Srinagar: The cabinet has cleared an ordinance to make the practice of instant triple talaq a criminal offence, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Wednesday while addressing a press conference,.
Bill is pending in the Rajya Sabha.
The Supreme Court last year banned the practice. But since the practice was still prevalent, a bill was brought to make it a criminal offence.
This post was published on September 19, 2018