Ujjain court nullifies triple talaq

A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain has set aside divorce given by a Muslim man to his wife by uttering the word talaq thrice, saying he failed to meet the conditions for ending the marriage. The woman’s lawyer told media on Saturday that the court agreed with him that the man didn’t follow Sharia, the Islamic legal and moral code, while divorcing his wife.

The decision comes at a time when the Supreme Court is hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the practice of men divorcing their wives by pronouncing the word talaq, or divorce, thrice.

Arshi, a resident of Begambagh in Ujjain, married Taushif Sheikh in January 2013. Soon after the wedding, Sheikh started demanding money from her and her parents and physically tortured her, Arshi told the court. On October 9, 2014, Sheikh divorced her by uttering the word talaq three times in the presence of some people.

Arshi challenged the divorce in the Ujjain family court and enlisted qazi Khaliqur Rahman, who had solemnised the marriage, a respondent in the case.

MEERUT: National level netball player Shumayla Javed has demanded ban on triple talaq, saying it ruined her life barely two years after her marriage.

Shumayla, who lives with her parents in Peerzada locality of Amroha, was divorced two years after marriage for giving birth to a girl child. She believes that ‘triple talaq’ is a social evil in Muslim community which should be eradicated to provide a better life to Muslim women.

She has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath demanding justice for victims of triple talaq.

Shumayla got married to Farooq Ali of Lucknow in February 2014. She claimed that a few months after the marriage, they started demanding money and tortured her. She gave birth to a daughter in May 2015, after which life became tough for her. Eventually, Shumayla’s husband divorced her in April 2016 and since then she has been living with her parents in Amroha.

Shumayla has three sisters and a brother. She works in an office as a data entry operator to earn her livelihood. She alleged that the police refused to lodge her FIR but now in a changed atmosphere, she is hopeful of getting justice.

Prior to her, Mariam and Shaheen of the city also have raised their voice against triple talaq and demanded that the practice be abolished immediately.