Shariat Act Discriminatory Towards Muslim Women, Gives Higher Share To Men In Property Partitions: Plea In Supreme Court, Notice Issued

A Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court contending that partition of family property as per Shariat Law is discriminatory towards Muslim women inasmuch as it does not give equal share to a female compared to a male."In spite of guarantee of the Constitution, Muslim women are subjected to discrimination," the plea filed by Bushara Ali states. She is a decree holder in...