#TripleTalaq : What Supreme Court decision means for Muslim Women rights?
While most citizens and leaders praised the Supreme Court’s decision to declare Triple Talaq as unconstitutional by calling it a historic milestone in Muslim women’s rights movement in India. There were also apprehension regarding the decision and its actual implication.
Eminent social thinker and Noida resident Rajiv Goyal said, “Triple Talaq is not held illegal by Supreme Court; only the pronouncement of 3T in single sentence is held illegal. I don’t see much of the difference in Muslim women conditions after this verdict unless as ordered, Government attaches tough conditions including validity of property rights & alimony after divorce in the amended laws. The real issue is not divorce but the Halala and Alimony which need to be dealt strongly in amended laws.
He also proposed a different method to improve status of women facing the wrath of Triple Talaq, “The concept of 4 marriages need to be curtailed by taking away all subsidies to such person, minimum income for a men per marriage may be Rs 10 Lac per annum, conditions like separate own houses of Minimum 2 BHK, higher alimony, no government job or facility to children born out of such marriages”
Another Noida professionalSyed Shameem Anwar said, “This is a welcome move and even Holy Quran says that Triple Talak must have a gaps of months and should not be given in continuation at the same time. This is done so that there can be provision of reconciliation. It must be noted that Allah almighty doesn’t favors the practice of talaq and it must be the lat resort only when there is no other option”.
