SC Questions Validity of Talaq-e-Hasan, Calls It Unfit for Modern Society
The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it may consider invalidating Talaq-e-Hasan, a form of divorce under Muslim personal law under which a man can dissolve his marriage by saying “talaq” once a month over three months, Bar and Bench reported A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and N Kotiswar Singh said it might refer the issue to a five-judge Constitution Bench and asked all sides to file notes outlining the key legal questions that require examination. The court said, "Once you give us a brief note, we will consider the desirability of referring to a five-judge bench. Give us broadly the questions that may arise. Then we will see how those are predominantly legal in nature, that the court must resolve.
