Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 468 · Decided 28 September 2001
Danial Latifi and ANR. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 468 · [2001] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 419
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 868/1986
- Decided
- 28 September 2001
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S. RAJENDRA BABU, D.P. MOHAPATRA, DORAISWAMY RAJU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 125; Constitution Article 14, 15, 21
Headnote
Muslim Law: Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986: Constitution validity-Act excluded Muslim divorced woman from the provisions of Section 125 Cr.P.C.-Further, under S.3 Muslim divorced woman was entitled to reasonable and fair provision and maintenance within the period of is constitutionally c ,(,.J valid-Reasonable and.fair provision extending beyond the iddat period must D be made by the husband within the iddat period-Liability of Muslim husband to pay maintenance to his divorced wife is not confined to iddat period-A divorced Muslim woman, who has not
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