2017 · Family Law
Shayara Bano vs Union Of India
Supreme Court of India · (2017) 9 SCC 1 · Decided 22 August 2017
Bench: J. Khehar, J. Nazeer, J. Joseph, J. Nariman, J. Lalit
Summary
The Supreme Court, by a 3:2 majority, struck down the practice of instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) as unconstitutional, holding that it violated Article 14 of the Constitution and was not protected by Article 25 as an essential religious practice.