No Constitutional validity for instant talaq which is not from Quran: Judges

August 22, 2017 11:17

The SC struck down triple talaq by a majority judgment of 3:2. In the majority verdict, the three judges striking down instant triple talaq quoted extensively from Quranic verses and Hadith. The judges said one cannot seek constitutional protection for a practice for which the primary source is not the holy Quran.

So, while the court upheld the talaq-ul-sunnat -- where the husband pronounces talaq over a three-month iddat period to factor in three menstrual cycles of the woman, it barred instant talaq.

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