The government will bring in a divorce law for Muslims to fill a legal gap if the Supreme Court strikes down triple talaq, which is now the only way men from the community can end a marriage, the country’s top law officer said.
Attorney general Mukul Rohtagi said while Islamic countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan were moving towards reforms India was still debating the controversial divorce practice.
The Supreme Court is hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the Islamic custom that allows a man to end his marriage by uttering the world talaq (I divorce you) thrice in a succession.
The top court said it was keeping open for adjudication in the future issues of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims as the Centre insisted deliberations on these aspects as well.
“It may not be possible to deal with all the three issues in the limited time we have. We will keep them pending for the future,” a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by chief justice JS Khehar, said.
