Union Cabinet clears Triple Talaq bill
In what seems to be a big push for equality, Union Cabinet today cleared the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, that will make the practice of "instant" triple talaq an offence. With the approval, the path is now clear for the bill to be passed in the Parliament. It was proposed that triple talaq be made a cognisable and non-bailable offence that would attract a jail term of three years. The draft law was prepared in the backdrop of the August 22 verdict of the Supreme Court striking down the practice of "instant" triple talaq as illegal. The government's justification for the law stems from the fact that there have been reports of several divorces by way of talaq-e-bidat despite the SC verdict. Assam, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have written back to say that they support the draft legislation. -PTC News
