Thread by @LawBeatInd

#SupremeCourt to hear plea by a Muslim woman through @AshwiniUpadhyay seeks that Talaq-E-Hasan and all other forms of Unilateral Extra-Judicial Talaq under Muslim law be declared “void and unconstitutional”, stating that “this inequality” is “abominable in 21st century”

On the last date, the muslim woman Benazir Heena had directly spoken to the bench about her husband giving her divorce through the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan & leaving her and their son without any means. #CJI had slammed the lawyer who appeared for him & sought his appearance in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Kanu Agarwal: Petitions have challenged aspects of Shariat Act. Other petitions seek uniform laws for divorce.

#CJI: Please give us a tabulation so we have a birds eye view of all pending plea’s on the various subject matters

#CJI asks husband of Benazir Meena if he is paying any maintenance to his wife

Lawyer for husband MR Shamshad: Woman doing forum shopping. I was never served in this case here. This is a PIL on face of it but has personal issues

#CJI: Has she been subjected to any form of Talaaq? If she has, she has challenged it as a constitutional issue.

Heena’s Lawyer: This matrimonial aspect is irrelevant to the constitutional issue. Husband has filed an affidavit in personal capacity, should be struck off

It is clarified that only constitutional aspect will be looked at: #CJI

Lawyer MR Shamshad: Even on larger issue of Constitutional aspect of Talaq e hasan, its statutory, just like Hindus have section 29 of Hindu Marriage Act

#CJI: That can be your defence