Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 22-08-2017
India’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Muslim divorce law was “unconstitutional”, a decision that could herald the end of a law that some Muslim women had long argued violated their right to equality.
The law allows Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word “talaq” three times. Muslim women say they have been left destitute by husbands divorcing them through “triple talaq”, including by Skype and WhatsApp.
“This is a sensitive case where sentiments are involved. We are directing the Union of India to consider appropriate legislation in this regard,” Justice J.S. Khehar said while announcing a six-month suspension on the practice of the divorce law.
Three of the five judges hearing a case questioning the legality of “triple talaq” ruled it as “unconstitutional”.
Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andola, a Muslim organisation, launched a campaign two years ago to ban triple talaq.
A recent survey released by the BMMA found that 92 percent of the 4,710 Muslim women surveyed wanted a total ban on verbal or unilateral divorce.
– Reuters
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