ISLAM POLYGAMY: INDIA'S JUDICIAL RESPONSE AND JURISPRUDENTIAL BASIS

Abstract

Polygamy is a societal practice that is prohibited in most countries and is not widely recognized. This phrase refers to a sort of marriage in which there have been more than one spouse, but at the same time, this will apply to more than one wife. With an emphasis on India and other Counties like Malaysia, Syria, Tunisia, Iraq, Pakistan this study examines the basis of polygamy in Islam and International Human Rights legislation and the Jurisprudential view on Polygamy through different case laws related to Polygamy in India and their requirements and difficulties of a dynamic legal system are contrasted with the application of Islamic law to polygamy.