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The National Commission for Women (NCW) said after a debate on Saturday that the uncodified nature of Muslim personal status law posed challenges for Muslim women and there was an urgent need for its codification.
The consultation, “Muslim Women’s Rights: A Review of Muslim Personal Status Law,” was held against the backdrop of the Law Commission’s recent call to seek responses from the public and various organizations on the implementation of the Muslim Personal Status Law.
It was attended by the Attorney General of India, Additional Advocate General from the Supreme Court, State High Courts, Vice Chancellors of various law universities, legal professionals and civil society organizations.
In a statement, the National Council for Women said that the absence of the WCC has led to the persistence of inequality.
“In our quest for equality, let us think: if a law does not serve the rights of Hindu, Christian, Sikh and Buddhist women, can we really say that it is only for Muslim women? The need for codified laws is urgent. National Council of Women chairwoman Rekha Sharma said: ‘ We need to work towards a legal framework that guarantees equal rights for all, regardless of religion.”
The statement said that during the consultation, there was an unequivocal need to codify the personal status law for Muslims, in particular “the need to review the marriage and divorce law and the guardianship law.”
Venkataramani, the Attorney General of India, said there is a need to reform and strengthen the institution of marriage with regard to equality between men and women, equal status and equality in processes that ensure dignity in entering and leaving marital relations regardless of religion.
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