07-09-2008, 08:43 AM
<b>Muslim law needs no reforms, says board</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Taking exception to reports about the Law Commission considering proposals for reforms in Muslim family law, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has termed it an âill-motivatedâ move to pave the way for the enactment of a uniform civil code of the Shariat laws.
The AIMPLB Executive Committee, which met on Sunday to discuss the issue, said: âThe Board is totally opposed to codification of uniform Shariat law as it will empower the state to alter, change, amend, add and delete rules of Shariat.â
<b>Terming such proposals âill-advisedâ, it said, âThese measures have been suggested to pave the way for enactment of Uniform Civil Code and to deprive Muslims of their fundamental right to get family disputes settled according to the rules of Shariat.â</b>
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<b>âThis is sheer misinformation diametrically opposed to what I have actually suggested in some of my draft-reports. None of my reports even remotely touch any substantive aspect of Muslim law,â</b> the noted Islamic scholar said.
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The AIMPLB Executive Committee, which met on Sunday to discuss the issue, said: âThe Board is totally opposed to codification of uniform Shariat law as it will empower the state to alter, change, amend, add and delete rules of Shariat.â
<b>Terming such proposals âill-advisedâ, it said, âThese measures have been suggested to pave the way for enactment of Uniform Civil Code and to deprive Muslims of their fundamental right to get family disputes settled according to the rules of Shariat.â</b>
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<b>âThis is sheer misinformation diametrically opposed to what I have actually suggested in some of my draft-reports. None of my reports even remotely touch any substantive aspect of Muslim law,â</b> the noted Islamic scholar said.
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