five-judge Constitution Bench +adjudication in future +triple talaq is the "worst" +NEW DELHI: The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will come out with a law to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if triple talaq is held invalid and unconstitutional by the court.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told aheaded by Chief Justice JS Khehar "If the practice of instant divorce (triple talaq) is struck down by the court, then Centre will bring a law to regulate marriage and divorce among the Muslim community. "It may not be possible to deal with all the three issues in the limited time we have. We will keep them pending for future," the bench said.The significant observation was made when Rohatgi, appearing for the Centre, said the issues of polygamy and 'nikah halala' were also part of the order of a two-judge bench, which had referred to the Constitution bench the three issues including the practice of triple talaq among Muslims. "The scope of referring had all the three issues that was divorce, nikah halala, polygamy. "Point taken, you have raised a very valid and good point," the bench had said.The apex court has fixed a six-day schedule for hearing, in which three days are available for those challenging triple talaq and three days for those defending it.

Source: Times of India May 15, 2017 07:37 UTC