New Delhi: Muslims clerics have reacted strongly to the Supreme Court’s historic judgement, which said that Shariat or Islamic courts have no legal sanctity and the decrees issued by them are not legally binding.
Reacting to the apex court verdict, the Muslim clerics said that the Constitution of India allows them the right to work and act according to Muslim personal law.
Zafaryab Jilani, member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), said, we are not doing anything parallel to the judicial system and we don’t say that any order passed by a Qazi is binding on all. Our sole motto is to resolve a matter with the consent of two parties involved in accordance with Shariat.
Maulana Anisur Rehman, member of Imarat Shariah, Patna, however, agreed with the apex court ruling, saying that the judgement is not wrong and it is not going to hinder the functioning of Shariat courts.
He said, for arbitration, when two parties or people consensually approach the Shariat court, it is lawful. The Supreme Court is not wrong, but I need to go through the entire verdict properly.
Disapproving of a Shariat court issuing fatwa and order against a person who is not before it, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has no sanction of law and no legal status.
Bureau Report
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