Triple talaq: NCW to back Bano in SC

The National Commission for Women in India (NCW) will support Dehradun-based Shayara Bano’s case in the Supreme Court demanding abolition of “triple talaq”, its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said . The SC recently admitted a petition by 35-year-old Bano, demanding abolition of the verbal and unilateral practice of divorce in the Muslim personal law.

“The NCW is already a party to the case. We will file rejoinder in the Supreme Court this month. We 200 per cent support the demand. We will do whatever we can,” Kumaramangalam said. She was reacting to the demand of Muslim women’s rights group Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) that has sought NCW’s support to ban “triple talaq.”