Shayara Bano

Triple talaq ban: Mere judgment won't suffice; educating and building awareness equally important

In April 2017, the AIMPLB argued that Muslim personal law permitted triple talaq though it was a sin and also called for the social boycott of instant triple talaq.

SC to pronounce triple talaq verdict today: A primer on the practice and positions of parties

As Chief Justice JS Khehar demits office this week, the Supreme Court has geared up to deliver the judgment on triple talaq before the next CJI takes over.

Shayara Bano's triple talaq case: All you need to know about her fight for equality

As a five-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court begins hearing on a plea challenging validity of triple talaq, here is a look at the Shayara Bano case.

Muslim personal law: Shayara Bano case outcome may be far greater than that of Shah Bano case

There are, no doubt, striking resemblances between the Shah Bano case of 1985 and Shayara Bano case of 2016 as regards the plights of the victims.

Uniform Civil Code: Both govt and AIMPLB should let Supreme Court do its job

There's a need to right what Shayara Bano’s PIL on triple talaq points out, but to achieve the government should aim for integration, not oppression, writes Sadia Dhailey

Triple talaq: Govt, courts doing their bit but why have 'liberals' abandoned Muslim women?

It is disheartening to find India's liberals, who should have been at the vanguard of banning triple talaq and led the charge against institutionalised subjugation, go AWOL on this subject

Triple talaq: Why Flavia Agnes' position on Shayara Bano's SC petition is anti-women

The fight to seek a ban on triple talaq is difficult. How the women fighting for it deserve anything but applause is something Flavia Agnes needs to answer.

Triple talaq: With SC taking up plea, will Muslim women’s demand be fulfilled?

The current triple talaq case can’t be viewed as a sudden phenomenon of Muslim women rushing to court

Triple talaq is better than murdering wife, AIMPLB tells Supreme Court

On Friday the Muslim Personal Law Board submitted a reply before the Supreme Court saying that personal laws cannot be challenged or rewritten in the name of social reforms as that would violate of Part III of the Constitution, reported ANI.

Politics over the personal: The key facts of the 'triple talaq' issue being heard by the Supreme Court

With the Supreme Court issuing notice to the central government over a plea challenging the practice of triple talaq, the issue is back in the limelight.