Four months after the Supreme Court set aside the centuries-old practice of talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq, The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Bill, outlawing talaq-e-biddat, was passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday with law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hailing it, saying “we are making history today”. The proposed law, which makes talaq-e-biddat a cognisable and non-bailable offence, has provisions for a three-year jail term and fine for any Muslim man who divorces his wife by uttering talaq three times in quick succession. It also deals with subsistence allowance for Muslim women and custody of minor children. Overruling demands by several Opposition parties to refer the Bill to a standing committee for wider consultation, Prasad said…
Lok Sabha passes triple talaq Bill amid feeble protests by Opposition
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by Krupali
- Categories: Politics
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