section 3 with regard to fair provision and maintenance and held that “it would extend to the whole life of the divorced wife unless she gets married for a second time,” the court observed.

The court observed that Section 4 deals with the Order for payment of maintenance, — Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, where a Magistrate is satisfied that a divorced woman has not re-married and is not able to maintain herself after the iddat period, he may make an order directing such of her relatives as would be entitled to inherit her property on her death according to Muslim law to pay such reasonable and fair maintenance to her as he may determine fit and proper, having regard to the needs of the divorced woman, the standard of life enjoyed by her during her marriage and the means of such relatives and such maintenance shall be payable by such relatives in the proportions in which they would inherit the property and at such periods.”

The HC said under Section 3(2) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, a divorced woman can file an application for maintenance from her ex-husband before a magistrate.

The court ordered the magistrate concerned to pass an order in three months on alimony, and it then, it ruled that the ex-husband will pay an interim alimony of Rs 5,000 per month to his divorced wife.

The judgment, in favour of the plea by Zahid Khatoon, was delivered by a division bench of Justice SP Kesarwani and Justice MAH Idrisi.

The HC made it clear that a Muslim woman was entitled to maintenance from her ex-husband even after the customary ‘Iddat’ period.

If she is not being given maintenance, she has the right to approach the magistrate, the court said in its judgment.

Zahid Khatoon wed Noorul Haq Khan on May 21, 1989. After their nikah (marriage), the husband got a job in a post office.

However, he divorced his wife on June 28, 2000, and got married a second time two years later.

His ex-wife filed an application under Section 3 of the Muslim Women Protection Act before the Judicial Magistrate, Junior Division, Ghazipur. The case was transferred by the district judge to the Family Court.

She also filed an application under Section 125 of CrPC. During the hearing for the same, the magistrate ordered the ex-husband to pay her Rs 1,500 per month till the period before the divorce.

The revision petition filed, challenging the order, was dismissed and there was no petition filed against the same.

The family court, after examining the evidence and testimony, ordered the ex-husband to pay Rs 1,500 monthly for a period of three months and 13 days. (ANI)

Shoaib Wishes Sania On Birthday Amid Divorce Rumours

By LokMarg 15th November 2022

Amid divorce rumours, Shoaib Malik has taken to social media to wish Sania Mirza on her birthday.

Shoaib took to Twitter and Instagram both and shared quite a mushy picture wishing Sania. He wrote, “Happy Birthday to you @MirzaSania. Wishing you a very healthy & happy life! Enjoy the day to the fullest…”

Sania Mirza turns 36 today.

Also, surprisingly, amid speculations of the couple’s alleged divorce, the OTT platform Urduflix, on Saturday, took to their Instagram handle and announced that Sania and Shoaib are coming up with their show titled ‘The Mirza Malik Show’.

The particular announcement has left netizens confused.

“Was it a publicity stunt?” a social media user commented.

“So divorce was for publicity purposes. Shame,” another one wrote.

While many raised questions, there’re social media users who became happy after knowing about the couple’s show.

“Bohat achaa Laga Dil Khush hogaya ka yeah sath hain,” a fan commented.

“Just forgive each other and be with each other u both look together nice,” another fan wrote.

Shoaib and Sania got married in 2010 and have been staying in Dubai ever since. They welcomed their son Izhaan in 2018.

According to reports, Sania and Shoaib have allegedly ended their 12-year-long marriage and are co-parenting their son Izhaan Mirza Malik.

Neither Sania nor Shoaib has made any announcement in this regard.

Talking about their professional lives, Sania Mirza announced her retirement in January this year.

In August this year, Sania opted out of US Open owing to an injury she sustained in Canada a few weeks prior to the US Open.

Shoaib, who last played T20I against Bangladesh in November 2021, has been out of favour from the Pakistan Cricket Board and did not make it to the T20 World Cup squad. (ANI)

Have Sania-Shoaib Parted Ways?

By LokMarg 10th November 2022

Rumours are rife that Tennis superstar Sania Mirza and her husband Shoaib Malik have parted ways.

Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza have allegedly ended their 12-year-long marriage and are co-parenting their son Izhaan Mirza Malik.
According to Pakistani news outlet Samaa TV, Shoaib reportedly cheated on Sania.

Neither Sania nor Shoaib has made any announcement in this regard.

Interestingly, Shoaib and Sania are still following each other on Instagram. However, Sania’s cryptic posts, captions and stories added fuel to the divorce rumors.

Recently, Sania posted a photo with her son and wrote, “The moments that get me through the hardest days @izhaan.mirzamalik.”

She also posted an Instagram story a couple of days ago that read, “Where do broken hearts go?”

Another interesting detail that has come to the fore reportedly is that Sania recently moved to a new house in Dubai. Sania was living in a villa in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah with Shoaib Malik earlier, however, she recently moved to a different locality in Dubai.

Sania’s sister Anam Mirza, who is married to Indian Cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin’s son Asaduddin, is a content creator and posts daily vlogs on YouTube. She recently documented Sania and Shoaib’s son Izhaan’s birthday party where Shoaib was also present.

Shoaib also shared pictures from the birthday party, but Sania didn’t.

Another interesting detail that has the fans concerned is Shoaib’s recent appearance on the Pakistani Cricket show ‘Ask the Pavillion’ where he was asked about the location of Sania’s tennis academies. Shoaib replied by saying that he doesn’t know much about the academies.

Shoaib’s response surprised Waqar Younis and he jokingly said, “what sort of husband you are?”

Shoaib and Sania got married in 2010 and have been staying in Dubai ever since.

Talking about their professional lives, Sania Mirza announced her retirement in January this year.

In August this year, Sania opted out of US Open owing to an injury she sustained in Canada a few weeks prior to the US Open.

Talking about Shoaib, who last played T20I against Bangladesh in November 2021, has been out of favor from the Pakistan Cricket Board and did not make it to the T20 World Cup squad. (ANI)