Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Dec-24-1990
Reported in : 1991(1)ALT315
Ramanujulu Naidu, J.1. In this batch of Writ Petitions filed for issue of writs of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce before this Court, respectively, (1) Anwar Ismail, s/o Ismail, (2) Dawood Mohammed, s/o Siddiqui, (3) Dawood, s/o Yusuf, (4) Ishaq, s/o Omar, (5) Baktar Ahmad Mujawar Khan, s/o Mujawar Khan, (6) Kasim Mohammed s/o Shaik Mohammed, (7) Abdullah Usman, s/o Usman, (8) Mossa, s/o Ibrahim, and (9) Rafi s/o Abdullah, presently undergoing detention as remanded prisoners in the Central Prison, Visakhapatnam, hereinafter referred to, for the sake of convenience, as 'the detenus' and to set them at liberty, an important question of law as to the interpretation of Section 167(2)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the consequences that flow from contravention of or non-compliance with, the provisions of the said section arises for consideration.2. The facts giving rise to the filing of the batch of writ petitions lie in a narrow compass and may briefly be stat...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Mar-05-1990
Reported in : II(1990)DMC541
Sardar Ali Khan, J. 1. A Division Bench of this Court while dealing with the question of the right of a divorced woman to claim maintenance under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), has . referred the matter for the Full Bench on certain questions arising about the right of such Muslim Divorced Woman to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Code') from her former husband even after the enforcement of the aforesaid Act. The Division Bench felt that the matter involves substantial questions of law of general importance having a far-reaching effect and therefore it should be placed before a Full Bench for an authoritative pronouncement on the matter. The questions to be considered by the Full Bench are as follows :(1) Whether a divorced Muslim Woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code from her former husband even after passing of the Act o...
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