India, Nov. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday hinted at considering abolishing Talaq-e-Hasan, a form of the triple talaq practice by which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by saying the word "talaq" once for three consecutive months. The top court termed the practice as "gross discriminatory".

The Supreme Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by journalist Benazeer Heena in 2022 seeking that the practice is declared unconstitutional as it is irrational, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 15, 21 and 25 of the Constitution, according to Bar and Bench.

The PIL also sought guidelines on gender and religion neutral procedure and grounds to dissolve marriages.

The petitioner's husband had allegedly divo...