New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court will start hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq,nikah halala and polygamy practices among Muslims from tommarow.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J Khehar will commence hearing on seven petitions, including five separate writ petitions fild by Muslim women challenging the practice of triple talaq prevalent in the community and terming it unconstitutional.
The bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, R F Nariman, U U Lalit and Abdul Nazeer, will also take up the main matter on its own as a petition titled Muslim Women's quest for equality.
The members of the bench are from different religious communities including Sikh, Christian, Parsee, Hindu and Muslim.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi will assist the bench which will also examine to what extent the court can interfere in the Muslim personal laws if they are found to be violative of the fundamental rights of citizens enshrined in the Constitution.
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