Discussion
Which of the following judgements was nullified in effect by Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 ?
Answer: B
The Act nullified in effect Shah Bano's case.
In Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985), the Supreme Court held that a divorced Muslim woman unable to maintain herself could claim maintenance from her former husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure beyond the iddat period. Parliament responded with the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, which was designed to limit the husband's obligation and so undo the effect of the judgment.
Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) later upheld the 1986 Act while reading it to require a fair provision for the wife's future, so it interpreted the Act rather than being nullified by it. Sarla Mudgal (1995) concerned conversion to Islam to contract a second marriage.
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