Rahul Gandhi welcomes Triple Talaq verdict
"Welcome the Supreme Court decision setting aside instant #TripleTalaq. I congratulate the women who fought for justice" the Office of Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
In a landmark victory for the Muslim women in India, who were fighting to scrap the practice of instant triple talaq, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday said the practice is unconstitutional and illegal, and asked the country's government to legislate a law in Parliament.
In a 3:2 majority verdict, the apex court said Triple Talaq is unconstitutional and illegal since it is in violation of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guaranteeing equality before the law.
It has thus been struck down in effect.
The five-judge bench comprises of Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice S Abdul Nazeer. The panel of five judges represent different faiths - Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism.
The Supreme Court also put the ball in the court of the Indian government to frame a law to ban it. The Chief Justice of India JS Khehar gave his judgement while other judges pronounced their verdicts too.
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