国际英语资讯:Indias top court bans controversial Islamic instant divorce
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Triple">Triple</span> <span word="Talaq">Talaq</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="un">un</span>-<span word="Islamic">Islamic</span>."</p><p><span word="Triple">Triple</span> <span word="Talaq">Talaq</span>, <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="uttering">uttering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="Talaq">Talaq</span>" (<span word="divorce">divorce</span>) <span word="thrice">thrice</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="petitions">petitions</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="petitioned">petitioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apex">apex</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="faiths">faiths</span> -- <span word="Hinduism">Hinduism</span>, <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>, <span word="Islam">Islam</span>, <span word="Sikhism">Sikhism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spilt">spilt</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3-2 <span word="invalidating">invalidating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="Personal">Personal</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="introduces">introduces</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Triple">Triple</span> <span word="Talaq">Talaq</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violates">violates</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="morality">morality</span>."</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Triple">Triple</span> <span word="Talaq">Talaq</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SMS">SMS</span> (<span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>), <span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>.</p>
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