CRUCIALMuslim women - Can Family Court consider maintenance petitions under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act? - Divided Verdict - Case referred to a Larger Bench.R. Banumathi, J.A. Family Courts Act, 1984 Section 7 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 125 Muslim Women (Protect...
The appellant was the legally wedded wife of the respondent. Due to his willful neglect, she submitted a maintenance application to the Magistrate under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973. The Magistrate upheld the appellant\'s claim of neglect by the respondent without just cause an...