In Benazeer Heena v. Union of India & Ors. , the Supreme Court granted interim protection to an illiterate Muslim woman who challenged a unilateral talaq-e-hasan allegedly issued by her husband. She claimed her signatures were taken on blank papers and misused. The husband failed to appear before the Court. The Bench clarified that it was not declaring talaq-e-hasan unconstitutional but held that serious allegations of fraud and coercion warranted protection. Invoking Articles 14 and 21, the Court ordered that the marriage shall subsist unless the husband proves that a valid talaq was effected in accordance with law. The alleged divorce was stayed, and the SHO was directed to secure the husband’s presence. While refusing to impose a blanket ban on virtual talaq through email or WhatsApp, the Court referred the dispute to mediation before Justice Kurian Joseph, emphasising fairness, dignity, and procedural safeguards in matrimonial dissolution.