DCW to undertake study on 'unilateral Triple Talaq'

May 03, 2016 23:43

The Delhi Commission for Women has decided to undertake a study on 'unilateral triple talaq' which has become a burning issue in the backdrop of a case in the Supreme Court challenging this practice along with that of

nikkah halala and polygamy.

The DCW which wants to formulate its recommendations in this regard is seeking a copy of all the laws pertaining to unilateral triple talaq, marriage, divorce and polygamy in Islamic countries as well as in countries with a significant Muslim population in order to study these laws in depth and understand the existing best practices on the issue across the globe.

DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal has written to the ministry of external affairs and sought to know if the latter can coordinate with the embassies and consulates of the relevant countries to collect these laws or if the commission should directly write to them.

"Delhi Commission for Women is of the opinion that the issues raised in the Shayara Bano case is of pertinence to the lives of Muslim women in India. DCW would be exercising its mandate in this regard and giving recommendations on this important matter," she said.

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