✎ Muslim women’s inheritance rights under PIL challenge in SC for alleged gender bias in personal laws.
Relevance for Banking, SSC & RBI Grade B exams: Polity
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation challenging gender discrimination in Muslim personal laws governing inheritance and succession rights. The petition argues that Muslim women receive half the share of property compared to their male counterparts and are denied equal rights in ancestral and family assets, violating constitutional provisions like Articles 14 (right to equality), 15 (prohibition of discrimination), and 21 (right to life and personal liberty). The bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymala Bagchi and V. Mohana, has asked the Ministries of Law & Justice and Youth Affairs & Sports to respond, highlighting the need to examine whether uncodified personal laws can perpetuate such inequality under the Constitution.
This issue is relevant for Banking, SSC, and RBI Grade B aspirants as it intersects with constitutional law, fundamental rights, and socio-legal reforms—key topics in competitive exams. Questions may arise on the role of the judiciary in reviewing personal laws, the balance between fundamental rights and religious practices, and the government’s authority in legislative reforms. Such debates also test candidates’ understanding of secularism, gender justice, and the interplay between statutory laws (like the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937) and constitutional morality.
Source: amarujala.com
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