Women’s Day 2023: C Shukkur, a prominent Kanhangad lawyer, and his wife Dr Sheena, former pro-VC of Mahatma Gandhi University, will remarry on March 8 — International Women’s Day — in order to ensure that their daughters inherit entire property.
The couple had gotten married on October 6, 1994, are now opting for the Special Marriage Act. The couple told The New Indian Express that the step is to ensure their three daughters get their property.
Shukkur revealed that the had given 30 days’ notice on February 3, which is mandatory for the special marriage.
According to the existing country’s Muslim Personal Law, daughters receive only two-thirds of their father’s property, with the remainder going to his brothers.
‘I want my girl children to e the sole heirs of my property’
“The inheritance certificate issued by the tahsildar has my brothers as heirs. This happens because we have no male progeny. This is blatant violation of women’s rights and brazen discrimination,” he said.
“As per Section 14 of the Constitution, all have equal rights irrespective of religion, caste or gender. It is highly regrettable that this right is denied to the daughters of a practising Muslim,” Shukkur said. “I have met with accidents twice, from which I had narrow escapes. This had me thinking about what would happen after I left the world. I want my girl children to be the sole heirs of my property,” he added.
‘Muslims should opt for Special Marriage Act’
Sukku believes that Muslims should now opt for Special Marriage Act passed by parliament in 1954.
“Our marriage was solemnised by the late Panakkad Syed Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal at Naseema Manzil in Cheruvathur in 1994. We will perform the marriage again at the Hosdurg sub-registrar office on March 8 in the presence of family members and friends. The Special Marriage Act says that the succession to the property of any person solemnised under the Act will be governed by the Indian Succession Act,” he said.
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