Supreme Court has ruled that upon divorce each party will leave the marriage with what they contributed.

The court further quashed the 50-50 rule that has been the norm.

The court has ruled that allowing the 50-50 rule with the current changing times would encourage some parties to enter marriage with nothing and then not contribute anything but wait to automatically be given 50 per cent of the marital property.

"It is our finding that the stated equality under Article 45(3) means that the courts are to ensure that at the dissolution of a marriage, each party to a marriage gets a fair share of the matrimonial property based on their contribution," the court ruled.

"However, if you can prove with evidence that you contributed 50 per cent then the court will share it among the two parties."

In the case, a couple had moved to court over the division of the matrimonial property. 

But in this case, the couple was entitled to 50-50 per cent according to the Supreme Court after the woman convinced the court that she took out loans and contributed to the purchase of the matrimonial property and rental units