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TopicShah Bano

Topic: Shah Bano

Muslim women may stand to lose more from proposed law criminalising instant triple talaq

Triple talaq should be made a non-cognisable & bailable offence; it cannot be treated differently from adultery and bigamy.

BJP wants to give Congress another Shah Bano, will insist on triple talaq vote in RS

Ministers and BJP leaders ask why the Congress is opposing the bill in Upper House after voting for it in Lok Sabha, allege it’s inimical to Muslim women.

तो कांग्रेस के पूर्व मुस्लिम मंत्री हैं मोदी के तीन तलाक बिल पर जल्दी के पीछे!

आरिफ मोहम्मद खान ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बावजूद तीन तलाक के मामले होते देखे और प्रधानमंत्री से कानून बनाने का आग्रह किया.

Congress’s Muslim ex-minister was catalyst behind Modi’s triple talaq bill push

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit Rajiv Gandhi cabinet over Shah Bano, cited instances of triple talaq even after SC judgment, and urged PM to bring in a law.

Soon, 3-year jail term likely for instant triple talaq

A draft bill framed by the Centre makes the practice a criminal offence, to be presented in the winter session of Parliament.

With triple talaq, Modi govt has smartly responded to the upsurge among Muslim women

Triple Talaq became a hot issue because Muslim women now refuse to be treated like dumb chattel; BJP has astutely responded to that upsurge, instead of crushing it.

Lawyer daughter helps complete mom’s unfinished battle against triple talaq

Priya Hingorani, who played a role in Shayara Bano’s case, is the daughter of Shah Bano’s lawyer. 

India’s courts have already invalidated triple talaq. The Supreme Court is unlikely to bring new closure

Several Indian courts, including the Supreme Court, have ruled that the practice of instantaneous triple talaq is invalid and un-Quranic. It is unlikely that the upcoming hearing from May 11-19 by a constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice, will be groundbreaking. SANYA DHINGRA

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