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29/08/22 21:36 PM IST

More women now seeking `khula’ as per Islamic law

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  • There is a sharp fall in number of cases of instant triple talaq and increase in number of Muslim women seeking as per Islamic law after the passage of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. 
Khula 
  • It is the woman who initiates the divorce, and surrenders her mehr (wealth transferred or promised to the woman at the time of marriage) at the time of such a divorce.
  • Khhula can be initiated orally or through a document called the ‘Khhulnama’.
  • It has the effect of an instant divorce.
Triple Talaq
  • Triple talaq is the practice under which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by simply uttering “talaq” three times.
  • It was banned by the Supreme Court verdict in 2017 (case Shayara Bano v. Union of India).
  • It is prevalent among India’s Muslim community majority of whom follow the Hanafi Islamic school of law.
Source- The Hindu 

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