Sharia Body Cannot Determine Muslim Woman’s Marital Status: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has partly allowed a writ petition challenging a decision issued by Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court in Raipur. The private religious body had issued a document dated 18 January 2022 stating that the petitioner had been divorced by Triple Talaq, after her husband had separately communicated Talaq-e-Hasan in three stages. The High Court held that Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court has no legal authority to function as a…