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India’s top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women’s rights activists, the BBC reports.
In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice “unIslamic”.
India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times.
The landmark court decision came in response to petitions challenging the so-called “triple talaq” custom.
The cases were filed by five Muslim women who had been divorced in this way and two rights groups.
