The appellant challenged the ruling of the Meulaboh Shari'a Court, which, among other things, deemed the marriage of the parties to be lawful, and granted the respondent an irrevocable divorce (talak satu bain shugra).
The Court upheld the decision of the lower court insofar as it granted the respondent an irrevocable divorce, however, it noted that the lower court was not required to first determine the lawfulness of the marriage.