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In which one of the following cases, the Constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of…

Danial Latifi v. Union of India upheld the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. It interpreted the husband's duty as requiring reasonable and fair…

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In which one of the following cases, the Constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986, was upheld by the Supreme Court?

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Danial Latifi v. Union of India upheld the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. It interpreted the husband's duty as requiring reasonable and fair provision for the divorced wife's future, made within the iddat period but extending beyond that period. This interpretation was central to the Court's rejection of the constitutional challenge.

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