The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has created controversy by writing a letter to the Supreme Court which has stated that Muslim personal law cannot be challenged in courts as that would be a violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

The Board said further that the laws which are based on scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India, can’t be rewritten in the name of social reform and that the courts can’t interfere in them.

It said, “Court cannot supplement their own interpretations.”

Earlier, the Supreme Court had began to examine the effects of ‘triple talaq’ on Muslim women rights, on it own and not based on any petition.

At the hearing at Supreme Court in June, the bench had said, “If the issue - whether the court can test the validity of a personal law practice - requires reconsideration, we might refer the matter to a larger bench. But, let us first examine what is the scope of the court's adjudication power in this context.”

The Supreme Court had asked the people, NGOs and women organizations, connected to this issue, to become parties in pending proceedings.

Although the Constitution does guarantees the religious freedom, it also guarantees the right of every human being to live independently and without any social pressure. Thus, reformation in religions is an important and required aspect and no one should counter it.

By Prajakt K.