media muslim challenging lakh feminist pay know group harm centre panel govt seven prime relatives release committee gandhi india hear ucc 18 notice educational sentenced production gujarat information living shailesh

Articles for Shayara Bano

Triple Talaq Pronounced Prior To 'Shayara Bano' Judgment Also Null & Void: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Triple Talaq Pronounced Prior To 'Shayara Bano' Judgment Also Null & Void: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the Supreme Court judgment in Shayara Bano case would apply to 'triple talaq' pronounced prior to passing of the said judgment.In this case, a 'husband' had approached the High Court seeking to quash proceedings initiated under Domestic Violence Act against him contending that he had already divorced his wife. The Jammu and …

Supreme Court Judgment Court Case Supreme This Case Triple
The Conundrum Of Concurring Judgements: More Questions Than Answers
4 years, 6 months ago

The Conundrum Of Concurring Judgements: More Questions Than Answers

Live Law  

Introduction: Article 141 of the Constitution of India emphatically states that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all Courts across India. Relying on Ramaswamy, J's concurring judgement in Delhi Transport Corporation, MN Rao, J made the following observations, "When multiple opinions are expressed by several judges in their separate but concurring judgments in a case, …

India Kerala Constitution Court Courts Case State
Deciphering Ratio Decidendi – A Case Study
4 years, 8 months ago

Deciphering Ratio Decidendi – A Case Study

Live Law  

It is trite to say that a decision is binding not because of its conclusion but in regard to its ratio and the principle laid down therein. As mentioned by Shri H.M. Seervai in his article titled – "The Fundamental Rights Case at the Cross Roads, 9 out of the 13 judges "took the unusual course, in spite of the …

Law Justice Judgment Constitution Judges Court Personal Law
SC To Hear Muslim Woman's Plea Challenging Husband's 'Triple Talaq' Notices Tomorrow
5 years, 7 months ago

SC To Hear Muslim Woman's Plea Challenging Husband's 'Triple Talaq' Notices Tomorrow

Live Law  

With wishes to keep her matrimonial ties intact, a Muslim woman has approached Supreme Court for declaration of talaq given by her husband as illegal. Ruby against her husband Shahid Parvez contending that talaq notices from Parvez are in violation of the order passed by the apex court in Shayara Bano v. Union of India &. Ruby against her husband …

Supreme Court Muslim Her Husband Husband Talaq Parvez Shayara Bano
The Criminalisation Of Triple Talaq – Is It A Doom Of Criminal Law?
6 years, 3 months ago

The Criminalisation Of Triple Talaq – Is It A Doom Of Criminal Law?

Live Law  

The archaic practice of the triple-talaq which is said to be oppressive to Muslim women was struck down last year by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Shayara Bano v. Union of India, as unconstitutional. Or to put it another way, does the act of pronouncing the triple talaq falls within the boundaries of the criminal …

Law India Criminal Law Criminal Muslim Women State Muslim
'Wrong to brand everything concerning Islam anti-women': Lawyer-activist Flavia Agnes speaks on darul qazas, triple talaq
6 years, 3 months ago

'Wrong to brand everything concerning Islam anti-women': Lawyer-activist Flavia Agnes speaks on darul qazas, triple talaq

Firstpost  

By Tish Sanghera To dissect the uproar and shed light on the reality of how darul qazas operate, IndiaSpend spoke with Flavia Agnes, a leading women’s rights lawyer and co-founder of Majlis, a legal and cultural resource centre that campaigns for and provides legal representation to women and children. An impression seems to have been created that this move to …

India Women Legal Violence Court Rights Islam
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 …

Law India Personal Pakistan Muslim Personal Law Muslim Women Muslims
Willing to join BJP if given chance, says triple talaq crusader Shayara Bano
6 years, 6 months ago

Willing to join BJP if given chance, says triple talaq crusader Shayara Bano

Deccan Chronicle  

Kashipur: The Triple Talaq crusader Shayara Bano on Sunday announced that she is willing to join the Bharatiya Janata Party if given an opportunity in future. Bano was one of the petitioners who had filed a plea in the Supreme Court to put a ban on triple talaq, citing the practice as unfair and discriminatory for Muslim women residing in …

Bjp Muslim Talaq Bano Shayara Bano Given Chance