6. 7. SHAYARA BANO v. UNION OF INDIA AND Ors a. The Court held by a majority of 3:2 that triple Talaq is manifestly arbitrary. b. Following this judgment, and on its own initiative, the government introduced a bill criminalizing triple talaq and ‘THE MUSLIM WOMEN (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE) ACT, 2019’ came into force from 31.07.2019. INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION v. THE STATE OF KERALA a. 8. LILY THOMAS v. UNION OF INDIA a. 58 A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by CJI Dipak Misra overruled the Kerala High Court’s 27-year-old decision that had upheld the restriction on entry of women into the temple. The Supreme Court held that S.8(4) of the Representation of Peoples Act which permitted convicted members of legislative bodies a 3-month time period for appeal against the conviction and sentencing is ultra vires the Constitution.