Apex court asks whether a bride can have the right to not accept instant triple talaq

New Delhi, May 17: The Supreme Court today asked Kapil Sibal, senior counsel appearing for the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), whether it is possible to give the bride the right that she will not accept instant triple talaq.
The query came from a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Jagdish Singh Khehar, during the hearing in the triple talaq case.
Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, Uday Umesh Lalit, Kurian Joseph and S Abdul Nazeer were also on the bench.
The apex court queried whether it is possible for AIMPLB to do that and whether their advisory will be followed by the Qazi at the ground level.
Yousuf Hathim Mucha, lawyer, one of the lawyers appearing for the AIMPLB, told the Supreme Court that the Board’s advisory was not mandatory for all Qazis to follow.