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**Allahabad High Court Halts Proceedings in Triple Talaq Case, Cites Shia Law Exception**

**Prayagraj (UP), September 25, 2025:** The Allahabad High Court has put a stay on further proceedings in a Triple Talaq case, issuing a notice to the opposing party after the accused, Shahid Raza and two others, argued that they belong to the Shia Muslim community, which does not recognize the validity of Triple Talaq (talaq-e-biddat).

Justice Vikram D. Chauhan, presiding over the petition, acknowledged the need for consideration, noting the petitioners’ argument that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalizes Triple Talaq, primarily addresses practices within the Sunni Muslim community.

The petitioners’ counsel emphasized that the FIR, lodged in 2024 at the Naugawan Sadat police station in Amroha district, alleges a violation based on a form of divorce not recognized by Shia law.

The court has ordered the opposite party to file a counter-affidavit within three weeks and scheduled the next hearing for December 12, 2025. Until then, the stay on proceedings against the applicants remains in effect. The case highlights a potential legal challenge to the application of the 2019 Act based on sectarian differences within the Muslim community.

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