In which case did the Supreme Court of India set aside the practice of instant triple talaq, or…

In Shayara Bano v. Union of India, the Supreme Court set aside the practice of instant triple talaq by a 3–2 majority on 22 August 2017.

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In which case did the Supreme Court of India set aside the practice of instant triple talaq, or talaq-e-biddat, on 22 August 2017?

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In Shayara Bano v. Union of India, the Supreme Court set aside the practice of instant triple talaq by a 3–2 majority on 22 August 2017.

Option A

Shah Bano addressed maintenance for a divorced Muslim woman.

Option B

Danial Latifi concerned the 1986 Act and provision for a divorced Muslim woman.

Option C

Shayara Bano is the case in which the Court set aside instant triple talaq by a 3–2 majority.

Option D

Shabana Bano concerned maintenance for a divorced Muslim woman.