New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, expressed shock with the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan, that enables a Muslim man to divorce his wife by uttering the word ” talaq” once for three consecutive months.

Terming the practice as “gross discriminatory”, the bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N kotiswar Singh hinted that it may step in to abolish this form of triple talak. ADVERTISEMENT

The Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by journalist Benazeer Heena in 2022, seeking that the practice be declared unconstitutional as it is irrational, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 15, 21 and 25 of the Constitution, Bar and Bench has reported.

The petitioner also sought guidelines on gender and religion neutral procedures and grounds to diss

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