--- title: "Who was the person to speak against the Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill in the Lok Sabha but voted for it?" description: "Who was the person to speak against the Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill in the Lok Sabha but voted for it?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-03 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94230/who-was-the-person-to-speak-against-the-muslim-woman-protection-of-rights-on-divorce-bill-in-the-lok-sabha-but-voted-for-it category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who was the person to speak against the Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill in the Lok Sabha but voted for it? Who was the person to speak [against](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2526/resolution-against-anti-satellite-tests-adopted-by-un-to-reduce-space-debris) the [Muslim Woman](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87884/life-of-a-muslim-woman-a-curse-to-the-society) (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill in the [Lok Sabha](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62146/who-has-been-appointed-as-the-deputy-leader-of-bjp-in-the-lok-sabha) but voted for it? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka **[Protection Women’s Rights on Divorce or the ‘Triple Talaq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_talaq_in_India)**[’](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_talaq_in_India) After having a long debate in the Supreme Court of India passed **historical judgment** on the [‘Triple Talaq’](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/triple-talaq-bill-passed-in-lok-sabha-with-303-votes-1573568-2019-07-25) and made the practice of this is illegal on 30 July 2019. And said that the practice of this ritual will be considered as a [criminal offence](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30962/which-country-has-become-the-first-country-to-leave-international-criminal-court-icc) which will be **punishable with 3 years of imprisonment.** And, the decision will have the enacted power from **1 August 2019 onwards.** \ ![Who was the person to speak against the Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill in the Lok Sabha but voted for it?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/7027faff-299c-4bc5-9644-1c7ec9efb9c7/images/27b90ce6-712f-44f3-a3d1-99e3a18aa880.jpeg)\ \ **Presentation of Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament** The [government of India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62193/who-is-the-chief-economic-advisor-cea-of-the-government-of-india) was first presented the Bill in the Parliament on **22 August 2017.** The MP’s of many parties opposed the bill. The name of them are as follows **RJD**, A**IML, BJD, AIDMK, Indian National Congress, and all Indian Muslim League,** and said that this bill should be sent to the advisory committee of the Law but facing the tough opponent this bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 28 December 2018, due to its majority in the lower sabha. \ After winning in the Lok Sabha, presented the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, where they do not have the majority but instead of not having a majority and facing a long debate the bill was approved on 30 July 2019. Where in the upper house the **National Congress Party favored the BJP party** and voted in the favor of this Bill. The **famous politician Kapil Sibbal represented the Congress Party in the Rajya Sabha supported the Triple Talaq Bill and voted in the favor of it.** \ **Case on which the Triple Talaq bill was made** **Shayara Bano v. Union of India and other** The famous decision of this case was given by **the bench of the five judges of the Supreme Court of India**. Name of judges are –\ - **Chief Justice JS. Khekar** - **Justice Kurian Joseph** - **[R F Nariman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohinton_Fali_Nariman)** - **UU Lalit** - **Abdul Nazir** \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94230/who-was-the-person-to-speak-against-the-muslim-woman-protection-of-rights-on-divorce-bill-in-the-lok-sabha-but-voted-for-it Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.