Published on : 19 Nov 2025, 7:02 am

The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it might consider striking down Talaq-e-Hasan, a practice by which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by saying the word "talaq" once a month for three months [Benazeer Heena v. Union of India & Ors.].

The Bench of Justices Surya Kant , Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh also indicated that it may refer the matter to a 5-judge bench and asked the parties before it to submit notes with the broad questions which may arise for consideration.

" Once you give us a brief note we will consider the desirability of referring to a 5 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 ," the Court said.

The Cour

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