CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court of India passed a landmark judgment on the 22nd of August, 2017 in which it declared the practice of Triple Talaq as unconstitutional and the practice of the same be void.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a 3:2 split, the majority held that the practice of talaq-e-biddat was ‘manifestly arbitrary’ and unconstitutional. Chief Justice Khehar and Justice Nazeer dissented, stating that talaq-e-biddat was protected by the Right to Religion and that it was the job of Parliament to frame a law to govern the practice.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2017, India’s Supreme Court outlawed the Islamic practice of “triple talaq” which allowed a Muslim man to divorce his wife in minutes just by saying “talaq” (divorce) three times.

Detailed explanation-4: -Judgment of the court The five-judge bench of the Supreme Court gave its decision in favour of Shayara Bano and others. It declared the practice of Triple Talaq unconstitutional by a 3:2 majority and directed the legislature to take measures against it in order to stop the abuse against women.