The contentious bill that criminalise♏s instant triple talaq among Muslims, already passed by the Lok Sabha, is set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The b🌼ill, which makes ins𓆏tant triple illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband, was passed by the Lower House last week.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill is listed for introduction in the Rajya Sabha byᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on January 2🐟, according to the list of business of the Upper House.
This bill gives power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsistence🐼 allowance" for herself and minor children in the case of instant triple talaq or talaq-e- biddat.
A victim can also seek the custody of 🐠her minor children from the mag🅘istrate.
Under the law, instant triple talaq in any form -- spoken,🀅 in writing or b🅘y electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp -- would be illegal and void.
Meanwhile, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has claimed that various Musli🌄m bodies in the country would move the🍸 Supreme Court if the bill is also passed by the Rajya Sabha.
The bill could get stalled in the Rajya Sabha whe💖re government l♑acks a majority and it may be referred to a parliamentary committee for its review.
(PTI)
