Mumbai gets its first Shariah court to settle civil, marital disputes

[Developereo]

I am happy to see that if one of the claimants want to go to civil court, shariah court will have to give up the case.

While I accept that the shariah system is on a voluntary basis, I still don't feel it is right because, in reality, there would be too much peer pressure for all sides to go to shariah court instead of civil court.

The legal system should be designed to encourage the weaker party to seek justice and community pressure might subvert that process here.

 

[DRAM]

but isn't the present judiciary enough why should we have different judiciaries for every tom, dick and harry...let them also enjoy the classic form of justice like we ordinary citizens have to face

So why do we conduct marriage at holy places?
The same logic.

 

[rubyjackass]

While I accept that the shariah system is on a voluntary basis, I still don't feel it is right because, in reality, there would be too much peer pressure for all sides to go to shariah court instead of civil court.

The legal system should be designed to encourage the weaker party to seek justice and community pressure might subvert that process here.

I agree. The situation is similar to that of Khap panchayats in villages. The 'elders' get pissed off if their decision is crossed and a party goes to an actual court.

But, like I said, the problem is not in this court as such. The problem is with the ostriches in India which will hopefully wake up after seeing absurd judgements from these courts.

 

[Jade]

As far I understand these courts doesn't have legal stature. It is something like settling a dispute inside a family by the family elders.

I am against these kind of kangaroo courts as they lead to more confusion and unjust treatment of subjects.

 

[bronxbull]

Nothing wrong in out of court settlement but why make the out of court an institutionalized one?

 

[Soumitra]

I wish BJP comes to power with absolute majority so that this kind of non sense can be stopped. We desperately need
1 uniform civil code
2 scrapping of article 360

 

[Ki[[er1]

Welcome to new India. what next blasphemy law? These things will only increase Islamofobia. God save India with such nonsense

 

[Sashan]

Excellant news. The Indian Courts are overburdened and if two people decide that they wish to appoint a mutually acceptable Mediator, whats the harm? When you fight with your sibling do you always go the Court or just let an elder settle the dispute? I think you are not happy with the word sharia?

Did you see a BBC program on how Shariah councils in UK are making the women's lives miserable? Don't you think these are like the khap panchayats and can turn into one quickly? Especially in a closed community like muslim community, the women can be manipulated by these courts in many ways.

Mohammed Arif Khan (Naseem Khan) is a cheat...i belong to his constituency...all he has done in the name of development is zilch...he is a big cheat and is anti-development...because for him there are certain areas which are under developed in kurla....the jari mari road project is stuck since 2000 because he has got a lot of benami properties...his brother sharif khan is a big goon....and these guys are extremely communal.....

As @Bangalore mentioned, you have the wrong guy.

 

[jaunty]

Welcome to new India. what next blasphemy law?

India already has a blasphemy law. IPC section 295A. But I think I know what you meant.