Triple Talaq Verdict

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 declared the instant divorce granted by pronouncement of talaq three times as void and illegal

According to the notice, the complaint filed by Siddiqua Begum alleges the "unauthorised depiction of the personal life of the late Shah Bano Begum without the consent of her legal heirs"

Defending its 2019 law criminalising triple talaq, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the practice is "fatal" for the social institution of marriage. In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Union of India said despite the top court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has "not worked as a sufficient deterrent in bringing down the number of divorces by this practice" among the members of the community. "It is submitted that Parliament in its wisdom has enacted the impugned Act to protect the rights of married Muslim women who are being divorced by triple talaq. "The impugned Act helps in ensuring the larger constitutional goals of gender justice and gender equality of married Muslim women and helps subserve their fundamental rights of non-discrimination and empowerment," the affidavit said. On 22 August 2017, the apex court had declared instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddah) unconstitutional. On August 23, 2019, the top court agreed to examin

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The bench was annoyed with the number of writ petitions being filed by various individuals and organisations and said there are over 20 petitions pending on the same issue of Triple Talaq

The apex court struck down triple talaq and declared the Islamic practice unconstitutional

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Aditi Phadnis on social, legal and political implication of the Supreme Court order on Triple Talaq

SC set aside practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims, calling it void, illegal

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Supreme Court verdict has deep implications for rights of these Muslim women

The Supreme Court on August 22 rendered the practice of Triple Talaq unconstitutional

The Supreme Court asked the government to enact a law on triple talaq

SC to pronounce its judgement on whether triple talaq among Muslims is fundamental to the religion

The apex court will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on the controversial issue of Triple Talaq