Disapproving of a Shariat court issuing fatwa and order against a person who is not before it, the
Supreme Court on Monday said it has no sanction of law and has no legal status.
The apex court said there is "no doubt" that such a court has no legal status while noting that in some cases, orders were being passed by them which violate human rights and punish innocent persons.
Actress and
BJP leader
Malavika Avinash praised Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s government for the SC’s ruling.
“With the Muslim Women Act,1987 thereby denying them their right to alimony-the then Rajiv Gandhi led Congress Govt diluted the SC's historic judgement in the Shaba no case,with yesterday's historic judgement that declares fatwas(that infringes Art 21)are without legal sanction, there's no fear of such dilution bcos Is baar Modi Sarkar!” she wrote on her Facebook page.