Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986

GPTKB entity

Properties (63)
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gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addresses issues of divorce
gptkbp:appliesTo Muslim_women
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkb:Muslim_Personal_Law_(Shariat)_Application_Act,_1937
gptkbp:established right to seek maintenance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
gptkbp:impact divorce proceedings
gptkbp:isActiveIn human rights reports
gptkbp:isAttendedBy subsequent legislation
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:isCitedBy scholars
legal activists
gptkbp:isCitedIn court cases
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor gender bias
lack of enforcement
limitations on rights
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn media
public discourse
community forums
law schools
legal literature
international forums
parliamentary debates
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy legal scholars
government reports
gptkbp:isExaminedBy academic studies
policy analysis
legal journals
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy debate on women's rights
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy feminist movements
Islamic_law
gptkbp:isLinkedTo legal rights
social change
cultural practices
human rights advocacy
economic rights
gptkbp:isLocatedIn family courts
legal aid services
gptkbp:isPartOf legal reforms
women's rights movement
women's empowerment initiatives
national policy on women
women's legal rights framework
Indian_legal_system
legal_history_of_India
gptkbp:isPromotedBy NGOs
gptkbp:isRelatedTo family law
social justice
gender rights
divorce rights
divorce settlements
gptkbp:isSubjectTo judicial review
gptkbp:isSupportedBy international organizations
legal professionals
civil society organizations
activist groups
women's rights activists
gptkbp:oversees judicial proceedings regarding maintenance
gptkbp:provides maintenance for divorced women
gptkbp:purpose to_protect_the_rights_of_Muslim_women_after_divorce
gptkbp:requires husband to provide maintenance
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1986