(Express Photo)Far back in 1986, Shah Bano had ended up with a Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act. Hence was enacted the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce on Divorce) Act. None of the five judges on the bench pronounced a verdict of unconstitutionality on triple divorce. The other three judges declared triple divorce to be arbitrary and illegal, for different reasons other than a head-on collision with the Constitution. Their amended versions can be merged to form a Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act, which would be a more prudent, indeed more effective, way out to serve the interests of justice.

Source: Indian Express December 04, 2017 19:41 UTC