Samvidhan Khatre Mein Hai? Muslim Personal Law Board Says Supreme Court Decision On Alimony Against Sharia

All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to challenge the Supreme Court's decision mandating alimony to Muslim women after divorce.

The Supreme Court on 10 July ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband beyond the period of iddat under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

In a meeting held on Sunday (14 July) in Delhi, AIMPLB discussed the Supreme Court order and arrived at the conclusion that this order is against Sharia (Islamic laws).

Legal options to challenge the order were deliberated upon as the board asserted that maintenance is given only until the completion of her iddat (waiting period) woman.

It argued that since on completion of iddat, a woman is free to remarry, she is no further entitled to alimony. It added that if children stay with women, then the husband should bear their expenses.

However, it urged Waqf Boards of different states to take responsibility in those cases where the divorced woman finds it difficult to sustain herself.

On the issue of sharing property with daughters, the Board said that Indian Muslims should do so in accordance with Sharia, India TV reported.

Supreme Court's judgment makes the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act (MWPRDA) 1986 passed by the Rajiv Gandhi government effectively dead for practical purposes.