New Delhi, July 31 -- The Supreme Court on Friday, July 31, sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking to have polygamy among Muslims declared unconstitutional and asking for a direction to Parliament to abolish the practice for all citizens, irrespective of religion.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant issued notice to the Union government on the petition filed by activist Zakia Soman and others.

The plea sought a direction to apply Section 82 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which punishes bigamy, uniformly across religions by doing away with the exemption available under Muslim personal law. It also sought compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces with state authorities to prevent secret ...