New Delhi, India [LC] India’s Supreme Court has blocked a Muslim “triple talaq” divorce law until the government issues new legislation. For hundreds of years the “triple talaq” law allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by saying or writing the word “talaq” three times. The practice was permitted among India’s 172 million Muslims, which follow the Hanafi Islamic school of law. Three of five judges ruled that the law violated Articles 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution. Article 14 establishes equality before the law. (“The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or … Continue reading India Supreme Court ends ‘triple talaq’ divorce law for Muslim women