Triple Talaq also known as talaq-e-biddat is a form of Islamic divorce which has been used by Muslim in India especially the adherants of hanafi sunni. Islamic school of jurisprudence it allows any muslim men to legally divorce his wife by stating the word Talaq three times in oral written or more.
The Modi government formulated a bill called the Muslim women (protection of rights on marriage). bill 2017 introduced in the Parliament and was passed on 28 October 2017 by the Lok Sabha.
The bill makes instant triple Talaq in any form illegal and void with up to 3 years in jail for the husband. after that the bill faced the stiff resistance in the Rajya Sabha and several opposition lawmakers called for it to be sent to a select committee for scrutiny. the Bill passed finally in Lok Sabha on 27th December 2018 with a strong support but the bill was not passed in the Rajya Sabha the government table the triple Talaq bill on 30 July 2018 in the Rajya Sabha and it get passed by a strong support.
The main objective of the triple Talaq bill is to prevent the Muslim women’s from the exploitation done by their Muslim husbands.
The Muslim women protection of rights on marriage bill 2019 does more than criminalise triple Talaq, it offers Muslim women recourse and assess to protection of the law from the practice of arbitrator instant divorce. the passage of this legislation has not been easy it was literally third time lucky for the bill it has been two years in Supreme Court ruled that the practice of instant triple Talaq or Talaq e biddat unconstitutional through initially the government did not consider bringing in a legislation it was soon clear that without a great law in place the hard one cause of gender justice for Muslim women would not be accepted lysed it would also leave Muslim women were valuable to a reprisal of the event following the Shah Bano ruling.
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