LAWS(BOM)-2000-7-8

KARIM ABDUL REHMAN SHAIKH Vs. SHEHNAZ KARIM SHAIKH

Decided On July 11, 2000
KARIM ABDUL REHMAN SHAIKH Appellant
V/S
SHEHNAZ KARIM SHAIKH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this reference we are called upon to decide certain issues, which are very vital to Muslim women. The learned single Judge of this court, Justice Bhairavia came to a conclusion that the decision of this Court in Allabuksh karim Shaikh v. Noorjahan Allabuksh shaikh, 1994 Mah. LJ 1376, is contrary to the object and spirit of the Muslim Woman (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 ("muslim Women Act" for short ). The learned single Judge was of the view that and we quote his words "in the interest of fair justice, this matter requires to be referred to Full Bench for decision. " He has stated that having gone through the various authorities, he had noticed that the consistent view of the various Courts after coming into force of the Muslim women Act was that, the Muslim woman is entitled to claim post-iddat period maintenance under Section 4 of the Mulsim women Act and not under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code ("the Code" for short ). According to him, he had his own doubts in accepting the ruling in allabuksh's case (supra ). The learned judge has directed that the matter should be referred to Full Bench.

(2.) IN our opinion, in view of the rule 7 of Chapter I of Part I of the Bombay high Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, it was not open for the learned single Judge to give any such direction. Rule 7 reads thus:

(3.) THE learned single Judge has formulated the following question which in his opinion requires consideration :