The Supreme court on 22 Aug 2017 took the historical decision of finally ending the evil custom of triple talaq followed by the Muslim community as unconstitutional and invalid. The Supreme Court calling the practice as void and illegal has banned the custom for six months and has asked the government to constitute appropriate law to permanently abduct the practice of triple talaq.
Following the verdict announced by the supreme court, now all the pending cases across the nation will be rendered again. The marital status of all Muslim women claiming to be the victim of the practice of instant talaq is likely to be restored. According to the legal experts, all the cases registered under the triple talaq will now be taken again and the decision will be announced as per the new verdict issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior advocate Ajit Sinha, a former judge of the Jharkhand high court, said “There is no question of other courts having to examine the validity of triple talaq now after the SC verdict and so all cases will go.” Former Patna HC judge Nagendra Rai also supported the statement of Ajit Sinha and said that triple talaq is no more valid in India and all the trial courts and the High court will now have to follow the verdict issued by the Supreme court.