The Ministry of Law and Justice, in its affidavit, referred to constitutional principles like gender equality, secularism, international covenants, religious practices and marital law prevalent in various Islamic countries to drive home the point that the practice of triple talaq and polygamy needed to be adjudicated upon afresh by the apex court.
"We are not interested with facts at all. We are only interested in dealing with the legal issue," the bench said.
The SC said 'the issues are very important. These issues cannot be scuttled'.
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