Section 5
Subsistence allowance.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.
About this Act
An Act to protect the rights of married Muslim women and to prohibit divorce by pronouncing talaq by their husbands and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in any
other law for the time being in force, a married Muslim woman upon whom talaq is pronounced shall be
entitled to receive from her husband such amount of subsistence allowance, for her and dependent
children, as may be determined by the Magistrate.