In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday termed the practice of triple talaq as unconstitutional as it violated the fundamental rights of Muslim women.
No personal law board was above the Constitution, the court said, in an apparent reference to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board that favours triple talaq. It also noted that the Quran didn't consider triple talaq as a good practice.
The single judge bench's order came on a petition filed by a Muslim woman from Bulandshahr, who was divorced by her husband as per triple talaq provisions.
AIMPLB criticised the court order saying it was against Shariyat, and added that it would challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court.
The court order is expected to renew the debate on triple talaq which was set off after the Narendra Modi government proposed a ban on the practice.
Triple talaq is interpreted as the Islamic practice of divorcing a woman by uttering the word talaq thrice. Most Muslim countries do not approve of it.
