NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has refused to hear the old petition filed by Muslim women on Nikah Halala and polygamy. The apex court has told the petitioner and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay that there is no possibility of setting up a Constitution bench at the earliest. The five-judge bench, which ended the hearing on triple talaq, had kept the issues open.

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It is worth mentioning here that four petitions have been filed in the apex court on Nikah Halala and polygamy. Prominent Muslim women's rights activists argued that the purpose of justice for Muslim women cannot be fulfilled unless the proposed law places issues such as Nikah Halala, polygamy and protection of children. Four petitioners, including Nafisa Khan, had filed a petition in the apex court seeking a stay on the two practices and declaring them unconstitutional.

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In the petition, Nafisa had opined that the IPC sections should be equally applicable to all citizens of the country. He said that triple talaq is considered cruelty in accordance with Section 498A of the IPC. Polygamy, on the other hand, is classified as an offence under Section 494. These practices should be stopped immediately, as the law says these are both crimes.