The recent ruling by the Madras High Court’s Madurai bench, which declared that the Shariat Council is not a court and cannot issue divorce certificates, marks a significant step towards upholding the rule of law and protecting the rights of women. This decision, which emphasizes that only state-constituted courts can deliver judgments, is a timely […]
The New Indian visited remote areas of Assam to gauge public opinion on polygamy. Women from Nagaon and Morigaon districts raised concerns about triple talaq.
Justice Nazeer was the sole Muslim judge in the five-member Constitution bench of the top court that unanimously ruled in favour of the Hindu side in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri mosque title suit
The inhumane practice appears to be still prevalent in the Muslim community as an incident of triple talaq and halala involving a woman and her brother-in-law came to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur.
The topic of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) dates back to the colonial period and later made its presence felt during post-independent India era where mostly women representatives in parliament, B.R. Ambedkar and Jawahar Lal Nehru spoke in favor of it. However, due to lack of consensus, UCC was introduced under Article 44 of the Directive Principles of […]