According to Noor Saba Khatoon vs Mohammed Qasim AIR 1997 SC 3280 and on the basis of section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1974 and section 3(1)(b) of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 the divorced Muslim mother is entitled to receive maintenance for nursing or taking care of the infant/s up to a period of 2 years. This right is independent from the rights of the children to receive maintenance until they are majors.
See also:
Smt. Sushila Bai vs Bisauharam on 1 September, 2009
Lubna Mehraj And Ors. vs Mehraj-Ud-Din Kanth on 8 October, 2003
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