Fight against Uniform Civil Code a key challenge, says AIMPLB president

Fight against Uniform Civil Code a key challenge, says AIMPLB president

Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani. File Hyderabad-based Islamic scholar Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani succeeded the late Maulana Syed Rabey Nadw as president of the influential All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). In an interview with The Hindu, he speaks about the challenges ahead for the AIMPLB, including the continuance of the Places of Worship Act, … Read more

Fixing age of marriage interference in personal liberty, says AIMPLB

Fixing age of marriage interference in personal liberty, says AIMPLB

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has urged the central government to refrain from fixing the age of marriage and termed it as interference in personal liberty. It said the government should do away with making such “useless and harmful laws”. The Union Cabinet last week approved a proposal to raise the minimum … Read more

AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony

AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Supreme Court against a plea seeking laying down of “gender and religion neutral” uniform grounds to award maintenance and alimony in matrimonial disputes as per international conventions and Constitution. The Board has opposed the plea filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar … Read more