Abstract :
Personal laws are believed to evolve from religion and religious beliefs of a person, these
customs evolve as laws, which are then followed by the society. However, the foremost
requirement of such customs to become law is their conformity with the Suprema Lex of the
Land, that is the Constitution. The Muslim Law in India flows from Shariat, the main purpose
behind this paper is to recognize the conformity of the act of talaq-ul-biddat or what is widely
known as triple talaq in light of both Muslim personal laws as practiced by various sects in India
along with that of Constitution of India. The paper takes into account the various observations
made by the Indian judiciary beginning from Shah Bano Case to the Shayra Bano judgment and
identifying its impact on various components of the Society
Keyword :
Talaq, Talaq-ul-biddat, Shariat, Mahr, Nikah, Muslim Woman