The challenge to the practices of triple talaq and polygamy in Muslim personal law might be referred to a Constitution Bench, as indicated by the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today..“We will have a preliminary hearing. If we feel that it needs to be considered by a larger Bench, we will refer it”, he said..The Bench also asked the Muslim Personal Law Board and other parties to frame questions/issues which would have to be considered while deciding the case..Another group of Muslim women, represented by Senior Advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, have been impleaded in the matter. Their impleadment applications were allowed today..The court granted the parties eight weeks time to complete the pleadings and posted the matter for September 6.
The challenge to the practices of triple talaq and polygamy in Muslim personal law might be referred to a Constitution Bench, as indicated by the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today..“We will have a preliminary hearing. If we feel that it needs to be considered by a larger Bench, we will refer it”, he said..The Bench also asked the Muslim Personal Law Board and other parties to frame questions/issues which would have to be considered while deciding the case..Another group of Muslim women, represented by Senior Advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, have been impleaded in the matter. Their impleadment applications were allowed today..The court granted the parties eight weeks time to complete the pleadings and posted the matter for September 6.