TOP 100: HC dismisses plea challenging ordinance on Triple Talaq

The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea challenging the ordinance which prescribes up to three years' jail and or fine for a man who divorces his wife through Triple Talaq or instant divorce.

A bench of Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao said that Triple Talaq has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and now it was upto the government to decide the issue.