Supreme Court Stays Muslim Husband’s Talaq-E-Hasan Divorce To Illiterate Wife; Couple To Remain Married Until Talaq Proven Valid

The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a talaq-e-hasan divorce given by a Muslim husband to his illiterate wife, noting that there were allegations of his obtaining her signatures on a blank paper and he did not appear to defend them. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order. … Read more