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Triple Talaq to be a punishable offence; Union cabinet clears executive order

Triple Talaq to be a punishable offence; Union cabinet clears executive order

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 19 Sep 2018, 07:03 am

New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): The Union cabinet passed an executive order on Wednesday to make Triple Talaq (a practice of instant divorce given to Muslim women by their husbands) a punishable offence, media reports said.

The bill is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha (parliament's upper house) during the winter session.

The Opposition had blocked the bill in the upper house on the last day of the monsoon session.

The bill criminalises the practice of divorcing by uttering the word “talaq” thrice in any form – spoken, in writing, or over electronic communication. It also proposes a three-year jail term for men who violate the law.

The Lok Sabha had cleared the bill in December last year.

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