Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that Triple Talaq was unconstitutional.
A high court bench said the concept violated human rights and that personal law of any community cannot be placed above the Constitution. “Triple Talaq violates the rights of Muslim women,” the bench said.
“No personal law board is above the Constitution,” the bench said, in an apparent reference to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board that favours Triple Talaq.
“Even the Holy Quran terms the practice a wrongful act,” the bench added.
Triple talaq is interpreted as the Islamic practice of divorcing a woman by uttering the word talaq thrice. Most Muslim countries do not approve of it.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said it has the right to appeal the court’s jusdgement. “We respect the verdict of the High Court but the constitution has given us the right to file an appeal against any order,” said the AIMPLB’s Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali.
He added that the order would be studied by AIMPLB’s legal committee so it can be challenged.
“About the practice being unconstitutional, I just have to say that the practice is a part of Islamic law. The personal law is an integral part of Islam and the two cannot be seen in isolation,” Mahali added.
