64-year-old Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who assumes office as the 46th Chief Justice of India on October 3 after incumbent Dipak Misra retires, has a slew of keenly watched cases. Some of the most anticipated among them is Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid fate; Rajiv Gandhi assassination case; answers to who killed Aarushi Talwar;[Read More…]
Tag: Nikah Halala
Muslim woman takes ‘divorce’ at press meet after Islamic seminaries fail to pay heed
A Muslim woman openly announced to take “khula” (divorce) from her husband after she failed to get it done through Islamic seminaries. In Islam, while a man can take “talaq”, a woman can separate from her husband through “khula”. Shajada Khatoon, wedded to Juber Ali, signed a letter for “khula”[Read More…]
SC: Will address only Triple Talaq for now
On Monday, the Apex Court said that due to the scarcity of time, it only will hear the issue of Triple Talaq at present. It added that it will keep issues of nikah halala and polygamy pending for now; though the Centre on Monday requested deliberations on the later two[Read More…]
SC to hear pleas challenging triple talaq
Man lets friend rape wife for a bet, calls it ‘nikah halala’
In a case that may affect the current debate around ‘triple talaq’ a Muslim man in Jaipur let his friend rape his wife after a bet on the pretext of nikah halala. Nikah halala is a provision that mandates a woman to mandatorily consummate her marriage with another man if[Read More…]