Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday sought to assist the Supreme Court as a senior advocate in adjudicating a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy practices among Muslims.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar allowed senior advocate Khurshid to act as an amicus curiae and file his written submissions in the case.
“We will take it on record. It’s not an issue,” said the bench, also comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, when the Congress leader said that the time for filing a written submission in the matter has already expired and he intended to file certain pleadings in the case.
A five-judge constitution bench would commence hearings from May 11 to decide on the batch of petitions.
The Centre had on April 11 filed a fresh submission in the apex court, saying these practices impacted the social status and dignity of Muslim women and denied them the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
DH News Service
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