ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that while various normative legal orders can conflict with one another, they are often, but not always, intractable. It explains the Indian model of legal pluralism and lists heterogeneous sources of laws and authority governing divorce among Muslims. The chapter discusses case studies in the context of adjudication, and maps the field of communication in the governance of divorce under Muslim family law. It provides the interactions through the prism of communication. The chapter shows that the practice of adjudication in Muslim Personal Law is not practiced in isolation but in conjunction with customary and state laws. In an afternoon in January 2003, in a large hall of a women's organization, a public meeting is organized to discuss aspects of Muslim Personal Law that are seen as unjust and unequal by women. The agenda of the meeting is to discuss women's experiences of triple talaq and the direction of reforms in Muslim Personal Law.
