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Opinion: Modi Government's Fake Concern For Muslim Women's Rights
The Lok Sabha has adopted the so- called triple talaq bill, a badly-conceived, poorly-drafted piece of legislation, the very foundation of which is flawed. While the government has claimed it will be of benefit to Muslim women, the voices of Muslim women have not been heard. Muslim women in this specific debate have been left out, caught between th...
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Social Boycott And A Vow: Law Board's Key Measures To Stop Triple Talaq
An undertaking during wedding that the groom won't say talaq thrice at one go, and social boycott to husbands who do - these were the two key points for self-regulation that the Muslim Personal Law Board has come up with. They were part of the advisory the board presented today to the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court that is exami...
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Holy Quran In Hand, Supreme Court Asks How Is Triple Talaq Integral To Islam
For five days, the country's five seniormost judges have heard lawyers argue that triple talaq wasn't just a centuries-old practice but also an integral part of Islam. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar had a question after the court had heard one of the lawyers wax eloquent how the practice was intrinsic to Islam.
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Triple Talaq Is 'Worst, Undesirable' Way To End Marriage: Supreme Court
Triple talaq is the "worst and undesirable form" of dissolution of marriage among Muslims, the Supreme Court observed on Friday as it continued hearing into the constitutional validity of the practice that lets Muslim men divorce by saying the "talaq" thrice. The country's five seniormost judges headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar started th...
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Court In Madhya Pradesh Nullifies Triple Talaq For Not Following Norms
A family court has nullified the Triple Talaq given by a man to his wife saying that due procedure, as prescribed in Muslim religious texts, was not followed. Additional principal judge Omprakash Sharma on March 9 observed that the procedure adopted by Tousif Sheikh to divorce his wife was "illegal" and "ineffective" and nullified the same.
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Time To Abolish 'Triple Talaq', Says Venkaiah Naidu
Describing 'triple talaq' as anti-constitutional and anti-civilisation, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said its time the country should abolish this "gender discrimination", in the light of principles of justice, dignity and equality.
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Personal Laws Must Be Constitutionally Compliant: Arun Jaitley
Amid the ongoing debate over 'Triple Talaq', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant and in conformity with norms of gender equality and the right to live with dignity.
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Triple Talaq Against Gender Equality, Unfair: Centre To Tell Supreme Court
The government will oppose "triple talaq" divorce in the Supreme Court on grounds that it is against gender equality and "misplaced in a secular country", sources said on Friday.
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Government To Oppose Triple Talaq In Supreme Court Citing Women's Rights
The Centre will be opposing in the Supreme Court the triple talaq practice on the grounds of women's rights, terming it as "inalienable" and asserting that the issue should not be seen from the prism of uniform civil code, a highly placed government functionary said today.
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No Triple Talaq Without Both Husband And Wife's Consent: Shia Law Board
The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has suggested the adoption of a 'modern nikahnama' (marriage contract), seeking changes in the terms and conditions of marriage under the Islamic law.
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Supreme Court Grants Centre 4 Weeks To Respond On Triple Talaq Issue
The Supreme Court today granted four weeks time to the Centre to file its reply on a batch of petitions on triple talaq and the plight of Muslim women.
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Can Triple Talaq Be Declared Illegal? Supreme Court To Examine
Whether triple talaq proclaimed by Muslims for an instant divorce can be declared illegal will be examined by the Supreme Court.
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Muslim Women In India Fight 'Triple Talaq'
Only three words were scrawled on the letter from her husband and posted to her parent's home in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, but they were enough to shatter Sadaf Mehmood's life.
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Triple Talaq: Women's Panel To Back Shayara Bano's Case In Supreme Court
The National Commission for Women (NCW) will support Dehradun-based Shayara Bano's case in Supreme Court demanding abolition of 'triple talaq', its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said today.
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Activist Challenges Triple Talaq, Seeks Divorce Guidelines From Top Court
A lawyer-turned-lawmaker-turned activist from Chennai is the new face challenging the unilateral triple talaq divorce system, which falls under the provisions of the Muslim personal law.
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Opinion: Modi Government's Fake Concern For Muslim Women's Rights
The Lok Sabha has adopted the so- called triple talaq bill, a badly-conceived, poorly-drafted piece of legislation, the very foundation of which is flawed. While the government has claimed it will be of benefit to Muslim women, the voices of Muslim women have not been heard. Muslim women in this specific debate have been left out, caught between th...
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Social Boycott And A Vow: Law Board's Key Measures To Stop Triple Talaq
An undertaking during wedding that the groom won't say talaq thrice at one go, and social boycott to husbands who do - these were the two key points for self-regulation that the Muslim Personal Law Board has come up with. They were part of the advisory the board presented today to the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court that is exami...
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Holy Quran In Hand, Supreme Court Asks How Is Triple Talaq Integral To Islam
For five days, the country's five seniormost judges have heard lawyers argue that triple talaq wasn't just a centuries-old practice but also an integral part of Islam. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar had a question after the court had heard one of the lawyers wax eloquent how the practice was intrinsic to Islam.
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Triple Talaq Is 'Worst, Undesirable' Way To End Marriage: Supreme Court
Triple talaq is the "worst and undesirable form" of dissolution of marriage among Muslims, the Supreme Court observed on Friday as it continued hearing into the constitutional validity of the practice that lets Muslim men divorce by saying the "talaq" thrice. The country's five seniormost judges headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar started th...
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Court In Madhya Pradesh Nullifies Triple Talaq For Not Following Norms
A family court has nullified the Triple Talaq given by a man to his wife saying that due procedure, as prescribed in Muslim religious texts, was not followed. Additional principal judge Omprakash Sharma on March 9 observed that the procedure adopted by Tousif Sheikh to divorce his wife was "illegal" and "ineffective" and nullified the same.
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Time To Abolish 'Triple Talaq', Says Venkaiah Naidu
Describing 'triple talaq' as anti-constitutional and anti-civilisation, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said its time the country should abolish this "gender discrimination", in the light of principles of justice, dignity and equality.
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Personal Laws Must Be Constitutionally Compliant: Arun Jaitley
Amid the ongoing debate over 'Triple Talaq', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant and in conformity with norms of gender equality and the right to live with dignity.
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Triple Talaq Against Gender Equality, Unfair: Centre To Tell Supreme Court
The government will oppose "triple talaq" divorce in the Supreme Court on grounds that it is against gender equality and "misplaced in a secular country", sources said on Friday.
-
Government To Oppose Triple Talaq In Supreme Court Citing Women's Rights
The Centre will be opposing in the Supreme Court the triple talaq practice on the grounds of women's rights, terming it as "inalienable" and asserting that the issue should not be seen from the prism of uniform civil code, a highly placed government functionary said today.
-
No Triple Talaq Without Both Husband And Wife's Consent: Shia Law Board
The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has suggested the adoption of a 'modern nikahnama' (marriage contract), seeking changes in the terms and conditions of marriage under the Islamic law.
-
Supreme Court Grants Centre 4 Weeks To Respond On Triple Talaq Issue
The Supreme Court today granted four weeks time to the Centre to file its reply on a batch of petitions on triple talaq and the plight of Muslim women.
-
Can Triple Talaq Be Declared Illegal? Supreme Court To Examine
Whether triple talaq proclaimed by Muslims for an instant divorce can be declared illegal will be examined by the Supreme Court.
-
Muslim Women In India Fight 'Triple Talaq'
Only three words were scrawled on the letter from her husband and posted to her parent's home in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, but they were enough to shatter Sadaf Mehmood's life.
-
Triple Talaq: Women's Panel To Back Shayara Bano's Case In Supreme Court
The National Commission for Women (NCW) will support Dehradun-based Shayara Bano's case in Supreme Court demanding abolition of 'triple talaq', its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said today.
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Activist Challenges Triple Talaq, Seeks Divorce Guidelines From Top Court
A lawyer-turned-lawmaker-turned activist from Chennai is the new face challenging the unilateral triple talaq divorce system, which falls under the provisions of the Muslim personal law.
