SC fixes Nov 19-20 for final hearing on pleas against 'Talaq-e-Hasan'

New Delhi, Aug 11: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed November 19-20 for the final hearing of pleas seeking declaration of "Talaq-e-Hasan" and all other forms of "unilateral extrajudicial divorce" as unconstitutional.

Talaq-e-Hasan is a form of divorce among Muslims through which a man can dissolve the marriage by pronouncing the word "talaq" once every month over a three-month period.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, while fixing the date for final hearing on a batch of pleas, including petitions by victims and other aggrieved parties, sought the views of National Commission for Women (NCW), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).