The Delhi High Court has rejected two petitions challenging the Muslim husband s authority to pronounce divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) without reason or notice. The court stated that the issues were already pending before the Supreme Court and no further orders were necessary. One petition argued that the practice was arbitrary and unconstitutional, while the other sought regulation of bigamy and polygamy by Muslim husbands. The petitioner claimed that such practices were only allowed in exceptional circumstances and needed to be controlled to protect Muslim women.
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The Delhi High Court has stated that only a competent legislature can make decisions on the ban of cow and progeny slaughter, and advised the petitioner to approach the legislature, not the Court. While there is already a ban in the national capital, for other states, the petitioner was advised to take the necessary steps based on an order passed by the Supreme Court, which stated that the legislature cannot be forced to come out with a particular legislation.