SC Sends Talaq-e-Hasan Plea to Mediation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to mediation a plea of a Muslim woman challenging the validity of Talaq-e-Hasan given by her husband.

- Press Trust of India

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi appointed former apex court judge Justice Kurian Joseph as the mediator on the plea filed by journalist Benazeer Heena.

Talaq-e-Hasan is a form of divorce among Muslims where man can dissolve a marriage by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ once every month over a three-month period.

The apex court had earlier raised concerns over the practice of husbands’ lawyers sending talaq notices to wives, as this has later led to conflicts around the validity of the divorce and accusations of polyandry when the wives remarry.

During the hearing on Wednesday, advocate Syed Rizwan Ahmed, appearing for Heena, submitted that immunity of personal law cannot go unchecked and thus such practices cannot be found in the Holy Quran.