NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the age-old judicial opinion that personal laws need not be in conformity with constitutional rights will hopefully be reviewed shortly.
Speaking at a FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) event after releasing Gender Parity Index specific in the formal sector, Jaitley said 2017 will be “extremely different” on the issue of personal laws.
In an indirect reference to Muslim personal law, he said “a very surprising judicial opinion” existed decades back that while all laws must confine to the constitutional rights itself, personal laws need not.
“…Hopefully, it gets reviewed in near future some time,” the minister added. (AGENCIES)
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