The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy violate Muslim women's right to equality and dignity and are not protected by the right to profess, practise and propagate religion under Article 25(1)
Vice-President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari has said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce and asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.
Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce while she asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.
Spiritual head of the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Monday demanded a complete ban on sale of “all forms of beef” in the country as it is causing enmity between and Hindus and Muslims.
All 19 judges will be hearing three cases of Constitutional importance, including the validity of triple talaq and polygamy under Muslim personal laws.
Referring various petitions on the Constitutional legitimacy of ‘triple talaq’ and polygamy practiced in the in the Muslim community, the Supreme Court has set May 11-19 as the timeline to conclude them.
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said that ‘triple talaq’ cannot be accepted in Indian society because it is totally ‘immoral’.
In her letter, the woman, who has been identified as Shagufta, said that her husband abandoned her fearing she may give birth to a girl ‘again’.
However, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has defended the practice, saying it is better to divorce a woman than kill her.
The AIMPLB told the Supreme Court that the petitions filed against the Muslim Personal Law are not maintainable.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have conquered Uttar Pradesh with two-thirds majority, but the challenges that will fall in its path of governance will indeed make things difficult for its leaders to deliver.
RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Sunday attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying both leaders have been doing vote-bank politics by supporting triple talaq and opposing a uniform civil code.
The Supreme Court has decided to set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear and decide on a batch of petitions relating to the practices of triple talaq.
Terming triple talaq as a serious issue of human rights, the Supreme Court today said that it will not hear the issue of the Uniform Civil Code along with it as it was a different matter altogether. The apex court further stated that it will begin h
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