Supreme Court of India

Shahjahan v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. R1: the State of Uttar Pradesh R2: Sri Gaffar Khan

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1845
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 4 February 2025

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We are of the view that maintenance could not have been denied to the appellant-wife under the prevailing circumstances.

Judgment, page 8

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order passed by family court not awarding any maintenance to the appellant-wife. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – Maintenance – Appellant-wife married to respondent no.2-husband according to Islamic customs and had two children – Husband filed divorce suit against the appellant in the ‘Court of Kazi’ which came to be dismissed in terms of the compromise between the parties – Three years later, husband filed for divorce in the ‘Court of (Darul Kaja) Kajiyat’ which

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