Triple Talaq Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Lok Sabha last week passed the Triple Talaq Bill to criminalise the practice of instant talaq, the discussion will be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The government, which has been leaving no stone unturned to get the Bill approved as a law, has issued a three-line whip to its MPs, asking them to be present in Parliament for the next two days. The bill gives legal right to Muslim women against talaq-e-biddat or instant Triple Talaq and makes the practice a cognizable and non-bailable offence. The Lok Sabha has already cleared the ‘Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill and it is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.


What is exactly the triple talaq bill and what are the provisions of the bill. This bill gives power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking subsistence allowance for herself and minor children in the case of instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat. A victim can also seek the custody of her minor children from the magistrate. Under the law, instant triple talaq in any form - spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp - would be illegal and void.