The Supreme Court by a majority verdict ruled that the practice of divorce through talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq among Muslims is “void”, “illegal” and “unconstitutional”. This clears the deck to hasten the enactment of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country. The Supreme Court decree pertained to the case of a father-in-law who raped his daughter-in-law; the punishment meted out by the fatwa was for the man to live with the woman, the rape victim. The justice system and civil codes in all these countries have evolved over more than 200 years. Every citizen must come under a common civil and penal code so that all are equal under the law.

Source: Economic Times August 26, 2017 18:47 UTC