January 21, 2018
Triple talaq: India’s top court to rule on Islamic practice of instant divorce
Source – edition.cnn.com
New Delhi (CNN)India’s Supreme Court decided Thursday to defer decision on the controversial Islamic divorce practice known as “triple talaq.”
The practice, that stretches back over a thousand years, allows a husband to divorce his wife by simply saying the Arabic word for divorce, talaq, three times.
India’s Supreme Court has convened a special summer session to hear the much-anticipated case — alongside others of constitutional importance — in May, when the court is normally in recess. It would otherwise take years to hear these cases, said the Chief Justice, according to local media.
A verdict could have come as early as Friday, but the Supreme Court announced Thursday it was reserving judgment in the contentious court case.
“In a case of this magnitude, they will take time to decide,” said Balaji Srinivasan, one of the lawyers on the petition representing a woman who was divorced via triple talaq.
Zakia Soman, an activist and one of the petitioners on the case, said it had taken a lot of hard work to bring the issue to this level.
“That it has reached the highest body has created a lot of hope that we will get justice. In the past, this was not even possible,” said Soman.
India has the world’s second-largest Muslim population, but, unlike other countries with significant Muslim populations such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, has has yet to outlaw triple talaq.
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