ISAS Insights

The Indian Supreme Court, in a split verdict, has held the practice of triple talaq (divorce) unconstitutional. The Supreme Court's invalidation of triple talaq has raised the question of whether this could mark the beginning of a move to reform Muslim personal law, which is still governed by the Shariat Act of 1937. The political reaction to the judgement, however, seems to suggest that larger changes to Muslim personal law are not in the offing in the near future.