TRIPLE TALAQ BILL: LACUNAE AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Abstract

Three words shook India in 2017- „Talaq, talaq, talaq.‟ First, the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment declared triple talaq illegal. Following this, the Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, 2017 (“Bill”). This paper critically analyses the Bill and its consequences. Part I explains the ratio of the Triple Talaq judgment. In Part II, the author analyses the provisions of the proposed Bill. In Part III, the author identifies the lacunae in the Bill, in its present form. Finally, in Part IV the author makes recommendations to amend the Bill, to make it more effective and inclusive. 