The Union Cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to re-promulgate the ordinance making the practice of instant triple talaq a criminal offence, sources said.
The earlier ordinance was to expire on January 22.
The first ordinance was issued in September last year.
A bill to convert the first ordinance into a law is pending in Rajya Sabha where the opposition has been resisting its passage.
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