The recent Mumbai High Court judgment, which makes it imperative for the Muslim husband to prove in the court that he has given a divorce in accordance with the personal law, has raised hackles in a section of the community with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) reiterating that there was "no scope for interference" in the Muslim Personal Law.
"We would like to make the stand of the Board very clear that there is no scope for any interference by either Supreme Court or any High Court or any court of the land in the Muslim Personal Law," AIMPLB member from Delhi Hasina Hashiya said reacting to the judgment which makes it necessary for the husband to prove in the court of law that he has fulfilled the conditions for divorce as in Muslim Personal law including sincere efforts to reconcile.
"While the Board welcomes any steps that will ensure that the divorce is not misused, we strongly feel that such decisions should be taken in the Dara-ul Qaza (Muslim religious Courts) where the issues should be discussed in the light of the Shariah," Hashiya said adding the Board had referred the judgment to its legal committee.
Speaking in a similar vein, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said, "The right to interpret the Quran lies with those who have studied it and are experts on the subject and not with individuals and courts".
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