On Sunday 16 Sep 2007 11:08 am, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Bano_case > > There are multiple perspectives to that case. Try this one. The > author is a practicing divorce lawyer who thinks this law has > actually been good for Muslim women, in contrast to what Wikipedia says. > > http://www.epw.org.in/epw/uploads/articles/6008.pdf
Interesting take, but I note that Wikipedia says pretty much the same thing in the last paragraph: "Judicial craftsmanship has ensured that The Muslim Women's [Protection of Rights on Divorce] Act hasn't completely violated the rights of women. High Courts have interpreted "just and fair provision" that a woman is entitled to during her iddat period very broadlly ...." But this has occurred despite political parties, and not because of them though. Full marks to nameless judges in innumerable lower courts for having interpreted the wording to do justice. However - the Flavia Agnes pdf says that the AIMPLB that got the act passed in the first place is not totally happy about it. :D shiv
