Family Law News Wife alleges Triple Talaq , FIR against Lawyer August 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Thursday afternoon, an FIR has been registered against a 31-year-old lawyer after his 26-year-old wife alleged that he gave her triple talaq, outside Parliament Street police station. A case under Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act has been registered. Additional DCP (New Delhi) Deepak Yadav said, “An FIR was filed […] Read more » FIR triple talaq
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Triple Talaq: SC issues notice to Centre on plea against new law; agrees to examine validity August 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years. A bench of justices N V Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice the Centre on a batch of […] Read more » New law Supreme Court triple talaq
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Triple Talaq: SC agrees to examine validity of new law; issues notice to Centre August 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years. A bench of justices N V Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice to the Centre on a batch of […] Read more » Supreme Court triple talaq validity of new law
Court, Judiciary & Legal System “Triple Talaq” Test In Rajya Sabha, BJP Issues Whip To Leaders: 10 Points July 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Although opposition parties oppose the bill, the government maintains that it is a step towards ensuring gender equality and justice. The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq – the practice of Muslim men to instantly divorce their wives – will take the Rajya Sabha test today. The bill faces strong resistance not only from the […] Read more » 10 Points BJP Issues Whip To Leaders Test In Rajya Sabha triple talaq
Top Law News Cabinet passes triple talaq ordinance, Instant triple talaq to be a crime now September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has passed an ordinance which criminalises making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term and the woman will be entitled to maintenance. Giving details about the provisions of the ordinance, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the core component is that an offence will be cognizable only when […] Read more » featured Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad triple talaq
Top Law News Bill criminalising triple talaq introduced in Lok Sabha December 28, 2017 / December 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, calling it a “historic day” amid opposition to its introduction by members […] Read more » Bill criminalising triple talaq featured jail term of three years Lok Sabha non-bailable offence triple talaq triple talaq bill
Top Law News Triple talaq arbitrary, violates right to equality: SC August 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The practice of triple talaq was “manifestly arbitrary” as the marital tie could be broken “whimsically” by a Muslim man and it must be held to be violative of fundamental right of equality, the Supreme Court today said. One of the two separate majority judgements, penned by Justice R F Nariman, said the provision of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq \ J S Khehar
Top Law News Sibal welcomes SC verdict setting aside triple talaq August 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who had fought the triple talaq case for the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), today welcomed the Supreme Court verdict setting aside the practice, terming it as “dying” and “sinful”. Sibal, who had argued before a five-judge constitution bench that triple talaq was an integral practice […] Read more » Court featured kapil sibal Law Legal News Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases SC verdict on triple talaq signifies nation’s progress: ASG August 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The landmark verdict of the apex court setting aside the practice triple talaq among Muslims, “speaks volume about the progress of the nation”, Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand said today. The ASG, who was part of the central government’s legal team led by former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, also said that the judgement heralded good […] Read more » ASG Court featured Law Legal News Pinky Anand Supreme Court triple talaq
Top Law News Advisory to Qazis to tell bridegrooms not to go for triple talaq: AIMPLB to SC May 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today told the Supreme Court that it would issue an advisory to ‘Qazis’ to tell bridegrooms that they will not resort to triple talaq to annul their marriage. In an affidavit, AIMPLB said that it has decided to issue an advisory through its website, publications and social […] Read more » Advisory to Qazis AIMPLB All India Muslim Personal Law Board Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases SC reserves verdict on triple talaq May 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq among Muslims. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar heard the issue for six days during which various parties including the Centre, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, All India […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq \ J S Khehar
Top Law News Triple talaq not integral to Islam, is intra-community tussle May 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Triple talaq is neither integral to Islam nor a “majority versus minority” issue but rather an “intra-community tussle” between Muslim men and deprived women, the Centre today told the Supreme Court. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, in his rebuttal to the arguments favouring the 1,400 year-old practice of triple talaq, made a strong pitch for judicial […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq Triple talaq not integral to Islam \ J S Khehar
