June 19, 2020
Can Family Court Entertain Maintenance Petition Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act? Justice Indira Banarjee and Justice R. Bhanumati on opposite ends about it.
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The Supreme Court has given a split verdict on the issue whether a Family Court has the jurisdiction to entertain a petition for maintenance under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. Justice R. Bhanumati was of view that the family court having jurisdiction in the related area does