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Muslim bodies to move SC if triple talaq bill passed by Rajya Sabha

Press Trust of India, Kochi | By
Dec 31, 2017 07:27 PM IST

The IUML leader in the Lok Sabha PK Kunjalikutty alleged there were many “lacunae” and “contradictions” in the bill passed by the Lower House last week.

Alleging “illegality” in provisions of the bill that criminalises instant triple talaq, an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader on Sunday said Muslim bodies would challenge it in the Supreme Court if the Rajya Sabha also passes it.

Activists of various social organisations hold placards during a protest against Triple Talaq, in May.(AP file)
Activists of various social organisations hold placards during a protest against Triple Talaq, in May.(AP file)

The Lok Sabha had last week passed the bill that makes triple talaq punishable by up to three years imprisonment for the husband.

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The IUML leader in the Lok Sabha PK Kunjalikutty alleged there were many “lacunae” and “contradictions” in the bill passed by the Lower House last week.

IUML national general secretary said various Muslim bodies in the country would move the Supreme Court if the bill was also passed by the Rajya Sabha.

“We will challenge it in the Supreme Court. We will move the apex court if the Rajya Sabha also passes the bill. The IUML will be a party to it,” Kunhalikutty told PTI.

Hitting out at the BJP government, he alleged the ruling party’s move to “criminalize a family problem is completely politically motivated”.

“It is a bid (by the Centre) to interfere in the personal law,” the IUML leader said.

Alleging there were lacunae in the bill, he said it does not answer many fundamental questions, including protection of the wife and children if the husband goes to jail for uttering “talaq” three times.

He also claimed that the practise of triple talaq does not exist in the country.

The Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill last week by a voice vote after rejecting a string of amendments moved by opposition members.

The bill will now be sent to the Rajya Sabha for passage before it is forwarded to the President for signing it into law.

Given the Congress’s stated support, the bill is likely to be passed by the Rajya Sabha, where the government lacks a majority.

The Supreme Court had outlawed instant triple talaq in August and asked the government to frame a law within six months.

Ending the controversial divorce practice was one of the ruling BJP’s electoral promises.

Members from RJD, AIMIM, BJD, AIADMK and All India Muslim League had opposed the bill, saying it was arbitrary in nature and a faulty proposal.

ET Mohammed Basheer of the IUML and Asaduddin Owaisi of the AIMIM had alleged that through the bill the government was trying to bring in a Uniform Civil Code.

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