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Muslim Law & Maintenance

Maintenance and talaq.

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  1. 1.Mohd. Ahmed Khan v Shah Bano Begum (1985) — held?

    A divorced Muslim woman unable to maintain herself can claim maintenance under s 125 CrPC, a secular provision.

    (1985) 2 SCC 556

  2. 2.Danial Latifi v Union of India (2001) — held?

    Upheld the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986, reading it to require a reasonable and fair provision for the wife's future, to be made within the iddat period.

    (2001) 7 SCC 740

  3. 3.Shayara Bano v Union of India (2017) — held?

    Instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) was set aside as unconstitutional by a 3:2 majority.

    (2017) 9 SCC 1

  4. 4.Which statute made pronouncement of instant triple talaq an offence?

    The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.

    Act 20 of 2019