Explained | Supreme Court verdict on divorced Muslim women’s right to maintenance

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on July 10 ruled [Mohd Abdul Samad vs The State of Telangana] that divorced Muslim women can demand maintenance from their former husbands under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 – affirming that a parallel remedy under this secular statutory provision cannot be foreclosed by the enactment of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 which is a personal law or a religion-specific law.

A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih pronounced separate but concurring judgments upholding the rights of Muslim women after a Muslim man challenged a Telangana High Court direction to pay ₹10,000 interim maintenance to his former wife under Section 125 of the CrPC. He had contended that the maintenance claim in his case would instead be governed by the provisions of the 1986 Act.

In this video, we will delve into what the Supreme Court has said in this ruling, its significance and what these two laws stipulate.

Presentation and script: Aaratrika Bhaumik
Production: Vishnoo Jotshi

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[luizamartin]

Thank you so much To The supreme court who made such an awesome decision for the mino Muslim women who are vulnerable and suffered toxicity, and when the husband abandoned the expenses for children and wives, this is the great relief for The women of Muslim community .Thankyouu

[RamiroAmick]

Great video, My relationship of 5 years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave me, I really love her so much I can’t stop thinking about her, I’ve tried my very best to get her back in my life, but to no avail, I’m frustrated, I don’t see my life with anyone else. I’ve done my best to get rid of the thoughts of her, but I can’t, I don’t know why I’m saying this here, I really miss her and just can’t stop thinking about her

[ROSHNI]

I would be more interested in SC VERDICT of NEET RE- EXAMINATION. WHY Modis education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has not resigned yet, WHY NTA chairman Pradeep Kumar Joshi not Jailed yet ???