In a shocking incident in Kerala, an upholder of the law took the law into his own hands and issued ‘Triple Talaq’ to his wife in Palakkad district.
B Kalam Pasha a session court Judge in the Palakkad district gave Triple Talaq to his wife after which she approached the Kerala High Court to move forward with a complaint against him.
Triple Talaq was made illegal by the Parliament and invites criminal proceedings against the husband who invokes it. The wife of the judge has alleged that Justice B. Kamal Pasha and his brother had threatened her of dire consequences if she refuses to the divorce.
In her complaint, the women said Kalam Pasha issued Triple Talaq against her on March 1, 2018, by a letter. However, he sent her another letter that claimed due to typing error the original date was March 1, 2017.
The change of date is nothing but a mere technicality because in order to avoid legal procedures the judge mentioned a new date before the law banning triple talaq came into force.
In India, it is not easy to register a case against a judge and only with the permission of the Chief Justice of the High Court, a case can be registered against a lower courts judge.
Previously, the primary investigation was carried out by the Vigilance department following the matter coming to the notice of High Court.
Supreme Court in August 2017 banned the practice of Triple Talaq following which the Parliament passed a bill criminalizing the barbaric practice that demeaned Muslim women and gave Muslim men unilateral power to end a marriage.
(With inputs from Mathrubhumi and Organiser)
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