Uniform Civil Code Hearing In Court

The Delhi High Court has listed for hearing on December 1 a batch of petitions seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and observed that it "cannot do anything" if the issue has already been decided by the Supreme Court.

Whether the controversial Islamic practice that allows men to leave their wives immediately by stating "talaq" (divorce) three times should be banned will be decided by five judges of the Supreme Court today at 10:30 am. Triple talaq has so far been legal for Muslims according to the Constitution, but several Muslim women who have bee...

Principles of constitutional morality and equity do not apply to triple talaq because it is a matter of faith, the Muslim law board told the Supreme Court hearing the triple talaq case. The Muslim body that is defending the practice that lets men get instant divorce by saying talaq thrice insisted that a 1,400 year old practice could not be un-Isla...

A Muslim woman in Delhi who was divorced by her husband on WhatsApp has moved court for justice, but her own family is a test case in the debate over a uniform civil code and whether the court can intervene in personal laws. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a batch of petitions against customs like triple talaq and polygamy.

The Delhi High Court has listed for hearing on December 1 a batch of petitions seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and observed that it "cannot do anything" if the issue has already been decided by the Supreme Court.

Whether the controversial Islamic practice that allows men to leave their wives immediately by stating "talaq" (divorce) three times should be banned will be decided by five judges of the Supreme Court today at 10:30 am. Triple talaq has so far been legal for Muslims according to the Constitution, but several Muslim women who have bee...

Principles of constitutional morality and equity do not apply to triple talaq because it is a matter of faith, the Muslim law board told the Supreme Court hearing the triple talaq case. The Muslim body that is defending the practice that lets men get instant divorce by saying talaq thrice insisted that a 1,400 year old practice could not be un-Isla...

A Muslim woman in Delhi who was divorced by her husband on WhatsApp has moved court for justice, but her own family is a test case in the debate over a uniform civil code and whether the court can intervene in personal laws. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a batch of petitions against customs like triple talaq and polygamy.