AIMPLB to explore ways to overturn Indian Supreme Court’s alimony verdict
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has adopted a resolution stating that the recent Indian Supreme Court judgment on maintenance of Muslim divorcee women was “against the Islamic law (Shariah)”.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Board has also authorized its president to initiate all possible measures to ensure that this decision is “rolled back”.
Earlier on Wednesday, the top court had ruled that a Muslim woman, illegally divorced by pronouncement of “triple talaq”, can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the CrPC and said the “religion neutral” provision is applicable to all married women “irrespective of her personal law”.
Discussing the issue during a meeting here the AIMPLB working committee emphasized that the “Holy Prophet had mentioned that amongst all possible deeds the most abhorred is divorce in the sight of Allah, hence it is desirable to continue the marriage by applying all permissible measures to safeguard it…”.
“However, if married life becomes difficult to maintain, then divorce was prescribed as a solution to mankind,” said the board in a statement, adding “This judgment will create further problems to these women who have successfully come out of their painful relationship.”
The board asserted that it doesn’t augur well “with human reasoning that the man is held responsible to maintain his ex-wives when the marriage itself is non-existent”.
The board authorized its president Hazrat Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani “to initiate all possible measures (legal, constitutional and democratic) to ensure that this decision by the Supreme Court is rolled back”.
