2. It set of civil laws.
Covers marriage, inheritance, adoption, divorce, &
maintenance.
Applicable on everyone, despite of their religion, caste or
community.
UCC will remove all the personal laws.
3. Marriage:
A Muslim male is permitted to marry as many as four wives.
The polygamy among the Muslim men is only a permission but
not a compulsion.
Divorce:
In the matter of divorce the position of the Muslim women is
inferior & insecure.
The method of divorcing the wife by the husband by
pronouncing triple “Talak” is highly discriminatory.
4. Maintenance:
The divorced Muslim wife is not required to be maintained
beyond the ‘Iddat’ period.
As per the Sec. 125 of the Cr.P.C. a Muslim husband have to
maintain his divorced wife even beyond the Iddat period.
5. Popularly known as the Shah Bano case.
Divorce to Muslim women by way of Triple Talak.
Maintenance awarded by SC under sec. 125 Cr.P.C.
All India Muslim Personal law board reversed the
decision.
