The Supreme Court of India passed a judgment in ________ in which it declared the practice of Triple Talaq as unconstitutional and the practice of the same be void.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is 3 i.e. 2017.
- On August 22, 2017 the Supreme Court of India passed a judgment in which it declared the practice of Triple Talaq as unconstitutional and the practice of the same be void.
- This was exemplified in the case of Shayara Bano vs Union of India and Others ((2017) 9 SCC 1), which was overseen by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Justice Uday Lalit, and Justice K. M.
- The judiciary instituted a legal ban on Triple Talaq through the implementation of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act in 2019.