Why not a uniform, complete Muslim Family Law Act for entire India?

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net


Do you think there is a Muslim family law act in India that covers all familial issues and that is applicable on all Muslims living in any part of the country, be it Gujarat, Goa or Jammu & Kashmir? If you think so, you are, sorry to say, absolutely wrong.

The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1937, popularly known as the Shariat Act, is incomplete in that it does not cover all familial issues; it is not applicable for Muslims of all sects and groups; moreover, it cannot be executed in the entire territory of India.

Here lies the issue for which noted legal expert Prof. Tahir Mahmood has been working for some time. He wanted enactment of a law that streamline the Shariat Act, make it more comprehensive and make it applicable for all Muslims irrespective of their sects and place of residence.

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