Muslim Marriage News
While rejecting the petition, the court said that Article 21 of the Constitution does not recognize the right to such a relationship and it is completely illegal.
'No Muslim man should marry 3 women'
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has said this
He also batted for equal share of the property for a Muslim wife
Explaining the "potential of marriage" under Muslim Personal Law, Article 195 in the book states, "Every Muslim with a mature mind who has attained puberty..."
According to the book, "On completion of fifteen years of age, youth is considered to be complete due to lack of evidence."
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a Muslim man can marry another woman without taking a divorce from the first wife, but a Muslim woman has to take a divorce for her second marriage. The Muslim woman will have to get a divorce from her first husband under the Muslim Marriage Act 1939.
In Islamic law, a divorced woman has to wait during the 'iddat' period for about three months before she can remarry.
The SC has asked the CJI to constitute an "appropriate bench" to examine the question as to whether Muslim women are facing gender discrimination in cases of divorce.
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