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Under Muslim law as applied in India before Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017), talaq-ul-biddat was…

Before Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017), Indian courts treated talaq-ul-biddat, three pronouncements of talaq at one sitting, as taking effect at once as a complete and…

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Under Muslim law as applied in India before Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017), talaq-ul-biddat was treated as:

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Before Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017), Indian courts treated talaq-ul-biddat, three pronouncements of talaq at one sitting, as taking effect at once as a complete and irrevocable divorce. The Supreme Court set it aside in 2017, and section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 now declares it void and illegal.

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