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The long fight to end the practice of triple talaq in the Indian Muslim community has come to an end.
A 7 bench jury of Supreme Court declared triple talaq ‘unconstitutional’ in a verdict which closely came out by a margin of 3 to 2.
Several Muslim women who had filed a petition with the court on Tuesday celebrated the verdict, stating that they now feel protected from the threat of being abandoned by their respective husbands.
Farah Faiz, president of the Rashtrawadi Muslim Mahila Sangh, said in a statement that the complete protection will be finalized once a proper law has been put in practice by the government. “The court has given a direction to the government to frame a law,” she said. “We have won half the battle. We will be victorious in the true sense only once the law is framed so as to make this practice punishable. There is no remedy for women against the practice till a law is framed.”
As women from all religious and ethnic background celebrated the end of the regressive practice, people on internet had a vast variety of opinions.
Here’s how people reacted on Twitter:
#TripleTalaq is out. But worrying thing was, 2 of 5 judge bench at the top court of biggest democracy of the world still wanted it to stay— Debarati Majumder (@debarati_m) August 22, 2017
Abolishing #TripleTalaq may be a slap to Muslim Law Board but it is definitely not women’s freedom. Women need to be educated & independent.— taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) August 22, 2017
The Supreme Court has done absolutely the right thing by declaring triple talaq illegal and unconstitutional. It is an obnoxious practice.— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) August 22, 2017
Verdict on #TripleTalaq bolsters gender justice and strengthens women, it is not a “nationalist” triumph over Muslims, please..— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) August 22, 2017
I welcome the historic decision by the Supreme Court to declare #TripleTalaq as unconstitutional. A huge step forward for women’s rights.— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 22, 2017
What a huge and a historic verdict!Relief for scores of Muslim sisters spelling redundancy for the compromised ‘mullahs’! The path is clear— shazia ilmi (@shaziailmi) August 22, 2017
I wholeheartedly welcome the Supreme Court verdict to strike down #TripleTalaq calling it unconstitutional & illegal. This is historic!— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) August 22, 2017
SC sets aside triple talaq by 3-2 majority verdict! #EndTripleTalaq— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 22, 2017
1000 years of evil practise of #TripleTalaq ended by Supreme Courr by a stroke of pen. This is power of Indian democracy and rule of law— Monika Arora (@advmonikaarora) August 22, 2017
What are your thoughts?
What additional steps do you think can be taken for safeguarding the interests of Muslim women?