Muslim Law of Marriage and Succession in India A Critique with a Plea for Optional Civil Code

The work refers to the vigour, vitality and vibrancy of the Quranic law and highlights the fact of their being elimination of polygamy and bigamy as also the crippling down of unilateral right of talak in a number of Muslim countries of the world and of the adoption of its outstanding features in different legislations on Marriage and Succession in India. In that background the author pleads for introduction of an Optional Civil Code for the people of this country.