The Allahabad High Court clarified that under Mohammedan Law, a talaq is effective immediately upon the husband's pronouncement, with court decrees serving merely to recognize this status. This ruling arose from a case involving Humaira Riyaz, who sought maintenance from her second husband after her first husband pronounced talaq on February 27, 2005. The family court had previously rejected her claim, stating her first marriage was not legally dissolved when she remarried in 2012. However, the High Court overturned this decision, emphasizing that the court's decree is declaratory and does not establish a new divorce date. The court has now directed the family court to reconsider her maintenance claim based on this ruling. The concept of iddat, a waiting period mandated by Mohammedan law, is also noted as a critical aspect of the divorce process.