Talaq-e-Hasan: A Real-Life Example of Unilateral Divorce Law in India
family du_llb intermediate news_to_lawImagine a 25-yr-old bride, married since 2020, who gets divorced by a unilateral talaq-e-hasan (a form of instant triple talaq) from her 35-yr-old husband after she refuses to return to his home. He claims the divorce was in accordance with the 'practice of Muslim community' in some parts of UP. The recent 2024-25 case of Aishwarya Singh vs Sajid Ahmad, filed in UP's Lucknow Family Court, brings to light how the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, and Section 2 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, don't provide protection to women under such unilateral divorces.
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Talaq-e-Hasan is indeed a concerning aspect of our divorce laws. In a real-life example, a case came up in 2013 where a woman was given a triple talaq without any reconciliation period, just like Talaq-e-Hasan. This highlights the need for uniform civil code and more clarity in divorce proceedings. Do we really need to wait for a new bill to be passed?
"Talaq-e-Hasan, yeh to ek kathin vishay hai. Iska matlab hai ki baabul (husband) baadh dene ka vachan dete hue, 90 dinon tak baach ja sakta hai. Yadi waali (wife) is samay mein khud ko bacha nahin le sakti, tab talaq saamanya hai.