Triple talaq: SC gives Centre 4 weeks time to file their response

September 05, 2016 11:21

The Supreme Court has granted four weeks' time to Centre to respond on a batch of petitions on triple talaq and the plight of Muslim women.

Additional Solicitor General mentioned the matter before CJI bench and sought more time to file their response after which the court granted four weeks' time.

It had issued notice to the Central Government in July 29 on plea of a Muslim woman challenging the Constitutional validity of 'triple talaq' to end a marriage.

It had favoured a wider debate on the petitions challenging the validity of triple talaq.

The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board president Shaista Ambar has demanded abolishing of the triple talaq system.

The apex court has tagged this plea with pending matter in court.

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