The second term ofNarendra Modi government is
likely to place the controversial Triple
Talaq Bill in its very first session of Parliament. The Muslim Women (Protection of
Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance was promulgated onFebruary 21, 2019.
An ordinance will lapse after six months of the
promulgation. The bill should be passed by both sessions of Parliament within 45 days after the first sitting
of Parliament.
The Modi government’s government in its first
tenure has failed to get the Bill cleared in the Rajya Sabha as the Opposition
opposed the criminality clause. Even after removing the clause the government
could not table the Bill, owing to continuous disruptions.
Ordinance:
The ordinance is a decree or law promulgated by a state or
national governmentwithout the
consent of the legislature.
Article
123 of the Constitution of
India grants the President certain
law-making powers to promulgate ordinances when either of the two Houses of
Parliament is not in session. The governor of
a state can also issue ordinances under Article 213 when the state
legislative assembly is not in session.
Ordinances cease to operate either if
Parliament/State assembly does not approve of them within six weeks of once both houses
of the Parliament are in session, or if disapproving
resolutions are passed by both Houses.
