65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019

By passing, 'Triple Talaq Law' recently, the Parliament of India endorsed which year's ruling of the Supreme Court of India that had made Triple Talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat) as unconstitutional?

a2011
b2013
c2015
d2017✓ Correct
eNone of the above/More than one of the above

Explanation

In Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment in 2017, held the practice of triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) unconstitutional, declaring it a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. In support of this judgment, the Parliament of India enacted the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, making the practice of triple talaq (instant talaq on the basis of pronouncing talaq three times, including in written and electronic form) legally invalid and unlawful. Ans. (e) The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 provides a three-tier quasi-judicial mechanism for the resolution of consumer disputes, which includes the District Commission, State Commission, and National Commission. Under this Act, the State Government shall establish a District Commission and, if it deems fit, may establish more than one District Commission in a district. The District Commission consists of a President (qualified to be a District Judge) and at least two members; at least one among the President or the members must be a woman (and the minimum age for both the President and members is 35 years). The jurisdiction of the District Commissions includes complaints where the value paid for goods or services does not exceed ₹50 lakh.

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