Triple talaq bill cleared
14, Jun 2019
Prelims level :
Mains level :
CONTEXT :
- The Cabinet cleared a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq.
- The bill will be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament to replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.
- With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha in May 2019, the previous bill had lapsed as it was pending in Rajya Sabha.