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Muslim woman seeks succession law
The New Indian Express Tiruchy
|January 29, 2025
SC seeks reply from states on discrimination of caste in jails
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's stand after hearing a Muslim woman's plea seeking to be governed by the Indian succession law.
A woman from Alappuzha in Kerala, Safiya P M, had moved the SC stating that she is a non-believer Muslim and hence should be governed by the Indian Succession Act 1925 concerning inheritance instead of the Muslim Personal Law (Sharia Law).
After hearing Safiya's plea, the apex court sought a response from the central government within four weeks. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan said, "We will hear this plea after we receive the reply."
The matter was posted for May first week.
Safiya, the general secretary of "Ex-Muslims of Kerala", said that as per Shariat law, a Muslim person cannot bequeath more than 1/3rd of his/her properties by way of will.
This story is from the January 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tiruchy.
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