Bombay HC: Divorced Muslim woman entitled to maintenance even if she remarries

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 6, 2024
The Bombay high court has held that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to receive maintenance under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act (MWPA), 1986, even if she had remarried. Justice Rajesh Patil dismissed the husband's challenge to pay his ex-wife lump sum maintenance. The husband's advocates argued that he...

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