Plea Against Triple Talaq Bill Filed In Delhi High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to quash Sections 4 and 7 of the newly passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises instant 'triple talaq' among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband.Under Section 4 of the Act, a man who gives 'triple-talaq' to his wife is liable for imprisonment of three years.The petition filed by social activist Shahid Ali stated that the Supreme Court had...
SC Agrees To Hear Pleas Challenging The Constitutional Validity Of triple Talaq Act, Issues Notice To Centre
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Aug 23, 2019
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.A Bench of Justices N.V. Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice to the Centre seeking their response on the batch of petitions challenging newly enacted law on triple talaq as "unconstitutional" on grounds that it allegedly violates the provisions of the Constitution."We will examine this," the Bench told senior advocate Salman Khurshid, who was...
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