more-inThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked where Muslim men will go for divorce if triple talaq is declared unconstitutional, even as the Centre submitted that it is against all forms of triple talaq. The court was addressing the point that a vacuum may arise if triple talaq is declared invalid, leaving Muslim men no forum to go to for a divorce. Lalit and S. Abdul Nazeer on petitions by Muslim women and organisations challenging the constitutionality of triple talaq. The Bench said it would examine whether triple talaq is a fundamental or essential part of the religion. “I am not here to argue that Muslim law is better than Christian law or Hindu law is better than Muslim law.

Source: The Hindu May 11, 2017 19:10 UTC