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Triple Talaq bill: Cabinet pushes to criminalise instant divorce

Updated on: 15 December,2017 04:30 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or 'talaq-e-biddat'

Triple Talaq bill: Cabinet pushes to criminalise instant divorce

The government today approved a draft law under which the practice of giving instant triple talaq would be made illegal and void and would attract a jail term of three years for the husband, a government functionary has said.


Legislation against Triple Talaq formulatedMuslim women asking for a ban on Triple Talaq. File pic


The draft 'Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill' was considered by the Union cabinet which gave its nod, the functionary said. The draft was prepared by an inter-ministerial group headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The other members included External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and his junior in the ministry P P Chaudhary.


The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or 'talaq-e-biddat' and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsistence allowance" for herself and minor children.

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