The Supreme Court in a landmark decision has given primacy to law of the land over the personal law of Muslim citizens in india.
The Supreme Court has ruled that government employees cannot have two wives simultaneously if service rules prohibit multiple spouses and a violator is liable to be sacked even if he happens to be a Muslim.
Such dismissals cannot be construed as violation of Article 25 which guarantees every citizen the fundamental right to preach, practise and profess one's religious beliefs, the court has said.
A bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and A.K. Goel said in the judgment: "As regards the charge of misconduct in question, it is patent that there is no material on record to show that the appellant divorced his first wife before the second marriage or he informed the government about contracting the second marriage. In absence thereof, the second marriage is a misconduct under the conduct rules."
The apex court delivered the ruling while dismissing an appeal by Khursheed Ahmad Khan, who challenged an Allahabad High Court verdict that upheld his termination by the Uttar Pradesh government for marrying two women despite the conduct rules prohibiting it.
The full text of the decision is available in News section of www.acelegalfirm.com.
The Supreme Court has ruled that government employees cannot have two wives simultaneously if service rules prohibit multiple spouses and a violator is liable to be sacked even if he happens to be a Muslim.
Such dismissals cannot be construed as violation of Article 25 which guarantees every citizen the fundamental right to preach, practise and profess one's religious beliefs, the court has said.
A bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and A.K. Goel said in the judgment: "As regards the charge of misconduct in question, it is patent that there is no material on record to show that the appellant divorced his first wife before the second marriage or he informed the government about contracting the second marriage. In absence thereof, the second marriage is a misconduct under the conduct rules."
The apex court delivered the ruling while dismissing an appeal by Khursheed Ahmad Khan, who challenged an Allahabad High Court verdict that upheld his termination by the Uttar Pradesh government for marrying two women despite the conduct rules prohibiting it.
The full text of the decision is available in News section of www.acelegalfirm.com.
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