alleryThe 1985 Supreme Court judgment granting maintenance to a divorced Muslim woman is known as which case?
AShah Bano case
BMinerva Mills case
CKesavananda case
DGolaknath case
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Shah Bano case
1. On 23 April 1985 the Supreme Court gave maintenance to Shah Bano Begum.
2. The case was Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum.
3. It triggered controversy about different personal laws.
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