“Ex-Muslims are still governed by Muslim Law — It may change soon”, Swarajyamag, May 01, 2024:
“On 29 April 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to adjudicate on the question of whether people born in Muslim families but not practising it can seek the recourse of secular laws, instead of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act (MPLA), 1937 on property rights.
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra has issued notice to the Union of India and the State of Kerala in this regard.
The petitioner in the case is a Kerala woman Safiya PM, General Secretary of ‘Ex-Muslims of Kerala,’ an organisation of former Muslims. In the past, she has criticised Quran, Islam’s holy book for what she termed as inferior treatment to women……”
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