Talaq over phone: Muslim woman seeks justice at Yogi Adityanath’s Janta Darbar

A Muslim woman on Monday attended the Janta Darbar of UP CM Yogi Adityanath to demand justice after she was given talaq over phone by her husband.

Lucknow, April 3: In recent times, several Muslim women have openly spoken against the 'ills' of 'triple talaq' destroying their and their children's lives in a matter of no time because of the unilateral decision taken by their husbands to divorce them.

One such young Muslim woman came to the 'Janta Darbar' of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi to seek justice from the government on Monday. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister hosts a regular Janta Darbar to address to the problems of the public in an open space.

Speaking to the news agency, ANI, the young woman identified as Sabreen, said, "After harassing me since marriage, my husband gave me talaq on phone. I hope the CM gives me justice."

The practice of triple talaq allows a Muslim man to divorce his wife by saying the word 'talaq' (divorce) three times.

On March 30, the Supreme Court fixed May 11 for the commencement of hearing on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy practices among Muslims.

A bench comprising of Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud said the matter will be heard by a Constitution bench during the summer vacation.

On March 27, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board told the SC that the pleas challenging such practices among Muslims were not maintainable as the issues fell outside the realm of judiciary.

The Centre, on October 7 last year, had opposed in the Supreme Court the practice of triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy among Muslims and favoured a relook on grounds like gender equality and secularism.

The Ministry of Law and Justice, in its affidavit, had referred to constitutional principles like gender equality, secularism, international covenants, religious practices and marital law prevalent in various Islamic countries to drive home the point that the practice of triple talaq and polygamy needed to be adjudicated upon afresh by the apex court.

The apex court had taken suo motu cognisance of the question whether Muslim women faced gender discrimination in the event of divorce or due to other marriages of their husband.

The board had also said that the validity of Mohammedan Law, founded essentially on the Holy Quran and sources based on it, cannot be tested on the particular provisions of the Constitution.

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