New Delhi: the Supreme Court on Monday declared that no legal status has been granted to the Sharia Courts and religious decrees or fatwas are illegal if they tread on the rights of an individual.
The apex court further objected to the Shariat Courts ordering punishments against innocent people and said that no religion permits the same. The SC also said that ‘Darul Qaza’ cannot pass any judgment that infringes on the fundamental rights of an individual unless asked by the concerned person.
He also reportedly said that religious clerics qazis and muftis appointed by them cannot take a call on the liberty of the Muslims by issuing fatwas and curtailing their fundamental rights. The petitioner further argued that the Darul Qaza and Darul-iftaa operate in Muslim dominated districts where people cannot oppose the rulings.
Citing an example, the petitioner stated that a Muslim girl had to desert her husband because a fatwa directed her to live with her father-in-law who had allegedly raped her. The court further told the petitioner that “some fatwas may be wise and issued for the general good also,” the news report stated.
Bureau Report
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