Vice President praised the decision of maintenance for Muslim women, said - a big step of the Supreme Court

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Speaker Jagdeep Dhankhar praised the decision on maintenance for Muslim women. Describing this decision as a big step, he said that the assistance should be justified beyond religion.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court gave a historic verdict. Muslim women can demand maintenance from their husbands under Section 125 of the CrPC. While giving its verdict on this matter, the Supreme Court said that the religion-neutral provision applies to all married women, no matter what the religion of the woman is. The bench said that

Rajya Sabha Speaker Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday praised the Supreme Court's historic decision on maintenance for Muslim women, calling it a "big step" and said that the assistance should be justified beyond religion. The apex court had ruled on Wednesday that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the CrPC and said that the "religion-neutral" provision applies to all married women, irrespective of their religion. If Muslim women are married under Muslim law and are divorced, then Section 125 of the CrPC as well as the provisions of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 will apply.

At the same time, this decision of the Supreme Court was highly praised by Rajya Sabha Speaker and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. He said "Yesterday you must have seen an excellent decision of the Supreme Court. It is being debated on a public platform." Addressing the representatives of an industry body, he said, "The assistance should be equitable, equal for all, irrespective of their religion. This is a big step." While hearing this case, the bench said that Muslim divorced women have the option to seek remedy under either one or both laws. "This is because the 1986 Act does not violate Section 125 of the CrPC but is in addition to the said provision," the bench said.