Centre passes ordinance on triple talaq: Is criminalising offence tantamount to 'legislative overreach'?
6 years, 3 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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. However, as the Bill could not be passed by the Rajya Sabha in this year’s Monsoon Session, it was still pending in the Rajya Sabha when the central government passed the ordinance criminalising triple talaq. One of the strongest criticisms of any attempt by the government to criminalise Triple Talaq is that the government should not interfere in the personal laws of any religion and that Triple Talaq falls in the jurisdiction of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board ; the AIMPLB is a non-governmental organisation which was established in 1973 to ensure the protection and application of Sharia law in India. 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 overreach’; 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.

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Centre defends law on triple talaq in SC, says practice ‘fatal’ to institution of marriage
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre defends law on triple talaq in SC, says practice ‘fatal’ to institution of marriage

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has defended its 2019 law against triple talaq by telling the Supreme Court that the practice is “fatal” to the institution of marriage. In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Centre has said that despite the Supreme Court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has “not worked as a sufficient deterrent in …

Centre defends law against triple talaq, says it legitimised ‘abandonment’ of Muslim women
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre defends law against triple talaq, says it legitimised ‘abandonment’ of Muslim women

The Hindu  

The Union government in the Supreme Court has justified the Central law criminalising triple talaq, saying the “practice legitimised and institutionalised abandonment of wives by their husbands” and was “neither Islamic nor legal”. The government said all it did with the Muslim Women Act, 2019 was make a practice called “manifestly arbitrary” by the Supreme Court a non-bailable criminal offence …

The unseemly politics of the Uniform Civil Code
1 year, 6 months ago

The unseemly politics of the Uniform Civil Code

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for a Uniform Civil Code and is blaming the Opposition for trying to “instigate” Muslims on the issue. The Congress said there was no need for the Muslim Women Act, which criminalises triple talaq, as the practice had already been declared null and void by the court, whereas in 1986, Prime Minister Rajiv …

Need for state action was felt in triple talaq law, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Need for state action was felt in triple talaq law, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The government reasoned it had to introduce a law criminalising triple talaq as Muslim men continued the practice in spite of a Supreme Court judgment declaring it illegal. The government’s 177-page affidavit recently filed in the apex court came in response to a series of petitions which have challenged the constitutionality of the Muslim Women Act 2019, which makes the …

Kerala CM Slams Triple Talaq Ban: The Debate
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala CM Slams Triple Talaq Ban: The Debate

News 18  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday raised questions over the ban on triple talaq, asking why it was was criminalised “when divorce happens in all religions.” Speaking at a conference, the CM said, “people from different religious backgrounds might have come here for the conference. Triple Talaq is a type of marriage dissolution in Muslim Law in which a …

Triple talaq law helping women: PM in Mann ki Baat
2 years, 10 months ago

Triple talaq law helping women: PM in Mann ki Baat

Hindustan Times  

Women in the country are “reaching new heights”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he hailed his government’s women-centric decisions, including a law against the practice of triple talaq. The country has seen an 80% reduction in cases related to the practice of triple talaq, Modi said. The Prime Minister also talked about redefining “Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat ” …

Triple Talaq Law: Legal Reform is the First Step to Empower Muslim Women, Writes Zakia Soman
3 years, 3 months ago

Triple Talaq Law: Legal Reform is the First Step to Empower Muslim Women, Writes Zakia Soman

News 18  

The Muslim Women Act or the Triple Talaq Law invoked sharp reactions during its passage in 2019. India needs a comprehensive Muslim family law which protects legal rights of women just as the Hindu marriage, succession and other laws protect rights of Hindu women. However, the legal discrimination of Muslim women and thereby the whole community continued owing to the …

Two Years of Triple Talaq Law: All About the Legislation That Banned Instant Divorce by Muslim Men
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Years of Triple Talaq Law: All About the Legislation That Banned Instant Divorce by Muslim Men

News 18  

The Ministry of Minority Affairs announced on Saturday that “Muslim Women Rights Day” will be observed across the nation on August 1 to celebrate the enactment of the triple talaq law. The Triple Talaq law, enforced by the National Democratic Alliance government on August 1, 2019, classified giving ‘instant divorce’ by Muslim men to their wives as a criminal offence. …

Short film shows Muslim woman thanking PM Modi for banning Triple Talaq
4 years, 10 months ago

Short film shows Muslim woman thanking PM Modi for banning Triple Talaq

Op India  

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Social Coffee published a video expressing its gratitude towards Prime Minister Modi for outlawing the inhumane practice of Triple Talaq, the traditional Islamic practice permitted Muslim men to divorce their wives by repeating the word ‘Talaq’ thrice. The video shows a Muslim couple playing a game of crosses and knots but the crosses …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves SC Challenging Triple Talaq Act [Read Petition]
5 years, 2 months ago

All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves SC Challenging Triple Talaq Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Kamal Faruqui, member of Executive Committee of the Board have moved the Supreme Court challenging The Muslim Women Act, 2019, which criminalises triple talaq, saying the same is unconstitutional and brings marriage on the brinks of breakdown. It lays challenge to Section 2 of the Act which makes Talaq e Biddat "or …

UP govt's assistance to triple talaq survivors delinks outlawed practice from religion, may help widen acceptability of ban
5 years, 3 months ago

UP govt's assistance to triple talaq survivors delinks outlawed practice from religion, may help widen acceptability of ban

Firstpost  

With Yogi Adityanath govt Thursday offering free legal aid to survivors of instant triple talaq and financial assistance, the outlawed practice has now become a social issue On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced that his government would provide free legal aid to the Muslim women who have been given triple talaq by their husbands. However, with the …

Triple Talaq law enters a Bareilly university’s curricula, call made for more varsities to follow suit
5 years, 3 months ago

Triple Talaq law enters a Bareilly university’s curricula, call made for more varsities to follow suit

Hindustan Times  

Days after UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath exhorted educational institutions to teach students about ‘triple talaq’ Bill and women empowerment, the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly has introduced a course on the subject for its law students. A university in Bareilly has introduced ‘triple talaq’ Bill in the syllabus for its law students University’s head of the Law …

SC Issues Notice On Another Plea Challenging Criminalization Of Triple Talaq
5 years, 4 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Another Plea Challenging Criminalization Of Triple Talaq

Live Law  

The Bench of Justices N. V. Ramana, Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi of the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice in another petition challenging the constitutional validity of the law criminalizing Triple Talaq. It is noteworthy that Section 3 of the Act prescribes imprisonment of a Muslim husband for a term which may extend to three years and fine, …

Supreme Court agrees to examine triple talaq law
5 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to examine triple talaq law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the challenge to the provisions in the Muslim Women Act, 2019, that criminalises the instant triple talaq and provides for the imprisonment of husband for divorcing wife and the retrospective applicability of the law. Seeking the Centre’s response on multiple petitions challenging different aspects of the Act also known as …

SC to examine validity of new triple talaq law, issues notice to Centre
5 years, 4 months ago

SC to examine validity of new triple talaq law, issues notice to Centre

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging the newly-minted law which criminalizes the practice of instant triple talaq. The Muslim Women Act, 2019, makes instant triple talaq a cognizable offence, attracting up to three years of imprisonment with a fine. Citing a five-judge Constitution bench verdict, which had declared the practice of triple talaq …

Triple Talaq: SC issues notice to Centre on plea against new law; agrees to examine validity
5 years, 4 months ago

Triple Talaq: SC issues notice to Centre on plea against new law; agrees to examine validity

India TV News  

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 petitions which has sought to …

Triple Talaq Bill: In the guise of justice
5 years, 4 months ago

Triple Talaq Bill: In the guise of justice

The Hindu  

IT was on the anvil for a long time. The Bill, which criminalises instant triple talaq, is aimed at providing protection to Muslim women against instant divorce. Said Law Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad: “This is a matter of gender justice, dignity and equality.” The Bill makes instant triple talaq in all forms, oral, written or through other means, a cognisable …

Criminalization of triple talaq challenged in Supreme court and Delhi High Court
5 years, 5 months ago

Criminalization of triple talaq challenged in Supreme court and Delhi High Court

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The newly-minted law which criminalises the practice of instant ‘triple talaq’, making it a punishable offence, has been challenged in the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court. On Friday, a day after President Ram Nath Kovind signed on the The Muslim Women Bill 2019, making it into law, a Muslim relegious organisation —Samastha Kerela Jamiathul Ulema—moved the …

"Protection of Wives Can't Be Achieved By Incarceration of Husbands".Plea In SC Challenges Law Criminalizing Triple Talaq [Read Petition]
5 years, 5 months ago

"Protection of Wives Can't Be Achieved By Incarceration of Husbands".Plea In SC Challenges Law Criminalizing Triple Talaq [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulama, a religious organisation of the Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics in Kerala has filed a petition in Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Muslim Women Act, 2019.The "Muslim Women Bill 2019", commonly known as Triple Talaq Bill was recently passed by the Parliament. Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulama, a religious organisation of the Sunni Muslim scholars …

Another case filed under new Triple Talaq law in Thane
5 years, 5 months ago

Another case filed under new Triple Talaq law in Thane

India TV News  

A woman in Maharashtra's Thane has filed a complaint against her husband and his family members for violation of the Muslim Women Act, 2019 -- probably the first case in the state filed under the new triple talaq law. This was Uttar Pradesh's first such case registered under the new Triple Talaq Law. The Triple Talaq Bill or Muslim Women …

Up to 3 years jail for Muslim men giving instant triple talaq: Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill
5 years, 5 months ago

Up to 3 years jail for Muslim men giving instant triple talaq: Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill

Firstpost  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Muslim Women, Bill, 2019 New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Muslim Women, Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant ’triple talaq’ among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband. Soon after the Bill was passed on July 30 by …

President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to triple talaq Bill
5 years, 5 months ago

President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to triple talaq Bill

The Hindu  

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Triple Talaq Bill that makes giving instant oral triple talaq or talalq-e-biddat a criminal offense with provisions of jail term up to three years. The triple talaq law or the Muslim Women Act, 2019, has come into effect retrospectively from September 19, 2018. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Law and …

After clearance from Rajya Sabha, Triple Talaq Bill gets President Ram Nath Kovind's nod
5 years, 5 months ago

After clearance from Rajya Sabha, Triple Talaq Bill gets President Ram Nath Kovind's nod

India TV News  

A day after the Triple Talaq bill was pushed through the Rajya Sabha amid a series of walkouts and abstentions, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to legislation aimed at banning the "Triple Talaq". Parliament abolishes Triple Talaq and corrects a historical wrong done to Muslim women. Hitting out at the Opposition party for prioritising the "fundamentalist" …

Talaq, talaq, ta… enough now!
5 years, 5 months ago

Talaq, talaq, ta… enough now!

Deccan Chronicle  

An archaic and medieval practice has finally been confined to the dustbin of history! India rejoices today!” tweeted Narendra Modi after the passage of the triple talaq legislation in the Rajya Sabha. The triple talaq bill, which annuls the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men, is now going to become a criminal offence with 3 years of imprisonment. The …

Triple talaq law: A historic moment for social justice
5 years, 5 months ago

Triple talaq law: A historic moment for social justice

Hindustan Times  

The passing of the law against instant triple talaq is a historic moment. The law is not to punish the man, but ensure fair play to the victim woman Unlike in 1985, when the lone voice of Shah Bano was crushed by all — government, politicians, clergymen — several Muslim women have publicly demanded an end to instant triple talaq …

In victory for NDA, Rajya Sabha passes bill to ban instant triple talaq
5 years, 5 months ago

In victory for NDA, Rajya Sabha passes bill to ban instant triple talaq

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government scored a major victory on Tuesday, managing to get its contentious bill seeking to ban the practice of instant triple talaq passed by a slim margin in the Rajya Sabha on the back of a divided Opposition. President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the passage of triple talaq bill by Parliament was a milestone in …

In victory for NDA, Rajya Sabha passes bill to ban instant triple talaq
5 years, 5 months ago

In victory for NDA, Rajya Sabha passes bill to ban instant triple talaq

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government scored a major victory on Tuesday, managing to get its contentious bill seeking to ban the practice of instant triple talaq passed by a slim margin in the Rajya Sabha on the back of a divided Opposition. President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the passage of triple talaq bill by Parliament was a milestone in …

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tables Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha, says 'it should not be seen through political prism'
5 years, 5 months ago

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tables Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha, says 'it should not be seen through political prism'

Firstpost  

Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday moved the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, saying it has been brought to ensure justice for Muslim women and should not be seen through a political prism New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday moved the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, saying it has been brought to ensure justice …

Triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha: Do you know why it is controversial?
5 years, 5 months ago

Triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha: Do you know why it is controversial?

India Today  

The triple talaq bill faces Rajya Sabha test today. The triple talaq bill makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence and provides for a jail term to a Muslim man for the crime. The triple talaq bill also makes declaration of talaq-e-biddat congnisable offence that gives a police officer powers to arrest the offender without requiring a warrant. A Muslim …

Centre trivalised triple talaq by sidelining Opposition remarks on bill; govt's attempt at Muslim inclusion reeks of haste
5 years, 5 months ago

Centre trivalised triple talaq by sidelining Opposition remarks on bill; govt's attempt at Muslim inclusion reeks of haste

Firstpost  

The Muslims in India need inclusion, but to do it in a haphazard manner disregarding every Opposition point of view, as seen during the debate on triple talaq bill, not only trivialises the issue but also reeks of arrogance The public’s expectation from the Narendra Modi government is really high. Let’s focus on the Muslim Women Bill, 2019, which was …

Full text: Lok Sabha passes bill criminalising instant triple talaq, allows jail term of upto three years for husband
5 years, 5 months ago

Full text: Lok Sabha passes bill criminalising instant triple talaq, allows jail term of upto three years for husband

Firstpost  

Lok Sabha on Thursday gave its nod to a bill which seeks to penalise the practice of instant triple talaq by a voice vote. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— “electronic form” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause of sub-section of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000; “Magistrate” means a Judicial …

Triple Talaq Bill Passed By Lok Sabha [Read Bill]
5 years, 5 months ago

Triple Talaq Bill Passed By Lok Sabha [Read Bill]

Live Law  

After intense discussion which lasted nearly five hours, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the "Muslim Women Bill 2019", commonly known as Triple Talaq Bill.The motion to consider the Bill was passed with 303 'yes' votes against 82 'no' votes. After intense discussion which lasted nearly five hours, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the "Muslim Women Bill 2019", commonly …

Will oppose Triple talaq bill: Asaduddin Owaisi
5 years, 6 months ago

Will oppose Triple talaq bill: Asaduddin Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi opposed the introduction of the triple talaq Bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday and stated that he would would oppose it even if it was introduced a thousand times. Terming the Bill as unconstitutional for both Muslim men and women, Mr Owaisi said it would not benefit people of both genders. There is already …

'Triple Talaq Bill isn't good for Muslim families', says Shashi Tharoor; Owaisi terms it 'against Constitution'
5 years, 6 months ago

'Triple Talaq Bill isn't good for Muslim families', says Shashi Tharoor; Owaisi terms it 'against Constitution'

India TV News  

Congress party on Friday opposed the Triple Talaq bill introduced by the government in Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. Triple Talaq Bill: Top points A fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. In the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha, the new government plans to convert 10 …

What is in triple talaq bill that makes it so contentious?
5 years, 6 months ago

What is in triple talaq bill that makes it so contentious?

India Today  

The Muslim Women Bill, 2019 seeks to replace an Ordinance introduced in February this year for the second time since September last year. The triple talaq bill seeks to make instant triple talaq a criminal offence punishable with three years in jail. In August 2017, the Supreme Court declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional thereby ruling that pronouncement of "talaq" three …

Congress to oppose Bill on triple talaq
5 years, 7 months ago

Congress to oppose Bill on triple talaq

India TV News  

The Congress on Thursday said it will oppose the triple talaq Bill in Parliament, saying a debate was needed on some of its provisions. Congress Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "On triple talaq, we have raised some fundamental points. His remarks came a day after the government said it will introduce a Bill in the coming …

Triple talaq Bill to be sent to Parliament again
5 years, 7 months ago

Triple talaq Bill to be sent to Parliament again

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Muslim Women Bill, 2019, paving the way for the legislation to be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament. The Bill, which would replace the Muslim Women Second Ordinance, 2019, once passed, would put a curb on the practice of talaq-e-biddat, or instant triple talaq. Faculty reservations Taking forward decisions made in the …

Triple talaq crusaders continue to fight for survival
5 years, 9 months ago

Triple talaq crusaders continue to fight for survival

The Hindu  

The Triple Talaq Bill has been a major poll plank of the BJP, with the party trying its best to woo a section of minorities with the legislation, even as those who had led the crusade against the practice continue to fight for their survival. Vijaya Rahatkar, the national president of the party’s Mahila Morcha, said the efforts of the …

Supreme Court nixes plea against triple talaq ordinance
5 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court nixes plea against triple talaq ordinance

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition filed by Samastha Kerala Jamilathul Ulema challenging the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women Ordinance, 2018 abolishing triple talaq among Muslims and making it as a punishable offence. The ordinance was also unconstitutional for failing to satisfy the mandatory requirements of Article 123 of the Constitution, viz the …

Triple Talaq Ordinance Repromulgated
5 years, 10 months ago

Triple Talaq Ordinance Repromulgated

Live Law  

In wake of the lapse of the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, the President Ram Nath Kovind today repromulgated the Ordinance on the subject. The ordinance titled The Muslim Women Second Ordinance 2019 seeks to "protect the rights of married Muslim women and prevent divorce by the practise of instantaneous and irrevocable 'talaq-e-biddat' by the their. The ordinance titled The Muslim …

Union Cabinet Approves Proposal To Promulgate Triple Talaq Ordinance
5 years, 10 months ago

Union Cabinet Approves Proposal To Promulgate Triple Talaq Ordinance

Live Law  

In view of the lapse of the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to promulgate an Ordinance on the subject.The ordinance to be titled The Muslim Women Second Ordinance 2019 seeks to "protect the rights of married Muslim women and prevent divorce by the practise of instantaneous and irrevocable 'talaq-e-biddat' by the. In view of …

Sunday Interview: What does triple talaq bring to the table? Just criminalisation?'
5 years, 11 months ago

Sunday Interview: What does triple talaq bring to the table? Just criminalisation?'

Deccan Chronicle  

As the Mahila Congress chief, you have spoken extensively against the Triple Talaq Bill. Then I said that we oppose the Triple Talaq Bill as we will not allow “triple talaq” to be criminalised and therefore, when our party comes to power, we will make sure that this Bill is done away with. People say that Rajiv Gandhi, by bringing …

Against Criminalisation in Triple Talaq Bill, Congress Clarifies
5 years, 11 months ago

Against Criminalisation in Triple Talaq Bill, Congress Clarifies

The Quint  

Congress leader Sushmita Dev who had courted controversy earlier this week by saying that her party will repeal the Triple Talaq bill if voted to power in 2019 elections, clarified her stance on 8 February and said that she was only against the criminalisation aspect of the proposed legislation. Speaking at the launch of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s book …

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

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

Firstpost  

Under the Muslim Women 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. New Delhi: The government has re-promulgated the ordinance banning the practice of instant triple talaq. The offence of instant triple talaq will be “compoundable”. The proposed law will only be …

President Re-promulgates Triple Talaq Ordinance
6 years ago

President Re-promulgates Triple Talaq Ordinance

Live Law  

President of India Ramnath Kovind on Saturday has re-promulgated the "Muslim Women Ordinance, commonly known as Triple Talaq Ordinance. The ordinance making Triple Talaq a criminal offence was first promulgated on September 20, 2018. The ordinance move comes after the Triple Talaq bill got blocked. The ordinance move comes after the Triple Talaq bill got blocked again in the Rajya …

Triple Talaq Bill to be discussed in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, BJP, Congress issue whips
6 years ago

Triple Talaq Bill to be discussed in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, BJP, Congress issue whips

Op India  

The BJP and Congress, both, have issued whips to their MPs to be present in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, 31st, as the Triple Talaq Bill is listed in the Rajya Sabha legislative agenda for tomorrow. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the Triple Talaq bill in Upper House of Parliament tomorrow and has expressed confidence that lack of NDA members …

LS clears triple talaq bill: Congress walks out, Owaisi cries hypocrisy as BJP speaks of 'justice' for Muslim women
6 years ago

LS clears triple talaq bill: Congress walks out, Owaisi cries hypocrisy as BJP speaks of 'justice' for Muslim women

Firstpost  

Almost exactly a year ago, similar scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha as the Lower House debated an earlier version of the triple talaq bill. Last year, Ravi Shankar Prasad had quipped, rather dramatically, “Should the Muslim women frame and hang the SC verdict in their homes now?” On Thursday, Smriti Irani said that it is “shameful” that there …

Triple Talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha: Who said what
6 years ago

Triple Talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha: Who said what

India TV News  

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the triple talaq bill by 245-11 votes with the government rejecting the contention that it was aimed at targeting a particular community. Who said what Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Law Minister Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the triple talaq bill, which seeks imprisonment for Muslim men accused of instant divorce, is not about politics …

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Making Triple Talaq Punishable Offence [Read Bill]
6 years ago

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Making Triple Talaq Punishable Offence [Read Bill]

Live Law  

After intense debates over three hours, the Lok Sabha today passed the "Muslim Women Bill, commonly known as Triple Talaq Bill.The motion to adopt the Bil was supported by 245 members and opposed by 11 members.The Lok Sabha had passed the Triple Talaq Bill in last year's winter session during December 2017. After intense debates over three hours, the Lok …

Triple talaq Bill penalises Muslim men: Congress MP
6 years ago

Triple talaq Bill penalises Muslim men: Congress MP

The Quint  

New Delhi, Dec 27 Congress MP Sushmita Dev said on Thursday that the triple talaq Bill was not about empowering women and tat it seeks to penalise Muslim men. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, she said Congress opposes criminalisation of triple talaq. The Bill seeks to replace an ordinance issued earlier for protecting the …

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