Feel victorious and protected by SC verdict: Muslim women


New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI): Muslim women, who had knocked the doors of the Supreme Court opposing triple talaq, today rejoiced at the historic judgement striking down the practice, saying they have emerged "victorious" and now feel protected.

However, some women petitioners opined that the victory in its true sense would be achieved once a law comes into force, making the practice punishable.

Farah Faiz, Zakia Suman, Noorjehan Niaz and the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) either described the verdict as a "moment of big victory," "big relief" or as "half the battle won."

"The court has given a direction to the government to frame a law. 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," Faiz, also the President of Rashtrawadi Muslim Mahila Sangh, said.

Advocate Chandra Rajan, who represented the AIMWPLB, said "It is a monumental, landmark verdict and the Supreme Court could not give more to the Muslim women. The court has protected every Muslim woman. After six months, a law will be in place and we are very happy about it."

Niaz of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) expressed relief over the legal backing that the verdict has brought for the Muslim women.

"Now, Muslim women will be able to enjoy their fundamental rights and have a codified law that will guarantee them their fundamental rights. Just like the Hindu personal law which has legal backing, the law for Muslims should have the same," she said.

Co-founder of BMMA Zakia Suman also welcomed the verdict but said the battle for women's rights will still go on.

"We welcome the historic judgement on triple talaq, but the battle for women's rights will still go on. Our fundamental rights have been upheld by the SC order. This kind of a divorce exists because of patriarchal tyranny and we have been suffering this for the past 70 years," Suman said.

Bangladeshi author Tasneema Nasreen also reacted to the verdict in a tweet posted by her, saying, "Quran2:229 says about #TripleTalaq. Quran4:34 says about beating the wife. Abolish 1400 yrs old Quranic laws. Need modern laws based on equality. Abolishing #TripleTalaq may be a slap to Muslim Law Board but it is definitely not women's freedom. Women need to be educated and independent."

Triple talaq, or verbal divorce, is practised by some in the Muslim community to instantly divorce their wives by saying talaq three times.

  

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  • hemanth, Bangalore

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    Everyone want latest technology , latest model car, latest phone but 1000 year old law.

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  • Mohit, Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    Congrats to all Muslim women in India on this milestone achievement. Feel free & safe under our Great Great PM MR. Narendra Modiji's governance.
    Super. Jai Hind.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    @Shankar,

    Now let Mr. Modi concentrate on Devadasi system, Caste system, for the welfare of non divorced -abandoned wives.
    Also on Laws in Goa that allows Hindu men to re marry if his wife does not give birth to a child before the age of 25; and also allows to re marry if his wife does not give birth to a male child before the age of 35.
    I want to see women of all religions feel as happy as Muslim women are.

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  • ca girishkk, M'lore/dxb

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    It is very good verdict..,

    The verdict not only give justice & equality to Muslim woman, but in fact the law will now protect all those girls who embrace Islam after matrimonial bondage..!!!

    jh
    jai hind..,

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  • Talmiz, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Anything can happen in Modi Raj. But not in the interest of the nation. What it has been portrayed is not in fact but only exaggeration

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    I am so glad that the anachronistic and degrading law has been declared unconstitutional by our Supreme Court. Muslim women have at long last the fundamental right to equality. Parliament should lose no time to bring in a Muslim Divorce Act, banning triple talaq, and bring it in line with the Hindu law.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    @Mohan,
    Muslims already have the best system of divorce as described in the Quran.

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  • MILAN, LUCERNE

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    PROUD TO BE A TRUE MUSLIM.. THANK U SUPREME COURT.

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  • Hitesh, Mangaluru

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    It is the victory for both, innocent Muslim women as well as Humanity.

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    To the delight of the Muslim woman the Indian government and a majority in India and around the world are now on one side and the hard core fundamentalist (the infamous ZN Group) are on the other, but I have question for those who disagree for a simple reason.

    Don't you think you should support your mothers, grandmothers, sisters and daughters against abusive males?

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    @Don,
    ZN was clearly against triple talaq in his speeches

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  • moshu, mangaluru

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Look at who claiming the victory . Tasleema nasreen , zakia suman and her handful associates whoss husbands are hindus and their Lawer Rajan ( All of them influenced by RSS).
    Crores of women who favors across India are out of pictures.

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  • Anirudh P, Bengaluru

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    moshu, mangaluru

    They are out of picture because you guys never allowed them to come out and be a part of picture.

    Best example is read your own comment. See how you were jealous of those women who broke your stereotype.

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Use and throw system should stop..

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    what about feku???

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  • santhu, Mumbai/Udupi

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Congrats..Credit goes to MODIJI.

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  • JJ, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Get your facts right before you give any credit to the BJP or the PM. It was the petition filed by a muslim woman and followed by many others that won them this historic judgement. You may please credit the PM because there is nothing otherwise to talk about.

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  • Anirudh P, Bengaluru

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    JJ, Mangalore

    You forgot that Union of India. Was also respondent in this case. The Central Govt submitted number of affidavits favouring muslim women in this case which has helped considerably in this judgement.

    I can understand your fear that credit is going to Modi. But here he really deserves it .

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    This equality should have been in long back and practiced. Marriage is conviction and commitment. It's not a pleasureful journey to one partner with all rights and freedom. Both should enjoy equal freedom and rights. Tolerance, understanding and flexibility is the key ingredient. Compromise is another name for marriage once you have married. It's a spiritual, moral and social duty of married couple to work towards a happy marriage in spite of all odds once legally married with all possible background checks and verification.

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  • Karthik Karkera, Maryhill Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Rajiv Gandhi is responsible for not having it from long back, he reversed the supreme court decision on Shah Bano case by passing an ordinance , for votebank considerations

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Is Modi also following Rajiv Gandhi's ordinance now????.

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  • Karthik Karkera, Maryhill Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 23 2017

    No way, Modi has taken a clear stand on this issue when the court asked for the governments views and also he hailed the judgement yesterday

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Nowhere in Sharia it says u can divorce just by uttering 3 words .

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    Hum Tumare Sath Hai ...

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 22 2017

    I am with you too in your joy Muslim women. It is not only your victory, but also entire India's. The credit goes to all those BJP and RSS fans who supported your cause.
    Congratulations.

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