The supreme court has ruled that the shariat courts have no legal status. The fatawa issue by such bodies have no binding force. However, supreme court has not considered shariat courts illegal as would appear from heading in the link. Just the fatawa are not binding but there is nothing wrong in their issue as such. These are optional for the parties. Thus these shariat courts are like arbitration medium. That is why the apex court refused to declare these shariat courts illegal. But such courts have been advised not to give fatawa affecting some one's life at initiative of third parties.

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The supreme court has ruled that the shariat courts have no legal status. The fatawa issue by such bodies have no binding force. However, supreme court has not considered shariat courts illegal as would appear from heading in the link. Just the fatawa are not binding but there is nothing wrong in their issue as such. These are optional for the parties. Thus these shariat courts are like arbitration medium. That is why the apex court refused to declare these shariat courts illegal. But such courts have been advised not to give fatawa affecting some one's life at initiative of third parties.

https://in.news.yahoo.com/shariat-courts-are-illegal--rules-supreme-court-061410823.html

Open minded citizens from all communities including Muslims will welcome the SC ruling. But as often happens it is the fundamentalists who call the shots and how many victims have the courage to def y them and seek protection from SC. There should be one common law for all citizens.

The supreme court has ruled that the shariat courts have no legal status. The fatawa issue by such bodies have no binding force. However, supreme court has not considered shariat courts illegal as would appear from heading in the link. Just the fatawa are not binding but there is nothing wrong in their issue as such. These are optional for the parties. Thus these shariat courts are like arbitration medium. That is why the apex court refused to declare these shariat courts illegal. But such courts have been advised not to give fatawa affecting some one's life at initiative of third parties.

https://in.news.yahoo.com/shariat-courts-are-illegal--rules-supreme-court-061410823.html

Open minded citizens from all communities including Muslims will welcome the SC ruling. But as often happens it is the fundamentalists who call the shots and how many victims have the courage to def y them and seek protection from SC. There should be one common law for all citizens.

Muslims have not opposed the decision. The suprme Court has not illegalized the shariat courts. Only the Fatwas are not legally binding. These are like panchayat decisions and just opinion. If the parties accept the fatawa, there is no issue. But if any party does ot accept the Fatawa, this will not be binding.

There cannot be common law on matters of personl law affecting communities only. On succession, inheitance, marital relation, divorce, there can be no common law. Clamor for common law on all matters is actually an attempt by Hindu fundamentalists to force Hindu law on all citizens.

The supreme court has ruled that the shariat courts have no legal status. The fatawa issue by such bodies have no binding force. However, supreme court has not considered shariat courts illegal as would appear from heading in the link. Just the fatawa are not binding but there is nothing wrong in their issue as such. These are optional for the parties. Thus these shariat courts are like arbitration medium. That is why the apex court refused to declare these shariat courts illegal. But such courts have been advised not to give fatawa affecting some one's life at initiative of third parties.

https://in.news.yahoo.com/shariat-courts-are-illegal--rules-supreme-court-061410823.html

Open minded citizens from all communities including Muslims will welcome the SC ruling. But as often happens it is the fundamentalists who call the shots and how many victims have the courage to def y them and seek protection from SC. There should be one common law for all citizens.

Muslims have not opposed the decision. The suprme Court has not illegalized the shariat courts. Only the Fatwas are not legally binding. These are like panchayat decisions and just opinion. If the parties accept the fatawa, there is no issue. But if any party does ot accept the Fatawa, this will not be binding.

There cannot be common law on matters of personl law affecting communities only. On succession, inheitance, marital relation, divorce, there can be no common law. Clamor for common law on all matters is actually an attempt by Hindu fundamentalists to force Hindu law on all citizens.

It's not clamor, but the need of the hour to have a common law. To avoid such situations a common law is needed.[/quote

There is seperate law on property inheritance, marriage, divorce etc on Hindus, Muslims, Christians and also a common civil marriage law. There is no way you can introduce common law in these situations. Will you comel Muslims and Christians to marry before a Hindu priest and move around fire. Or will you ask Hindu and Christians also to get Nikah before a Maulvi. Common law is only for matters that are common to all communities. Matters concernin a community only are personal and there can be nothing common about this. I reiterate that the clamour for common law is a fascist design to force Hindu law and traditions on minorities.