High Profile Cases Will deal with only triple talaq due to paucity of time: SC May 15, 2017 / May 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it was keeping open for adjudication in the future the issues of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims as the Centre insisted deliberations on these aspects as well. The observation was made when Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Centre, said the issues of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq \ J S Khehar
High Profile Cases NCW chief miffed over absence of woman judge in SC bench hearing triple talaq May 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam today questioned the absence of a woman in the Supreme Court bench hearing the triple talaq issue. “Watching the hoo-haa over the bench hearing the triple talaq matter and considering the different religions of the judges, it struck me that the issue is not about religion but […] Read more » Court featured Lalitha Kumaramangalam Law Legal News National Commission for Women NCW chief Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases Triple talaq is worst form of marriage dissolution, says SC May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the practice of triple talaq was the “worst” and “not desirable” form of dissolution of marriages among Muslims, even though there were schools of thought which termed it as “legal”. There are “school of thoughts (which) say that triple talaq is legal, but it is the worst and not desirable […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq \ J S Khehar
High Profile Cases Triple talaq: SC allows Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae May 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed former union minister Salman Khurshid to assist it as an amicus curiae in hearing of a batch of pleas challenging constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul also permitted […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court allows Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae triple talaq
High Profile Cases Don’t politicise Triple Talaq: PM April 30, 2017 / April 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the Muslim community to ensure that the triple talaq issue was not “politicised”, and hoped that intellectuals from the community would come forward to fight the practice. Addressing an event marking the birth anniversary of Kannada philosopher Basaveshwar here, Modi voiced the hope that Muslims in India would “show […] Read more » Don’t politicise Triple Talaq featured PM PM Narendra Modi on triple talaq triple talaq
Top Law News MP: Court nullifies triple talaq for not following norms April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A family court here has “nullified” the triple talaq given by a man to his wife on the grounds that due procedure, as prescribed in Muslim religious texts, was not followed in the matter. Additional principal judge of the family court, Omprakash Sharma on March 9 observed that the procedure adopted by Tousif Sheikh to […] Read more » Court family court featured Law Legal News MP triple talaq
High Profile Cases SC to hear pleas challenging triple talaq on May 11 March 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today fixed May 11 for commencement of hearing on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy practices among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said the matter will be heard by a Constitution bench during the summer vacation. On March […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala plea Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases Centre submits issues in SC,questions practice of triple talaq February 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today submitted in the Supreme Court a list of issues for adjudication including the question whether fundamental right to practice and propagate one’s religion protected the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. The NDA government has, for the first time in India’s constitutional history, opposed in the top court […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases Constitution bench to decide petitions on triple talaq: SC February 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A five-judge constitution bench would be set up by the Supreme Court to hear and decide on a batch of petitions relating to the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar took on record three sets of issues framed by parties with regard […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq \ J S Khehar
High Profile Cases Women leaders oppose triple talaq October 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A passionate debate has emerged over the government’s stand to oppose the practice of “triple talaq” with some leading women politicians seeking its abolition, even as Muslim bodies accused the ruling dispensation of waging a “war” on their personal law. Though most of the women leaders avoided direct comments on the Centre’s affidavit or sought […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News triple talaq
