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Danial Latifi and Anr. v. Union of India

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 419
Bench G.B. Pattanaik, S. Rajendra Babu, D.P. Mohapatra, B Doraiswamy Raju and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 28 September 2001

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the contentions advanced on behalf of the parties to the contrary cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 25

From the 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. .-Further, under S.3 Muslim divorced woman was entitled to reasonable and fair provision and maintenance within the period of iddat by her former husband-Held: The Act is constitutionally c ,(,.J valid-Reasonable and.fair provision extending beyond the iddat period must 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- divorced

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 followed · 4 referred to · 7 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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