https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309354 The court affirmed that Section 125 of the CrPC applies to all individuals regardless of religion, including divorced Muslim women. It held that a Muslim husband has an obligation to provide maintenance beyond the iddat period, as mandated by the Quran. The court clarified that payment of Mahr does not cancel the maintenance obligation under Section 125. It reconciled the provisions of the CrPC with Muslim Personal Law, emphasizing the precedence of statutory rights. The court dismissed the appeal, upholding the entitlement of the divorced Muslim wife to maintenance under Section 125, and highlighted the importance of a uniform civil code for justice and national integration. en-us Tue, 23 Apr 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 12:16:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309354 The court affirmed that Section 125 of the CrPC applies to all individuals regardless of religion, including divorced Muslim women. It held that a Muslim husband has an obligation to provide maintenance beyond the iddat period, as mandated by the Quran. The court clarified that payment of Mahr does not cancel the maintenance obligation under Section 125. It reconciled the provisions of the CrPC with Muslim Personal Law, emphasizing the precedence of statutory rights. The court dismissed the appeal, upholding the entitlement of the divorced Muslim wife to maintenance under Section 125, and highlighted the importance of a uniform civil code for justice and national integration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Apr 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309354