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The Kerala High Court said that it cannot approve more than one marriage of a Muslim person who does not have the ability to maintain wives. The court was hearing the petition of the second wife of a Muslim beggar, who had sought 10,000 alimony from her husband.
The case was of Perinthalmanna, in which a 39 -year -old woman reached court against her blind husband. Earlier she also went to the family court, but the court had dismissed the petition saying that her beggar husband could not be directed to maintain.
However, the court said that the beggar had two marriages under Muslim personal law. Therefore, the state government should intervene in it and help both its wives. The court rejected the woman’s petition and ordered the order to be sent to the Social Welfare Department.
Justice Kunkrishnan’s comment
- It is the duty of the state to protect destitute wives victims of polygamy in the Muslim community. It is the duty of the government of the democratic country to ensure that its citizens do not beg.
- No one should put a hand in the bowl of the begging of others. That is, it would not be right to compel a person who is alive on alms.
- Such marriages are due to lack of education and knowledge of customary law in the Muslim community. The court cannot easily recognize the first, second or third marriage of a Muslim person.
- It is a misconception that a Muslim man can do more than one marriages if they want. The spirit and purpose of the verses of the Quran is a marriage, and polygamy is only exception.
Wife claims- blind husband earns 25 thousand from begging
The woman in her petition claimed that her 46 -year blind husband earns Rs 25,000 from begging and many other means. Therefore, he should be given a living allowance of Rs 10,000 every month. The woman also said that he is currently living with his first wife. The woman told the court that he was threatening her that she would soon marry another woman for a third marriage.
