polygamy

“He has not treated the first wife and the second wife equally as required under the provisions of Islamic Law. Under Islamic Law, the husband is entitled for Polygamous marriage, however, he has to treat all the wife equally," the court observed.

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal said when his party forms government in Assam, he will overturn the proposed anti-polygamy law

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that no state government employee can enter into a second marriage without the approval of the government.

The Assam governor formed a committee to draft legislation for banning of polygamy and other related issues.

Badruddin Ajmal has claimed that Muslims generally believe in monogamy and it is the Hindus who beleive in polygamy

An expert committee formed by the Assam government has said in its report that the assembly has the legislative competence to enact a law prohibiting polygamy in the state

The Expert Committee, formed to examine the legislative competence of the State Legislature to enact a law to ban polygamy in Assam, has submitted its report

Badruddin Ajmal suggested that polygamy is a non-issue within the Muslim community.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said Assam government is planning to introduce the bill to ban polygamy in the state immediately

Earlier, several Muslim clerics and leaders of various Islamic organisations have said that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is impractical in a country like India which has a number of religious minorities, each with its own way of life.