- “Rohit De’s article, Mumtaz Bibi’s Broken Heart: The Many Lives of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939” 46:1 Indian Economic and Social History Review ( 2009) pp.105-130, was cited by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Ibrahim Khan v. Saima Khan, a case about the rights of Muslim women to seek a judicial dissolution of marriage. Justice Ayesha Malik, the first woman to serve on Pakistan’s Supreme Court, cites De’s article multiple times to explain the legislative history and political background of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act (DMMA), 1939.”