Mumbai’s deputy charity commissioner deregistered a trust functioning as a sharia court. The trust was involved in several illegal activities, including dissolving marriages through extra-judicial means. A woman complained after receiving a notice for talaq-e-ahsan, which she contested. Men are increasingly using these “extra-judicial courts” to end marriages after triple talaq was criminalized. This trend highlights the need for codifying Muslim Personal Laws to protect women’s rights.
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