In SC, Centre Defends 2019 Law On Triple Talaq, Says It Legitimised ‘Abandonment’ Of Muslim Women

In an affidavit filed in the court in response to petitions challenging the law, the Union of India said that despite the top court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has “not worked as a sufficient deterrent in bringing down the number of divorces by this practice” among the members of the community