Talaq E Biddat

Akhilesh Yadav attacks Centre for approving triple talaq ordinance, says it will be as 'weapon against minorities'

A bill on the triple talaq ordinance making the practise of instance divorce void and an offence is pending in Rajya Sabha. The bill will lapse on 3 June with the dissolution of the present Lok Sabha.

If elected, Congress promises to abolish triple talaq ban: After accusing BJP of leveraging issue for elections, is the party doing just that?

Congress MP and All India Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev, on Thursday, said the Congress will abolish the criminalisation of triple talaq if voted to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Centre re-promulgates triple talaq ordinance after failing to get bill passed in Rajya Sabha

Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, issued on Saturday, divorcing through instant triple talaq will be illegal, void and would attract a jail term of three years for the husband.

Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill with amendments even as Opposition stages walkout; NCW welcomes move

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the triple talaq bill even as some of the Opposition staged a walkout.

Lok Sabha passes bill criminalising instant triple talaq: Stern test in Rajya Sabha and other hurdles for proposed legislation

While the triple talaq bill was passed by 245 votes in favour and 11 against it in the Lok Sabha, it faces a sterner test in the Rajya Sabha.

Petition challenging provisions of triple talaq ordinance filed in Bombay HC, seeks interim stay on sections criminalising the act

President Ram Nath Kovind had last Wednesday signed the ordinance, according to which giving instant triple talaq has been made illegal and void.

Key features of triple talaq ordinance: 'No bail for accused husband without hearing Muslim wife'

According to the ordinance, giving instant Triple Talaq has been made illegal and void, and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband.

Centre passes ordinance on triple talaq: Is criminalising offence tantamount to 'legislative overreach'?

While the government's intention to ban Triple Talaq is laudable inasmuch as it can act as an effective deterrent for men from arbitrarily divorcing their wives, the question is whether criminalising the offence can amount to a case of 'legislative over-reach'; here, I refer to a scenario where the Legislature is overstepping into the domains of a religion's personal law to prescribe a remedy which the personal law never intended.

Union Cabinet approves ordinance to make triple talaq a punishable offence; petitioners welcome move

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making triple talaq a punishable offence after the government failed to pass it through both houses of Parliament.

After triple talaq, Centre to oppose 'nikah halala' in Supreme Court, says practice violates principles of justice

The government is to oppose the practice of 'nikah halala' in the Supreme Court, which allows a man to remarry his wife only after the latter is divorced again, when the top court examines its legal validity in the coming days, a senior Law Ministry functionary said on Friday.